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Buddhist Chaplain, UMCA @ UBC
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Ch’an & Chat @ UBC |
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[1] Online via Zoom next on April 25
every last Saturday of the month at 8:30 to 9:30 am
*** March 28 session is postponed to April 25 ***
please note that there will be no in-person session from April to August. Online session will be available.
[Register Online Session via Zoom]
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Let's Meet-up! |
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[1] Forest therapy guide walk.
Buddhist Chaplain will guide a forest therapy walk for UBC Meditation Club tentatively on April 11, 2pm. Please visit UBC Meditation Community Instagram for registration and details.
[2] Online via Zoom
April 25(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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Interest Courses |
Cultivating the Mind Through the Arts, Contemplating Life in Stillness
Upholding its mission to promote culture and Buddhist education, the Society offers a series of arts and mind–body wellness courses. Through diverse forms such as calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting, floral arrangement, handicrafts, and Tai Chi, participants are guided—within the serene setting of the Society—to calm body and mind, refine characters, and embody a Ch'an-inspired living.
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Monthly Meditation Practice |
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The Society hosts a Monthly Meditation Practice, inviting a Dharma master to guide meditation and share essential Buddhist teachings in a clear and accessible way.
In a calm and harmonious setting, participants cultivate mindfulness and concentration, experience the joy of meditation, and integrate the practice into daily life.
Date: (Sat) March 21 2026
Time: 10:00 AM-12PM
Location: 2495 Victoria Dr. Vancouver, B.C. Canada V5N 4L1 |
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Leadership and Communication Skills Global (LCSG) |
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Tung Lin Kok Yuen, Canada Society and Fa Yue Buddhist Monastery continue Leadership and Communication Skills Global (LCSG) program in North America and Europe 2025-2026, inviting speakers from diverse backgrounds to share their insights, promoting youth self-development, leadership, and communication skills.
This academic year, our theme is “Shifting Perspective”, inspiring Buddhist youth to transform how they see themselves, others, and the world.
Course schedule: Every first Saturday of the month 9:15 to 11:15 a.m.*
* Vancouver time above. |
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Words of Compassion and Wisdom
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Abbot Tsang Chit New Year Teaching: “Harmonize body and mind, cultivate the path ahead.” |
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Abbot Venerable Tsang Chit compared the restless mind to a “wild horse,” emphasizing that practice requires steady perseverance, not speed. Through precepts, concentration, and wisdom, one reins the mind, cultivates body and mind, and follows a clear path. He encouraged mindful, step-by-step living in the new year, maintaining inner calm and peace. |
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Pay Tribute to the Buddha's Blessings |
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The Abbot taught that offerings to the Three Jewels are made throughout the year, and Dharma assemblies rely on them. Sutra chanting fosters awakening, wisdom, and joy.
Through generosity and upholding precepts, one cultivates blessings, kindness, and discipline. Taking refuge in the Three Jewels, avoiding evil, and doing good help strengthen character.
Blessings must be guided by wisdom. With generosity, moral conduct, filial piety, and rejoicing in others’ goodness, wisdom arises—enabling one to remain steady amid life’s impermanence and uncertainty. |
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Buddhist Chanting and Instrument Course |
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Lotus Sutra: Sanskrit chants are profound and pleasing.
Venerable Wai Leung guided the Dharma Instrument Class on using ritual instruments, proper chanting, and phrasing techniques. In Buddhism, music is one of the ten offerings, honoring the Buddha.
Participants joined with pure recitation, praising the Buddha and enhancing the Dharma assemblies. |
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Rebirth in the Pure Land |
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The society recently hosted a Treatise on Rebirth course with Venerable Wai Leung. The first session covered the two paths for a Bodhisattva—difficult and easy—emphasizing wisdom, diligence, and the path to Buddhahood. |
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Monthly Meditation Practice |
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On February 21, the society held its “Monthly Meditation Practice” session with Venerable Wai Leung leading two hours of meditation.
He taught that “afflictions are Bodhi,” guiding participants through seated, tea, and walking meditation, as well as invoking the name of the Amitabha, to cultivate focus, awareness, and the joy of Ch'an.
Practitioners are encouraged to carry this mindfulness into daily life for peace and steadiness. |
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Annual Graduation Ceremony and Volunteer Tea Gathering |
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On February 7, the Society held its annual Graduation Ceremony, honoring over 100 students for a year of study and growth across programs. The Abbot also conducted the Cloud Haven sash and badge ceremony. The highlight was the lamp transmission, as the lotus lamp—symbol of wisdom and compassion—was passed to Venerables and students, inspiring shared vows. A volunteer gathering followed, uniting long-standing and new members in fellowship, sustaining the temple as both a place of learning and a spiritual home. |
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Ch'an & Chat @ UBC |
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We held the monthly meet-ups for the UBC participants from the university community on Feb. 4 in-person and Feb. 28 online. |
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Buddhistdoor Global (BDG)
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Many Faces of Hope by Ratnadevi |
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In this piece, Ratnadevi explores how Buddhist shraddha and the Latin fiducia offer a deeper alternative to fragile, outcome-dependent hope in uncertain times. |
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Buddhistdoor Global (BDG) |
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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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