10 a.m.
Meditation
Dharma Talk
Chanting
March
24 - Roshi 31 - Thay Minh Nhat
April
7 - Roshi Hanamatsuri & Ordination 14 - Roshi 21 - Su Co Tam Huong 28 - Roshi
Service is followed by fellowship and light refreshments
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Can't make Sunday Service?
Visit the Dharma Talk Archive at DesertZenCenter.org
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Meditation & Dharma Class
Thursday Nights
7 p.m. Please join us
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Remember: Everything changes...
schedule on our website calendar.
Plan for events to occur on the *2nd Saturday* of each month: retreats, workshops, work days, field trips or ???
Buddha's Birthday Celebration
April 7th
RETREATS:
Days at the Temple:
4/13, 9/14, and 11/9 ,
5/10-12, 10/11-13 and 12/13-15
Yard Sale/Swap Meet:
3/30 and 5/25
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International Buddhist Education Center
White Lotus Dharma Center
13071 Brookhurst Street, Garden Grove, CA 92843
www.IBECWhiteLotus.org
Roshi will be giving Dharma talks on the Lotus Sutra in English at 2:30 p.m. on the *first* Sundays of each month (3/03, 5/05, etc. Note that he will not be talking on April 7th due to our Festival celebrating Hannamatsuri).
Su Co will give a Dharma talk at 2:30 p.m. on the the fourth Sunday of each month (3/24, 4/28, 5/26, etc.)
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DZC Building Project fundraising events:
March 30th, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Yard Sale
at 18136 Sequoia Ave, Hesperia, CA
see it on
May 25th
Golden West College SWAP MEET
15744 Goldenwest St. Huntington Beach, CA 92647.Still seeking donations in good condition:
anything that isn't breathing or used to breathe!
Need Info or want to donate?
contact Quynh Nguyen at 714/768-8483
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(Cherry Blossom Festival)
You are invited (click here) to celebrate the Buddha's Birthday with us in the Japanese tradition. Ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m. and will include the ordination of a new Novice Monk at DZC.
Lunch and entertainment after the Sunday Service.
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Day at the Temple, April 13th
Put your on your sesshin "training wheels" with our Day at the Temple retreat, designed to provide the experience of Temple life with space for us to dive deeply into the practice for one day.
The 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. day is devoted to meditation: zazen (seated meditation), kinhin (walking meditation) and eating meditation (formal vegetarian lunch provided). There will be a Dharma talk by Roshi, and an ending ceremony.
This is a great way to experience a meditation retreat for the first time (make sure to arrive early for orientation), to get back "into shape," or to deepen your ongoing practice.
RSVP please!
DZC does not charge for retreats, but donations are always gratefully received.
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 FYI: Roshi's Eye Surgery report On March 14th, Roshi underwent eye surgery, an outpatient procedure and, a week later, is recovering at his usual unbelievably rapid rate. He returned to Temple to teach Thursday Dharma Class this week and, although he is on restricted physical activity (no bending, lifting, major gardening or walking on roofs), all evidence indicates he will be back to almost-normal in no time at all!
Thank you for your good thoughts and better wishes.
We are extremely grateful.
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All I teach is Loving Kindness
 - The Very Venerable T.T. Thích Minh Nhat
A question was asked,
"Should Compassion and Loving Kindness be shown to those who have caused pain to others?"
When we hear of violence, cruelty and such actions, we may be shocked and angered. Sometimes, we feel like we should do something about the actions or the persons who commit them. We feel like we want, at least, to strike out with words.
If nothing else, we find ourselves asking the question, "Why do people hurt others?"
I remember a teaching that, "hurt people hurt people." It just might be possible that the person causing suffering to others may also be hurting.
Do we show Compassion?
A wonderful example of this was the way the Buddha responded to the criminal Angulimala. People feared him because of his anger and his actions. His goal was to kill people till he had a necklace (mala) of one hundred fingers (anguli). Angulimala was planning to kill the Buddha. Instead, the Buddha gave a teaching to Angulimala, who had an awakening, became a monk, and lived the rest of his life reaching out to others. He knew about suffering because it had been such a big part of his life.
In my ministry as a prison chaplain, it is not unusual to have inmates complain about the deputies that guard them. They feel the guards are not kind, don't treat inmates as humans, and are full of anger which they take out on them. I speak to this by pointing out that just as inmates suffer, maybe many of the deputies are also suffering being in that environment. They take this suffering home with them and sometimes it spills over into their families. I'm not saying that many of the inmates agree with this idea, but some do, and seem to have a different feeling about those who guard them.
The next time you experience anger at a person who has upset you, think about the possibility that the person may be suffering. Granted, it isn't easy to show Compassion, but this is what the Buddha taught all his life.
I remember in grade school, two girls got in a terrible fight. The nun came over to stop it, just as one screamed at the other, "I hate you, I hate you." The good Sister said,
"No. You may hate the deed, but not the person."
A nice bit of Wisdom to carry with us.
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