DDMBA: Feb 24-27 Activities

In case you are interested:

Dear Dharma Friends and Chan Practitioners,

DDMBA Ontario warmly welcomes Chan Teacher and Abbot of Dharma Drum Retreat Center, Venerable Guo Xing Fashi, to Toronto, to oversee a series of events related to Chan Buddhist practice from February 24 to 27, 2011 at the Member’s Lounge of North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M2N 5V7.

Great Compassion Repentance Ceremony* and Refuge Taking Ceremony

• Saturday, February 26, from 10 am to 12 pm
• Followed by vegetarian lunch, FREE
• To register for the Great Compassion Repentance Ceremony or Refuge Taking Ceremony, please email meditation.dharmadrum@gmail.com
• *Please note that this event is in Mandarin only; however, English written translations of the Great Compassion Repentance Chanting are available for participants’ use during the ceremony.

“The Buddha”- Movie Time and Dharma Talk by Venerable Guo Xing

• Saturday, February 26, from 1:30 to 4pm, FREE

We will be showing “The Buddha” (dir. David Grubin), a two hour documentary film of the Buddha’s life, a journey especially relevant to our own bewildering times of violent change and spiritual confusion. Hear insights into the ancient narrative by contemporary Buddhists, including Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.S. Merwin and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Join the conversation and learn more about meditation, the history of Buddhism, and how to incorporate the Buddha’s teachings on compassion and mindfulness into daily life.

Living Chan Meditation Workshop

• Sunday, February 27, from 9:30 am to 4:30pm
• FREE and limited space
• To register, please email, meditation.dharmadrum@gmail.com with your name and telephone number. This workshop will be offered in Mandarin and English.

This is a one day workshop instructed by Chan master Venerable GuoXing. The goal is to take you deeper into life through meditation, by connecting daily living with meditative practice. Come and learn about how to apply meditative practices into your daily routine.

With palms joined,
DDMBA Ontario @ Toronto

http://www.ddmba-ontario.ca , http://www.ddm.org.tw , http://www.dharmadrumretreat.org/

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