Welcome to Dharma Drum Mountain, a Buddhist community in the tradition of Chan Master Sheng Yen (Shifu). Address: 90-56 Corona Avenue, Elmhurst, NY 11373.
Tel: (718)592-6593, E-mail: chancenter@gmail.com (For more information about DDM headquarter in Taiwan, please visit http://www.dharmadrum.org/)

A Buddhist Pilgrimage to Mainland China, May to June 2008
Beginners' Meditation Class, part 1 & 2
Intermediate Meditation Class
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Sunday from 7:00 to 8:00 am.

Monthly Calendar
September 2008
Aug. 25th, Monday 7:30 - 9:15 88-Buddha Repentance Ceremony
Aug. 26th, Tuesday 7:00 - 9:00 Sitting meditation, yoga exercise, chanting of the Heart Sutra and book discussion.
Aug. 28th, Thursday 7:30 - 9:00 Tai Chi Chuan Class
Aug. 30th, Saturday
9:00 - 3:00 Group sitting, 2nd floor
Aug. 31st, Sunday 10:00 - 12:30 Facing Impermanence Workshop
Led by Peter Lin
12:30 - 1:00 Lunch Offering, Orientation
1:00 - 1:45 Vegetarian Lunch
2:00 - 4:00 Devotional chanting of
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guan Yin), Main Hall
Dharma Q & A, 2nd floor by appointment only
Sep. 1st, Monday 7:30 - 9:15 Devotional chanting of Amitabha Buddha
Sep. 2nd, Tuesday 7:00 - 9:00 Sitting meditation, yoga exercise, chanting of the Heart Sutra and book discussion.
Sep. 4th, Thursday 7:30 - 9:00 Tai Ji Quan Class
Sep. 6th, Saturday
9:00 - 3:00 Group sitting, 2nd floor
Sep. 7th, Sunday 10:00 - 11:00 Group sitting
11:00 - 12:30 "Metta Practice", a method of loving kindness, of sharing good will, patience, and the understanding that all beings are interconnected. From the Buddha's Metta Sutra to Shihfu's teaching, we will practice simple techniques for our daily life.
Led by Nancy Bonardi
12:30 - 1:00 Lunch Offering, Orientation
1:00 - 1:45Vegetarian Lunch
1:45 - 2:30 Devotional chanting of
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guan Yin), Main Hall
Dharma Q & A, 2nd floor by appointment only
Sep. 8th, Monday 7:30 - 9:15 Devotional chanting of Amitabha Buddha
Sep. 9th, Tuesday 7:00 - 9:00 Sitting meditation, yoga exercise, chanting of the Heart Sutra and book discussion.
Sep 11th, Thursday 7:30 - 9:00 Tai Chi Chuan Class
Sep. 13th, Saturday 9:00 - 3:00 Group sitting, 2nd floor
Sep. 14th, Sunday 10:00 - 11:00 Group sitting
11:00 - 12:30 Special Presentation by Rebecca Li and Dave Slaymaker:
"A Buddhist Pilgrimage to Mainland China, May to June 2008 - Part I: From Beijing to the sacred site of Manjusri at Mount Wu Tai"
12:30 - 1:00 Lunch Offering, Orientation
1:00 - 1:45Vegetarian Lunch
1:45 - 2:30 Devotional Recitation of
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvaras Dharani
Dharma Q & A, 2nd floor by appointment only
Sep. 15th, Monday 7:30 - 9:15 Devotional chanting of Amitabha Buddha
Sep. 16th, Tuesday 7:00 - 9:00 Sitting meditation, yoga exercise, chanting of the Heart Sutra and book discussion.
Sep. 18th, Thursday 7:30 - 9:00 Tai Chi Chuan Class
Sep. 20th, Saturday 9:00 - 3:00 Group sitting, 2nd floor
Sep. 21st, Sunday 10:00 - 11:00 Group sitting
11:00 - 12:30 Special Presentation by Rebecca Li and Dave Slaymaker:
"A Buddhist Pilgrimage to Mainland China, May to June 2008 - Part II: From Nanjing to Ningbo, and on to DDM Taiwan"
12:30 - 1:00 Lunch Offering, Orientation
1:00 - 1:45Vegetarian Lunch
1:45 - 2:30 Devotional chanting of
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guan Yin), Main Hall
and Vows of compassion, Main Hall
Dharma Q & A, 2nd floor by appointment only
Sep. 22nd, Monday 7:30 - 9:15 Devotional chanting of Amitabha Buddha
Sep. 23rd, Tuesday 7:00 - 9:00 Sitting meditation, yoga exercise, chanting of the Heart Sutra and book discussion.
Sep. 25th, Thursday 7:30 - 9:00 Tai Chi Chuan Class
Sep. 27th, Saturday 9:00 - 3:00 Group sitting, 2nd floor
9:30 - 12:00Beginner's Meditation Class, part 1,
Led by Rikki Asher
Sep. 28th, Sunday 10:00 - 11:00 Group sitting
11:00 - 12:30 TBD
12:30 - 1:00 Lunch Offering, Orientation
1:00 - 1:45Vegetarian Lunch
1:45 - 2:30 Devotional chanting of
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guan Yin), Main Hall
and Vows of compassion, Main Hall
Dharma Q & A, 2nd floor by appointment only
Sep. 29th, Monday 7:30 - 9:15 88-Buddha Repentance Ceremony
Sep. 30th, Tuesday 7:00 - 9:00 Sitting meditation, yoga exercise, chanting of the Heart Sutra and book discussion.
Oct. 2nd, Thursday 7:30 - 9:00 Tai Chi Chuan Class
Oct. 4th, Saturday 9:00 - 3:00 Group sitting, 2nd floor
9:30 - 12:00Beginner's Meditation Class, part 2,
Led by Rikki Asher
Oct. 5th, Sunday 10:00 - 11:00 Group sitting
11:00 - 12:30 TBD
12:30 - 1:00 Lunch Offering, Orientation
1:00 - 1:45 Vegetarian Lunch
1:45 - 2:30 Devotional chanting of
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guan Yin), Main Hall
Dharma Q & A, 2nd floor by appointment only
 
 

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