JUNE-JULY 1999
June 27-July 2 - Summer Yongmaeng Chongjin, intensive 5-day retreat.
Members $250 / non-members $300. Advance registration required, minimum
attendance 2 days. At the Zen Buddhist Temple, 1710 W. Cornelia Ave.,
Chicago IL. For information call (773) 528-8685 or email: buddha@enteract.com.
June 27 - Prairie Buddha Sangha Sitting Meditation, 1 p.m., 126
Ilehamwood, DeKalb, IL 60115, For information call (815)756-2801.
July 3 - Biennial International Precept-Taking Ceremony - 10:30 a.m.
At the Zen Buddhist Temple, 1710 W. Cornelia, Chicago IL. For information
call 773-528-8685 or email buddha@enteract.com.
July 3 - Ordination Ceremony, 9 a.m. At the Zen Buddhist Temple, 1710
W. Cornelia, Chicago IL. For information call 773-528-8685 or email
buddha@enteract.com.
July 3 - Heartland Sangha 10 a.m. guided meditation, cultivating
"Metta", and 11a.m. American Buddhist service. Rev. Koyo Kubose will
preside; Dharma talk will be on "Metta: Loving Kindness". At the Lake
Street Church, Chicago Ave. and Lake St., Evanston IL. For further
information call 773-583-5794 daily after 10 p.m.
July 10 - Celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Birthday (July
6) and World Tibet Day by the Tibetan Community in Chicago. At the American
Indian Center, 1630 West Wilson, Chicago. For information call 773-275-7454
or email Tibetgift@aol.com.
July 10 - Heartland Sangha 6 p.m. service and commemoration of World
Tibet Day followed by 7 p.m. pot luck dinner and 8 p.m. business meeting.
At 5043 Warwick, Chicago IL. For information call (773) 545-9972.
July 11 - Vajrayana Buddhist Center weekly meditation group starting on
Sundays from 10-11:30 a.m. at 827 W. Roscoe, #1. For details please call
773-529-1862, or email: vajrayana@compuserve.com.
July 11 - "The Three Principle Aspects of the Path": guided meditation
then video viewing of a Gelek Rinpoche teaching on the Three Principles
followed by a discussion led by Senior Students Madonna Gauding, Christy
Burns and Robin Olson.- 12:00 - 2 p.m. at the Shambala Meditation Center, Chicago, 7331 N. Sheridan
Road Chicago, IL 60626. For further information call (773) 743-8147 / 49,
fax: (847) 332-1862, or email: pmclaugh@suba.com.
July 11 - Sitting Meditation, 1 p.m. at the Prairie Buddha Sangha,
4N579 Pheasant Run Dr, St. Charles, IL 60175. For information call (630)
584-6337.
July 15 - Advanced meditation course, four Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. $160
fee. At the Zen Buddhist Temple, 1710 W. Cornelia, Chicago IL. For
information call 773-528-8685 or email buddha@enteract.com.
July 16-18 -The Art of Being Human -- Shambhala Training Level I - The
beginning of the Path of Warriorship. Shambala Meditation Center, Chicago,
7331 N. Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60626. For further information call (773)
743-8147 / 49, fax:(847) 332-1862, or email: pmclaugh@suba.com. Please see
our Shambhala Training page for more details.
July 17 - Heartland Sangha 9:30-11 a.m. guided meditation, cultivating
"Metta", Dharma talk, and Q&A on practice followed by 11 a.m. American
Buddhist service. Rev. Koyo Kubose will preside; Dharma talk will be on
"Metta: Loving Kindness". At the Lake Street Church, Chicago Ave. and Lake
St., Evanston IL. For further information call 773-583-5794 daily after 10
p.m.
July 18 - Jewel Heart Chicago Picnic. Call 847-256 3186 for details.
July 18 - July Board meeting of the Buddhist Temple of Chicago, 12:30,
at 1151 W. Leland, Chicago IL.July 18 - Dharma talk & discussion led by Ven. Dr. Thich Quang Chon, of
the U. of California, Berkeley. English session, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sponsored
by the Lotus Sangha at the Vietnamese Association of Illinois, 5252 N.
Broadway Ave. 2nd Floor, Chicago IL. For information call (630) 983-6287 or
email:amelia_nguyen@hotmail.com.
July 18 - Harmony Zen Center and Dharma Circle of the Buddhist Temple
of Chicago meet for meditation at Lake Michigan between Wilson and
Sunnyside Aves., Chicago, IL. 9-10:30 a.m. For further information call
773-583-5794 daily after 10 p.m.
