| Institute for World Religions presents Translation and Interpretation: Wrestling with meanings Dr. Henry Rosemont, JR. Dr. Henry Rosemont Jr. was George B. and Willma Reeves Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the Liberal Arts at St. Mary's College of Maryland and has been a visiting professor at Brown University and Trinity University. He is the author of A Chinese Mirror (1991) and Rationality and Religious Experience (2001) and translator of The Analects of Confucius: A Philosophical Translation Date and Time: April 05, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Location: Berkeley Buddhist Monastery 2304 McKinley Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703 Webcast: To be webcasted live on Dharma Realm Live YouTube channel Admission Free Click on Read More below for more information and lecture materials |
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Novice monks from CTTB visited Berkeley Buddhist Monastery Learning how to speak dharma, attend the medication session, and join the Avatamsaka Sutra lecture dharma assembly in the evening. After the lecture, they starts the two hour drive and head back to CTTB At the end of the Avatamsaka Sutra lecture (at 1:33':37), Rev. Heng Sure worked with Old Monk the puppet to encourage novice monks: 老和尚布偶勉勵沙彌們說 “要發大菩提心,早成佛道" Old Monk the puppet encourages novice monks saying: "They should make great resolve and become Buddhas soon" 實法師問老和尚 "如果問你的話, 你為什麼要發大菩提心早成佛道呢?" (Rev. Heng Sure asked the Old Monk, "If asking you, why did you make great resolve to become a Buddha soon?") 老和尚說 "眾生太苦啊 顛倒無名啊 業障深重 所以呢 你不發菩提心早成佛道呢 大家都在那兒 永遠都離不開三界 就像火宅 你沒有救火通 就在火宅裡邊 燒死了 可憐可憐 太苦 所以呢 你們早成佛道呢 那你可以為你媽媽講法 她都可以跟你出那個火宅" "You are supposed to leave the triple realm It's like a burning house And if you can speak Dharma for your mother She can leave the burning house with you." "Looking for the Goodness in My Heart: How to Develop It." We shared stories about goodness from mother, from saving chickens, from words inspiring friends to become vegetarian  Rev. Heng Sure to speak in LA at the Vegsource.com Healthy Lifestyle Expo
Visit Healthy Lifestyle Expo webpage for detail Date: Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 Time: 9:15 AM ~ 10:00 AM Location: Woodland Hills, CA  Date: 10/13 ( San Francisco )
10/14 ( San Jose/Mountain View ) Time and Location: Please visit the event page for detail Buddhist Global Relief has announced its 2012 “Walk to Feed the Hungry” fundraising events. BGR is an interdenominational organization comprising various Buddhist groups. With an overarching vision to alleviate and ultimately banish poverty, BGR is involved in projects that build capacity and provide food aid to countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Haiti, India, Kenya, Niger, and the United States. Here are some notes and pictures from the event last year. Three Baskets of the Dharma: The History and Development of the Chinese Buddhist Canon
 Rev. Heng Sure gave a talk at the interfaith event Enlightenment & Ethical Conduct hosted by . Topic of the event is: How do we become enlightened and find our way in the realm of moral action?
Date: Saturday, Sep. 22 2012 Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m Location: Dominican University of California, San Rafael (Creekside Room, Caleruega Hall) See event page for detail.
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