Date: Tuesday, Nov. 1
Times: 7pm
Location: Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley

Tea & Dharma Night at Teance Tea Shop on Tue, Oct 4

Come have some tea and listen to some stories about the Dharma with Rev. Heng Sure.  Topic this week is: "Keeping Your Spiritual Practice Alive Amid the Busy-ness of Our Busy Lives."

Good tea with words of wisdom. Hope to see you there!

Location: Teance Tea Shop
Address: 1780 Fourth Street / Berkeley, CA 94710
Phone: 510-524-2832

This project began on August 8th when we received a message from Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi saying:

Dear Friends, 
Please bring forth a heart of generosity and compassion and support Buddhist Global Relief's "Walk to Feed the Hungry" on Sept. 10th, 2011. In New York the walk is at Riverside Park. There will also be a walk in Michigan, at Kensington Park near Ann Arbor.  But whether or not you can attend, please donate, and donate generously. The walk is one of our annual fundraising events, so much depends on your generosity. See our website and the link below for details. 

With thanks and blessings,
Bhikkhu Bodhi

Taking Ven Bhikkhu Bodhi's request to heart and seeing that there was no walk scheduled for the Bay Area, we made a clear and quick decision to create an event, even though the preparation time was short, and to simply do what we could do. We never imagined the results that were to come about. 

More than 200 people participated in the walk, collecting over $27,000 in donations and more is still coming in. More than $1500 was collected on site and, at this writing, $25,677 on-line from more than 400 donors, bringing the total to over $27,000. There is no way to express the depth of gratitude that we feel for everyone's participation and generosity.

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Introduction to Walking Meditation
7:30-9:00pm on Friday nights
From 7/1 ~ 9/2, except 8/5
By Ven. Ajahn Gunavuddho

The Ven. Ajahn Gunavuddho from Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery is doing his rains retreat at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery.  The Ajahn is offering a class this summer that introduces walking meditation.

The class will start this Friday, July 1 to September 2 (with the exception of Aug. 5) until Dr. Verhoeven's return on Sept. 9.  The time will be from 7:30p.m. - 9:00p.m. and the format will be an alternation of walking meditation and reading passages from the Dhammapada, with an opportunity of Q and A/dialogue toward the end of class.

Please see the class page for more information.

This Tuesday night, June 21st, will be our Summer Solstice Tea & Dharma Gathering. We will meet at 7:30 PM at the Teance Tea Shop at 1780 4th Street in Berkeley to consider the topic of fathers and the role that the father archetype plays in each of our lives. 

Everybody has a father, some of us have the blessing to be fathers. The father role in our lives contributes to a sense of security, order, and authority in our daily awareness, or its lack! Please bring your favorite Dad story - - songs, puppets and tea will be provided free of charge!

For Rev. Heng Sure's story, he will talk about how the Buddha Amitabha is known as "the Kind Father," blending kindness with authority and stability. Western society has much to learn from the notion of a kind male role model who also blends courage, compassion and a heart of service to all beings.

See you there on the evening of the first day of Summer!

Tea & Dharma Night at Teance Tea Shop is upon us, one week earlier than usual! We meet at Teance Tea Shop on 4th Street in Berkeley on 5/24 Tuesday at 7:30pm and the music and tea and conversation are all memorable!
The topic will be "Recovering From the Apocalypse: Celebrate As If The Planet Had A Second Chance!"

Since the predicted end of the world came and went, what have we learned? If we had a chance at recovery from the many catastrophes we face in 2011, what would we change?

Bring your stories of optimism in a time of depression! Hope to see you there!

Tuesday Evening, April 26, 2011, brings Tea and Dharma night at Teance Tea Shop in Berkeley at 1780 4th Street, Berkeley. 

We begin at 7:30 PM and our topic is "Character, Concentration and Insight: Three Steps to Awakening." This is the Buddha's own formula for accomplishing the Way. 

We will share stories of awakening with songs and puppets!
Come drink the world's finest teas and enjoy the fellowship.

Recorded concert video can be viewed at this link
Donation can be made online at TzuChi Foundation http://www.us.tzuchi.org