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Berkeley Buddhist Monastery regular recitation continues,
 This course concentrates on Buddhist meditation practices that may be suitable for beginners. Instruction and readings from selected texts will be discussed to illustrate how such practices were undertaken in the past, and how they might best be applied now, especially by laypeople. The course’s objective is to help participants experience more of life’s meaning and value in a sustained way.
Teacher: Steven Tainer Dates: Wednesdays, January 19 through May 18 Time: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Pacific Time. Please join via Zoom Link plus Passcode: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82485173535 Meeting ID: 824 8517 3535 Passcode: 906893  Date: Last Sunday of Each Month
Next Session: Jan 30, 2022 Time: 6:30-7:30am YouTube: Dharma Realm Live Channel Zoom: BBM Online (register for link) Please join us in dedicating the merit of our recitation of the Great Compassion Mantra to all living beings, especially those suffering due to the pandemic. This Dedication of Merit Ceremony is only once a month. Our regular daily practice consists of meditation and Three Steps, One Bow. See BBM Online schedule. If you would like to sign up to recite the Great Compassion Mantra on your own throughout the month, please do so here: Great Compassion Mantra Recitation Form (link) Vietnamese Translation Available Zoom link: Join Here Meeting ID: 879 7769 2844 Passcode: 922407  Date/Time: Fri, 12:30-1:30pm (CA)
Speaker: Rev. Heng Sure Rev. Heng Sure gives lectures on the Song of Enlightenment. The lecture will be in English, with Chinese and Vietnamese translation. Please Register Here  You can find recordings of these ceremonies here online for personal practice below.
 Berkeley Buddhist Monastery is offering daily ceremonies, meditation, and teachings online.
Link to Entire BBM Online Schedule Register Here to Join  Amelia Barili is offering every Saturday free virtual workshops on letting go of anxiety and building resilience against the Coronavirus based on Classical Yoga and Medical Qigong.
These teachings include release points, gentle moves, brief meditations, and breathings that are effective in cultivating inner peace and good health. The classes are offered in English and Spanish. English Class: Sat, 2-3pm Spanish Class: Sat, 11-12pm Register on Class Webpage (link)  Also available via live streaming (webcast) from Berkeley Monastery
Lecturer: Rev. Heng Sure (or DRBA monks and nuns) Every Saturday night, the Berkeley Monastery community gathers to listen to a lecture on the Flower Adornment Sutra. We investigate the sutra text line by line and endeavor to bring its ancient wisdom up to date for our modern lives in the 21st century. For more class info: Please Click Here. Because of the coronavirus, we are now holding our Thursday evening sittings and talks online by Zoom until further notice. We will share a meditation, followed by a short talk and Q & A at 7:30pm.
Zoom Link: Join Here (Meeting ID 460 493 377; Passcode: 029590)  POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19
Please join us for a Dhamma evening with the Monks from Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery. The program begins with Tea Time from 5-6pm followed by a Dhamma talk and chanting at 7:30pm. All are welcome. Date: First Tuesday of every month Times: 5pm (Tea Time) 7:30pm - 9:45 (Dhamma Talk) Lecturer: Monks from Abhayagiri Monastery  The Aloka Vihara Nuns are offering our 3rd Sunday teaching at Berkeley on Zoom during this time of ‘shelter in place.’
=============================== The Aloka Vihara Nuns will be hosting an informal conversation with tea as well as a Dhamma Talk on meditation and precepts. Dates January 17 & February 21 & March 21: Ayya Santussika of KBV April 18 (Ayya Anandabodhi) | May 16 (Ayya Santacitta) | June 20 (Ayya Dhammadipa) | July 18 | Aug 15 | Sept 19 | Oct 17 | Nov 21 |Dec 19 Evening Schedule 6:00 pm: Meet & greet ~ if you have issues with Zoom, please call Lynne at 510 478 0760 for support. 6:30 pm: Chanting and Refuges & Precepts (see below or via screen sharing) 6:45 pm: Meditation 7:30 pm: Dhamma talk & discussion (please turn off your video if you do not wish to be on the recording) 8:25 pm: Blessing chant 8:30 pm: Meeting ends Join by computer: https://zoom.us/j/250032735?pwd=UjZmbHFoT0MvYmRJY240ZXE2Rm5JUT09 Meeting ID: 250 032 735 Password: 16322409 Websites:
Please visit the Aloka Vihara website (link) for updates and details. |
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6:15 - 7:15 AM (online) 7:15 - 7:30 Dharma Reflection 12:30- 1:00 Recitation Wednesday Meditation Basics 7:30-9:00pm Thursday Infinite Life Sutra Lecture 7:30-9:00pm Insight Meditation Community 7:30-9:00pm Friday Online Talk by Rev. Heng Sure 12:30-1:30pm Avatamsaka Sutra Lecture by Martin Verhoeven Resumes Feb 11, 2022. 7:30-9:00pm Saturday Avatamsaka Sutra Lecture by Rev. Heng Sure 7:30PM to 9:30PM Click here for live broadcast Workshops on Cultivating Resistance to COVID-19 3:00 PM (Eng) & 11 AM (Sp) See here for complete list and description Retreats (Ukiah, CA)
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