On August 27, 2023, we had yet another auspicious Taking Refuge Online ceremony for the year. This was also the the second online ceremony hosted by Global Meditation Center New York (part of Dharma Drum Retreat Center), after previous sponsorship (with Dharma Drum Mountain San Francisco Bay Area Center) ended last year.As more worldwide practitioners
As more and more practitioners understand Why Take Refuge in the Three Jewels, we had couple more such auspicious ceremonies. The latest is on April 24th, 2022, with a group of thirteen (13) fellow Chan practitioners from Canada, Ireland, Poland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States.Here are some of their heartwarming sharing and words, to
Since the initial online Taking the Refuge auspicious ceremony on September 6th, 2020, more Chan practitioners from our Sunday Meditation Group Sessions wanted to do the same, to “coming home.”On a delightful day of December 20th, 2020, a group of fifteen (15) fellow Chan practitioners from Ireland, Russia, Spain, and United Kingdom, took refuge in
I am a new student, learning about the ways of Chan meditation. In fact Dharma Drum Mountain introduced me to the Chan discipline through the introductory workshop. Even as a beginner, I was thrilled to be offered a seat to participate in the 1 day meditation retreat on 3/17/19. “Chance”, brought me to DDM one Saturday
It was a wonderful experience to attend online One-Day Chan Meditation Retreat with Venerable Chang Xing the other day. I don’t attend English Chan Meditation Retreat often; this was my second time and it turned out quite encouraging even it was done virtually through Zoom.To maximize the Zoom technology, after the opening introduction by Venerable
I have been practicing meditation since I learned 22 years ago. Since then, I understood the merit of meditation and the posture of meditation. I love to have half an hour meditation each day from my busy household errands, I felt that I have more patience after the practice to deal with my three children
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