Weekly Anguttara Nikaya reading class.

Presently, we are on the Anguttara Nikaya translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi of Nikaya series.

We meet at 7:00PM to 8:30PM central time every Sunday via Zoom. Whoever is interested, please contact nikaya.mgr@gmail.com.

Mr James Chao, the founder and leader of the Nikaya Reading Class, ordered some copies of Anguttara Nikaya for participants of the reading class from EDG. Each copy of the Anguttara Nikaya will be sold at a special rate of $20/copy as a donation to Jade Buddha Temple and as an invitation to the reading class. It is a wonderful opportunity to bring you closer to the Buddha’s teachings. FYI. You can also purchase the Anguttara Nikaya on Amazon.

For those who are interested, please reach out to EDG for purchase.


IMPORTANT UPDATE – SMG Book Study 2024

Dear Friends, we made short-notice changes to SMG’s new book study for 2024. Instead of starting the year reading Bhikkhu Bodhi’s “In the Buddha’s Words,” we will study his latest book “Noble Truths, Noble Path: The Heart Essence of the Buddha’s Original Teachings.” The book received a lot of praise from readers.

A hard copy can be purchased from various retailers; the paperback will be available on January 9. To give everyone time to order their copy, we are moving our start date to Saturday, January 20.

Some of you might be ordering books on Amazon.com. Another option is the non-profit Wisdom Publication, a leading publisher of books and online courses on contemporary and classic Buddhism, mindfulness, and meditation. One of our SMG members just placed his order with them for $24.62, including shipping. You can order your copy here.

If you are not already a member of SMG (SMG is short for Satellite Meditation Group; currently virtual only, hence at times referred to as vSMG) and would like to participate, contact Barbara and Rick at vsmg.mgr@gmail.com to be added to the group’s mailing list. We meet on Saturdays at 10am for a gently guided group meditation and start at 10:30am reading and studying our chosen book, infused with lively discussions to further apply the content to our practice, no matter everyone’s level of experience.


EDG Back at Kwan Yin Temple (9/3/2023)

On September 3rd, 2023, EDG finally got together (in person) at Kwan Yin Hall (Jade Buddha Temple, Houston, Texas). We will meet every Sunday (10AM Central for meditation, and 10:30AM for Dharma talk. In addition, we are still continuing to show all Dharma talks on-line too (via Zoom). See the image above.