Thanksgiving Buddhist Ceremony: Guan Yin Blessing Service
Sun Nov 24, 9:30 AM - Sun Nov 24, 12:00 PM

This Chinese Buddhist ceremony reminds us to purify our mind and thus deepen our compassion and wisdom within. We sincerely invite everyone to attend this bilingual event - chanting is in Mandarin, with English transliteration and translation. You can think of it as mindful recitation meditation, or just come enjoy the fascinating experience and positive healing energy.

Schedule:

9:15am: Seating
9:30am: Ceremony begins; Lamp Offering
9:50am: Chanting the Sutra (Buddhist teaching): Universal Door of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva from the Lotus Sutra ( text available here http://ctzen.org/sunnyvale/enUS/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=4&id=13&Itemid=57 )
10:50am: Dharma Talk (Bilingual English/Chinese)
11:30am: Grand Meal Offering before the Buddhas / Blessing & Memorial Service
12pm: Free Vegetarian Lunch


Next Buddhist ceremony at Dharma Jewel: Thanksgiving Guan Yin Ceremony on Nov 24, 2019!


Also at Dharma Jewel:

--> Beginner's Meditation Class - Fall 2019 course is Tuesdays at 6:30pm, weekly for three months! Free consecutive weekly course. Come learn about Zen meditation!

--> One-Hour Guided Meditation, open to all, weekends at 10:30am Nov 30 - Dec 30, 2019!

--> Children's Meditation Classes on many weekends, contact us for details.
--> Diamond Sutra recitation service on Sundays at 2pm (except on ceremony days)

--> Vegetarian cooking classes, sign up with the temple directly.

--> Dharma Jewel Veggie Festival coming up in 2020!
--> 1, 2, and 7 day Zen Meditation Retreats (only open to meditation class participants)
--> Zen Martial Arts & Kung Fu (only open to meditation class students)
All events are offered at no charge.

Dharma Jewel Monastery
2550 Henderson Mill Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30345.
Phone: 770-939-5008
http://www.dharmajewel.us
Atlanta branch of Chung Tai Chan Monastery in Taiwan

More Information about the Diamond Sutra (Buddhist text)
"All conditioned phenomena
Are like a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow,
Like dew or a flash of lightning;
Thus we shall perceive them."

The Diamond Sutra is a teaching pointing at the wisdom of understanding ultimate reality. Buddhism is rooted in cause and effect, and thus is ultimately very m