Berkeley Buddhist Monastery Online Schedule
Hope everyone is doing well. Berkeley Buddhist Monastery is offering daily ceremonies, meditation, and teachings online via Youtube and Zoom.
For newcomers, we recommend
For a “day in a virtual monastery,” please join
Texts for Online Practice (Download)
For newcomers, we recommend
- 7:00-7:15 Meditation followed by
- 7:15-7:30am Universal Well-Being Chant and Dharma Reflection,
- 7:30-8:00am Three Steps, One Bow,
- 12:30-1:00pm Guan Yin recitation/Amitabha recitation (alternating days, except Fri), and
- any of our lectures and classes.
For a “day in a virtual monastery,” please join
- 5:00-6:00am Morning Ceremony and 6:30-7:50pm Evening Ceremony and Mantra Heart Ceremony via Youtube.
- 6:15-7:15am Morning Meditation, 12:30-1:00pm Amitabha Recitation with Ground Bell via Zoom.
Texts for Online Practice (Download)
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Daily Ceremonies and Practices
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6:15-7:15am Morning Meditation
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Silent meditation. Join anytime.
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7:15-7:30am Universal Well-Being Chant & Dharma reading/reflection
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Universal Well-Being Chant PDF. Start your day with the Dharma.
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7:30-8:00am Three Steps, One Bow
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12:30-1:00pm Guan Yin/Amitabha Recitation (alternating) [except Fri]
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7:30-7:50pm Mantra Heart Ceremony [except Thu & Sat]
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Saturday Dharma Assembly
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2:00-3:30pm Amitabha Recitation with Ground Bell
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Amitabha Praise
Dedication of Merit Text Jin Fo Shi will lead everyone in reciting Amitabha Buddha's name with the ground bell. |
Online Teachings
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Saturday 7:30-9:00pm Avatamsaka Sutra Lecture by Rev. Heng Sure
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[Not in Session]
Saturday, 5:00-6:00pm, Medicine Master Buddha Sutra by Jin He Shi |
Classes are currently on hold and are expected to resume on 21st Nov.
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Saturday, 3pm (Eng) and 11am (Spanish), Workshops on Cultivating Resistance to COVID-19 by Amelia Barili
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Free virtual workshops on letting go of anxiety and building resilience against the Coronavirus based on Classical Yoga and Medical Qigong.
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Sunday, 1:05-2:00pm Dharma Practice Q&A by Jin Chuan Shi
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Dharma practice questions: What happens to us after we die? How do we deal with anger?
If interested in past classes, please email dharmapractice108@gmail.com. |
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Thursday, 7:30-9:30pm Infinite Life Sutra Lecture by Jin Fo Shi translated by Jin Chuan Shi
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Thursday 7:30-9:30pm Insight Meditation by James Baraz
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Friday 12:30-1:30pm Talks on Repentance by Rev. Heng Sure
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email to sign up: sixthpatriarchsutra@gmail.com
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Tuesday, 10am & Friday, 7pm, Dharma Recovery by Kevin Griffin.
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