Past Events – Upcoming Events
BAUS 50th Anniversary (CYM 5/24-25/2014)
Looking for volunteers to process BAUS old records Qualification: Attention to details, Chinese/English Bilingual Preferable Hours: 10 – 20 hours a week for 3 months Will Provide Professional Archival Training, Volunteer certification will be provided. Great for high school,
Zhunti Retreat (CYM 5/16-20/2014)
Application due on 5/11/2014 Date: 5/16/2014 (Friday) ~ 5/20/2014 (Saturday) Registration: 5/16/2014 (Friday) 6pm (Great Buddha Hall Office ), Introduction: 7pm.
Amitabha’s Pureland Retreat (12/21-28/2013)
Online Application Chuang Yen Monastery Amitabha’s Pure Land Retreat 2013 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
Dharma Discussion with Ven. Dhammadipa Sak in NYC (1/9-12/18/2013)
Location: West 25 43rd Street, Rm# 1000, 10/F., (between 5th Ave & 6th Ave), Manhattan, NY Reading: “The Foundations of Buddhism” by Rupert Gethin Schedule: (2013) Wednesday 6:00 – 8:00 pm (1) January – 1/9, 1/16, 1/23 (2)
Thanksgiving Weekend Meditation Retreat 2013
Online Application Date & Time: 11/23 (Saturday) 3:00pm -12/1 (Sunday) noon Registration: 11/23 (Saturday) 3:00pm, 4:30pm Orientation, 6:00pm Introduction
Great Compassion – Ven. Dr. Dhammadipa Sak (WJML 9/22/2013)
Online Registration (Closed) Topic: “Great Compassion as an essential ethical practice in Yogacarabhumi” Place: Woo Ju Memorial Library Program: 9/22/2013 (Sunday) 2-4pm Speaker: Ven. Dr. Dhammadipa Sak Fee: The program is free of charge to the public. (Donation is welcome)
Mindfulness of Breaths Meditation Retreat 2013
Online Application Form (Closed)
Compassionate Activism – Prof. John Makransky (7/21/2013)
Online Registration (Closed) Compassionate Activism— Meditations Adapted From Tibet to Empower Service and Action Place: Woo Ju Memorial Library Time: 7/21/2013 (Sunday) 2-4pm Speaker: John Makransky, Prof. of Buddhism, Boston College. Prof. Makransky will point out ways that cultivations of loving
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