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Berkeley Buddhist Monastery Online Schedule

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Hope everyone is doing well. Berkeley Buddhist Monastery is offering daily ceremonies, meditation, and teachings online via Youtube and Zoom. 

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)

Time

How to Join

Class Text and Website

Daily Ceremonies and Practices

5:00-6:00am Morning Ceremony
YouTube
Download PDF ​(English, Chinese)
6:15-7:15am Morning Meditation
Register Zoom Meeting
Silent meditation. Join anytime.
7:15-7:30am Universal Well-Being Chant & Dharma reading/reflection
Register Zoom Meeting
Universal Well-Being Chant PDF. Start your day with the Dharma.​
7:30-8:00am Three Steps, One Bow
Register Zoom Meeting
12:30-1:00pm Guan Yin/Amitabha Recitation (alternating) [except Fri]
Register Zoom Meeting
English Dedication of Merit Text
Amitabha Praise
Dedication of Merit Text
6:30-7:30pm Evening Ceremony
YouTube
Download PDF (​English, Chinese)
7:30-7:50pm Mantra Heart Ceremony [except Thu & Sat]
YouTube

Saturday Dharma Assembly

2:00-3:30pm Amitabha Recitation with Ground Bell
Register Zoom Meeting
Amitabha Praise
Dedication of Merit Text
Jin Fo Shi will lead everyone in reciting Amitabha Buddha's name with the ground bell.

Online Teachings

Saturday 7:30-9:00pm Avatamsaka Sutra Lecture by Rev. Heng Sure
YouTube
Class page
​Saturday, 5:00-6:00pm, Medicine Master Buddha Sutra by Jin He Shi
Register Zoom Meeting
Saturday, 3pm (Eng) and 11am (Spanish), Workshops on Cultivating Resistance to COVID-19 by Amelia Barili
Register on Class Webpage
Free virtual workshops on letting go of anxiety and building resilience against the Coronavirus based on Classical Yoga and Medical Qigong.
[Postponed] Sunday, 1:05-2:00pm Dharma Practice Q&A by Jin Chuan Shi
Register Zoom Meeting
Sessions have been postponed until later notice. For past classes, please email dharmapractice108@gmail.com.
Thursday, 7:30-9:30pm Infinite Life Sutra Lecture by Jin Fo Shi translated by Jin Chuan Shi
YouTube
Class page
Thursday 7:30-9:30pm Insight Meditation by James Baraz
Website with link
Friday 12:30-1:30pm Talks on Repentance by Rev. Heng Sure
email to sign up: sixthpatriarchsutra@gmail.com
Class page​
Tuesday, 10am & Friday, 7pm, Dharma Recovery by Kevin Griffin.
https://www.kevingriffin.net/zoom-meetings/

Berkeley Buddhist Monastery, 2304 McKinley Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703
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