身處紛攘世間，願生清淨國土！ 在此2022新年首月的淨土系列講座，法師將為大家介紹淨土的面面觀，從常寂光淨土、兜率淨土、西方淨土，到現世的人間淨土。以何因緣得住常寂光淨土？以何因緣得生兜率淨土、西方淨土？又以何建設人間淨土？讓我們一起來探索淨土，肯定生命的究竟歸依處！

2/6 常寂光淨土
2/13 兜率淨土
2/20 西方淨土
2/27 人間淨土

The Sutra of Complete Enlightenment is an important text in Chan Buddhism. Buddha uses many analogies to convey his profound teachings in correspondence to twelve levels of questions raised by twelve great Boddhisattvas in this sutra. These series talks will introduce Buddhist important principles and methods as well as its application in daily life.

Is a lack of self-confidence something welcome in Chan, a system of thought and practice that denies the reality of a rigid “I”? Should it be distrusted or should it be built?

此為般若經系聖典之一與《法華經》、《金光明經》併稱「護國三經」。乃佛陀為印度波斯匿王等十六大國國王開示如何守護佛果、修持十地善行並以般若智慧為護國的解脫法門。闡明護國之道首在護心，護心之本，在體悟般若智慧。自中國南朝起至韓國、日本等，多有君王設立仁王護國法會，供齋行香作儀專誦此經並設會開講，以祈消災除難、國泰民安、或祈雨、或祈攘敵等，宿有靈應。

下載經本:
版本一：《佛說仁王般若波羅蜜經》 後秦 鳩摩羅什法師 譯
版本二：《仁王護國般若波羅蜜經》 唐 不空法師 譯

The Sutra of Complete Enlightenment is an important text in Chan Buddhism. Buddha uses many analogies to convey his profound teachings in correspondence to twelve levels of questions raised by twelve great Boddhisattvas in this sutra. These series talks will introduce Buddhist important principles and methods as well as its application in daily life.

The Sutra of Complete Enlightenment is an important text in Chan Buddhism. Buddha uses many analogies to convey his profound teachings in correspondence to twelve levels of questions raised by twelve great Boddhisattvas in this sutra. These series talks will introduce Buddhist important principles and methods as well as its application in daily life.

The Lotus Sutra is called the "King of the Sutras" because of its great depth and inclusivity. In proclaiming its truth, the Sutra leads us to question what we are holding on to, and it reveals a path of deepest wisdom for all beings.

5/1 - 聞聲救苦觀世音
5/15 - 大悲神力觀世音
5/22 - 普門示現觀世音

As Master Dogen said, “To Study the way, is to study the self, to study the self is to forget the self.” You have to be somebody before you can be nobody. This lecture series will be a survey of the major theories of personality and the important applications associated with each theoretical approach. Specifically, it will address (from a psychological perspective) the question, “who am I?”

The Lotus Sutra is called the "King of the Sutras" because of its great depth and inclusivity. In proclaiming its truth, the Sutra leads us to question what we are holding on to, and it reveals a path of deepest wisdom for all beings.

6/5, 6/12, 6/19, 6/26
The lecture series will discuss the rise of the Bodhisattva in Buddhism, the nature and purpose of a Bodhisattva. Particular Bodhisattvas will be highlighted and what they stand for. We never really seem to get taught this important aspect of Chan Buddhism. We cover individual Bodhisattvas but run into them by study of a particular Sutra. This lecture series is designed to give us the basics. It is essential for new practitioners and vital to the journey person's practice to fill in the details.