Special Event!

Orange Picking with Tzu Ching

Greetings UBA members. The Lord Buddha described the core principles of Buddhism as 1. do good, 2. avoid evil and 3 to train one's mind .

Join UBA on Sunday Nov. 23rd in doing some good with our first official-ish volunteer event with Buddhist based community service org Tzu Ching. We will be picking oranges for the food bank! 

A waiver is required for this event: 

http://www.harvestcrops.org/3%20Volunteer%20Page/Liability%20Forms/Adults%20and%20Child%20Waiver.pdf

If you would like to attend the event with UBA please let us know by emailing uba@ucsd.edu or you can RSVP for UBA on the event FB page below:

https://www.facebook.com/events/871185729581725/


GBM 4

PS sidenote. UBA's 4th GBM will be on a Monday due to next Wednesday being the Wed. before thanksgiving. 

GBM 4 will be Monday Nov. 24th at 8pm in the Eleanor roosevelt College room in PC. Rev. Kenji Sensei from the Buddhist temple of San Diego will be our guest speaker.

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UBA Fall Quarter 2014 Meetings & Events

General Body Meetings

GBM #1 
Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 | Week 2 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm
John Muir Room (Price Center East, next to Ballroom East) 
Introductions--Learn about Buddhism and mindfulness, play some fun games, and try different kinds of meditation. No experience is necessary, and everyone is welcome to come learn. 

GBM #2
Wednesday, October 29th, 2014 | Week 4 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Red Shoe Room in Sun God Lounge in Price Center West
Guest Speaker. TBD.

GBM #3
Wednesday, November 12th, 2014 | Week 6 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Red Shoe Room in Sun God Lounge in Price Center West
TBD.

GBM #4
TBD

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Sangha Meetings

Student Sangha
Wednesdays | Week 3, 5, 7, 9 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location TBD (One of the Biomedical Library Study Rooms) 

Sangha means “community” in Pali. Our Student Sangha is a community of UCSD students who get together to meditate, read Buddhist text, and discuss Buddhist practices in hopes of being able to inspire others to practice the way. The typical sangha session starts with 30 minutes of silent meditation, followed with book reading and discussion. 

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Temple Visits

Wat Metta Monastery

Sunday, October 12th, 2014 | Week 1 | 7:00am - 2:00pm

Meet 7am at Peterson Loop for Rides

The UBA will be making a trip to the Wat Metta Monastery to celebrate the Kathina festival, Buddhist festival which comes at the end of Vassa, the three-month rainy season retreat for Theravada Buddhists. 

Temple Visit #2

TBD. 

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Check back on this post throughout the quarter for updates of new events! 

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Spring Quarter 2014 Meetings and Events

General Body Meetings

General Body Meeting #1 - Special Guest: Prof. Edmond Chang

Thursday, April 10 | Week 2 | 8:00-9:00 PM
Red Shoe Room in Sun God Lounge in Price Center West

For our first meeting of the quarter, Professor Edmond Chang from the Making of the Modern World course series will lead a discussion on a passage from the Buddhist text: Dhammapada.

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General Body Meeting #2 - Special Guest: Dr. Mareci

Thursday, April 24 | Week 4 | 8:00-9:00 PM
Red Shoe Room in Sun God Lounge in Price Center West

Dr. Mareci leads group meditation and mindfulness workshops for faculty at UCSD. She's going to lead us in a variety of meditation types.

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General Body Meeting #3

Thursday, May 8 | Week 6 | 8:00-9:00 PM
Red Shoe Room in Sun God Lounge in Price Center West

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General Body Meeting #4 - Special Guest: Dr. Karen Dobkins

Thursday, May 22 | Week 8 | 8:00-9:00 PM
Red Shoe Room in Sun God Lounge in Price Center West

Dr. Karen Dobkins is a professor in the Department of Psychology and she's a fitness instructor for IntenSati - a workout that involves Intentional movement and mindfulness (Sati). In the face of our modern lifestyle, Dr. Dobkins would like to explore how Buddhism is approached by young people: whether they have had experience with it or had just heard about it here and there.

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Event!

Vesak Celebration 2014 hosted by UCSD's UBA
and presented by the Southern California University Buddhist Associations

Location: UCSD Multi Purpose Room
Date: Sunday, May 18, 2014
Time: 10:30 am - 2:00 pm

Lunch will be provided free of charge. For more information, visit our website.

