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Buddhist Chaplain, UMCA @ UBC |
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Ch’an & Chat @ UBC |
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🍵Next on 3 April
UBC Life Building 1303☕
2:30 to 3:30 pm
Join us for mindfulness / meditation practices (Ch’an) and sharing (Chat) facilitated by Buddhist Chaplain!
[1] UBC Life Building 1303
every first Thursday of the month at 2:30 to 3:30pm
For every monthly session, we will start gathering 30mins before and stay 30 mins after for tea / coffee!
[2] Online via Zoom
every last Saturday of the month at 8:30 to 9:30 am
[Register Online Session via Zoom]
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Let's Meet-up! |
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[1] Online via Zoom
29 March(Saturday) at 8:30 to 9:30 am
[2] UBC Life Building 1303
3 April(Thursday) at 2:30 to 3:30 pm
[3] Online via Zoom
26 April(Saturday) at 8:30 to 9:30 am
* The date and content are subject to change, please contact us for the latest information.
** For individual spiritual guidance, please email [email protected] for an appointment. |
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Monthly Meditation |
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TLKYCS will host the Monthly Meditation event, inviting Venerable Wai Leung to guide participants in a one-hour meditation session. This activity offers an opportunity to create moments of mindfulness and space for reflection in daily life, inspiring the mind, purifying thoughts, and cultivating an appreciation for the beauty in life. In the tranquility of meditation, participants can gain deeper insights into the profound and liberating essence of life.
Date: Every 3rd Saturday of the month (15 February, 15 March, 19 April, etc.)
Time: 10:00 to 11:00 AM |
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Guided Study Course |
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Starting from February 2025, TLKYCS will host the "Life Lessons from the Seven Parables of the Lotus Sutra" Guided Study Course. Venerable Wai Leung will lead the course, providing an in-depth interpretation of the Lotus Sutra. The course will focus on the most profound section of the scripture—the "Seven Parables of the Lotus Sutra." These parables were taught by the Buddha to make the truth of the Dharma more accessible, helping participants deepen their understanding of the ultimate meaning of Buddhism, awaken their wisdom, and comprehend the truths of life.
Date: 16 & 23 February, 2, 9, 16 & 23 March 2025 (Sun)
Time: 13:30-15:30 (PST) |
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Steel Tongue Drum advanced course |
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Starting from February 2025, TLKYCS will launch the Steel Tongue Drum: Purifying Connections advanced course in February, taught by Venerable Wai Leung. This course is specifically designed for students with a foundational understanding of the steel tongue drum. Participants will delve deeper into the instrument's serene and resonant tones, learning to perform higher-level five-tone chanting melodies and vocal recitations, further enhancing both technical skills and spiritual experience.
Date: 15 & 22 Feb;
1, 8, 15 & 22 March 2025 (Sun)
Time: 13:30-15:30 (PST) |
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Sowing seeds in your mind 2025 |
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TLKYCS will organize “Sowing seeds in your mind” gardening courses and invites experienced farmer as instructors. Let the students put their body and mind on nature and learn the knowledge of sustainable development and ecology. In the process of planting, students can also extend the five mindfulness training of Buddhism to our moral relationship with ecology, nurture a sense of gratitude, and understand the wisdom of dependent arising by observing the process and results of planting. |
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Words of Compassion and Wisdom
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Heart Sutra: "Constantly Diligent in Purification" |
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Abbot Venerable Tsang Chit provides an in-depth interpretation of the Buddhist classic Heart Sutra, with the subtitle "Constantly Diligent in Purification." He shares insights on how to nurture the mind and explains the wisdom of "holding onto goodness." He points out that skillfully utilizing circumstances is considered "good attachment," while mistaken attachment can transform into delusive attachment, hindering from being at peace with the present moment. |
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February Monthly Meditation Practice |
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On Saturday, February 15, TLKYCS successfully hosted the Monthly Meditation Practice. We were honored to have Venerable Wai Leung lead participants through a meditative journey, immersing them in the practices of Buddha veneration, walking meditation, sitting meditation, and tea meditation. Through this experience, participants explored how to integrate meditation into daily life, allowing the wisdom of inner stability to become a natural part of their routine.
🙇 Buddha Veneration: Letting Go of Ego, Cultivating Humility
🚶🏻 Walking Meditation: Every Step is Real and Present
🧘 Sitting Meditation: Coexisting Peacefully with Thoughts
🍵 Tea Meditation: Slow Down to Savor the Sweetness
If you missed this session or wish to deepen your meditation experience, don’t miss the next opportunity!
📅 Next Meditation Session:🗓 March 15, 10:00 AM
Venerable Wai Leung will continue to guide us in meditation practice. |
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LCSG 24/25 |
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The first session of the Leadership and Communication Skills Program (LCSG) featured a talk by Venerable Wai Leung on the topic "The Heart Sutra as a Guide to Life." Through everyday examples—the causes and conditions behind a bowl of rice, the interconnectedness of the internet, and the impermanence of mobile phones—Venerable Wai Leung guided participants in understanding the profound teaching of "Form is emptiness; emptiness is form."
Our work, family, social relationships, and personal growth all arise from countless interdependent causes and conditions. Only by recognizing this deep interconnectedness can we cultivate true inner freedom and harmony in life. |
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Life Lessons from the Seven Parables of the Lotus Sutra |
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On February 16 and 23, TLKYCS hosted the "Life Lessons from the Seven Parables of the Lotus Sutra" course, led by Venerable Wai Leung, guiding participants through an in-depth exploration of the core teachings of the Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra (Lotus Sutra). The course covered the Buddha’s skillful means in guiding sentient beings, the innate potential for Buddhahood in all, and how Buddhas and Bodhisattvas spread the Dharma with wisdom and compassion to bring liberation.
Through this course, attendees had the opportunity to experience the profound wisdom of the Lotus Sutra and deepen their journey of inner awakening. |
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"Purifying Connections" Steel Tongue Drum Advanced Course |
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On February 15 and 22, TLKYCS hosted the "Purifying Connections" Steel Tongue Drum Advanced Course, with Venerable Wai Leung as the instructor. Through the ethereal and pure tones of the steel tongue drum, participants were guided to release their worries, focus on the present moment, and enter a state of inner peace and harmony. In the transparent and resonant sound of the drum, they experienced the true beauty, goodness, and connection of human existence. |
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Ch'an & Chat @ UBC |
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On 6 and 29 March, we organized the monthly Ch'an & Chat meet-ups at the UBC Life Building and the online session respectively. Together with the university community, we met for a mindfulness practice, tea & coffee meditation, sharing, and listening to music together. |
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Buddhistdoor Global (BDG)
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Buddhistdoor Global (BDG) |
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Founded in 1995, under the leadership of Honorable Chairman Mr. Robert H.N. Ho, Buddhistdoor Global (BDG) is an online Buddhist journal providing a diverse range of English-language Buddhist content to the world, centered on the Dharma and dedicated to serving Buddhist communities and helping practitioners navigate their spiritual path.
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BDG's YouTube channel |
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Welcome to BDG's YouTube channel. Founded in 1995, BDG is an international Buddhist journal providing a diverse range of English-language Buddhist content to the world, centered on the Dharma, and dedicated to serving Buddhist communities and helping practitioners navigate their spiritual path. |
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加拿大東蓮覺苑 Tung Lin Kok Yuen, Canada Society
2495 Victoria Dr. Vancouver, B.C. Canada V5N 4L1
+1 (604) 255 6337 | [email protected]
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