Had a great day at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books today. There was an amazing turn out.

(here’s a shot of our booth – #617)

To help at this each year is something I look forward to. The privilege of discussing Buddhism with people who are interested, and often just beginning as I was years ago is wonderful. Being able to relate to them, to offer what I can to assist in whatever questions they have about the temple, about the books, and of course, about Buddhism makes for such an amazing day.

(Venerable Miao Hsi and I)

Tomorrow I am taking Little Man to the festival so we can enjoy looking at books for him. Even though he has shelves full of books, I hope to bring more home for him – a child can never have too many books.