AVRC Great Hall : 14796 Beardslee Road,  Perry, Michigan 48872

Jing Ye Ju (f.k.a. Perry House): 14791 Beardslee Road, Perry, Michigan 48872

Telephone: (517) 292-3110

 

Directions to Amitabha Village Retreat Center (AVRC) 彌陀村大殿

From I-96, it is about 7 miles north of Williamston (exit 117) following Williamston Road north at the end of which becomes Beardslee Road.  From East Lansing, follow Haslett Road east to Williamston Road north and then Beardslee Road.  From I-69, use Perry exit (M52 South to Alt. I-69 west, and then turn left to Beardslee Road.  (Maps and Directions)

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Current Activities

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 Buddhism @ Peace 英文讀書會

Tuesday 7/10, 8/14, 9/4, 10/9, 11/13

7pm - 8:30pm, Room 152, MSU Spartan Village Community Center

 

Brief schedule is as follows:
    8-form moving meditation 八式動禪 - 10 mins
    Sitting meditation 打坐  - 10 mins
    Studying "108 Adages of Wisdom, Part I" by Venerable Master Sheng Yen. (Eric will lead the discussion.)
 

Click here for a copy of the multiple language version (Chinese, Korean and English) of "108 Adages of Wisdom, Part I" 

Click here for a copy of the multiple language version (Chinese and English) of "108 Adages of Wisdom, Part I" 

 

Event is free and open to all.  Please feel welcome to join us!! 

Buddhism @ Peace is co-sponsored by Dharma Drum Mountain - Michigan Chapter and
Lansing Buddhist Association.  It is to promote the understanding of Buddhism into daily lives.
We wish to create peace in the community and society by developing humanity, individual spiritual growth, and multiculturalism.
 

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Monthly Dhamma Teaching  with  Ajahn Khemasanto                                                             

The public is cordially invited -- Everyone is welcome

Time: 3–4 pm, third Saturday of each month (1/21, 2/18, 3/17, 4/21 - canceled, 5/19, 6/16 - canceled, 7/21, 8/18, 9/15 - canceled, 10/20, 11/17, 12/15)

Place: Amitabha Village - Retreat Center of the Lansing Buddhist Association (LBA)

 

Ajahn’s teachings will follow LBA’s Monthly Day of Mindfulness (10 am–3 pm) at the Retreat Center. Those wishing to meditate beforehand are welcome to attend some or all of the day of mindfulness (Contact for questions lansingbuddhist@gmail.com )

 

Brief Bio of Ajahn Khemasanto

Born & raised Catholic in Midland Michigan, Ajahn went to Thailand as a young man to become a Buddhist monk in the Thai forest tradition. He received higher ordination as a Bhikkhu in 1969, and lived practicing in the forest of northeast Thailand with Thai masters for many years. Ajahn learned and speaks fluent Thai, Cambodian, and Lao, and has translated important Thai forest teachings into English. He returned to Michigan in 1999 to establish and serve as Abbot of Dhammasala Forest Monastery, located on the property neighboring LBA’s Amitabha Village. While a monk in Michigan Ajahn has taught the Dhamma and Buddhist meditation to Americans, Thai, Chinese, and Vietnamese at Dhammasala. LBA is honored to offer his monthly series of Dhamma teachings at Amitabha Village.

 

Click here to download audio recordings from previous talks

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Regular Monthly Day of Meditation on Third Saturday 

 

Place: A beautiful, new comfortable meditation hall at the Amitabha Village Retreat Center near Williamston -- 15 minutes from Lansing, 50 minutes from Ann Arbor.

Dates: The daylong meditations will occur on the third Saturday of each month, (1/21, 2/18, 3/17, 4/21 - canceled, 5/19, 6/16 - canceled, 7/21, 8/18, 9/15 - canceled, 10/20, 11/17, 12/15)

 

Beginners or others who would like formal instruction in meditation from an experienced meditation teacher should email LBA in advance at Lansingbuddhist@gmail.com.  Otherwise no prior notice is needed to attend. The formal daily practice schedule will start at 10:00 a.m.  There will be an hour and a half lunch break from Noon - 1:30 p.m.  The day will conclude with a half hour of discussion from 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

 

Practice will consist of 40 minute periods of sitting meditation alternating with 20 minutes periods of walking meditation or breaks. Meditators for whom 40 minute sittings is too long can shorten their sitting time.  Meditation practice will be in silence in the meditation hall but meditators can take walks in the surrounding woods and meadows.  Meditators can stay for part or all of the day. Cushions are provided.  Hot drinks and light snacks will be provided.  But please plan on bringing your own lunch.  If you would like to bring a dish to share with others, please do so. 

