Week of January 1 to January 7 , 2011




Schedule


SUNDAY: 10:30 AM Meditation and Dharma Service 

    
MONDAY (starting January 9): 6 PM Beginner's Introduction to Meditation. 
You must register at sangha@lotustemple.us or by calling the temple phone number.

TUESDAY: 5:20 PM Meditation & Buddha Book Worm (Reading Group)

WEDNESDAY: 5:20 PM Meditation & Brief Dharma Address

THURSDAY:  7:30 PM Meditation in Motion T'ai Chi.  
Please register at www.taichiyian.com

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Important Announcements & News

Winter Retreat

Once again, our winter retreat is scheduled: January 14, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
Reservation is limited to 15 participants. Your registration will be confirmed via email along with other details prior to retreat begin. For questions please contact yinjian@lotustemple.us. In order to learn more about the retreat, please visit www.lotustemple.us/nextretreat.html

Newsletter

The Winter 2011-12 has been published. Help yourself to a copy when visiting the temple next. 

Announcements by Sangha Members


Inexpensive Cadillac
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Sports bike 

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Week of December 25 to December 31 , 2011


Temple Events 


SUNDAY: 10:30 AM Meditation and Dharma Service 

... followed by brunch
           
MONDAY: 6 PM Beginner's Introduction to Meditation. 
Please register at sangha@lotustemple.us or by calling the temple phone number.

TUESDAY: 5:15 PM Meditation & Buddha Book Worm (Reading Group)

WEDNESDAY: (no event this week)

THURSDAY:  7:30 PM Meditation in Motion T'ai Chi.  
Please register at www.taichiyian.com

SATURDAY: 8:00 PM Shikuhaku. Meditation. New Year's Eve Bell Ringing & Party. Please register at sangha@lotustyemple.us

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Important Announcements & News

New Years Eve

You are hereby invited to our New Year’s Eve Shikuhaku celebration and party on Saturday, December 31, 2011 . We begin at 8 p.m. with shorter meditation periods, interspersed with special walking meditation, light dharma talks, Zen stories. For this event, we use Eastern Standard Time zone and ring the temple bell 107 times right before midnight (11 PM) and one time on New Year’s Day itself, just past midnight. Then, we immediately join in a party with seasonal foods and beverages, pot-luck style. Bring a friend!
Please register via email: sangha@lotustemple.us or by calling (402) 430-4431. R.S.V.P. by December 28, 2011

Announcements by Sangha Members

Inexpensive Cadillac
Anyone looking for a good, safe and affordable car? Go to the following URL: http://lincoln.craigslist.org/cto/2679683354.html. 
 

Sports bike 

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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.
 

Week of December 18 to December 24 , 2011


Temple Events 


SUNDAY: 10:30 AM Meditation and Dharma Service 

... followed by moving. Anyone's help appreciated.
           
MONDAY: (no event this week)

TUESDAY: 5:15 PM Meditation & Buddha Book Worm (Reading Group)

WEDNESDAY:  5:15 PM Meditation & brief Dharma address

THURSDAY:  7:30 PM Meditation in Motion T'ai Chi.  
Please register at www.taichiyian.com

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Important Announcements & News

New Board Member

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

Buddha Bookworm

Our Buddhist Reading Group is held every Tuesday after meditation. 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
Anyone looking for a good, safe and affordable car? Go to the following URL: http://lincoln.craigslist.org/cto/2679683354.html. 
 

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.
 

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
Anyone looking for a good, safe and affordable car? Go to the following URL: http://lincoln.craigslist.org/cto/2679683354.html. 
 

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.
 

Week of December 4 to December 10 , 2011


Temple Events 


SUNDAY: Meditation at Lotus Zen Temple

10:30 AM Meditation and Dharma Service
           
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:  Bodhi Day
7:30 PM Meditation in Motion T'ai Chi at Quan Yin Zendo. 

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Important Announcements & News 

Bodhi Feast Day
In short, we celebrate Bodhi Day on the 8th of December every year, an important Buddhist celebration. It is believed that on this day in 596 BCE the Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree.
Siddhartha Gautama Shakyamuni, commonly referred to as "the Buddha", was a prince, who at the age of 29, left his royal palace in search for the meaning of life. The suffering he saw in the actual world (outside his sheltered palace environs) touched him deeply. He searched for many years in order to find answers and meaning to what he saw. He tried various spiritual disciplines and ascetic paths. Finally, he vowed to sit under the Bodhi Tree until he found an answer. For one week he fasted and meditated. On the 8th day, he had several revelations that became the principles of modern Buddhism.


Precept Ceremony

Next Sunday, December 11, we will have a Precept Ceremony 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
Anyone looking for a good, used and affordable car? Go to the following URL: http://lincoln.craigslist.org/cto/2679683354.html. 
 

Sports bike 

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