Past Events – Upcoming Events
Buddhist Summer Camp 2013
“It is Extraordinary to be a Human” The Buddhist cosmology is intriguingly complicated and vast. According to the Buddhist understanding of the universe, it comprises of heavenly beings dwelling in different levels of heaven, sentient beings such as different human
Sutta Study Class with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi
The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha Schedule for April ~ June of 2013: Date Sutta No. Sutta Title Main Topic April 13th 95 With Canki How to realize the truth April 27th 97 & 99 Dhananjani Sutta & Subha Sutta On
10-Day Vipassana Meditation Retreat (CYM 4/18-27/2013)
Online Application Please pay attention: 7 Days Vipassana Meditation Retreat from 4/18/2013 – 4/24/2013 has extended to 10 Days from 4/18/2013 – 4/27/2013 Date: 4/18/2013 (Thursday) – 4/27/2013 (Saturday) The Instructor: Upasika Shih, Zhen (Mother. Shih) Registration: 5 pm Friday,
5-Day Four Immeasurable Mind Meditation Retreat (CYM 4/13-18/2013)
Date & Time: 4/13 (Saturday) 2:00pm – 4/18 (Thursday) noon Registration: 4/13 (Saturday) 2:00pm, 4:00pm Orientation, Four Immeasurables (Four Sublime Abidings) Meditation, a kind of Samatha, is a (concentration) technique practiced in early Buddhism, aimed at training the mind to remove
New Year Interfaith Prayer (CYM 2013)
Date: 1/1/2013 (Tuesday) Time: 10 am – 12 noon Place: Kuan Yin Hall The annual event of the “Interfaith Prayer for World Peace”, sponsored by The Buddhist Association of the United States, will be held on January 1, 2013 (Tuesday)
7-day Pureland Retreat (12/22-29/2012)
Oniline Application CYM Amitabha’s Pure Land Retreat 2012 The Pureland tradition believes that by reciting the name of the Amitabha Buddha single-mindedly, one can be reborn in the Western Pureland where enlightenment is guaranteed. This year’s seven-day Amitabha session will
Mind Over Movie Series (WJML 2012 Fall)
A Saturday Afternoon Movie and Discussion Series at the Woo Ju Library (The group will meet at the first Saturday of every month at 2:00 pm) Schedule: 10/6 “Awake” (84 Minutes) – Consciousness before Death 11/3 (schedule changed) 11/17 “Spring, Summer,
Sati Meditation One-day Retreat (WJML 2012)
Online Registration Time: (Sunday) 8/5, 9/2, 9/30, 10/28, &11/18, 10:00a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Place: Woo-Ju Memorial Library, Main Floor (A.M.) and Ground Floor (P.M.) Sati Meditation Sati Meditation (as taught by Luangpor Teean) incorporates rhythmic bodily movements to cultivate awareness
21-Day Meditation Retreat Video Playlist (10/13-11/3/2012)
Ven. Thomas Dhammdipa 2012 meditation retreat video playlist Chuang Yen Monastery proudly invites the world-renowned meditation master Venerable Dhammadipa (Thomas Peter Gutmann) to lead an 21 days intensive retreat focus on Samatha and Vipassana meditation and the practice of 6
Emperor Liang Repentance Ceremony (in Chinese) [CYM 9/22-29/2012]
9/22/2012, 4:00 PM – Purification Ceremony 9/23/2012, 10:00 AM – Opening Ceremony and Grand Offering to the Buddha 9/23/2012 – 9/29/2012 Karma Cleaning Ceremony (whole day program) 9/29/2012, 8:30 am Offering to the realm of devas or heavenly beings; 3:30 pm offering to the