New Year Blessings 2012
The Minnesota Buddhist Vihara cordially invites you, your family, and friends to attend New Year Blessings for 2012.
Date: Sunday, January 1, 2012
Time: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Venue: Minnesota Buddhist Vihara
Agenda: Buddha Puja, Seth pirith and Meditation
You may bring flowers.
Please forward this message to your family and friends.
Teruwan Saranai,
Witiyala Seewalie Nayaka Thera
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Annual Robe offering Ceremony (Kathina Puja) - 2011
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Robe Offering Ceremony (Kathina Puja) on October 14th and 15th.
Venue: - MNBV | 3401 N. 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55412
Agenda:
Friday, October 14
- 07:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M. - Paritta Chanting
Saturday, October 15
- 05:30 A.M. - Sandamalie / James Bunnell and Family will bring the Kathina Robe to the temple (Kathina Puja will be at 11:00 A.M.)
- 07:00 A.M. - Breakfast for Monks (Heeldana)
- 10:00 A.M. - Preparing for the Buddha Puja offerings
- 10:30 A.M. - Pindapatha - Monks on Alms round
- 11:00 A.M. - Robe Offering (Kathina Civara Puja)
- 11:30 A.M. - Offering of Dana (Lunch)
- 12:00 P.M. - Sermon on benefits of Robe offering (Kathinanisansa Deshana)
- 01:00 P.M. - Devotees’ lunch
“Please make use of this great event by making it a memorable and meritorious event for you to by sponsoring at least 1 square foot of land (Bhoomi Puja Project). You can sponsor as many square feet as you wish till all 10,000 square feet are sponsored.”
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One Day Meditation Retreat With Venerable Bhikkhu Seelananda
Venerable Bhikkhu T. Seelananda from Bhavana Society, West Virginia will be conducting a one day meditation retreat.
- Date: Sunday, October 16th, 2011
- Time: 8:30A.M. to 4:30P.M.
- Location: Meditation Retreat Center, Rosemount
Space is limited.
This will be a great opportunity for you to experience a meditation retreat with a very experienced meditation teacher.
To register for this retreat, please use our contact form to submit as early as possible.
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Spiritual Day for Kids
Venerable Bhikkhu Seelananda and other monastics will be conducting a special spiritual day for Kids.
- Date: Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
- Time: 7:00A.M. to 12:30P.M.
- Location: Minnesota Buddhist Vihara
This will be a great opportunity for your child to experience the Dhamma through discussion and practice with these Venerables.
RSVP if your child is attending this event.
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Activities during rains retreat
Daily meditation program
- Monday - Friday : Morning 6-7am / Evening 7-8pm
Special agenda on Friday evening Fridays : 7-9pm
- Buddha Puja and Pirith Chanting
- Meditation
- Dhamma talk
2011 Full Day Meditation Retreat at Rosemount
- July 31, Sunday
- August 28, Sunday
- September 11, Sunday
- October 9, Sunday
To register for Meditation retreat, please contact us at 612-522-1811.
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THE
BHOOMI PŪJA
PROJECT
Be
a proud sponsor of the Minnesota Buddhist Vihara!
Dear
Dhamma Friends,
The
Minnesota Buddhist Vihara was founded in March 2004 to fulfill a long felt need
for a local Buddhist temple. The Vihara has been providing spiritual,
educational, and cultural guidance and assistance. Services include;
counseling, a dhamma school, dhamma
discussions, sil observations, meditation sessions,
visitations, blessings and offerings, language training and cultural activities
to all communities in MN and surrounding states. Currently the Vihara is housed
on 10,000 square feet of mortgaged land.
The
objective of the “Bhoomi Pūja” project is to release
the temple from mortgage. The project was inaugurated on the day of the Katina
Ceremony, October 23, 2010, and will continue until all 10,000 square feet are
sponsored.
We are asking you to sponsor 1
square foot of land for $20. You
can sponsor as many square feet as you wish and as often as you wish. You
may wish to plan this meritorious deed to commemorate a special occasion. For example, you, your family members' or
friends'
·
Birthdays
·
Anniversaries
·
Pass
merit to loved ones
·
New
job, promotion, pay raise, career success
·
New
school, graduation, selection to college
·
New
year
·
Dāna
Or to
·
wish
someone good health, or success
·
share
happiness or sorrow
Your
contribution will be tax exempted. Please make your checks out to
"MNBV Bhoomi Pūja".
Please
continue to support the services offered by MNBV by sponsoring the land that
the temple is housed on.
Wishing
you a healthy, joyful, happy, and prosperous long life.
May all
beings be well and happy with blessings of the Triple Gem!!!
With Metta,
Venerable Witiyala Seewalie Thera
Founder
/ President
Minnesota
Buddhist Vihara