*** YOU MUST REGISTER BELOW IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING *** Click here if the registration form below does not appear. Please join us for a free one-day meditation retreat on Saturday, December 11, 2021. This retreat will start promptly at 6:00AM until 6:00PM, so please arrive 10-15 minutes early. This …
Namo Shakyamuni Buddha! Dear Sangha and friends. Most of you know me as Master Quang Trí, or as Teacher likes to introduce me, “the young monk, Master Quang Trí.” On July 10th, 2021, I took full Bhiskhu ordination at Dai Dang Monastery in Bonsall, California. It is the same monastery …
Ullamabana is a traditional event dating back to the Buddha’s time to promote filial piety and gratitude to our parents. The merits of chanting can be transferred either to our deceased ancestors to alleviate them from the lower realms or to our parents to help them eradicate bad karma so …
The Five Hinderances (Skt. pañca nīvaraṇāni) are five mental states that arise in our practice, creating obstacles in our ability to be mindful and concentrate. The Buddha said it’s useful to pay attention to exactly what’s going on when we’re feeling challenged. Any obstacle can be characterized as one of …
Our book club is back after a long hiatus and just in time for some summer reading! Our online book club provides free online books on different topics on Buddhism, meditation, sutras, and more. In an effort to make things a little easier and organized for our readings and discussions, …
Event will be livestreamed on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sabuddhisttemple Sunday, May 23, 2021 @ 10am
At the very beginning of the path to Enlightenment there are twenty difficulties for us to overcome in the world, and they are: It is difficult to practice generosity when one is poor. It is difficult to study the Way when one is wealthy and/or occupying a position of great …
In many Mahayana traditions, for the full month of January in the Lunar calendar, the Medicine Buddha Sutra is chanted. The sutra is chanted and meditated on for purification and “healing.” Meditation and medication are only different by one letter, but they both come from the same Latin root word …
The new Temple Chant book is finalized and ready to be ordered! This time around, we created the book to be easier to handle, use, and read. We’ve also made it so it’s available in different formats according to your preferences: Hardcover, paperback, coil bound, and eBook. Order yours now! …
