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Hannamatsuri/Buddha’s Birthday – April 7th, 2013
Sunday, February 24th, 2013 | General, Schedule | No Comments
Click here for your very own invitation to our Hannamatsuri celebration on April 7th
(in English and Vietnamese). Hannamatsuri is the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival, when they celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha. We will also be ordaining a Novice monk (Sa di).
Dharma Talks @ White Lotus Dharma Center/IBEC
Thursday, December 27th, 2012 | Dharma Class, General, Schedule, Thích Ân Giáo Roshi, Thích N? Tâm H??ng | No Comments
Roshi & Su Co to give Dharma talks
@ White Lotus Dharma Center, 13071 Brookhurst Street, Garden Grove, CA 92843:
12-30 at 2:30 p.m. a Dharma Talk by Su Co Thich Nu Tam HuongCanceled- 1-6 at 2:30 p.m. The Lotus Sutra – Dharma Talk by H.T. Thich An Giao
- 2-3 at 2:30 p.m. The Lotus Sutra – Dharma Talk by H.T. Thich An Giao
- 3-3 2:30 p.m. The Lotus Sutra – Dharma Talk by H.T. Thich An Giao
- 3-31 2:30 p.m. a Dharma Talk by Su Co Thich Nu Tam Huong
The International Buddhist Education Center (IBEC) was founded as an English-Language Dharma Education project which, while open to all who are interested in the Buddha’s teachings, is designed to serve the youth of the Vietnamese community in Southern California. An Giao Roshi is a founding, teaching member of this organization and serves on the Board of IBEC.
Both Roshi and Su Co will be giving talks at their White Lotus Dharma Center in English at 2:30 p.m. on the first and fifth Sundays of each month in 2013. Usually a Vietnamese translator attends and helps out, if necessary.
Dharma Talks at White Lotus Dharma Center
Friday, July 20th, 2012 | Dharma Class, General, Thích Ân Giáo Roshi, Thích N? Tâm H??ng | No Comments
The International Buddhist Education Center has a new facility, White Lotus Dharma Center, located at 13071 Brookhurst Street, Garden Grove, CA 92843.
IBEC was founded as an English-Language Dharma Education project which, while open to all who are interested in the Buddha’s teachings, is designed to serve the youth of the Vietnamese community in Southern California. An Giao Roshi is a founding, teaching member of this organization and serves on the Board of IBEC. (see their Facebook page here. )
Both Roshi and Su Co will be visiting there to give Dharma talks in English starting August 2012. The talks begin at 2:30. Roshi will talk on the 4th Sunday of each month and Su Co will talk on the 5th Sunday.
NOTE: July talks canceled due to special circumstances
In Memoriam: Sad News
Saturday, June 30th, 2012 | General, Sangha News | No Comments
Very Venerable Ni Su Thích Minh Chau (Fern Shin Getsu Myosen McGuire) and Thuong Toa Thích Minh Tri (Ken Hogaku Sho McGuire) died suddenly, within days of each other, during the third week of June 2012, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Both Ken Roshi and Fern Roshi ordained within the Soto Zen lineage of Soyo Matsuoka Roshi. They followed and led the way of the Zen Priest for many, many years. They were both recognized in a Transmission of the Light Ceremony, which welcomed them into the Vietnamese Lam Te Thien tradition in December 2010, by The Most Venerable Thích Ân Giáo Roshi.
Each and both: Great Masters, as well as great people.
Oh, how we miss them.
Listen and you will hear the echo of Fern Roshi’s Vajra question,
“Will it help my Zazen?”
Online donations to DZC
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 | General | No Comments
We’ve added a website Donate page so that you can contribute online to Desert Zen Center via PayPal.
Page link is found on the gray banner above or near the bottom of our home page or simply click the yellow button below.
Dana in its many forms…
We are grateful for your interest and support.
Dharma Class Page
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 | Dharma Class, General, Schedule | No Comments
We’ve updated our Dharma Class – Thursday Nights page to include links to Ajaahn Chah’s Still Forest Pool (started in mid-March), as well as prior texts:
The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma as translated by Red Pine
and to online various translations of the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra, which we started in early January. Dharma Class – Thursday Nights click here.
(Or you will find the page listed under the Practice heading on the gray bar at the top of our website pages)
Bell Tower Dedication held December 11th, 2011
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 | General, Schedule | No Comments
See our Photo page here
Links to a video and one-person’s array of photos here
More photos and commentary to follow.
Palms together in gratitude.
News archives contain Dharma Talks
Sunday, November 6th, 2011 | Audio, General | Comments Off
It’s been pointed out that looking for archived DZC Dharma Talks can be confusing. They are contained in the “News Archives” and are searchable by month, by speaker, and by individual tag.
New Audio Files
Friday, November 4th, 2011 | Audio, General | No Comments
FYI: Sixteen audio files of Dharma Talks were added November 4th, which almost catches us up for 2011 (only a few left lurking in the files). Enjoy!
The Dharma Talks carefully recorded at last year’s November Teaching Day at the Temple on Meditation Techniques are still on the back burner, but *should* be posted any time, now.
watch this space.
2011 October 7, 8, 9 – Zazen Retreat
Friday, September 30th, 2011 | General, Schedule | No Comments
From 8 p.m. Friday evening through the end of service Sunday, we will be holding a silent meditation retreat as part of the Rains Season Training period (September 11 through December 11, 2011). An article from our September 2010 newsletter explains the tradition and the “Winter/Summer Training” at DZC. Click here. Details of the retreat on the Schedule/Calendar page and in the October newsletter.
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