English 2020 Jan V6

Other Regular Activities Choir Thursday 10:00 – 12:00 Singing Buddhist songs Dharma Drum Ensemble Practice Monday 13:00 – 15:00 Application of Chan Practice in drumming. Both beginners and experienced are welcome. (Holiday: 2/4, 2/17, 4/20, 5/18) Youth Program Dharma Drum for Young People (DDYP) Activities: Book Club ( very other Friday 7 – 9 pm), Buddhist Studies in English, Tea Chan ceremony, is dedicated to practicing the teachings of the Halfday Retreat, Buddha through the Dharma Drum lineage of Outdoor retreat Chan Buddhism, as established by Date: 1/3, 1/17, 2/7, 2/21, 3/6, 3/20, 5/1, 5/15, 5/29, 6/12 Chan Master Sheng Yen. Dharma Drum Vancouver Centre We welcome all who seek freedom of mind and heart to practice Chan meditation with us.

guidance in Chan meditation practice, which help to develop one’s own self awareness 2020 Activity Schedule and calm within, thus leading to a life of cultivating wisdom and compassion. ( January to June)

In April 2018, we opened this cozy space in the heart of Vancouver city, with the hope that the teaching can be more accessible to a broader audience, beyond religious and cultural divides. All activities are held in English

Dharma Drum Vancouver Centre (DDVC) 8240 No. 5 Road, Richmond, BC, Canada V6Y 2V4 Tel: 604 -277 -1357 Fax: 604 -277 -1352 Email: [email protected] www.ddmba.ca Vancouver Chan Meditation Centre (VCMC) 2019.12.17 update 550 West Broadway, Room 333, Vancouver, BC (604) 620- 6010 [email protected] www.chanmeditation.ca New Year Special Service Meditation Vancouver Chan Meditation Centre Sunday Meditation Practice Weekly Sitting sessions Nurture Blessings, and You Will be Blessed. All are welcome to join in the simple practices of Chan Tuesday, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm By cultivating good relations with others, meditation, where we apply the methods of Eightform Thursday, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm you nurture blessings. Moving Meditation, sitting, standing and mindful Chan Saturday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Being grateful and content, you are blessed. yoga, and listen to a dharma talk in the end. Please visit www.chanmeditation.ca for other activities Offerings to the Buddha with Refresh yourself and regain energy for the coming week. and events. lamps, fruit, and flowers are welcome. Suitable for beginners as well as advanced practitioners. Dharma Lecture First timers please contact us in advance to arrange an Donations are appreciated Date: 7/2 Thursday, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm orientation for you. Guest speaker: Guo Gu (Dr. Jimmy Yu) Chinese New Year Activities Every Sunday 9:00 – 12:00 Topic: The Essentials of Zen Teachings Great Compassion Dharani Repentance for Except: 1/26, 2/16, 3/22, 4/5, 4/19, 5/3, 5/31, 6/28 Chinese New Year Eve Beginner’s Meditation Workshop Friday Date：1/24 9:30 – 12:00 Learn the fundamentals of sitting meditation, including Special Event various sitting postures, relaxation, basic methods of con- The New Year Worship Transmitting the light of Dharma & Chanting Service centration, Eight-form Moving Meditation, and walking Saturday Date：1/25 Remembering Master Sheng Yen by Transmitting the meditation. Also learn selfmassage and important Light of Dharma. 9:30 – 12:00 Worship of Eighty-eight Buddhas concepts related to the progress of meditation, including 1:00 – 3:00 Chinese New Year Celebration Saturday 14:00–16:00 Date：2/1 proper environment, equipment, and timing. Buddha’s Birthday - Bathing the Buddha Registration in advance is required. Prayer for Medicine Buddha's Blessings Through bathing the Buddha’s statue, we purify our Date: TBA Sunday Date 1/26 own mind and eliminate vexations. ： Location: VCMC, 550 West Broadway, Suite 333, Vancouver 9:30 – 12:00 Reciting Medicine Buddha Sutra Sunday 9:30–12:00 Date：5/3 1-day Chan Retreat 1:00 – 3:00 Chinese New Year Celebration Lecture by Abbot President Venerable Guo Huei Date: TBA Saturday Date: 6/6 Location: VCMC, 550 West Broadway, Suite 333, Vancouver 09:30 – 12:00 Great Compassion Dharani Repentance Buddhist Service 4-day Chan Retreat 13:30 – 15:30 Dharma Lecture Recitation of the Buddha's Name Friday 2/14 (17:30) ~ Monday 2/17 (16:00) Chanting Amitabha Buddha's name along with cir- Led by Venerable Chang Wu cumambulation, sitting meditation and prostration Registration opens on 1/1 Summer Activities Announcements Pre-requisites: Completion of Beginner’s Meditation Class, practice. Followed by three refuge ceremony and Semi-annual Dharma Service and previous experience in a 1-day retreat. Full four-day transferring of merit. Friday 13:30 – 16:30 Date: 8/28 Friday 10:00 – 12:00 Except: 1/24, 4/3, 4/24, 6/26 participation and registration in advance are required. 7-day Huatou Retreat Rituals Purification and evening service Recitation of Bodhisattva Precepts Saturday 9:30 – 17:00 Date：8/29 Friday 10:00 – 12:00 Friday 4/17 (17:30) ~ Friday 4/24 (10:00) Led by Zarko Andricevic Recitation of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbharaja Sutra Date： 1/31, 2/28, 3/27, 4/17, 5/29, 6/19 Registration opens on 2/17 and prayer service Great Compassion Dharani Repentance Pre-requisites: Completion of Beginner’s Meditation Class, Sunday 9:00 – 17:00 Date：8/30 Saturday 9:30 – 12:00 and previous experience in a 3-day retreat. Full seven-day Compassionate Samadhi Water Repentance Date: 1/24, 3/7, 5/9, 6/6 participation and registration in advance are required. Bodhisattva Ksitigarbharaja Service 7-day Intensive Chan Retreat Recitation of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbharaja Sutra and Thursday 6/25 (17:30) ~ Thursday 7/2 (10:00) prayer service Led by Guo Gu (Dr. Jimmy Yu) Friday 13:30 – 16:30 Date： 4/3 Registration opens on 4/25 Saturday & Sunday 9:30 – 17:00 Date： 4/4, 4/5 Pre-requisites: Completion of Beginner’s Meditation Class, and previous experience in a 3-day retreat. Full seven-day participation and registration in advance are required.