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 ..