Lunar New Year, New Mind: Reset (2/8)

JuBu Ven. Dr. Bodhi, PhD (Claremont Colleges)

BAUS is having an important New Year event (NEW YEAR, NEW MIND) at Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, Upstate New York. This is the home of our beloved venerable Theravada Buddhist scholar-monk teacher Bhikkhu Bodhi. It will be held on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.

This cultural reset helps welcome in the Chinese (Lunar) New Year observed by most of Asia and nearly all Buddhist communities, ushering in the Year of the Horse: 2026 Lunar New Year.

• NEW YEAR, NEW MIND (Feb. 8, 2026)
• CYM, Carmel, NY: BAUS.org/en

Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Dharma,

CYM has completed the first semester of the course Ancient Path, Modern Mind: Chinese Buddhism in a Changing World with Ven. You Min.

The Temple is pleased to announce that the second semester will begin in 2026, with the opportunity to explore three core themes under the guidance of Ven. You Min:

New Year, New Mind-Abbot Youmin

1. the foundational sutras and treatises that shaped Chinese [Mahayana] Buddhism
2. ⁠the cycle of Buddhist festivals and their rituals
3. ⁠the lived life of the monastic order in relation to society.

Students are invited to cultivate focus, compassion, and balance through study and shared practice. More: 2026 Ancient Path, Modern Mind: Chinese Buddhism in a Changing World, with Venerable You Min

• 2026 New Year, New Mind: A Cultural Reset For Inner Life (docs.google.com)
• Lunar New Year 2026 in Paris, France, 13th arrondissement: free program with parade, shows, exhibitions, and entertainment
• Abbot Ven. Youmin, Chuang Yen Monastery (baus.org); CC Liu, Dhr. Seven, Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation) (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly