Sunday morning
9:30 a.m.
Please join us.
On May 4th, we will finish our series on Japanese Zen.
If you have a request for a class or a burning question, now is a good time to send Roshi an email with your thoughts.
RoshiAnGiao@
outlook.Com
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**11 a.m.**
Meditation
Dharma Talk
Chanting
May
4 - Su co Tam Huong
Roshi travels to IBEC
11 - Roshi
Su co travels to IBEC
18 - Sa di Tam Hay
25 - Roshi
Reaffirming the Precepts
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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Thursday Nights
7 p.m.
Two 30" periods of zazen/seated meditation and one short period of kinhin/ walking meditation in the Zendo, followed by brief discussion & tea in the Sangha Hall.
If you are interested in learning to chant and play the instruments, please tell Roshi.
Please join us
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Days at Temple
September 13,
November 8
Sesshin:
July 7-13
October 10-12
December 12-14
Note: May Sesshin cancelled due to schedule conflicts
We plan for events on the
*2nd Saturday* of each month,
Remember:
Everything changes...
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Dharma Talks
at IBEC
White Lotus Dharma Center
Roshi & Su co will be giving Dharma Talks in English in Garden Grove
On the 1st Sunday of every month: Roshi will speak from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Every other Month, Su co will speak on the 2nd Sunday of each month (May, July, September, November) from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
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Loss at the heart:
Memorial for
Aaron Stafford
Saturday, May 17th, 1-4 p.m.
Aaron left this life on April 13th, surrounded by family, friends, sangha. His absence is felt with every breath.
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Hanamatsuri 
Celebrating Buddha's Birthday on Sunday, April 13th, 2014.
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Deck the halls!
'tis the season of Buddha's Birth!
Throughout the world, Buddhists are celebrating the anniversary of the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, the Sage of the Sakya Clan, who would become known as Buddha, the Enlightened One. We celebrated on April 13th according to the Japanese calendar which links Buddha's birthday with the Cherry Blossom Festival in April. Other temples celebrate Vesak (honoring the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and passing, all-in-one), and the scheduling of events is staggered through the end of May, so that monks and laypeople may visit other temples and make pilgrimage.
It's a good time to see what other temples and centers are doing, to meet new people, try new practices (and foods!), and to enjoy the company of friends on the path.
Roshi and Su co will be attending a celebration that promises to be among the more spectacular - the organizers expect thousands to attend! You could be there, too.
Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple
of Hacienda Heights
is joining with a host of Buddhist groups to present
Celebration of the Buddha's Birthday (Vesak)
Sunday, May 18, 10:30am - 5:00pm
Whittier Narrows Regional Park
750 S. Santa Anita Avenue
South El Monte, CA 91733(626) 575-5526 park info (it appears there may be a $6 per car fee to enter the park...)
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Eric Reed's Emerging Lotus, Colombia
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All I Teach is Loving Kindness...  | |
Su co & Thay Minh Nhat
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- The Very Venerable
T.T. Thích Minh Nhat
Many of us want to reach out and help others.
I was touched by the comments of Venerable Wuling, an American nun practicing in Australia. I want to share her insight as a guide to doing this. She said,
Before we can help, we need to understand.
Before we can understand, we need to listen.
Before we can listen, we need to be quiet,
Be aware that the mind of Compassion does not know anger or judgement; in karuna, as in metta, there is no right or wrong, no you or me -- only the wish that all beings are happy. May all be well and happy, peaceful and free from suffering.
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