Happy Lunar New Year, 2026!

Happy Lunar New Year, 2026!

Dear friends,  Welcome to the Year of the Fire Horse, 2026! February 17, 2026 is Lunar New Year, the first day of the first lunar month of the year. This day is celebrated by Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and many other cultures. Lunar New Year is an auspicious...
This week in Buddhism: Māgha Pūjā or Sangha Day

This week in Buddhism: Māgha Pūjā or Sangha Day

Coming up on the 12th February 2025 is Māgha Pūjā Day, or Sangha Day. Māgha Pūjā, often called Sangha Day, is a celebration of remarkable synchronicity and spiritual resonance. Imagine this: one thousand followers of the Buddha, along with 250 awakened disciples of...
Happy Lunar New Year, 2025!

Happy Lunar New Year, 2025!

Dear friends,  Welcome to the Year of the Wood Snake, in 2025! January 29, 2025 is Lunar New Year, the first day of the first lunar month of the year. This day is celebrated by Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and many other cultures. Lunar New Year is an auspicious...
This week in Buddhism: Āsāḷha Pūjā

This week in Buddhism: Āsāḷha Pūjā

Coming up on 20th July 2024 (Full moon day of July) is Āsāḷha Pūjā. Āsāḷha Pūjā is a major Buddhist commemoration day that pays homage to the Buddha, his first sermon on the four noble truths and the founding of the Buddha’s first sangha. This first sermon is...