The suggested donation to help LBA cover its expenses is $20 for the day, with more if you can, or less if you can't.   For more information please call LBA at (517) 292-3110.

 

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Regular  Monthly Introduction to Meditation

 

If you are interested in learning meditation, please come join the meditation class for beginners on Saturday, 11/19 from 9am - 12 noon from March to December

3/17, 4/21 - canceled, 5/19, 6/16, 7/21, 8/18, 9/15 - canceled, 10/20, 11/17, 12/15

 

The Lansing Buddhist Association is happy to announce a three hour course "Meditation for Beginners" from 9:00 a.m. to 12 Noon each third Saturday of the month.  The course meets at Amitabha Village Retreat Center near Williamston (20 min from Lansing and 50 min from Ann Arbor). There is no charge for the course (donations are welcome to cover expenses).  The meditation teacher Mr. George Yeh is a certified Assistant Meditation Instructor of Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association.  He was trained by the world renowned venerable Ch'an Master Shengyen, founder of the Dharma Drum Mountain Association.

 

Students should register by email at lansingbuddhistg@gmail.com.  The first course is offered May 21, then repeated June 18, July 16, and each third Saturday thereafter. The teaching will cover; 

 

  1. The right attitude for practicing meditation.

  2. Selection of a suitable time, location, and environment for meditation

  3. Selection of meditation aids, such as towels, sitting square cushion, round cushion, or sitting bench

  4. Proper posture for meditation. 

     

    1. Introduction to alternative postures, e.g. full lotus, half lotus, quarter lotus, riding saddle' form, Japanese sitting styles, use of a chair or meditation bench

    2. Correct adjustment of head, eyes, chest, lower back, arms and hands during meditation.

    3. How to use meditation aids to support sitting postures.

    4. How to make micro adjustment to your meditation aids

     

  5. Steps and method for whole body relaxation

  6. The method of meditation by feeling the sensation of breath

  7. The method of meditation by counting the breath

  8. Correct procedure to enter and exit the meditation state.

  9. Warm up steps to prepare sitting posture.

  10. Whole body message after exiting a meditation session.

  11. Three forms of walking meditation. Where should mind be anchored when practice walking meditation?

  12. Guided practices for all above instructions. After the morning teaching,

 students are welcome to practice in the afternoon along with other meditators who attend LBA's Monthly Day of Mindfulness, also scheduled each third Saturday of the month.

          

Everyone is Welcome

 

 

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2012 Activities

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6/1 (Fri) - 6/3 (Sun): Retreat with Gilbert Gutiérrez at Ann Arbor and AVRC

 

The Ann Arbor Buddhist Society,

Lansing Buddhist Association and

Dharma Drum Mountain Michigan Chapter Invite You To

 

 Public Talk and 1-Day Meditation Retreat

with

 

Gilbert Gutierrez

 

 

Returning by popular request for the tenth time to Mid-Michigan, Gilbert Gutierrez is one of only five laypersons and the only American designated as dharma heirs of the Great Chinese Chan Master Venerable Sheng-yen, founder of Dharma Drum Mountain. 

Gilbert teaches with a mix of stories, humor, and practical instruction.  The 1-day retreat will take place at the Amitabha Village Retreat Center in the countryside 20 minutes east of Lansing.

 

Public Talk " What is True Compassion?: How to discover it, how to generate it and how to change the environment around us." at Ann Arbor: Friday, June 1, 2012, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. Location: Pierpont- E-Boulevard Room, UM, Phone: (734) 665-1002

 

1-Day Retreat “Mind-Work:  Illuminating the Environment” at Amitabha Village:  Saturday, June 2, 2012, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Check –in:  9:00 – 9:45 a.m

Free and open to all

 

Click here to register for the 1-Day Retreat by Gilbert Gutierrez online

 

 

Questions: contact lansingbuddhist@gmail.com or 517-292-3110

 

Location: 14796 Beardslee Road, Perry, MI 48872

 

 

Brief Biography

 

Gilbert M. Gutierrez – Chan Master

 

 

 

Gilbert Gutierrez is a lay Chan master in the Chinese tradition.

