Week of December 11 to December 17 , 2011


Temple Events 


SUNDAY: Meditation at Lotus Zen Temple

10:30 AM Meditation and Precept Service -- followed by potluck
           
MONDAY: (no event)

TUESDAY: Meditation at Quan Yin Zendo
5:15 PM Meditation & Buddha Book Worm (Reading Group)

WEDNESDAY: Meditation at Lotus Zen Temple

5:15 PM Meditation & brief Dharma address

THURSDAY:  Meditation in Motion at Quan Yin Zendo
7:30 PM  T'ai Chi Yi'àn

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Important Announcements & News 

Precept Ceremony

This Sunday, December 11, we will have a Jukai Ceremony (Lay Ordination) during the morning meditation & Dharma Service. The event is followed by a potluck meal. Please join us.

Board Meetings

The approved Minutes of the last two Temple Council (Board) meetings (September and November) have been posted in the Members page on the temple web site. The Board approved in its December meeting that the current location of Lotus Temple on Ryons Street be changed. Until a new permanent location can be found, Quan Yin Zendo has offered to host Lotus Temple in the interim, which was also approved. Beginning December 25, 2011, all temple meditation events, classes and retreats will be held at Quan Yin Zendo.
 

New Board Member

Please welcome Kate Huff, who has been voted onto the Temple Council as new member.

Buddha Bookworm

Our Buddhist Reading Group has been moved to Tuesday, after meditation at Quan Yin Zendo. We will be discussing various books and Buddhist literature. The coming weeks: "Not Always So" by Shunryu Suzuki. For more details, please contact Lara (Yin Yang) at  yinyang@lotustemple

Announcements by Sangha Members

Inexpensive Cadillac
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Sports bike 

Go to http://lincoln.craigslist.org/bik/2629245897.html  


Article


Role of meditation on alleviation of oxidative stress and improvement of antioxidant system
Feb. 10, 2011 by
J Med Assoc Thai. 2010 Nov; 93 Suppl 6:S242-54.
Mahagita C.
Department of Physiology, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand. chitrawina@yahoo.com
According to MEDLINE/Pubmed search to December 2009, the modulation effects of meditation on oxidative stress have been increasingly investigated for acute, short and long-term effects. Both invasive and noninvasive measurements have been utilized. Long-term transcendental and Zen meditators have been showed to diminish oxidative stress seen by a reduction of lipid peroxidation and biophoton emission. Glutathione level and activity of antioxidant enzymes (catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase) have been facilitated in Yoga and Sudarshan Kriya practitioners. One year of Tai Chi training has been reported to promote superoxide dismutase activity and lessen lipid peroxidation. Performing diaphragmatic breathing after exhaustive exercise has attenuated oxidative stress faster than control. These data suggest possible roles of meditation and meditation-based techniques on the decrease of oxidative stress which may assist to prevent and/or alleviate deterioration of related diseases. However, further research needs to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms which remain challenge to accomplish.