A memorial service will be held at the DiZang Hall on April 11th from 1:20 through 3:00 p.m. The service program includes: chanting, sharing merits, and a Dharma talk by Venerable Master Ji Ru. Lanterns will also be available for people to light for the blessing and sharing merit. Click here for the lantern form. .
Mahayana Buddhist Study Group & Chinese MiaoYun Buddhist Study Group
Deepen Your Mindfulness transform One Sunday a Month into a Mini-Retreat Day
Every Sunday at MABA we have a regular half-day schedule,
plus one Sunday a month we have a full-day program:
One Sunday a Month
Mahayana Buddhist Study Group (MBSG)
Starting Sunday, January 31, 2010
April 25 Chapters 15-16 completing the book
We are meeting once a month on Sunday afternoon from 1:15 to 4 pm to study more intensively the Buddhadharma. We are discussing together Bhikkhu Nanamoli’s The Life of the Buddha, a very in-depth text including stories from the Nikayas (Suttas) and from the Vinaya. We have copies of the text at MABA, or participants can order this text online. We suggest that participants acquire a copy of the book ahead of time. Participants will be reading carefully about 50 pages a month. This book is excellent and if you are just starting in, you do not have to read the earlier chapters to benefit from starting on Chapter 10. All are welcome.
Pre-registration is requested. Contact Xiankuan Don to register. Although attending all 5 sessions is most beneficial, everyone is welcome to come to one or more of the mini-retreats as your schedule allows.
All programs at MABA are free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated.
Work Day, Sunday March 21st
To Paint The Meditation Hall
Sunday is a work day at MABA. Volunteers are needed; no experience necessary. If you have a few extra hours to donate to MABA this coming weekend, please come, in your painter's clothes, and see Sam for a work assignment. Painting will begin about 8:00 AM and continure all day, so come when you can and stay as long as your schedule permits.
Vegetarian Lunch will be provided.
One Sunday a Month
MiaoYun Buddhist Study Group
in Chinese
Starting Sunday, January 24, 2010
Click here for more details. 
