Visiting the Monastery
English speaking services are held weekly on Tuesdays and monthly, usually on the second Saturday of each month. Vietnamese speaking services are held on Sundays. These and other special events are listed below in English. See the link below to download the schedule in Vietnamese. See the contact page for location and directions.
LỊCH TRÌNH SINH HOẠT VÀ CÁC KHOÁ TU HỌC NĂM 2010
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Event Calendar
JANUARY 2010
Friday, 1 - New Year Celebration and Day of Practice
Saturday 9 - English Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Saturday, 16 - Fundraiser for Avalokiteshvara Statute at King’s Land Restaurant
Sunday, 30 - Vietnamese speaking Beginning Anew, Buddha’s name, and Five Mindfulness Recitation
FEBRUARY 2010
Saturday, 6 - English Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 14 - Lunar (Vietnamese) New Year Celebration
Sunday, 28 - Chanting the Medicine Sutra for peace, happiness, and prosperity for families, communities, and society.
MARCH 2010
Saturday, 6 - English Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 7 - Vietnamese Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 28 - Vietnamese speaking Beginning Anew, Buddha’s name, and Five Mindfulness Recitation
APRIL 2010
Saturday, 3 - English Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 4 - Vietnamese Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 25 - Vietnamese speaking Beginning Anew, Buddha’s name, and Five Mindfulness Recitation
MAY 2010
Tuesday, 4 – Friday, 7 – Series of Dharma Teachings with Thay Phap An from Houston, Texas (6:30 PM – 9PM), Please register below
Saturday, 8 - English Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 9 - Vietnamese Speaking Day of Mindfulness
JUNE 2010
Sunday, 6 - Buddha’s Birthday with the presence of the Most Venerable Thich Nguyen Hanh (Abbot of the Vietnamese Temple, Sugarland, Texas) and the Most Venerable Thich Thong Hai (Abbot of Chan Khong Temple, Honululu, Hawaii and An Lac Mission, Ventura, California) (Vietnamese and English)
Saturday, 12 - English Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 13 - Vietnamese Speaking Day of Mindfulness
JULY 2010
Saturday, 10 - English Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 11 - Vietnamese Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 25 - Vietnamese speaking Beginning Anew, Buddha’s name, and Five Mindfulness Recitation
AUGUST 2010
Saturday, 7 - English Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 8 -Vietnamese Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 15 - Lễ Vu Lan – Buddhists’ Mother’s Day Celebration (Vietnamese and English)
SEPTEMBER 2010
Saturday, 4 - English Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 5 - Vietnamese Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 26 - Vietnamese speaking Beginning Anew, Buddha’s name, and Five Mindfulness Recitation
OCTOBER 2010
Saturday, 2 - English Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 3 - Vietnamese Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 31 - Vietnamese speaking Beginning Anew, Buddha’s name, and Five Mindfulness Recitation
NOVEMBER 2010
Saturday 6 - English speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 7 - Vietnamese Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Thursday, 25 - Thanksgiving and English Speaking Day of Practice
Sunday, 28 - Vietnamese speaking Beginning Anew, Buddha’s name, and Five Mindfulness Recitation
DECEMBER 2010
Saturday, 4 - English Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 5 - Vietnamese Speaking Day of Mindfulness
Sunday, 26 - Vietnamese speaking Beginning Anew, Buddha’s name, and Five Mindfulness Recitation
JANUARY 2011
Saturday, 1 - English Speaking New Years Celebration and Day of Practice
Thầy Pháp Ân has generously offered to hold a special series of Dharma talks in May 2010 at the monastery for English speakers. This will be 5 continuous days, starting May 4, 2010. The Tuesday through Friday sessions will be from 6:30-9pm with 45 minutes of sitting meditation, a short break, then 90 minutes of Dharma talk each night. Saturday will be an all day event similar to a day of mindfulness. In order to show gratitude and gain the most from the teachings, participants are expected to attend all 5 days. Please complete the form below so that we may determine if there are enough interested Sangha members to make his special visit possible.
Typical Schedules for English Speaking Days
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Etiquette
Wear loose comfortable clothes that cover your shoulders and knees. Dress in warm layers, as it may be cold in the meditation hall and outside. The monastery is in the mountains where it is often 10 degrees colder than Denver.
Some mediation cushions are available at the monastery; however, some practitioners prefer to bring their own.
"Thay" (rhymes with "play") is Vietnamese for "teacher" and can be used to address any of the monks at the monastery. The Abbot's name, "Tinh Man" translates to "complete stillness" in English. To address a specific monk, you can use both their title and name, for example: "Thay Tinh Man"
See this document with more details including other frequently asked questions