July 20 - Introductory meditation course, five Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. $120
fee. At the Zen Buddhist Temple, 1710 W. Cornelia, Chicago IL. For
information call 773-528-8685 or email: buddha@enteract.com.
July 21 - Buddhist Council of the Midwest Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m.
Location TBA. For information call (847) 869-5806, fax (847) 869-6250 or
email:asayoh@yahoo.com.
July 23-25 - Weekend Retreat at Wat Dhammaram/Vipassana Meditation
Center, 7059 W. 75th St., Chicago IL . for information call (708) 594-6131,
fax (708) 594-8100 or email: dhammaram@yahoo.com.
July 23-27 - 12th Annual Buddhist Peace Camp at Friends Lake near
Chelsea, MI. Write to Ann Arbor Zen Temple for information, 1214 Packard
Rd., Ann Arbor, MI. 48104-3814 or email: buddhaa2@cyberspace.org.
July 25 - Asalha Puja Day Alms Offering Ceremony. At Wat
Dhammaram/Vipassana Meditation Center, 7059 W. 75th St., Chicago IL. For
information call (708) 594-6131, fax (708) 594-8100 or email:
dhammaram@yahoo.com .
July 25 - Temple Picnic of the Buddhist Temple of Chicago at Harms
Woods, Grove #5, Harms and Old Orchard Rds., Morton Grove, IL., 11 a.m. For
information call 773-334-4661.
July 25 - Sonam Dhargye and Kelsang will take turns guiding us in
teachings and meditation with typical Tibetan style.
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. at the Shambala Meditation Center, Chicago, 7331 N.
Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60626. For further information call (773)
743-8147 / 49, fax: (847) 332-1862, or email: pmclaugh@suba.com.
July 25 - Sitting Meditation, 1 p.m. at the Prairie Buddha Sangha, 136
Ilehamwood, DeKalb, IL 60115, For information call (815) 756-2801.
July 25 - Asalha Puja Day and Vassa (Lent Retreat) (Buddhist Lent)
commemorates two events: the Buddha's delivery of the first sermon after
his enlightenment and the beginning of the Buddhist Lent. 9 a.m. - Dharma
talk in English. 10:30 a.m. -
Alms offering for the monks. Thai Dharma talk after lunch, with Wientien
(temple circumambulation) about 1:30. At the Buddhadharma Meditation Center
- 8910 S. Kingery Hwy, Hinsdale, IL 60521. For information call (630)
789-8866, fax (630) 789-8879, or email: bmc8910@hotmail.com.
July 25 - Waso Robe Offering 11:00 A.M. At the Burmese Buddhist
Association of Illinois, 15 W.110 Forest Lane Elmhurst, IL 60657. For
information call (630) 941-7608, or email: innya@sisna.com.
July 29-31 - Intensive Vipassana Meditation Retreat. At the Midwest
Buddhist Meditation Center, 29750 Ryan Rd., Warren MI 48092. For
information call 810-573-2666.
July 30 - Obon practice for Bon Odori, celebrating the release of the
monk Maudgalyayana's mother from the Realm of the Hungry Ghosts. 7:30 p.m.,
at the Buddhist Temple of Chicago, 1151 W. Leland, Chicago IL. For further
information call
773-334-4661.
July 30-31 - Monthly retreat at Wat Phrasriratanamahadhatu, 4735 N.
Magnolia Chicago, IL 60640. Friday: Five Precepts offering for laypeople,
chanting and meditation, 5-9 p.m. Saturday: chanting and meditation, 5-7
a.m. and 5-7 p.m. Food
offering for the monks, 11a.m.- noon. For further information call (773)
784-0257 or email:watphrsri@iirt.net.
July 31 - "Women's Freedom & Spiritual Liberation", an evening of
sacred performance by the Tibetan nuns of Khachoe Ghakyil Nunnery,
Kathmandu, Nepal, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Tickets $15 until July 29, $20 thereafter.
Tickets available at Healing
Earth Resources, 3111 N. Ashland, Chicago or Turtle Island Books, 7001 N.
Glenwood, Chicago. At the Skyscraper Auditorium, Loyola University
Lakeshore Campus, 6363 North Sheridan Road, Chicago. Sponsored by the
TIBETcenter and the Asian American Studies Program of Loyola University
Chicago. For information call 773-275-7454 or email
Tibetgift@aol.com.