Happy New Year All!!Let's start the New Year Together! It is 110 Won Buddhist Era (wongi, 원기) and 2025.It is always great to see you all! but it felt even more special to meet you all on the New Year's day!We began the service with meditation, clear our mind, gether the scatterd single mindedness.And we offered the very first prayer of the year together for ourselves and for the world. Our membe..

On the last Sunday of October, 27th, we had a "Healing Spring Retreat". The day was filled with many kinds of Meditation. We began with Walking meditation in our backyard, and then lying down meditation, breathing meditation.  We did Yin and yang Dance, and Qi-gong to fill our energy moving along with the universe.We also did Yoga and meridian Massage.  Lunch was Korean, Bibimbab and nice fruit ..

On 25th of August, We gathered to pray for the World to commemorate the Dharma Authentication Day of Won-Buddhism.The Service began by lighting each of our candles, we quietly put them in front of Il-Won-Sang and sat with single mindedness. We meditated and prayed for the World with our public spiritedness. Then we listened to the Dharma talk from Rev. Inmyung (양타원님)She shared with us the episod..

Last weekendinstead of meeting on Sunday morning, we gathered on Saturday evening.It was a night of meditation, delicious Korean food, and a Korean movie. We met at 4 PM.We had time to find our inner peace with walking meditation and seated meditation. , we gathered by the fireplace and enjoyed delicious Korean street food. We ate tteokbokki, fishcake soup and kimbap. While enjoying the deliciou..

Won-Buddhism tradition has 2 Great Memorial Services yearly (June 1st, December First),to commemorate our parents, ancestors, great teachers- Buddhas and sages, and all sentient beings.  Last Sunday, the 2nd of June, we gathered to commemorate Sotatesan's nirvana, all the  Buddhas and sages, all sentient beings, and our parents and ancestors.  So we began our service by lighting our lotus lanter..

Last Sunday, 26th of May, the Centre held a special event - Kimchi Workshop with Meditation.There were 34 participants, many of them were new to Won-Buddhism. As 10 AM approached, the parking lot filled up with participants. For the first hour, we had a Meditation program in the dharma hall.  To begin with, as there were many newcomers, Rev. Imnyung introduced, about Won-Buddhism and the Foundin..

On 28th April, we had Great Enlightenment Day, commemorating and celebrating the special moment when the Founding Master Sotaesan had the Great Enlightenment leading to the birth of Won Buddhism. We started with a prayer. We all enjoyed Bori's great musical performance. Gaboa read the Dharma master's message. Sylvia presented a Great Dharma talk on the life and journey of the Founding Master Sot..

To communicate with more locals, we opened free Korean classes on five Saturdays in March. The classes booked out quicker than we expected. There were many enquiries and interest, however we kept the classes limited to 15 people. The participants were diverse from 7-year-old children to seniors in their 70s, who were all enthusiastic and demonstrated that learning can be fun. The classes include..

We extend our thanks to all those who attended the Energy Healing Retreat on the 31st March, even though it clashed with Easter. We studied and experienced the principle of inner flowing energy, including the natural energy points of the seven chakra. There was lots of positive feedback of participants' experience of deeper meditation. As usual, the children had their own mindfulness session of ..

Happy New Year, Dharma Friends! We hope you are having a great beginning of the new year. Last Monday 1st January, We gathered in our dharma hall for our very first service of the New Year. 2024 is 109 Won Buddhist Era. As WE 109 is the embark of the 4th Generation of the Order of Won-Buddhism, it was even more meaningful to us. We began with meditation and the prayer for the New Year and greete..