 

His parents were from Mexico, and he grew up and was raised a Catholic

in the United States. Gilbert obtained a BA and also a law degree at UCLA.

In 1974 he was admitted to the California bar and has practiced law for

over thirty years in Riverside California.

 

Growing up Catholic Gilbert felt a strong tie with the Virgin Mary and the concept of universal compassion for all beings. But he also had religious doubts and felt a longing for a great truth which he knew existed but hadn’t found. His religious search took him to many corners, and he also practiced for years in the marital arts.

 

Being drawn to the meditative dimension of the martial arts, Gilbert began studying Chi Gong with different masters. He was invited to become a Chi Gong master himself but declined feeling his deeper questions had not been answered. 

 

Gilbert began formal training in Buddhism under a Buddhist Chi Gong Master. Chance events led him to read the Diamond Sutra, and he had a profound

experience of illumination. 

 

Later Gilbert met and undertook years of training as a disciple of the Great Chan Master Venerable Sheng-yen.  After devoted effort, he became one of five lay persons and the only American to receive transmission as a Master Sheng-yen’s dharma heir as a Chan Buddhist master.

 

Today Gilbert teaches dharma and practices law in Riverside California.

He is married to Ai-Lun Wei, also a discipline of Master Sheng-yen, and has a

son, Ananda who may accompany his father around the country

when Gilbert teaches.

 

Gilbert’s web page from The Riverside Chan Meditation Group is  http://www.riversidechan.org/.   His dharma talks can be downloaded at   http://dharmatalks.riversidechan.org.     

 

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6/6 (Wed) - 6/12 (Tue): 寬謙法師 - 佛學講座 Ven. Kuan Chien

 

Ann Arbor (sponsored by AABS)

6/8 (Fri),      7:30 - 9:30 p.m.:      中文演講："生命的奧祕" Talk in Chinese: “The Mystery of Life”

 

Amitabha Village Retreat Center (AVRC)

6/9-10 (Sat & Sun), 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: 中文課程："金剛般若波羅密經" Lectures in Chinese on the Diamond Sutra (Vajracchedika Prajñaparamita Sutra)

 

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6/13 (Wed) - 6/19 (Tue) - 福嚴的溫宗堃老師 - 佛學講座

Dr. Wen Tzung-Kuen of the Fu-yan Buddhist College

 

Ann Arbor (sponsored by AABS)

6/15 (Fri),    7:30 - 9:30 p.m.:      中文演講："正念學" Talk in Chinese: “The Heart of Buddhism: Mindfulness”

 

Amitabha Village Retreat Center (AVRC)

6/16-17 (Sat & Sun), 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: 中文課程 Lectures in Chinese

1. "阿含的在家眾" “Lay Buddhists in the Agama-s”

2. "正念學" 及正念練習 “Mindfulness” and practice

                  4 p.m. - 5 p.m.: 問答 Q&A

 

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6/20 (Wed) - 7/4 (Wed): 淨照法師 - 佛學講座 Ven. Ching Chao

 

Ann Arbor (sponsored by AABS)

6/22 (Fri),    7:30 - 9:30 p.m.:      中文公開演講 Public Talk in Chinese on UM campus

 

Amitabha Village Retreat Center (AVRC)

6/23-24 (Sat & Sun), 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: 中文課程 Lectures in Chinese

1.《辨法法性論講記》(「法性」、「轉依」沒有講解完的 部分)Notes to the Treatise on the Discernment of the Nature of Dharma (finishing up the parts on the Dharma-nature and the transformation of alaya-vijñana)

2.《成佛之道》Path to Buddhahood

                  4 - 5 p.m.: 問答 Q&A

 

Ann Arbor (sponsored by AABS)

6/29 (Fri),    7:30 - 9:30 p.m.:      中文公開演講 Public talk in Chinese on UM campus Spartan Village Community Center, MSU

6/30-7/1 (Sat & Sun) - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: 中文課程: .《成佛之道》 Lectures in Chinese on the Path to Buddhahood

