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Current Activities

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Sat, 1/14, 2/11, 3/10, 4/14, 5/12 - canceled, 6/9, 7/14 - canceled, 8/11, 9/8 - canceled, 10/13, 11/10, 12/8,

2pm - 4pm, Room 152, MSU Spartan Village Community Center

Brief schedule is as follows:
    8-form moving meditation 八式動禪 - 10 mins
    Sitting meditation 打坐  - 10 mins
    Studying "108 Adages of Wisdom, Part I" by Venerable Master Sheng Yen. (Eric will lead the discussion.)
 

Click here for a copy of the multiple language version (Chinese, Korean and English) of "108 Adages of Wisdom, Part I" 

Click here for a copy of the multiple language version (Chinese and English) of "108 Adages of Wisdom, Part I" 

Event is free and open to all.  Please feel welcome to join us!! 

Buddhism @ Peace is co-sponsored by Dharma Drum Mountain - Michigan Chapter and
Lansing Buddhist Association.  It is to promote the understanding of Buddhism into daily lives.
We wish to create peace in the community and society by developing humanity, individual spiritual growth, and multiculturalism.
 

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The public is cordially invited -- Everyone is welcome

Time: 3–4 pm, third Saturday of each month (1/21, 2/18, 3/17, 4/21 - canceled, 5/19, 6/16, 7/21, 8/18, 9/15 - canceled, 10/20, 11/17, 12/15)

Place: Amitabha Village - Retreat Center of the Lansing Buddhist Association (LBA)

Ajahn’s teachings will follow LBA’s Monthly Day of Mindfulness (10 am–3 pm) at the Retreat Center. Those wishing to meditate beforehand are welcome to attend some or all of the day of mindfulness (Contact for questions lansingbuddhist@gmail.com )

Brief Bio of Ajahn Khemasanto

Born & raised Catholic in Midland Michigan, Ajahn went to Thailand as a young man to become a Buddhist monk in the Thai forest tradition. He received higher ordination as a Bhikkhu in 1969, and lived practicing in the forest of northeast Thailand with Thai masters for many years. Ajahn learned and speaks fluent Thai, Cambodian, and Lao, and has translated important Thai forest teachings into English. He returned to Michigan in 1999 to establish and serve as Abbot of Dhammasala Forest Monastery, located on the property neighboring LBA’s Amitabha Village. While a monk in Michigan Ajahn has taught the Dhamma and Buddhist meditation to Americans, Thai, Chinese, and Vietnamese at Dhammasala. LBA is honored to offer his monthly series of Dhamma teachings at Amitabha Village.

Click here to download audio recordings from previous talks

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If you are interested in learning meditation, please come join the meditation class for beginners on Saturday, 11/19 from 9am - 12 noon from March to December

3/17, 4/21 - canceled, 5/19, 6/16, 7/21, 8/18, 9/15 - canceled, 10/20, 11/17, 12/15

The Lansing Buddhist Association is happy to announce a three hour course "Meditation for Beginners" from 9:00 a.m. to 12 Noon each third Saturday of the month.  The course meets at Amitabha Village Retreat Center near Williamston (20 min from Lansing and 50 min from Ann Arbor). There is no charge for the course (donations are welcome to cover expenses).  The meditation teacher Mr. George Yeh is a certified Assistant Meditation Instructor of Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association.  He was trained by the world renowned venerable Ch'an Master Shengyen, founder of the Dharma Drum Mountain Association.

Students should register by email at lansingbuddhistg@gmail.com.  The first course is offered May 21, then repeated June 18, July 16, and each third Saturday thereafter. The teaching will cover; 

1. The right attitude for practicing meditation.

2. Selection of a suitable time, location, and environment for meditation

3. Selection of meditation aids, such as towels, sitting square cushion, round cushion, or sitting bench

4. Proper posture for meditation. 

    

   1. Introduction to alternative postures, e.g. full lotus, half lotus, quarter lotus, riding saddle' form, Japanese sitting styles, use of a chair or meditation bench

   2. Correct adjustment of head, eyes, chest, lower back, arms and hands during meditation.

   3. How to use meditation aids to support sitting postures.

   4. How to make micro adjustment to your meditation aids

    

5. Steps and method for whole body relaxation

6. The method of meditation by feeling the sensation of breath

7. The method of meditation by counting the breath

8. Correct procedure to enter and exit the meditation state.

9. Warm up steps to prepare sitting posture.

10. Whole body message after exiting a meditation session.

11. Three forms of walking meditation. Where should mind be anchored when practice walking meditation?

12. Guided practices for all above instructions. After the morning teaching,

 students are welcome to practice in the afternoon along with other meditators who attend LBA's Monthly Day of Mindfulness, also scheduled each third Saturday of the month.

Everyone is Welcome

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Future Events --  Details TBD

*Sayalay Dipankara's 10-day Retreat - October 1 - 12, 2012

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Click here to see group photo and download audio recordings

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夏季佛法渡假 - 講座禪修系列

安娜堡學佛社及蘭莘學佛會主辦

Thanks all the participants that all three parts of the Buddhist Summer Camp were very successful.  Please click on Special Events link to see event pictures and download audio recording of the Dharma Teachings.

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佛法渡假(四): Ven. Chi Chern's 3-day & 7-dat Retreat 繼程法師禪七  Date: 8/19 - 8/25

Click here to see group photo and download audio recordings

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佛法渡假(三): 8/5 - 8/7 Ven Ching Chao's visit 淨照法師來訪授課「四悉檀的意趣」《辨法法性論》 

Click here to see group photo and download audio recordings

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2010 Activities

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