2016 Program
| February – March – April | Spring Retreat for Sunyata Sangha
Location: Perris Meditation Center, Perris, CA, USA
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| 19 March 2016 | Inauguration of the Southern California Sunyata Meditation Center
Location: 13071 Brookhurst #197, Garden Grove, CA 92843, USA Time: 9:00 am to 10:00 am All welcome |
| 19-20 March 2016 | Fundamental Meditation Course – Southern California (Part 1)
Location: 13071 Brookhurst #197, Garden Grove, CA 92843, USA Time: from 10am Contact: Mr Tuệ Lạc ngbcuong@hotmail.com |
| 26-27 March 2016 | Fundamental Meditation Course – Sothern California (Part 2) |
| 1-2 April 2016 | Fundamental Meditation Course – Southern California (Part 3) |
| 1-30 April 2016 | One-month Monastic Ordination Trial
· Location: Perris Meditation Center, Perris, CA, USA |
| 3 April 2016 | Annual Sunyata Tradition Day
Location: Perris Meditation Center, Perris, CA Also available as webcast
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| 4-17 April 2016 | Sunyata Lay Teacher Specialization Training Seminar
Location: Perris Meditation Center, Perris, CA, USA Content: Contact: Mr Tuệ Nguyên toanhtuan@yahoo.com
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| 24 April 2016 | Torch of Wisdom Lecture
Location: Perris Meditation Center, Perris, CA, USA Time: 2pm to 6pm Topic: How To Live Dwelling In Right Awareness
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| 30 April to 4 May 2016 | Residential Samādhi and Paññā Meditation Practice Seminar – bilingual
Location: Toulouse, France Contact: Ms Minh Anh hnhanh@hotmail.com |
| 7 May 2016 | Inauguration of Germany Sunyata Meditation Center
Contact: Ms Thanh Tâm spthanhtam@yahoo.de
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| 9 May to 13 May 2016 | Fundamental Meditation Course
Location: Germany Contact: Ms Thanh Tâm spthanhtam@yahoo.de
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| 21 May 2016 | Public Lecture
Topic: How To Live A Worthy Life Location: AFAPS – France-Asia Friendship Association Contact: Mr Quang Triết ducthuongngo@gmail.com |
| 22 May 2016 | Public Lecture
Topic: From Awareness To Cognition Location: Linh Sơn Buddhist University, Paris, France Contact: Mr Quang Triết ducthuongngo@gmail.com |
| 17 to 26 May 2016 | Intermediate Meditation Course Level 1
Location: Paris, France Contact: Mr Quang Triết ducthuongngo@gmail.com |
| 4 to 10 June 2016 | Intermediate Meditation Course Level 1
Location: Southern California, USA Contact: Mr Tuệ Lạc ngbcuong@hotmail.com Also available as webcast |
| 12 to 18 June 2016 | Advanced Meditation Course Level 1
Location: Washington D.C., USA Contact: Ms Tâm Diệu Phú tamdieuphu@gmail.com Also available as webcast
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| 19 to 25 June 2016 | Intermediate Meditation Course Level 2
Location: Washington D.C., USA Contact: Ms Tâm Diệu Phú tamdieuphu@gmail.com Also available as webcast
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| 26 June 2016 | Public Lecture
Location: Washington D.C., USA Topic: Biofeedback Process In Meditation Contact: Ms Tâm Diệu Phú tamdieuphu@gmail.com
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| 2 to 9 July 2016 | Intermediate Meditation Course Level 4
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Contact: Mr Thông Như thientanhkhongontario@gmail.com Also available as webcast
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| 12 to 20 July 2016 | Intermediate Meditation Course Level 1
Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Contact: Mr Nguyễn Sơn sontanhkhong@gmail.com
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| 23 to 30 July 2016 | Intermediate Meditation Course Level 4
Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Contact: Mr Nguyễn Sơn sontanhkhong@gmail.com
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| 6 to 11 August 2016 | Fundamental Meditation Course – bilingual
Location: Linh Phong Pagoda, Ecublens, VD, Switzerland Contact: Ms Huệ Thuận Bùi Mai Hương |
| 13 to 20 August 2016 | Residential Samādhi and Paññā Meditation Practice Seminar – bilingual
Location: Vaumarcus, NE, Switzerland Contact: Ms Huệ Thuận Bùi Mai Hương |
| 20-21 August 2016 | Public Lecture
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Contact: Mr Thông Như thientanhkhongontario@gmail.com Available with simultaneous English translation. |
| 28 August 2016 | Public Lecture
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Contact: Mr Thông Như thientanhkhongontario@gmail.com Available with simultaneous English translation. |
| 22 to 28 August 2016 | Intermediate Meditation Course Level 1
Location: Berlin, Germany Contact: Ms Như Minh Ngọc |
| 3 to 9 September 2016 | Intermediate Meditation Course Level 1
Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia Contact: Ms Diệu Nguyên tranhpham43@bigpond.com |
| 11 to 16 September 2016 | Intermediate Meditation Course Level 1
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia Contact: Ms Như Uyển chilavender@gmail.com |
| 17 to 22 September 2016 | Intermediate Meditation Course Level 2
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia Contact: Ms Như Uyển chilavender@gmail.com |
| 24 to 29 September 2016 | Residential Intermediate Meditation Course Level 4
Location: Govinda Valley, Otford, NSW, Australia Contact: Mr Quang Lý tamkhongk@hotmail.com |
| 1 to 8 October 2016 | Intermediate Meditation Course Level 4
Location: Houston, TX, USA Contact: Ms Tâm Như bethivo2@yahoo.com |
| 9 to 15 October 2016 | Residential Samādhi and Paññā Meditation Practice Seminar
Location: Houston, TX, USA Contact: Ms Tâm Như bethivo2@yahoo.com |
| 19 to 26 October 2016 | Intermediate Meditation Course Level 2
Location: Southern California Contact: Mr Tuệ Lạc ngbcuong@hotmail.com Also available as webcast |
| 1 to 19 November 2016 |
7th Pilgrimage to Buddhist Holy Sites in India and Nepal Program: Pilgrimage to the four Buddhist holy sites: Lumbini, Nepal where the Buddha was born, Bodh Gaya where the Buddha attained enlightenment, the Deer Garden near Sarnath where the Buddha set the wheel of dhamma in motion, and Kushinagar where the Buddha entered nirvana Visit to other Buddhist sites: Vulture Peak, Bamboo Grove (Venuvana) Vihāra, Jeta Grove (Jetavana) Vihāra, Sujātā’s village, Mahākāśyapa’s village, the Nairañjanā river, the self-mortification forest, Nalandā University Visit to New Delhi, Mahatma Gandhi’s tomb and international pagodas at Bodh Gaya and Lumbini Organizing committee: Head of delegation: Bikkhuni Triệt Như Prerequisite: the Pilgrimage is open to students who have completed the Fundamental Meditation Course Registration: currently closed Contact: Bhikkhuni Triệt Như trietnhu@yahoo.com |
| 10 to 17 December 2016 | Residential Samādhi and Paññā Meditation Practice Seminar
Location: Perris Meditation Center, Perris, CA, USA Organized by the Sacramento branch Contact: Mr Nguyễn Sơn sontanhkhong@gmail.com |
| 25 December 2016 to 1 January 2017 | Intermediate Meditation Course Level 4
Location: San Jose, CA, USA Contact: Mr Hoằng Phương tandiem999@yahoo.com Also available as webcast |