                  3 - 3:30 p.m.: 問答 Q&A

 

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6/29 (Fri) - 7/2 (Mon): SUSA Board Retreat at AVRC 國際佛教善女人協會美國分會理事會議

 

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7/10 (Tue) - 7/19 (Thur): 常延法師 - 佛學講座

Ven. Changyan (Lectures in Chinese, with English Interpretation)

 

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9/6 (Thur) - 9/17 (Mon): 繼程法師 - 禪十(或禪3, 7)

Ven. Chi Chern (3-Day, 7-Day, or 10-Day retreat in Chinese, with English Translation)

 

Amitabha Village Retreat Center (AVRC)

9/7 (Fri),      12 – 2 p.m.              Check-in (retreat starts at 2 p.m.)

9/9 (Sun),    5:30 p.m.                1st 3-Day Retreat ends  

9/14 (Fri),    12 p.m.                   7-Day Retreat ends

9/14 (Fri),    12 – 2 p.m.              Check-in for the 2nd 3-Day Retreat (retreat starts at 2 p.m.)

9/16 (Sun),  12 p.m.                   10-Day and 2nd 3-Day Retreat ends

 

Click here to register for the Ven. Chi Chern retreats online

 

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10/1 (Mon) - 10/12 (Fri): 燃燈法師 禪十 Sister Sayalay Dipankara

 

Amitabha Village Retreat Center (AVRC)

10/3 (Wed), 9:00-9:45 a.m.         Check-in (retreat starts at 10 a.m.)

10/12 (Fri),  5 p.m.                     Retreat ends

 

Click here to register for the Sister Sayalay Dipankara retreat online

 

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10/13 (Sat): Buddhist Global Relief Walk event at Kensington Park

 

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10/26 (Fri) - 10/28 (Sun): Retreat with Gilbert Gutiérrez at Ann Arbor and AVRC

 

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11/22 (Fri) -11/25 (Sun): 淨土懺及感恩佛三

Great Compassion Repentance Service & Thanksgiving 3-Day Amitabha Chanting Retreat

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4/20 (Fri) - 4/23 (Mon): 常諦法師 — 法會共修及開示 Ven. Chang Di

 

Amitabha Village Retreat Center (AVRC) (sponsored by DDMBA & LBA)

4/20 (Fri),    7 - 9 p.m.:               與法師會面問答 Q&A with Ven. Chang Di

4/21 (Sat),   10 a.m. - 12 p.m.:    中文藥師經法會共修 Group Practice of the Sutra of Medicine  Buddha (Bhai_ajyagura Sutra) in Chinese

                  2 - 5 p.m.:               中文藥師經開示 Dharma Talk in Chinese on the Sutra of Medicine Buddha

 

Ann Arbor (sponsored by DDMBA & AABS)

4/22 (Sun), 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.: Potluck at George Yeh's house, Ann Arbor

                  1:30 - 5 p.m.:           中文藥師經法會共修及開示 Group Practice and Dharma Talk in Chinese on the Sutra of Medicine Buddha at UM North Campus, Pierpont Common, Center Room

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5/4 (Fri) - 5/14 (Mon): 果醒法師 - 講座及禪七(或禪二) Ven. Guo Xing

 

Amitabha Village Retreat Center (AVRC) (sponsored by DDMBA & LBA)

5/4 (Fri),      7 - 9 p.m.:               Talk in English: “Transform Your Mind — Transform Your World” (轉心，轉境)

 

2-Day or 7-Day Retreat conducted in English 禪七(或禪二) (提供中文翻譯)

5/5 (Sat),     9:00-9:45 a.m.         Check-in (Retreat begins at 10 a.m.):

5/6 (Sun)     5:30 p.m.                2-Day Retreat ends

5/12 (Sat)    11 a.m.                   7-Day Retreat ends

5/12 (Sat)    11 a.m. - noon         Buddha Statue Consecration Ceremony

 

Click here to register for the Ven. Guo Xing retreats online

  

5/12 (Sat), 11 a.m. - noon:        佛像啟用儀式  Buddha Statue Consecration Ceremony

 

Ann Arbor (sponsored by DDMBA & AABS)

5/13 (Sun), 2 - 4 p.m.:               Talk in English: “Stress Management” (壓力的管理)

 

 

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2011 Activities

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Gilbert Gutierrez Teaching and 1-day Retreat (June and October 2011)

Click here to see group photo and download audio recordings

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夏季佛法渡假 - 講座禪修系列

安娜堡學佛社及蘭莘學佛會主辦

Thanks all the participants that all three parts of the Buddhist Summer Camp were very successful.  Please click on Special Events link to see event pictures and download audio recording of the Dharma Teachings.

