Sunday Open House at CMC
- Every Sunday, Free, Bilingual
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Our Founder Master Sheng Yen
“The Dharma is so good, yet so few people know about it and so many people misunderstand it.” It was based on this simple belief that Venerable Master Sheng Yen founded Dharma Drum Mountain. Named as one of the fifty most influential people in Taiwan during the past four hundred years, Venerable Master Sheng Yen called himself “an itinerant monk pressing ahead through the wind and snow,” and has had a life full of miseries, deprivations, tests, and turning points.
What's New
Welcoming the New Year with Mindful Prayer
Approaching Year 2012 with a genuine heart and a mind at ease, all will be broad and auspicious.
- Activities: Chinese New Year Ritual Ceremony, Dharma Talk, Food Offering, Vegetarian Lunch and Entertainment
(Sunday Feb 22, 2012. 10am ~ 3pm) - New Year’s Eve Repentance- Great Compassion Dharani Repentance Ceremony. Led by: Abbot Ven. Guo Xing
(Sunday Feb 22, 2012. 9:30pm ~ 12:10am)
Passing on the Lamp of Wisdom
In Appreciation for the Teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen,Vowing to Transmit the Wisdom Life of the Buddha
- One Day Chan Retreat: Activities: Sitting Meditation, DVD Dharma Talk by Master Sheng-yen, Chanting, Passing on the Lamp of Wisdom, Dharma Talk, Making vows &Transferring of Merit. (Saturday Jan 28 9am ~ 5pm)
- Special Sunday Dharma Talk: Silent Illumination and Huatou in The Fivefold Spiritual Renaissance Campaign (Sunday Jan 29 11am ~ 12:30pm)