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.

Fall Quarter 2013 Events Weeks 1 - 4

Welcome back to school everyone! Here are the upcoming events for the first half of the quarter!

 

Boba Run - 10% Off Drinks

Thursday, Oct. 3rd | 8-9PM
Tapioca Express in Price Center
Get to know the members of the UCSD University Buddhist Association in a fun social setting over and learn about our future events! We'll be giving out 10% discount coupons for Tapioca Express for the night. Come join us!

General Body Meeting #1 - Greet and Meet

Thursday, Oct. 10th | 8:30-9:30PM
Red Shoe Room in Sun God Lounge in Price Center West
Welcome back to school! For those who don't know us, we'll be doing some introductions to our cabinet and an overview of our future events. There will be a mindfulness exercise and a meditation demonstration.

After-meeting social at Tapioca Express.

Student Sangha

Thursday, Oct. 17th (& every other Thu.) | 8-9:30PM
Comunidad Small Room in the Cross Cultural Center in Price Center East
Sanga 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.

Temple Visit (T. V.) - Day of Mindfulness with Thich Nhat Hanh

Sunday, Oct. 20th | Starts 9AM | Rides 8AM
Deer Park Monastery (click here for Google map)
Click here for the event page.
A Day of Mindfulness, led by Thich Nhat Hanh, will take place at the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall at Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California. The day will begin at 9:00am and is open to everyone.

General Body Meeting #2 - Mindfulness at Work

Thursday, Oct. 24th | 8-9PM
Red Shoe Room in Sun God Lounge in Price Center West
There will be a special guest speaker who will discuss mindfulness and how to apply in our busy lives.

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Spring Quarter Schedule

8-9PM Thursday General Body Meeting Dates and Locations (with 9PM After Social at Tapioca Express):

1. April 11 - Philip Vera Cruz Room
2. April 25 - Bear Room
3. May 9 - Bear Room
4. May 23 - Bear Room

7:30PM Thursday Student Sangha Dates and Locations:

1. April 18 - Student Leadership Chambers
2. May 2 - Bear Room
3. May 16 - Philip Vera Cruz Room
4. May  30 - To Be Determined

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Winter Quarter 2013 Schedule

8-9PM Thursday General Body Meeting Dates and Locations (with 9PM After Social at Tapioca Express):

1. January 17 - Center Hall room 205
2. January 31 - Center Hall room 201
3. February 14 - Philip Vera Cruz Room
4. February 28 - Thurgood Marshall College Room

8PM Thursday Student Sangha Dates and Locations:

1. January 24 - General Store
2. February 7 - Philip Vera Cruz Room (begins at 7PM now)
3. February 21 - Philip Vera Cruz Room (begins at 7PM now)
4. March  7 - Student Leadership Chambers (4^th floor of Price Center)

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General Body Meeting #2

General Body Meeting #2 with Guest Speaker, MMW Prof. Edmund Chang 

Thursday, November 8, 2012 | 8PM - 9PM
Location: Earl Warren College Room on 3rd floor of Price Center above SPACES (maps of Price Center) 

Professor Edmund Chang is joining us for a discussion on Buddhist literature. He is a professor of some of the courses in Eleanor Roosevelt College’s “Making of the Modern World” writing program.

Join us in our After Social afterwards at Tapioca Express to chat with us and get to know some of the members!

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Fall 2012 GBM #1 - Recap

Thank you to those who came out to our first general body meeting of the year! We really had a great time and we'll be posting some pictures up on our Facebook Page soon. Go 'Like' it! Also, join our Facebook Group for posting Buddhism-related things.

I posted the presentation we used below with some updated links.


Our next general body meeting will be on Thursday, October 25th in the Dolores Huerta Room in the Old Student Center. Click here for a map of where it is in the school and click here for a map of the complex.

Don't forget to catch us on the Price Center lawn every Wednesday at 12PM to 1PM!

Fall 2012 Schedule

Welcome back to the new school year! We hope to see you out at our events! Stay tuned to this website for more updates as they come.

General Body Meeting Schedule

Our general body meetings (GBM) are going to be every other week on Thursdays at 8PM starting October 11. We will have After Socials at Tapioca Express after every meeting so that you can come chat with us about anything! Here is a list of dates:  

Date	Time	Location
Thu, Oct. 11	8-9PM	Peterson Hall 104
Thu, Oct. 25	8-9PM	Dolores Huerta Room
Thu, Nov. 08	8-9PM

Also, our temple visits will be once a month! Stay tuned!

