Woo Ju Memorial Library

Thank you Ven. Sayadaw U Aggañña’s teaching. The teaching is amazingly to benefit beginners as well as advanced meditators. Hope we could have another longer session next time! Great to see everyone who came. YouTube link as follows: https://www.youtube.com/live/315nJGbagsM?si=3-1qzuxMkpQ96xtq

Thanks for everyone who volunteered and participated the event. (Photo credit: Gordon Wang)

Library Memorial Day Weekend Hours:
Saturday 5/25 11am-3pm.
Closed on Sun & Mon

Recap on the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Dr CT Shen and Mrs Woo Ju Chu Memorial Hall.

Recap of Dr. CT Shen and Mrs. Woo Ju Chu Memorial Hall Ceremony

Library is back to open on Sundays
from 10 am to 3 pm.

Wishing everyone a happy and safe thanksgiving!

VIRTUAL Abhidhamma Study Retreat with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi (9/4-9/7/2020). Register early with commitment to attend full time to secure your seats on Zoom.

VIRTUAL Abhidhamma Study Retreat with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi (CYM: 9/4-9/7/2020) - BAUS This year, at the annual Abhidhamma retreat, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi will continue with his overview of the “Wisdom” section of the Visuddhimagga, “The Path of Purification.” In this retreat he will discuss the approaches to meditative development described in the Visuddhimagga and the stages of ...

Washington Post recently published an article about the author of “Love and Rage”, a Buddhist teacher shares Buddha’s wisdom. Don’t forget to join and meet Lama Rod on Zoom on August 29 @ 2 pm. Please visit for more information and register, https://www.baus.org/en/activities/woo-ju-memorial-library-activities/love-and-fear-with-lama-rod-on-zoom/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/a-buddhist-teachers-meditations-on-confronting-white-supremacy/2020/07/20/3f9cf510-b71b-11ea-aca5-ebb63d27e1ff_story.html

A Buddhist teacher’s meditations on confronting white supremacy Activist Lama Rod Owens treats racial trauma with love, rage and mindfulness.

Facing the Challenge of the Coronavirus. The Buddhist Association of the United States President, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi

Library is closed this weekend on 11/30 & 12/1 for Thanksgiving Holiday. Sorry for the inconvenience. See you next Saturday on 12/7.

Have a great holiday!

Does our practice go beyond our cultural identity? What is the connection between personal and societal liberation? Please join Lama Rod Owens this coming Sunday, October 20, 2 pm at Woo Ju Library. He is going to discuss the book he wrote with Rev. angel Kyodo Williams and Jasmine Syedullah. For more information and to register, visit https://www.baus.org/en/activities/woo-ju-memorial-library-activities/radical-dharma-talking-race-love-and-liberation-10-20-19/

Don’t forget to join the lecture tomorrow. Looking forward to it.

Register link: https://www.baus.org/en/activities/woo-ju-memorial-library-activities/rev-dr-t-kenjitsu-nakagaki-presents-the-buddhist-swastika-and-hitlers-cross/

Register link: https://www.baus.org/en/activities/woo-ju-memorial-library-activities/rev-dr-t-kenjitsu-nakagaki-presents-the-buddhist-swastika-and-hitlers-cross/

Ven. Ekayana, the Assistant Abbot of Santavana Forest Hermitage from Malaysia, is going to give a 2-hour lecture on an important and widely study Mahayana Sutra - "The Heart Sutra" on Saturday, 6/22 at 2 pm in the library.

6/22/2019 星期六下午'兩點 - 道一法師 "心經開講" 英文講座，
歡迎您邀請對學佛有興趣的英語朋友參加。

The “Heart Sutra” is an extremely profound, and condensed text about absolute reality. Over the centuries, It has been preached by many Buddhist masters among the Mahayana Buddhism schools and believed its insight lead us crossing the sea of suffering to the other shore. Please visit https://www.baus.org/en/activities/woo-ju-memorial-library-activities/the-heart-sutra-with-ven-ekayana/ to learn more and to register. Hope to see you all!

New program for kids !
Library is going to start "Metta Kids - Buddhist Children’s Story Time" on Saturday Mornings"

Check it out and register online https://www.baus.org/en/activities/woo-ju-memorial-library-activities/spring-2019-metta-kids/

Finally, we put the summer course “Introduction to Buddhism” videos online. Thanks for everyone’s patience. Please feel free to share if you know someone who is new to Buddhism and would like to get a glimpse of it.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgu0hJSLkqCWfPCyIAeJWMxZmNwbHNE43

A short introduction to Buddhism by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi - YouTube

Library will be closed tomorrow (10/27).
Stay Safe and Dry !

The internet doesn't count!

The so called “Happiness Course” became the most popular class ever in the Yale University's 300 odd yrs history.

Starting on Aug 13th, 2018, you can take the course online free: https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being

May all beings be happy and well 🌸

Laurie Santos Brand new course at Yale University

Had the first class...

“Introduction to Buddhism” taught by resident monks starts from tomorrow. Library will close during the class from 2-4 pm.

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We take book borrowing very seriously. http://bit.ly/2zbddkv

Summer 👓

Library close tomorrow 7/1. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Sound familiar?....

Olivia is all of us at the bookstore. http://bit.ly/2MoYXpS

Mr. Robert Wright is coming tomorrow....

New York Times BestSeller author Mr. Robert Wright will visit the monastery soon on 6/10. Please use this opportunity to invite your family and friends if you wish to introduce Buddhism to them. Kindly register online. https://www.baus.org/en/activities/woo-ju-memorial-library-activities/public-talk-by-mr-robert-wright-nyt-best-selling-author-610/

Wonderful class today, Ven. Ekāyana shared his blog, http://Merit-wisdom.blogspot.com (Ven. Ekāyana)