UBA Spring Quarter 2015 Events and Meetings

General Body Meetings (GBMs)

GBM #1 

Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 | Week 2 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm, 

Sixth College Room (near One Stop)

GBM #2

Wednesday April 22nd, 2015  | Week 4 | 7:30pm - 8:00pm, 

Earl Warren College Room in PC

GBM #3

Wednesday May 6th | Week 6 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Red Shoe Room, in Sun God Lounge                                                                                                

GBM #4

Wednesday May 20th | Week 8 | 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Green Shoe Room,  in Sun God Lounge in Price Center West

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Sangha Meetings

Student Sangha
Wednesdays | Week 3, 5, 7, 9 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location Contemplation Lounge (3rd Floor PC)

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. 

Contemplation Lounge Map 

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UBA Winter Quarter 2015 Events and Meetings

General Body Meetings (GBMs)

GBM #1 
Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 | Week 2 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm
(Dr. Seuss Room in Giesel 2nd floor room 2072) 
Story Time!! The Lord Buddha would often tell stories as a way to give concrete examples of his teachings. Join UBA members as we read some stories from the Buddha to help us cement our knowledge of Buddhism. 

GBM #2
Tuesday, January 27th, 2015  | Week 4 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm                                         Green Shoe Room,  in Sun God Lounge in Price Center West

GBM #3
Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 | Week 6 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Thurgood Marshall College Room                                                                                                  Guest Speaker Dr. Chang of the MMW dept.

GBM #4
Tuesday, February 24th, 2015 | Week 8 | 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Green Shoe Room,  in Sun God Lounge in Price Center West
Guest Speaker Dr. Mareci.

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Sangha Meetings

Student Sangha
Tuesdays | Week 3, 5, 7, 9 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location Contemplation Lounge (3rd Floor PC)

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

February 8th, Buddhist Temple of San Diego (Nirvana Day festival)

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Contemplation Lounge Map 

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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.

After Thanksgiving Potluck

Date/Time: Monday, December 2nd | 7-10PM
Location: Marshall Uppers G11

RSVP so we know how much food to bring!

If you have trouble finding the place, G6 has a creepy BK statue on its balcony, so locate G building from that. Its a potluck so sign up to bring food and/or party games if you can. The link to the sign up sheet for food and etc. is below. Hope you all can make it for a great night of fun and tomfoolery with your UBA peeps :)

Food Sign Up Sheet

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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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Raising Money with GoodSearch

Here's an easy way to raise money for your favorite cause. Just start using Yahoo! powered GoodSearch.com as your search engine and they'll donate about a penny to your favorite cause every time you do a search! Make sure when you reach the site that you are donating to "UCSD - University Buddhist Association" when you are doing your searches. Here's a video about how it goes down:

You don't have to register and make an account to use the site. Just make sure that you see "UCSD - University Buddhist Association" when you scroll down and look under the search bar on that page. Click on the banner below to get started. Thanks for supporting us!

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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 Student Sangha Update

Student Sangha

Thursday, November 15 and December 6, 2012  | NEW TIME: starts at 7PM

Location: General Store in the Old Student Center

For those who don't know, "sangha" means "community" in Pali and Sanskrit. The UCSD Student Sangha is an open space for students to discuss about mindfulness and other topics on a more personal level. Our meetings typically consist of meditation, passage reading, and sharing of our experiences . We encourage anyone interested to come by and share how you practice Buddhism. 

On Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 22, 2012), there will be a Special Student Sangha for those who are unable to return home to their familes on this day. Please, stay tuned for more updates!

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Week 4 Events

Fall 2012 Week 4 Updates

Weekly Wednesday Meditation

Days: Every Wednesday
Time: 12PM - 1PM
Location: The Sun God Statue

Come meditate with us this Wednesday! We’ll be mostly doing silent sitting meditation in a very informal group setting. This is also a great way to meet some of our members!
We meet every Wednesday at the same time and place!

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General Body Meeting #2 with Guest Speaker: Dharma Bum Jeff

Date: Thursday, October 25^th
Time: 8PM - 9PM
Location: Dolores Huerta Room in the Old Student Center
WHERE IT IS: map #1 and map #2

Dharma Bum Jeff of the Dharma Bums Temple in Downtown San Diego is coming to speak at our next meeting to answer your questions about Buddhism, the Buddhist practice, and his temple. He will also share a little Dharma, some meditation, and talk about the upcoming Day of Silence retreat at the temple. Come and bring your curiosity in this open forum-like meeting!

Our after social starts at 9PM after the GBM at Yogurt World where members get to know one another and chat about anything. Pick up one of our flyers at the meeting and get a 10% discount!

General Body Meetings are every other Thursday!

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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!

Summer Buddhism Bits: Summer Activities

Hi! It's Lan, again. I did say this was going to be a weekly segment, but I turned out to be busier than I expected this summer. This will actually be a lot more spontaneous than I expected.

Some UBA members are in San Diego this summer so we have been doing some things together. We've been attending the Dharma Bums Temple almost weekly and the Deer Park Monastery on a couple of occasions. We even got to experience the Japanese Obon Festival at the Buddhist Temple of San Diego!

If you want to get in touch with us when we are having these trips, check out and join our Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/187321217986082/ or email uba@ucsd.edu with the word "Summer" in the subject line.

On the Wednesdays of Week 0 and Week 1 in Fall Quarter, we'll be having a table out on Library Walk for Welcome Week. Feel free to stop by and check us out!

Our next meeting will be in the 2nd week of Fall quarter, so stay tuned!

Summer Buddhism Bits: Giving and Generosity

How has your summer been so far? This is Lan, the current president of UBA, blogging while we wait to do more activities in the upcoming academic year! Like most student organizations, we don't have plans in the summer besides getting ready for a new year. I'm starting "Buddhism Bits," weekly insights on Buddhism and my little take on it. Feel free to comment below if you have your own insights you'd like to share. Maybe I can get the other members to join in!

 

Giving and Generosity

I've been using the Bing search engine instead of Google because Bing gives me a reward point for every 2 searches I make. I can redeem those points for anything in their rewards shop. Right now, I'm working towards a one-month Hulu Plus subscription (but that's besides the point). I'm talking about Bing because it tells you to search certain words to get extra points. Today, that word is: generosity. I thought it would be a great topic for this post!

What does the Buddha say about generosity? I happened upon a special section in the Tricycle Magazine that actually lists some quotes from the Buddha on generosity. Generosity is very important in Buddhist practice. I've often heard that we must give without expecting anything in return, but you also shouldn't just give for the sake of giving either. The Buddha tells us that generosity is connected to the Eightfold Path and also to karma. Generosity is important to most all religions because we feel the spiritual connection. It's not about giving material things either. There are things we can give that is immaterial, i.e. knowledge, interest, advice, attention, etc. I think of UBA as a way for me to share the Dharma with UCSD.

Click here for some more generosity articles from the Tricycle Magazine. Click here for a link to an article about teaching generosity to kids. (I think I should sign up for this magazine now!)

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!