August 2012 - No meeting

TBYA will not meet in August because many members will be attending the TBSA summer program.

July 2012 - No meeting

TBYA will not meet in July because many TBYA members will be on vacation.

June 2012 meeting - Guest Speaker: Sarah Marks

Meeting date: June 2, 2012, Saturday 4-6 pm

Topic: Upasika Sarah Marks Talk and Interview

Sarah will talk about some of the following issues:

1. How she became a Theravada Buddhist.
2. How she developed her Buddhist practice without becoming a nun.
3. Her view of possible life styles for American women which allow for a deep Buddhist practice.
4. Her work with U Silananda and the Theravada Buddhist Society of America (TBSA).

There will be an oportunity for questions and answers.

Moderator: Olivia Leong
Panel: none
Location: Room 101, Serramonte Del Rey (former Jefferson High School, 2 blocks above the Serramonte shopping center), 699 Serramonte Blvd, Daly City, CA

SUGGESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION TOPICS. Please email your suggestions for future discussion topics to tbya.usa@gmail.com

MEETING NOTICES. To receive information about future meetings and topics, please join the TBYA Google group email list by going on the Internet to http://groups.google.com/group/tbya-usaand clicking on the right hand-side link "Apply for group membership" or "Join this group"

May 2012 meeting - Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

Meeting date: May 5, 2012, Saturday 4-6 pm

Topic: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

Discussion:

1. The purpose of mindfulness meditation

2. The basic practice of mindfulness

3. Everyday mindfulness practice opportunities

4. Feedback from the audience.

Presenter: Kevin Klotz

Location: Room 101, Serramonte Del Rey (former Jefferson High School, 2 blocks above the Serramonte shopping center), 699 Serramonte Blvd, Daly City, CA

SUGGESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION TOPICS. Please email your suggestions for future discussion topics to tbya.usa@gmail.com

MEETING NOTICES. To receive information about future meetings and topics, please join the TBYA Google group email list by going on the Internet to http://groups.google.com/group/tbya-usa and clicking on the right hand-side link Apply for group membership or Join this group

April 2012 meeting - Predestination & Buddhism: Is Karma Fate or Predestination?

Meeting date: Saturday 4-6 pm, April 7, 2012

Topic: Predestination & Buddhism: Is Karma Fate or Predestination?

Discussion Questions:

1. How much of one's fate can one change?  How much control does one have over one's fate?

2. Have you ever personally experienced the fruits of your Karma from this very life?
3. Did  you ever feel that something you did intentionally (good/ bad) in your life caused many other things (good/bad) to happen in your life?

4. Questions from the audience.

Moderator: Olivia Leong
Panelists: Teresa Leong, Win-Mon Kyi, Leo Myo

Location: Room 101, Serramonte Del Rey (former Jefferson High School, 2 blocks above the Serramonte shopping center), 699 Serramonte Blvd, Daly City, CA

MEETING NOTICES. To receive information about future meetings and topics, please join the TBYA Google group email list by going on the Internet to http://groups.google.com/group/tbya-usa and clicking on the right hand-side link Apply for group membership or Join this group

March 2012 meeting - Being a Theravada Buddhist in American Schools and Colleges

Meeting date: Saturday 4-6 pm, March 3, 2012

Topic: Being a Theravada Buddhist in American Schools and Colleges

Discussion Questions:

1. What are your experiences as a Theravada Buddhist of going to schools and colleges in the U.S.?

2. What are some preconceived notions of Eastern spirituality or Buddhism that you encounter in school?

3. What questions do some of your classmates from other religious or non-religious backgrounds ask about   Theravada Buddhism and Theravada Buddhist cultures, and how do you respond?

4. How do the five precepts come into question sometimes as you socialize with other American students?

5. Do you learn much about Theravada Buddhism or about Theravada Buddhist societies in your school/college/university? In what ways? In what ways not?

Panelists: Eugenia Kaw, Olivia Leong, Leo Myo

Location: Room 101, Serramonte Del Rey (former Jefferson High School, 2 blocks above the Serramonte shopping center), 699 Serramonte Blvd, Daly City, CA

MEETING NOTICES. To receive information about future meetings and topics, please join the TBYA Google group email list by going on the Internet to http://groups.google.com/group/tbya-usa and clicking on the right hand-side link Apply for group membership or Join this group

February 2012 meeting - Are we reborn? The evidence for rebirth - continued

Meeting date: Saturday 4-6pm, February 4, 2012

Topic: Are we reborn? The evidence for rebirth - continued

Discussion Questions:

1. More cases of rebirth: Sri Lanka, England

2. Do you have any past life memory stories in your family? 
3. As a child, did you or any family member have unique habits or fears that no other family member had? 
4. How are you different from your other family members?
5. Past life memories shared by Dr. Thynn Thynn followed by Q&A period

Discussion leader: Li Chan

Panelists: none
Attendance: approximately 40 people of all ages

Location: Room 101, Serramonte Del Rey (former Jefferson High School, 2 blocks above the Serramonte shopping center), 699 Serramonte Blvd, Daly City, CA

MEETING NOTICES. To receive information about future meetings and topics, please join the TBYA Google group email list by going on the Internet to http://groups.google.com/group/tbya-usa and clicking on the right hand-side link Apply for group membership or Join this group