Spring General Body Meeting #3 - Recap

Professor Edmond Chang came to visit us at our third general body meeting. He's a Eleanor Roosevelt College writing program (Making of the Modern World) professor and he talked about how he thought mindfulness and mindlessness went hand in hand. He told us a real-life experience he had with his son and how his mindless actions led him to be more mindful of the affects of his actions on his son. Professor Chang then led us in a group discussion on how our mindless and mindful actions. We hope to see him again soon!

We hope you'll join us at our last general body meeting on Thursday, May 24th at 8-9PM in the Thich Nhat Hanh Room!

Spring General Body Meeting #2 - Recap

Thursday, April 26, 2012
8PM - 9PM
Center Hall room 203

We would like to thank Jeff for coming out to our meeting to lead us in a short meditation and to answer our questions about Buddhism and the Dharma. He covered a lot of topics from meditation to the Triple Gems (a.k.a. Three Jewels) to karma. We will visit him at the Dharma Bums Temple soon and learn even more!

Check out the website here: http://www.thedharmabums.org/

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Temple Hop to Deep Park Monastery
Sunday, April 29, 2012
9AM until noon
8:00AM - Meet at Mandeville bus stop for rides. We'll be trying to leave before 8:30AM.

We're visiting the Deer Park Monastery for their Sunday Mindfulness Practice and catching a vegan lunch at 12:30PM. Click here for the sign up sheet. Spots are limited!

Spring General Body Meeting #1 - Recap

For our first General Body Meeting, Alex and Jared made a little presentation about Tibetan Buddhism and His Holiness the Dalai Lama in honor of his coming to UCSD on April 18th.

We also had a few announcements about our upcoming events:

• We're visiting the Hsi Fang Temple on Sunday, April 15th. 
• The Buddhism class starts at 2:30pm but we'll be meeting at Peterson Hall for rides at 1:45pm. 
• It ends at 3:30, but we'll be staying for meditation until 4:30. 
• We're going to UCLA to join their UBA at the Vesak Celebration on Sunday, April 22nd. 
• We'll be meeting at Peterson Hall at 8:00am for rides. 
• There is more information about the event on their Facebook Event page. 
• The Deer Park Monastery in Escondido will be holding a Meditation and Education retreat. 
• The retreat will take place from Friday, April 27th to Sunday, April 29th. 
• There's more information on the Facebook Event page
• It's a paid retreat, so you must individually register here.

Winter 2012 GBM #3 Re-Cap

On Wednesday, March 7, we had our last general body meeting of this quarter. We invited Dr. Art Rosengarten, a psychologist and researcher of meditation (also cabinet member Alex Rosengarten's dad), to teach us about meditation. We all sat down crossed-legged on the floor and Dr. Rosengarten let us practice some different methods of meditation. One of his favorite methods was to slowly breathe in while repeating the words "clear mind" in your head, and to slowly breathe out reciting the words "I don't know" in your head so that you can quickly relieve your thoughts.

Dr. Rosengarten shared with us the table below to quickly remind us about some of the Buddhist principles. Click on it to zoom in.

A Buddhism "Cheat Sheet"

Winter 2012 GBM #2 Re-Cap

I want to first thank everyone who came out to our second general body meeting of the quarter, especially our first guest speaker, Mukojima-sensei, and Bill for visiting us!

Here's a short re-cap of what we learned.

Mukojima-sensei is from the Buddhist Temple of San Diego. He practices a sect of Buddhism called Shin Buddhism or Jodo Shinshu. This sect was founded over 750 years ago in Japan.

Winter Quarter 2012 General Body Meetings

The University Buddhist Association is ready to tackle its first full quarter since its founding! Join us for our full schedule of general body meetings:

GBM	Date	Time	Location
#1	Jan. 25th	8-9pm	Center Hall Room 203
#2	Feb. 15th	8-9pm	Thich Nhat Hanh Room
#3	Mar. 07th	8-9pm	Red Shoe Room

General Body Meeting #1 

Bring your planners because we have a lot of events planned this quarter 

General Body Meeting #2 

We have a special guest speaker from a local Buddhist temple coming to talk about the Dharma with us 

General Body Meeting #3 

Finals are almost upon us, so join us in a "de-stress" meditation meeting to get us back on track

We hope to see you there!

General Body Meeting #1

Thank you to everyone for coming out to our information sessions this and last week! We would like to announce the time and date of our very first General Body Meeting!

Save the date for:

General Body Meeting #1
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
8:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: Center Hall room 203

We will have meditation and you will learn about what Buddhism is and who the very first Buddha was. We will also announce future events at our GBM!