Category: Ongoing Programs

Ongoing programs offered by the English Dharma Group

Buddha’s Book Club, hosted by Bhikkhu Cintita

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Bhikkhu Cintita has been hosting Buddha’s Book Club in Minnesota for a number of years, and has begun inviting participation via Zoom. He has already attracted several participants from Texas, and would like to extend this invitation to other EDG members. The Book Club meets every Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:30pm (TX or MN time). Please join us. The link, the current book title, and other information can be found HERE.

Also, click HERE to view Bhikkhu Cintita’s new website.

SMG’s Next Book Study (starting around early July, 2026): Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind

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Our next book is Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind—Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Shunryu Suzuki. We are nearing the end of our current study, and once we are about two weeks out, we will share the start date so everyone has time to purchase a copy (free PDF’s are available online).
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s, there are few.” With this beloved opening line, Suzuki Roshi invites us into a fresh way of seeing — spacious, curious, and grounded in practice. First published over forty years ago, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind has become a modern Zen classic, returning readers again and again to the essentials of posture, breath, and the joy of insight.

The English Dharma Groups’s SMG meets virtually on Saturday mornings at 9:00 AM for a 30‑minute gentle guided Vipassana meditation, followed by an hour of reading and discussion. If you’d like to join us, please write to vsmg.mgr@gmail.com.

Weekly Nikaya Reading Class

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Starting February 23rd (Monday), 2026, we will start reading the Majjhima Nikaya translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi of Nikaya series.

We meet at 7:00PM to 8:20PM central time every Monday via Zoom. Whoever is interested, please contact nikaya.mgr@gmail.com.

It is a wonderful opportunity to bring you closer to the Buddha’s teachings. FYI. You can also purchase the Majjhima Nikaya on Amazon.

Weekly (Sunday) Dharma Talks

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Every Sunday, the Jade Buddha Temple (Kwan Yin Hall), has weekly Dharma talks. Some of the talks are given in person (at Kwan Yin Hall) and others are given/seen remotely via Zoom (seen via projector in Kwan Yin Hall).

Check our calendar to find out who will be delivering the Dharma talk and if the talk will be in person (at the Kwan Yin Hall of Jade Buddha Temple) or remotely via Zoom (seen via projector in Kwan Yin Hall). Please join us every Sunday and participate in these Dharma talks.

Timelines (Central Time):

10:00 AM – 10:30AM: Guided meditation
10:30 AM – 11:30AM: Dharma talk
11:30AM: Vegetarian lunch

Also, you can sign up for the weekly newsletter to receive information about these weekly Dharma talks.