On August 30th, the English Dharma Group will join the Ullambana Ceremony at the Grand Hall of Jade Buddha Temple.
Venerable Hung-I will deliver a talk on How to Practice Generosity and Offerings Broadly.
There will be headsets available for Chinese to English translation (first come, first serve).
We hope to see you there.
The regular EDG meetings will resume on September 6th.
Dear EDG Members,
We are honored to share an opportunity to support Bhante Rāhula, a valued EDG speaker and the founder of the Mexican Buddhist Center (Paññābhūmi) in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Bhante Rāhula’s unwavering dedication to spreading the Dhamma across Mexico, North America and Latin America is truly inspiring. Through his practical and compassionate approach, he continues to make ancient wisdom relevant in today’s world, touching the lives of countless individuals.
If you would like to support Bhante Rāhula’s invaluable work, please consider making a donation via PayPal.
Your generosity—whether a one-time or monthly contribution—goes directly to sustaining the Mexican Buddhist Center and Bhante’s mission to share the Dhamma.
Here are some photos showcasing the monastery’s construction progress.
And here’s a short video highlighting the retreats led by Bhante in year 2024.
On February 22nd, 2025, Bhante Kovida provided a retreat that included meditation, Dharma talk, and instructions on gi-gong.
Participants completed a 12-days insight meditation retreat conducted by Venerable Gavesi from Malaysia, at the American Bodhi Center, Hempstead TX.
This one day anapanasati meditation retreat was a great success. We hope to be able to participate in another one in the future.
10:00 AM – 10:30AM: Guided meditation
10:30 AM – 11:30AM: Dharma talk
11:30AM: Vegetarian lunch
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On the September 17th, 2023, EDG talk, Venerable Hung I gave the Dharma talk. Shown above is Venerable Hung I and the persons attending the talk
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.
