Sutra Study with Bhikkhu Bodhi (8/8)

Teacher: American scholar monk Bhikkhu Bodhi

Dharma students, on Saturday, August 8th, 2026, Bhante (Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi) will be holding his Sutta Study class in two modes, in-person (in NY) and online (on Zoom).

We will study The Book of Eights. See a PDF of this chapter here. To participate through Zoom, interested parties must register on the BAUS website here.

Class begins at 9:30 am ET with a 40-minute meditation: 30 minutes of mindfulness-of-breathing (ana-pana-sati) and 10 minutes of cultivating loving-kindness (metta bhavana).

Meditation is followed by sutta (discourse) discussion, starting at 10:10 am and running until 11:20 am ET. To determine the time in your own time zone from anywhere in the world, use The World Clock. (Zoom link below).

• An Online Course on the Anguttara Nikaya
• Numerical Discourses, The Book of Eights, Sutta Nos. 36-39
• We continue our exploration of this bundle of suttas dealing with giving (dana) and other aspects of a layperson's Buddhist practice.
• Monk Mode vs. 'Sicko Mode' Challenge

The schedule will be as follows:

• 9:30 to 10:10 am: Meditation
• 10:10 to 11:20 am: Sutta Study
• The Sutta Study class will be conducted over Zoom at the link given here:

Zoom link for Sutta Class

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• Meeting ID: 812 2960 9505
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Virtual meditation over Zoom

Wednesdays 7:00–8:00 pm (ET) with Bhikkhu Bodhi

Dharma students are invited to join Bhante at 7:00 pm (ET) for a Buddhist meditation session over Zoom by clicking here.

Each Wednesday evening, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm, Bhikkhu Bodhi leads a meditation session on Zoom. The session consists of a 15-minute vandana (chanting verses of homage as Buddhist music), followed by a 45-minute guided meditation. All are welcome to join in. The sacred Pali texts for recitation are attached separately. Please see class page on website for chanting text.

With metta,

Bhikkhu Bodhi, Chuang Yen Monastery (BAUS.org)

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ZOOM

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Note: This is a recurring meeting from 7:00pm to 8:00 pm Wednesdays.

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+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

Meeting ID: 835 4090 0862

Passcode: 368764

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The Buddhist Association of the U.S. (美國佛教會)

Chuang Yen Buddhist Monastery

2020 Route 301, Carmel, New York 10512

contact@baus.org

• Bhikkhu Bodhi (BAUS.org); Dhr. Seven, CC Liu, Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

New Year blessings: Feb. 17, 2026

(Zhuangyan Temple) 2026 Lunar New Year Prayer Ceremony

Register online to light lamps and pray for blessings. Light a lamp.

Joe Rogan, longevity, Harvard scientist: Imagine 500 years

Announcing the 2026 New Year's Blessings Ceremony

As the year draws to a close, we pray that readers, family, and friends are all blessed with longevity and good fortune day and night as the calendar transitions. BAUS temple cordially invites all to a New Year's Blessing Ceremony on Feb. 17, 2026, from 10:00 am to 12:15 pm.

On the day of the ceremony, those assembled will recite the "Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance Liturgy" and offer a grand offering before the Buddha. BAUS sincerely invites all to participate in the lighting of lamps and other meritorious deeds. The entire family is welcome to visit the temple and share in the Dharma benefits.

Abiding in great compassion and eternal freedom

Dear Friends,

At the ending of the year, lasting auspiciousness to all day and night! Chuang Yen Monastery will conduct a ceremony of New Year's blessings from 10:00 am to 12:15 pm on Feb. 17, 2026. During this ceremony, all will recite the Great Repentance before the Eighty-Eight Buddhas and make a Grand Meal Offering to the Buddhas. All are invited to sponsor the lighting of a blessing lamp and to sponsor other memorial services. All are welcome to bring family and friends to the Monastery to share the benefits of the Dharma.

May all enjoy the constant ease of great compassion. The temple is open to the public: Feb. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 (6 days in total) Opening hours: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM It looks like this message is in Chinese (Traditional)

莊嚴寺 2026年新春祈福大法會 線上登記點燈祈福

Light a light Announcing the 2026 New Year's Blessings Ceremony

敬啟者： 值此年終歲末之際，祈願諸位及闔府晝夜六時恆吉祥。 本寺謹訂於2026年2月17日10:00am ~ 12:15pm舉行新春祈福法會，法會當日恭誦《八十八佛大懺悔文》及佛前大供；誠摯邀請您參加點燈及各項功德。歡迎闔府蒞寺同霑法益。 耑祈 住大慈悲恆自在  本寺開放： 2月17,18,19,20,21,22日（共6天） 開放時間： 早上10點至下午3點 ­ 莊嚴寺 冬季封山通知

• Chuang Yen Monastery (BAUS)
• Buddhist Association of the U.S.
• 0020 Route 301, 10512, Carmel
• PHONE: (845) 225-1819

Chinese New Year: Spring Festival

Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, marks the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar, which is used by a large part of Asia beyond China.

