Volunteer Opportunity

May 26, 2008 | News

Local Person Needed to Shop Each Week for the Sangha The monastery is in need of a main shopper who can regularly grocery shop for the sangha on one day a week and then deliver and stock the pantry/refrigerator. A substitute shopper(s) who could substitute on occasion...

Spring Essay – Year of 2008

Feb 7, 2008 | Articles

Making a Fresh Start in Life A talk given at the Chinese New Year assembly at Bodhi Monastery, February 9th, 2008 “For Buddhists, the new year should not be an occasion merely to celebrate and enjoy good food and the company of friends. It is an opportunity to take a...

The Six Paramitas

Aug 8, 2007 | Articles

Those who aspire for the supreme enlightenment of Buddhahood, practice the career of a bodhisattva. In countless lives through the round of rebirths, they strive to fulfill six spiritual perfections, which they must develop to the peak of maturity. These six...

The Ten Courses of Wholesome Karma

Aug 8, 2007 | Articles

Three of the body: 1. Abstaining from killing or taking life, oppression and harassment; possessing kindness, compassion and helpfulness. 2. Abstaining from filching, theft and exploitation; respecting the property rights of others. 3. Abstaining from misconduct and...

Vesak – a Buddhist holiday

Aug 8, 2007 | Articles

The international Buddhist holiday of Vesak is the day commemorating the birth, Enlightenment, and Parinirvana (passing away) of Lord Buddha. According to the Southern Buddhist tradition, these three events all occurred on the full-moon day of the Indian month...