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佛法渡假(四): Ven. Chi Chern's 3-day & 7-dat Retreat 繼程法師禪七  Date: 8/19 - 8/25

Click here to see group photo and download audio recordings

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佛法渡假(三): 8/5 - 8/7 Ven Ching Chao's visit 淨照法師來訪授課「四悉檀的意趣」《辨法法性論》 

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佛法渡假(二): 7/23 - 7/24 開照法師公開演講 「福慧兩處樂」「吉祥經」

Click here to see see detailed activities information

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佛法渡假(一): Ven. Yuan Po and Ven. Kai Ren's

開仁法師講: 阿含經三十七品; 圓波法師講: 修心與修定 (7/9 - 7/11/2011)

Click here to see group photo and download audio recordings

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*Sayalay Susila's visit - 6/20-6/26 (1-day retreat on 6/25) (cancelled)

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Chan Practice in Daily Life Teachings by Venerable Guo Xing April 8-10, 2011 at Ann Arbor & Lansing

果醒法師 生活禪講座及二日生活禪修營 法鼓山密西根聯絡處、Dharma on Campus、安娜堡學佛社及 蘭莘學佛會  聯合主辦

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2010 Activities

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A team of 11 Thai Buddhist Monks and Nuns To Visit and Teach in Mid Michigan,

“Spark: Igniting Your Own Self-Wisdom” (November 27, 2010)

Click here to download audio recordings

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夏季佛法渡假 - 講座禪修系列

Thanks all the participants that all three parts of the Buddhist Summer Camp were very successful.  Please click on Special Events link to see event pictures and download audio recording of the Dharma Teachings.

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Ven. Kai Ying 開印法師 慈心禪及演講 (October 2010) 

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Gilbert Gutierrez Teaching and 1-day Retreat (October 2010)

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Sayalay Susila Visits Michigan (September 2010)

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Ven Chi Chern's 7-day retreat 繼程法師禪七  Date: 8/20 - 8/26

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Ven Ching Chao's visit 淨照法師來訪授課”唯識學“ Date: 7/30/2010 - 8/8/2010 

《八識規矩頌》講要, 人類的精神作用(五十一心所法), 唯識學的「種子論」, 攝大乘論》之「三自性」思想, 唯識學的「修行階位論」(4小時)

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3-Day Buddhist Camp 三日佛法度假 (寬謙法師 Ven. Kuan Chien 、圓波法師 Ven. Yuan Po) 

Date:7/9/2010-7/11/2010 寬謙法師講: 大乘菩薩行與止觀禪修 圓波法師講: (1) 福智資糧, 與 (2) 修習正觀

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Please come join our regular activities:

 

***Monthly Daylong Meditation Retreat at Amitabha Village (一日禪) - 3rd Saturdays, 10am-3pm,

    1/21, 2/18, 3/17, 4/21 - canceled, 5/19, 6/16, 7/21, 8/18, 9/15 - canceled, 10/20, 11/17, 12/15

Lunch break is from Noon - 1:00p.m.. Hot drinks and light snacks will be provided.  But please plan on bringing your own lunch. 

If you would like to bring a dish to share with others, please do so.

The suggested donation to help LBA cover its expenses is $20 for the day, with more if you can, or less if you can't.

Bill will be the rotating time keeper to lead the retreat and discussion.  Look forward to meditating together!   

