On Saturday, January 28th & 29th, Dharma Drum Mountain Vancouver Centre welcomes you and your family to come and celebrate Chinese New Year with us. The centre will have different programs and performances suitable for all age groups the whole day (1:30pm – 3:30pm). Activities include lantern making, bracelet craft and calligraphy, and performances of drumming, traditional Chinese music and Chinese dance. You can also participate in the ancient Chan (Zen) tea ceremony and try different types of meditation. Feel free to drop in at any time to celebrate the Year of the Monkey with us!

February 11, 2017
10 am ~ 12 pm
Venue: Chan Meditation Center 9126 Corona Ave. Elmhurst NY 11373

January 29, 2017
Chinese New Year Special Dharma Talk
By Ven. Guo Yuan
11:00 am ~ 12:00 pm

Chinese New Year Dharma Gathering
12:00 pm ~ 3:00 pm

Venue: 8220 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst NY 11373 ( map )

January 29, 2017
Chinese New Year Special Dharma Talk: (Topic – To Be Announced)
By Ven. Guo Yuan
11:00 am ~ 12:00 pm

Chinese New Year Dharma Gathering
12:00 pm ~ 3:00 pm

Venue: 8220 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst NY 11373(map)

January 28, 2017
New Year Chanting Ceremony
10:00 am ~ 12:00 pm

Medicine Buddha Chanting Ceremony
2:00 pm ~ 4:00 pm

Venue: Chan Meditation Center 9126 Corona Ave. Elmhurst NY 11373

January 21 (Sat) 9:00 am ~ 5:00 pm
Fee: Free (Donation is welcome) Led by Harry Miller
Chan Meditation Center
90-56 Corona Avenue
Elmhurst, NY 11373
An opportunity for serious practitioners to sustain practice and receive guidance from meditation teachers. This retreat is open to people who have taken Beginners’ Meditation Class or already have an established meditation practice.
Please call CMC at 718-592-6593 or click
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This event is open to all Dharma friends who have been volunteers at DDRC for for at least three years, or who have volunteered at an intensive retreat at least five times.

The precious teachings of our respected founder and teacher, Chan Master Sheng Yen (Shifu) live on when we utilize videos of his talks from past retreats. In this way, we hope to preserve and continue to share the Dharma Drum Lineage's Chan practice with the world, and give practitioners an opportunity to hear these teachings on intensive retreat, as spoken directly from the founder himself.

In addition to receiving instruction from Shifu's video lectures, you will also have guidance from an experienced Chan supervisor who will lead the practice in the Chan Hall.

Begins: Sunday, January 14, 2017 - check-in 1:30-3:00pm
Ends: Sunday, January 21, 2017 - 10:00 am
Fee: $150
Openings: Available - register online
Deadline: January 10, 2017
Dharma Drum Retreat Center
184 Quannacut Road, Pine Bush, New York, 12566.
Phone: (845) 744-8114
Fax: (845) 744-8483
Email: [email protected]

Camp Program

You are welcome to attend for any length of time from three to seven days. Everyone will begin together on the same day; you decide how long you can stay.

The retreat fee is reduced from our normal rates as a way of saying thank you for your ongoing support. There is a single flat rate of $150.00, regardless of how many days you attend.

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2016
Dharma Drum Retreat Center
184 Quannacut Road, Pine Bush, New York, 12566.
Phone: (845) 744-8114
Fax: (845) 744-8483
Email: [email protected]
Begins: check-in 8:45am
Ends: 5:00 pm
Fee: $25 (includes lunch)
Register: register online

Give your self one day for meditation — a day to still the mind. Learn how to apply methods of meditation and mindfulness while sitting, walking, exercising, working, eating, and all other activities. The simple and relaxed schedule allows you to settle your mind while at the same time allowing you to maintain a constant silent awareness of your every activity.

This retreat also includes brief Dharma talks, guided meditations, and a review of basic meditation methods such as breath awareness and total mind-body relaxation.

Most people find that attending these retreats regularly helps renew the strength of their daily practice. These retreats are held once each month.

12/18 ( Sun ) 1:30 pm ~ 4:30 pm

Free of Charge, Led by Peter Lin

Chan Meditation Center

90-56 Corona Avenue

Elmhurst, NY 11373

Phone number: 718-592-6593

In Our Times (literally “The Time of My Teenage Years”,) Truly Lin is an ordinary office worker who gets ridiculed by her subordinates. Dejected, she listens to an old Andy Lau song that brings her back to her high school days. There was a time Truly Lin received a chain letter, warning her of impending doom if not passing the message on. Hsu Tai-yu received the message and got injured in a car accident when reading it. After weeding out the letter’s sender, the angry Tai-yu made Truly Lin his ‘friend’ and forced her to run errands for him. Soon after, Tai-yu discovers a brain clot caused by the car accident and his parents decide to send him overseas, leaving Truly Lin with no way to contact him. 18 years later, Truly Lin and Tai-yu come across to each other in Andy Lau concert that takes place in Taipei.

A free screening and discussions of movies from a Buddhist perspective led by Dr. Peter Lin.

11/26 ( Sat ) 9 am ~ 5 pm, Fee: Free (Donation is welcome)
Led by Ven. Chang Hwa & Ven. Chang Zhai
Thanks & Giving 1-Day City Chan

An opportunity for serious practitioners to sustain practice and receive guidance from meditation teachers on a Thanksgiving Weekend.
This retreat is open to people who have taken Beginners’ Meditation Class or already have an established meditation practice.

Venue: Chan Meditation Center (90-56 Corona Avenue Elmhurst, NY 11373)
Please call CMC at 718-592-6593 or CLICK HERE to register online