It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture and was placed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in 2024.

Marking the end of winter (no matter what Punxatawney Phil rituals say) and the beginning of spring, this festival takes place from Chinese New Year's Eve (the evening preceding the first day of the year) to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year.

The first day of the Chinese New Year falls on the new moon that appears between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20 [a].

The Chinese New Year is associated with several myths and customs. The festival was traditionally a time to honor deities and ancestors [3]. Throughout China, different regions celebrate the New Year with distinct local customs and traditions [4].

Chinese New Year's Eve is an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner.

Traditionally, every family would thoroughly clean their house, symbolically sweeping away any ill fortune to make way for incoming good luck. Windows and doors may be decorated with red paper-cuts and couplets representing themes such as good fortune, happiness, wealth, and longevity. Other activities include lighting firecrackers and giving money in red envelopes. More

New Year, New Mind: Cultural 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

Buddhist Summer School w/ Bhikkhu Bodhi (3)

Bhikkhu Bodhi (BAUS); Eds., Wisdom Quarterly BUDDHIST SUMMER SCHOOL

Bhikkhu Bodhi: Introduction to Buddhism, As It Is (3): The True Nature of Existence

(AudioBuddha) The series lecturer is American Theravada Buddhist scholar-monk Ven. Bodhi, who now resides and teaches at Chuang Yen Monastery (baus.org) in Carmel, Upstate New York. Recorded in the Washington Buddhist Vihara in 1981. Source: Dharma Seed, Sept. 3, 2021.

These audio recordings, books, and videos are for educational purposes only. Public domain. For enquiries or copyright issues, please contact audiobuddho@gmail.com.

Meditation Retreat Opportunities (NY)

There will be two retreats at Chuang Yen Monastery (CYM) in English and another in Connecticut. Home of BAUS (the Buddhist Association of the United States in Carmel, upstate New York), CYM sponsors Bhikkhu Bodhi, the Dalai Lama, scholars, and a wonderful free Dharma-book distribution system.

1) Join Ven. Thich Tri Hoang for a three-day retreat April 24-26, at CYM. Open to all practitioners. There will sitting and walking meditation, sutra recitation, chanting, prostrations, and a Dharma Festival for students. A $45 donation to the monastery includes overnight accommodations in the single-sex dormitories and three vegetarian meals per day.

• For more information, please contact Julie Wagner at juwagner@uchc.edu

2) Join Ven. Dhammadipa (the remarkable European monk versed and ordained in both Theravada and Mahayana traditions) for a 5-day loving-kindness (metta) retreat at CYM. Open to all interested meditators, with Dharma talks, sitting and walking mediation, and various exercises. There will be teachings and meditation instructions on the Four Sublime Abidings (brahma-viharas) that accompany spiritual development: loving-kindness, compassion, sympathy, and equanimity. May 21st evening to 26th morning.

• Details and application forms available from CYM.

3) Join Ven. Xin Xing for a Day of Mindfulness at Hai An Pagoda, New Britain, Connecticut on Saturday June 13.

• For more details contact Julie Wagner at juwagner@uchc.edu. Sponsored by the Hai An Pagoda Sangha.

TV: "60 Minutes with Buddha"

"60 Minutes with Buddha" is a weekly television program produced and hosted by Amolak Seghalin in cooperation with the Buddhist Association of the United States (http://www.baus.org/).

The program will be aired weekly on Cablevision Channel 22

Friday evenings 6:00-7:00 pm

Beginning Dec. 2nd, 2008

Turn on, tune in...Check it out!

Cablevision Public Access Channel 22 is available in Bedford, Mt. Kisco, North Castle, Putnam Valley, Somers, Yorktown, Lewisboro, North Salem, and Pound Ridge. Please note that parts of some of these towns have service providers other than Cablevision. If this program is not available in your viewing area, please let us know, and we will see what we can do. Check out the following pages for more details:

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Chuang Yen Monastery

2020 Route 301

Carmel, NY 10512

• List of English Dharma books available FREE