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Chinese Spring Festival 3/21 cancelled
2020 Chinese Spring Festival
Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 21, 2020, and join us for the Texas Buddhist Association’s annual Chinese Spring Festival on the beautiful grounds of the American Bodhi Center in Hempstead, TX.
For the purpose of providing free lunch to all attendees, the Texas Buddhist Association asks you to register if you like to stop by.
More information coming soon.
Dharma – January 2020
Happy New Year to our monastic and lay sangha and everyone who visits our website.
This month, we celebrate New Year twice, on January 1st as well as Lunar New Year from January 24-26.
We invite you to visit us for our January Dharma talks, every Sunday from 10:15am to 11:30am.
January 5 Fundamentals of Zen Koan practice with Eng Chew
January 12 Mindfulness as a building block of emotional intelligence with Diego Estrada
January 19 The Noble Eightfold Path Series Venerable Hung I
January 26 Lunar New Year Celebration General Assembly
Dharma – December 2019
We invite you to visit us for our December Dharma talks, every Sunday from 10:15am to 11:30am.
December 1
The Maha Parinibanna Sutta by Andres Carrillo
December 8
Overcoming Fear by Darin Winter
December 15
The Five Aggregates Series by Venerable Hung I
December 22
Nibbāna by Bhante Katapunno
December 29
End of Year EDG Group Discussion
Dharma – November 2019
- Types of Meditation and their roles | November 3 | Daniel Strain. Daniel, who leads our meditation every 1st and 3rd Sunday, will present an in-depth look at different types of meditation, techniques, their roles, and relationships. Time 10:15am to 11:20am Kwan Yin Hall.
- Mindfulness without meditation | November 10 | Bhikkhu Cintita. This Sunday’s public talk is part of Bhikkhu Cintita’s Introduction to Buddhism class. Mindfulness and concentration without meditation is open to everyone. Time 10:15am to 11:20am Kwan Yin Hall.
- Temple Closed | November 17. As it is custom, the Sunday following the Saturday bazaar on November 16, our biggest fundraising event, the Temple is closed, and no EDG programs are offered to give our volunteers time to rest. For information on our bazaar, click here.
- Nirvana | November 24 | Bhante Katapunna. The Venerable continuous with a talk on the concept of Nirvana/Nibbana following Venerable Narada Mahathera’s book “The Buddha, His Life, and His Teachings.” A free PDF is available on our website under Free Downloads. Time 10:15am to 11:20am Kwan Yin Hall.
Annual Temple Bazaar 11/16
Texas Buddhist Association at Jade Buddha Temple
Presents
“Annual Bazaar”
@ 10:00 am on Saturday, November 16, 2019
Please join us in celebrating our biggest fundraiser event, a lively day filled with joy for the whole family.
Fun for all Ages
Cultural Extravaganza
International Food Stalls
Multi-Language Karaoke
Face painting
Gift Booths
One of the highlights is our Raffle with a chance to win over 100 attractive prizes, such as $1000 cash, iPhone XR, drone, Ipad, Keurig Coffee Maker, and a Dashcam. Raffle tickets can be purchased for $5 each or $50/booklet.
Come and bring family and friends.
Jade Buddha Temple
6969 Westbranch Drive
Houston, TX 77072-2163
2013/2014/2015/2016/2017/2018 EDG sponsored activities
Face Painting – Karaoke – Used Items Booth
See you there! Best food in town!
Dharma Talk Sep 29
Right Thought by Dr. Ann Friedman
Join us this Sunday for Ann’s Dharma Talk on Right Thought, the second factor in the Wisdom group of the Noble Eightfold Path, described by the Buddha as a way to end suffering, or in contemporary terms, to find lasting happiness.
This factor indicates noble qualities such as detachment, love, compassion, and non-violence, extended to all beings. And a lack of wisdom results in thoughts of selfish desire, ill-will, hatred, and violence in ourself as well as society.
Ann Friedman, Ph.D., a psychologist with private practice in Houston, has studied mindfulness with various national teachers since 2007. She received a Certification in Mindfulness Facilitation from the Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) of the Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine at UCLA.
Ann teaches mindfulness classes for adults, teens, and school districts, often in collaboration with Mental Health America of Greater Houston. She also presents at corporations. In 2018 Ann was sent by UNICEF to teach Mindfulness in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.
Ann previously served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston Counseling Psychology Graduate Program for over ten years.
Dharma – October 2019
October 6 | 10:15am-11:30am Kwan Yin Hall
Attending to the Dharma to Enter the Path by Venerable Shiou Huey
October 13 | 10:15am-11:30am Kwan Yin Hall
Schools of Buddhism in Society by Bhante Ananda
October 20 | 10:15am-11:30am Kwan Yin Hall
The Science of Mindfulness – Why does it matter | 30-min video lecture by Prof Ron Siegel & EDG Group discussion
October 27 | 10:15-11:30am Kwan Yin Hall
The Buddha and his Teachings – Nibbāna by Bhante Katapunno
Dharma – September 2019
September 1 | 10:15am-11:30am Kwan Yin Hall
Dhammapada Group Discussion – The Wise and The Immature by Daniel Strain
September 8 | 10:15am-11:30am Kwan Yin Hall
The Four Noble Truths by David Seese
September 15 | 10:15am-11:30am Kwan Yin Hall
The Five Aggregates Series by Venerable Hung I
September 22 | 10:15-11:30am Kwan Yin Hall
The Buddha and his Teachings – Nibbāna by Bhante Katapunno
September 29 | 10:15-11:30am Kwan Yin Hall
The Noble Eightfold Path – The Right Thought by Dr. Ann Friedman
Dharma – August 2019
August 4 | 10:15am-11:30am Kwan Yin Hall
Understanding Buddha Nature & Non-Self by Daniel Strain
August 11 | 10:15am-11:30am Kwan Yin Hall
The history of the Prajnaparamita with a focus on emptiness by Mitch Saxton
August 18 | 10:00am-12:00pm Grand Hall
Ullambana Ceremony General Assembly – for details click here.
August 25 | 10:15-11:30am Kwan Yin Hall
The Buddha and his Teachings/Nibbāna by Bhante Katapunno