***Monthly Dhamma Teaching with Ajahn Khemasanto at Amitabha Village - 3rd Saturdays, 3pm- 4pm,

    same dates as daylong meditation retreat

 

*Buddhism @ Peace (English Buddhism Studying Class) (英文佛學研討) - 2nd Saturdays, 2 - 4pm,

    4/9 (cancelled), 5/14, 6/11 (cancelled), 7/9 (cancelled), 8/13 (cancelled), 9/10 (cancelled), 10/8 (cancelled), 11/12, 12/10

    (Room 152, MSU Spartan Village Community Center, 1460 Middlevale, East Lansing, MI 48823)

 

*One-Day Amitabha Chanting Retreat 佛一  - 1st Saturdays,

 1/7, 2/4, 3/3, 4/7, 5/5 - canceled, 6/2 - canceled, 7/7 - canceled, 8/4, 9/1, 10/6, 11/3, 12/1 - canceled

 

Note: We will resume Friday's Buddhism studying in Chinese Every Saturday (except the 3rd Saturday)

10:00am - 11:30am - Sutra and Amitabha chanting 週 六 誦阿彌陀經 、念佛 、拜佛

(Amitabha Village Retreat Center: 14796 Beardslee Rd, Perry, MI; phone: 517-292-3110)

  

Events in Town:

 

*Early Morning Meditation at Sparrow - 7 - 8 a.m. Monday through Friday

Sparrow Center for Health Humanities and Well Being Suite 130,

Sparrow Professional Building (across from Sparrow Hospital on Michigan Ave)

Free parking in the ramp adjacent to the Professional Building

For more information: rittenbe@msu.edu

 

*Free Early Bird Yoga - 6:15 - 7:15 a.m. Monday through Friday

Orchard St. Pump House in East Lansing, (between Chittenden and Linden St.) Gentle Hatha Yoga with Yoga

breathing for all--beginners to advanced students.  Start the day relaxed.  Plenty of free parking.  For more

information contact Eric Ederer: ericed@umich.edu

 

*Thursday Meditation at Quan Am Temple, Thursday, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Sitting and Dharma talk with Ven. Thich Minh Quang

(Quan Am Temple sponsors this program.  For further information, contact Anna Fisher at irjuk@hotmail.com)

 

*Mindfulness Meditation (Vipassana), Tuesdays, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
45 minutes sitting and 45 minutes reading and discussion. 

(A lay group, meeting in a member’s home.  Newcomers welcome.  

For further information, contact Quess at 517-351-3449 or at barbaraderman@sbcglobal.net

 

Future events:

 

*One-Day Intensive Amitabha Chanting Retreat 精進佛一  - TBA

* Weekly Friday's Buddhism studying in Chinese 週 五 讀 書 會 (temporarily canceled)  - TBA

 

 

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In 1995, members of MSU Pureland Buddhist Association decided to form a more permanent organization, and to seek a permanent study place.  The Lansing Buddhist Association was found in the same year.

Finally, in May 2000, an opportunity arise to joining the DhammaSala Forest Monastery purchasing thirty some acres of country land with large forest area.  Members of the association approved to purchase five acres of the total 32 acres of proposed site.  The purchase was finalized in June 2000.  The funding for the land purchase was from member contributions, and loan from some members.

The Amitabha Village Retreat Center (AVRC) is been built this five acres of beautiful land near Perry, Michigan.  The site was chosen for its peacefulness that is suitable for Buddhist cultivation or simply relaxation.  See "AVRC Project" for more details.

In March 2001, the association received IRS's recognition as a tax exempted non-profit organization described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service code; therefore, contributions to the association can be applied to federal tax exemption.

There are regular activities every Saturday and Sunday, and both Chinese and English speaker are welcome.

Directions to Amitabha Village Retreat Center (AVRC)

AVRC Great Hall : 14796 Beardslee Road,  Perry, Michigan 48872

Jing Ye Ju (f.k.a. Perry House): 14791 Beardslee Road, Perry, Michigan 48872 (517) 292-3110

From I-96, it is about 7 miles north of Williamston (exit 117) following Williamston Road north at the end of which becomes Beardslee Road.  From East Lansing, follow Haslett Road east to Williamston Road north and then Beardslee Road.  From I-69, use Perry exit (M52 South to Alt. I-69 west, and then turn left to Beardslee Road.  (Maps and Directions)

The Amitabha Village and the DhammaSala Forest Monastery are locatd on the thirty some acres of land encompassing forests, pounds, small streams, gardens and prairie that paints a beautiful and tranquil nature picture.  You are welcome to the village to join our practice, relax your body and mind, picnic and camp, or just to enjoy the nature beauty.