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

One Day Beginner’s Mind Retreat

  • February 25, 2012 Saturday, Fee: $25.
  • 9:00am to 5:00pm, Led by Rebecca Li
One Day Retreat is a wonderful way to deepen or reconnect with your practice. Led by our experienced meditation teachers, you will have the chance o devote yourself to a full day of sitting meditation, yoga exercise, walking and moving meditation. Pre-registration by phone or email is required. Fee: $25.00.

Intermediate Meditation Class

  • March 3, 2012 Saturday, Fee: $40.00
  • 9:30am to 3:00pm, Led by David Slaymaker
For those who have completed our introductory meditation class and are developing a steady practice, the intermediate level course is a good way to reconnect with our meditation teachers and deepen your skills. Registration by phone or email is required.

Seven Days Surangama Chan Retreat

  • August 6 12:00pm at DDRC to August 12 11:00am
  • Fee: $300, Student: $100. Round-trip Bus Fee: $50.00
Please arrive at CMC on 8/6, 10:00am for the bu; please send in check payable to DDMBA, along with your application form.

Upcoming Events

Sunday Open House at CMC

  • Every Sunday, Free, Bilingual
    Click here to learn more about our Sunday Program

Upcoming Meditation, Yoga and Dharma Classes

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Major Annual Events at CMC

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"Stilling the mind is like catching a feather with a fan - every time you move the fan, the feather is likely to be blown away."

Master Sheng Yen