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Online English Dharma Chanting Service This week's topic: Ten Paths to Happiness (2) How to attain perfect wealth?... How to maintaining harmony in our society? In this second episode on the Ten Paths to Happiness, Venerable Miao Zang discusses the second and third question asked by Sumati. Wealth is something that most of us would like to have, but what is the relationship between wealth and our spiritual practice? The people closest to us are our family members. How do we maintain a harmonious family? To take a step further, how do we build a harmonious society? Tune in to this episode to unlock the second and third paths to happiness. Ten Paths to Happiness is a new 6-episode series by FGS English Dharma Services. This week's speaker: Venerable Miao Zang This week's Prayer: A Prayer For Adolescent Girls https://youtu.be/y8A8Hz1Vc4E #fgsenglishdharmaservices #tenpathstohappiness #sumati See more

Many thanks to our donors who support us in doing maintenance of repainting of the temple and Buddha’s Light Bokstore. It has been more than 15 years since the last painting. How time flies! (Phrase 1) #hsifangtemple

FGS English Dharma Services Presents New Series: Introduction to Buddhist Sutras This week's topic: `Ten Paths to Happiness (1)`... Are you searching for happiness? Sumati, a 8-year-old girl, asked the Buddha ten thought-provoking questions that concerns how to live happily in this life and beyond. The Buddha's answers reveal that happiness can only be attained when we understand the nature of the world and practice for the benefit of others. Happiness is dependent on not just our physical, verbal, and mental actions, but our relation with people around us as well. Join in this new series and listen to Venerable Miao Zang's detailed analysis of the Sumati Sutra and how we can achieve lasting happiness in life. This week's speaker: *Venerable Miao Zang* https://youtu.be/g0JyQj4XaNs #hsifangtemple #MasterHsingYun

For once, fellow mindful "yogis" were out having yoga! As we are mindful of the "distancing," the new term will resume online 10/7. Twice a week, Wed. 6:00pm and Sat. 10:00am RSVP here https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSdwM5QYSwVtp9ZVrK/viewform

2020 BLIA Conference Theme Song ~ Connecting Hearts As the earth goes spinning round, Dancing in the night. There’s a new day and Time to make things right.... Words and walls which divide us Fade into the light. Take a step closer, Our future can be bright! Imagine a better, kinder world A new reality. Never wavering or giving up our dreams! CHORUS: I Dream of a beautiful place for us all! Walk hand in hand, Connecting hearts, Together we stand! As the earth goes spinning round, Dancing in the night, There’s a new day and Time to make things right. Words and walls which divide us, Fade in to the light. Take a step closer, Our future can be bright A show of kindness can change the world To inspire us on our path. Never wavering or giving up our dreams! CHORUS: I Dream of a beautiful place for us all! Walk hand in hand, Connecting hearts, Together we stand! - https://youtu.be/oibO48_DlPw

2020 Buddha's Light International Association Online Annual General Conference, where we had more than 50 countries, 101 BLIA chapters, and 10,100 participants attended. Amidst of the pandemic, our hearts remain connected! #BLIA #hsifangtemple

Online English Dharma Chanting Service This week's topic: Buddhist Meditation (5) The Four Bases of Mindfulness As we learn to be mindful, we are training ourselves to set and reset the mind on the everchanging physical and mental phenomena. In this final episode on Buddhist meditation, Venerable Hui Cheng discusses the practice of the Four Bases of Mindfulness. The Four Bases of Mindfulness serves as the framework for mindfulness in all areas of one’s moment-by-moment life.... This week's speaker: *Venerable Hui Cheng* This week's prayer: *A Prayer for Youths* https://youtu.be/sWCTg8NJjmQ https://youtu.be/kEvJahjuz-E

Thanks for attending everyone for our last Friday’s Online Thank Buddha It’s Friday! Hope we all equip with the three learnings, discipline, meditative concentration and wisdom when HOME. See tuned to our next TBIF on 11/21 #TBIF #hsifangtemple

What is Humanistic Buddhism? What Fo Guang Shan is doing? Indifference and equality... https://www.facebook.com/watch/

Online TBIF 9/25 7:30-8:30pm (PDT) Topic: "Have You Stayed at HOME?" Guest Speaker: Ven. Jue Ji, Austin FGS For months, we have been restricted by the stay-at-home order due to COVID-19 pandemic. Anxiety and impatience are floating among family members. Uncertainty of the future casts shadows on the hearts of men and women, young and old. How to transform this stay-at-home order into a spiritual journey and make our home a sweet home of faith? Can we apply some magic Dharma ingredients in their various aspects to our daily life? Sincerely invite everyone to explore this spiritual journey, search this home sweet home of faith, and happily stay at HOME. Please RSVP https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSe61_UswW6DB-Q4ys/viewform

Today is Ven. Master Hsing Yun’s 94th birthday. Throughout his life, he never wanted his disciples to celebrate his birthday. It is because birthday is the day that our mothers suffered the most. Instead, Ven. Master would like to dedicate this day to everyone to make offerings to the Sangha. Thus, every year, we have Sangha Day/Month. May this merit be dedicated to everyone. May Ven. Master has good health. We would like to thank everyone for the support! #MasterHsingYun

Fo Guang Shan Online English Dharma Chanting Service This Week’s Prayer: A Prayer for Senior Citizens... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhgaG3u06VI&ab This Week’s Topic: Buddhist Meditation (1): The Prerequisite of Morality Speaker: Venerable Hui Cheng FGS Qishan Temple https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10YOLM33kUo&ab What comes to your mind when you think of "meditation?" Sitting on a cushion and closing your eyes? That's only one part of it! In this new mini-series, Venerable Hui Cheng explains a holistic approach to meditation by looking at this practice under the guidance of the Threefold Training: Morality, Meditation, and Wisdom. The Threefold Training addresses three corresponding levels of the mind, physical and verbal acts, active mental actions or manifestations, and latent or subconscious tendencies. It is recommended that one begins working on morality as an entry point into the Threefold Trainings, since our actions and speech are easily identified and addressed. Tune in and listen to how we can practice morality in our daily life, and how it is a prerequisite cultivation of meditation. To stay up to date and receive notifications on the latest prayers, weekly practices, and talks, please subscribe to Fo Guang Shan English Dharma Services on YouTube & Blogger https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_LCrCIP5k2-xOBcA-qHhnQ https://fgsenglishdharmaservices.blogspot.com/