MARCH 25-28, 2022 YouTube Live schedule Chanting text Mindfulness of the Body, Mindfulness of the Mind Mindfulness of the body is the first of the four foundations of mindfulness, and mindfulness of the mind the third foundation. From Friday morning, March 25, through Monday afternoon, March 28, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, assisted by Ven. Mangala, will lead […]
BAUS 2018 Summer Camp Closing Ceremony Teen Speech 郭恩裕
When I first heard that I would be attending camp, of course I was excited about getting the chance to learn more about the religion I had grown up with. But honestly I didn’t have many high expectations. As someone coming from Virginia I was worried I wouldn’t be able to find friends and really […]
Help us Pave the Future
Our Road is in need of repair. Can you help? The road that leads you to CYM is in need of repair. Dana, or giving, is one of the fundamental virtues of Buddhism. Please make a donation to the Buddhist Association of the U.S. to help spread the Buddha Dharma. If you prefer, you can […]
The Development of Wisdom
By Bhikkhu Bodhi Though right concentration claims the last place among the factors of the Noble Eightfold Path, concentration itself does not mark the path’s culmination. The attainment of concentration makes the mind still and steady, unifies its concomitants, opens vast vistas of bliss, serenity, and power. But by itself it does not suffice to […]
Constant, Bliss, Inner Self, and Pure (Summer Camp 2016)
By Rev. Hui Tsung The virtues of Constant, Bliss, Inner self, and Pure come from the Mahā-parinirvāna sutras, the chapter of Life, which are the ultimate, perfect four virtues of all Buddhas; these virtues are also the goal of all Buddhist practitioners who are seeking… “Constant” indicates the spiritual body of Buddha; which means unmoving. […]
The Noble Eightfold Path – The Way to the End of Suffering
The Noble Eightfold Path The Way to the End of Suffering Right Concentration By Bhikkhu Bodhi The eighth factor of the path is right concentration, in Pali samma samadhi. Concentration represents an intensification of a mental factor present in every state of consciousness. This factor, one-pointedness of mind (citt’ekaggata), has the function of unifying the […]
Clear Comprehension Dharma Is a Way of Life
By Oliver Chang Buddhism is a practical religion, a creed to live by, not just another system of metaphysical philosophy as most outsiders imagine it to be. To be a faithful and diligent Buddhist, one should follow the Buddha’s teaching and practice the Dharma (meditation), to remove sorrow and lamentation in daily life. More specifically, […]
Pure Mind and Solemn Realm
Written for the 50th anniversary of the BAUS Author Ven. Chao Ding Translated by Soula Lo 1. Preface Time goes fast, it seems that not so long ago elder Ven. Rén Jun had just hosted the 40th anniversary celebration while he had again served as president of the BAUS, and the Buddhist Fourfold Assembly was […]
Mindfulness: The Practice & Application – A Skill of Mental Training
Author: Oliver Chang; Editor: Steven Christopher Mindfulness is a skill of mental training and has nothing to do with thinking or any thought process. Vipassana or Insight Meditation centers around the practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness is a serious subject in meditation. What, then, is mindfulness, really? In the ancient language of Pali, mindfulness is a […]
Aspiring for Peace in the New Year (2015)
By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi The expanded text of a talk given at the New Year’s Interfaith Prayer Service, Chuang Yen Monastery, January 1, 2015. At the beginning of a new year it is customary for us to express our hopes for peace in the year ahead and to wish each other peace. But to actually achieve […]
Sitting at the Buddha’s Feet (Summer Camp 2014 )
When we study the Buddha’s teachings, no matter who teaches us, we are learning from the Buddha himself, for all these teachings ultimately derive from the Buddha. The Buddha appeared in the world to lead people out of suffering and show them the way to the highest happiness and peace. Through his deep wisdom, he […]
50 Years of BAUS
Though Buddhism was born in India, within its first millennium it had spread westward as far as present-day Afghanistan, eastward to China and Korea (and later Japan), and southward to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. During its long journey, Buddhism has inspired great libraries of scriptures and philosophical texts, many schools of philosophy and meditation, […]