Next Date: Dec 25, 2022 (last Sunday of month)
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

BBM is opening our morning and afternoon meditation times on Thursday and Friday with physical distancing (3' apart) and masking (surgical mask, N95 or KN95). Please fill out this form online if you wish to come.

Dates: Thursdays and Fridays
Times: 6:15-7:15am (morning) and 5:15-6:15pm (evening)

Please arrive between before the sit starts, 6:00-6:15am or 5:00-5:15pm. We will keep the door closed at 6:15am in the morning and 5:15pm in the evening. We ask people who come to stay for the entire sit.

Looking forward to meditating with you!

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Thur, Oct 20th 7:30-8:30 PM PDT

Can the act of translating Buddhist texts itself be a profound catalyst for spiritual growth and transformation? 

Recording Here

Rev. Heng Sure encountered the Chinese language began at age 13 when his aunt gave him a catalog of a Chinese painter’s exhibit, and the characters caught his eye, almost as if he’d seen them before. He was fortunate enough to study Chinese at his public high school in Toledo, Ohio (only 3 public schools offered Chinese at the time!) and continued his studies at university, receiving a Master’s in Oriental Languages from UC Berkeley.

For the sake of world peace, he undertook a "three steps one bow" pilgrimage for over three years, traveling more than 800 miles from Pasadena, CA to Ukiah, CA. During this pilgrimage, he maintained a vow of silence, and only brought one book, the Avatamsaka Sutra. The sutra was in Chinese, so in the evenings, he would translate passages, slowly unraveling the meaning of this profound text, as he himself was gradually being transformed.

Rev. Heng Sure serves as the President of Dharma Realm Buddhist Association and the Buddhist Text Translation Society. He continues translating and lecturing on the Avatamsaka Sutra to this day!

Join us for an evening with Reverend Heng Sure on how translation has been and continues to be a transformative spiritual practice.

Our online ceremonies have resumed!
​If you wish to practice on your own, here are the following recordings:

• Morning Ceremony - English
• Morning Ceremony - Chinese
• Three Steps One Bow
• Afternoon Amitabha Recitation
• Evening Ceremony - English
• Evening Ceremony - Chinese (recommend skipping Meng Shan Offering)

​Wish you the best in your Dharma practice!

Link to Entire BBM Online Schedule 

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Date/Time: Fri, 1:00-2:00pm (CA)
Speaker: Rev. Heng Sure

Rev. Heng Sure gives lectures on the Song of Enlightenment.
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​The lecture will be in English, with Chinese and Vietnamese translation.

Please Register Here

This course concentrates on Buddhist training in mindfulness, both in formal meditation practice and daily life. It’s suitable for beginners, but open to anyone interested in the subject. Summaries of different Buddhist schools’ views on mindfulness and its role in overall training will be discussed. As with other courses in this series, the objective is to help participants experience more of life’s meaning and value in a sustained way.

Dates: Weekly from September 14 through December 14, 2022.
Time: Wednesday evenings on Zoom, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Pacific Time.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83906508930

Meeting ID: 839 0650 8930
Passcode: 229906

Please join us for our daily Amitabha Recitation with DM Jin Fo between 12:30 - 1:00pm. 

​We will be taking a summer break from our daily Dharma Reflections and 3-Steps-1-Bow practice.

• Final Sharing Recording
• 3-Steps-1-Bow Recording

We appreciate your reflections and feedback, please fill out this form. Wish you a good summer!

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.

Berkeley Buddhist Monastery is offering daily ceremonies, meditation, and teachings online.
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Link to Entire BBM Online Schedule 

Register Here to Join​