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.