[siteorigin_widget][/siteorigin_widget] Pali Basics 2 New dates have been added: August 24, 26 and 31 September 2, 9 , 14, and 16 (September 7 NO Class due to Abhidhamma retreat) Introduction to Pali, the language in which the texts of early Buddhism are recorded. Pali, part of the Indic family of languages, is based upon the vernacular […]
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Abhidhamma Study Retreat with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi (CYM: 9/1 – 4/2017)
Nikayas-on-the-Five-Aggregates Abhidhamma-Syllabus Abhidhamma-Schedule Comprehensive-Manual-of-Abhidhamma The Path of Purification Retreat Date: Sept 1st (Friday) Registeration: 5.00pm at the admin office Orientation: 6.30pm at Kuan Yin Hall Class begins: at 7:00 pm Retreat Ends: Sept 4th (Monday) at 4:00 pm 5 Online Register The Abhidhamma retreat of 2017 will examine chapter 14 of […]
An Online Course in the Anguttara Nikaya with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi
An Online Course in the Anguttara Nikaya with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi Sign-up for class notice Class Video Recordings The Book of Fives Live Class While in Session Dana (Donation) Audio Collection 2010 and prior Audio Majjhima Nikaya On Saturdays, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi leads a full morning program of meditation and sutta study. The schedule is: […]
The Four Protective Meditations with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi (CYM: 8/5, 12, 19, 26/2017)
Sign up for class notice Follow Live Stream TV Class Video Recordings The four protective meditations are a group of meditation topics designed to establish a firm foundation for growth in the Dhamma. The four are: recollection of the Buddha, meditation on loving-kindness, mindfulness of the bodily parts, and recollection of death. Over four Saturdays […]
2017 Vesak in UN
Day of Vesak 2017 – Wednesday, May 10, 2017
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Humanistic Buddhism Panel Discussion (12/11/2016)
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Abhidhamma Study Retreat with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi (9/2-5/2016)
Abhidhamma Study Retreat with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi (9/2-5/2016)
This retreat, based on the final chapter of the Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma, will examine, “The Compendium of Meditation Subjects.” This chapter offers a condensed treatment of the path of meditation explained in detail in the Visuddhimagga, the monumental “Path of Purification.” The retreat will explore the paths of concentration and insight, the two “wings” […]