Vesak is an annual celebration around the world honoring the historical Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death.

Each year, a different member of Southern California University Buddhist Associations (SCUBA) hosts the celebration at their university for all to attend. Previous Vesak celebrations by SCUBA have been hosted by UCI and UCLA.

UCSD's UBA will host the Vesak celebration for its very first time! We hope you'll join us for this special event!

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Other Meetings

Student Sangha

Thursdays on Weeks 3, 5, 7 | 7:00-9:00PM
Location: BioMedical Library Room 201

Sangha means “community” in Pali. Our Student Sangha is a community of UCSD students who get together to meditate, read Buddhist text, and discuss Buddhist practices in hopes of being able to inspire others to practice the way.

Weekly Group Meditation

Wednesdays at 2:00 pm for 30 minutes
Location: The grassy spot atop the snake path (the snake's head)

We are simply part of the UBA community who are interested in meditation and enjoy the experience of meditation together in a group. Meetups are Wednesday afternoons if the weather is nice. The meditation style is up to you, there are no rules about this. The meetings are suitable for both beginners and seasoned meditators.

Special Film Screening With UBA

Thursday, Feb. 13th | 8:00-9:00PM
The Great Hall in International House (I-House)

UBA wants to invite everyone to join us to a special talk and film-screening.

A documentary filmmaker from Nepal will be speaking this evening on his film in the Great Hall (followed by a screening). The film is about preserving Nepal's Buddhist heritage in a remote sacred valley. This film touches on the struggles of a traditional Buddhist culture against the encroachment of modernity and industry.

For more information see their Facebook page.

Winter Quarter 2014 Events Week 1 - 8

Happy New Year Everyone! Check out our exciting schedule for this quarter.

 

General Body Meeting #1 - Special Guest Speaker from BTSD

Thursday, Jan. 16th | 8:00-9:00PM
Green Table Room in Sun God Lounge in Price Center West
For our first meeting of the quarter, Reverend Kenji Akahoshi, from the Buddhist Temple of San Diego, will give a talk on Jodo Shinshu (Shin or "Pure Land") sect of Buddhism, part of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Kenji-sensei emphasizes the practice of Buddhism in everyday lives, and will participate in a Q&A session. Have a burning question about Buddhism, or more specifically, Shin Buddhism? Come out and get them answered or just come out to learn!

General Body Meeting #2 - Dharma Movie Night [edit: event change]

Thursday, Jan. 30th | 8:00-9:00PM
Red Shoe Room in Sun God Lounge in Price Center West
We're not only about speakers and workshops. Come join us at one of our rare film screenings! Spend your evening viewing a specially selected film by UBA's cabinet members. Refreshments will be provided.

General Body Meeting #3 [edit: event change]

Temple Visit - "Relevant Shin Buddhism" with Rev. Kenji Akahoshi

Sunday, Feb. 16th | Time: 12 -3PM | Rides 11:00AM @ Peterson Loop
Buddhist Temple of San Diego (directions here)

Rev. Kenji Akahoshi will be holding a workshop at 12PM on the basics of Shin Buddhism, and how we can use these practices to help guide our daily lives. (Click on the image for more information.)

Lunch will be at 11:30AM. It will be Subway sandwiches so bring $5 with you.

RSVP for rides and lunch at the link here.

General Body Meeting #4 - Insight to the Thai Tradition

Thursday, Feb. 27th | 8:00-9:00PM
Red Shoe Room in Sun God Lounge in Price Center West
Guest speaker, Venerable Dharma, will speak to us about Buddhism with his background in the Thai tradition.

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Weekly Group Meditation

Sunday, Starting Jan 19th (every week)  | 1:00PM
The Hump (Grassy area outside of Hi Thai)
We are simply part of the UBA community who are interested in meditation and enjoy the experience of meditation together in a group. Meetups are every Sunday afternoon if the weather is nice. The meditation style is up to you, there are no rules about this. The meetings are suitable for both beginners and seasoned meditators. 

Student Sangha

Thursday, Jan. 23th (& every other Thu.) | 7:00-9:00PM
Contemplation Lounge
Sangha means “community” in Pali. Our Student Sangha is a community of UCSD students who get together to meditate, read Buddhist text, and discuss Buddhist practices in hopes of being able to inspire others to practice the way.