Saturday morning Tea Talk and meditation at Dharma Treasury Temple

Welcome to the Saturday morning Tea and meditation at Dharma Treasury Temple! Join us for a peaceful and rejuvenating experience as we come together to enjoy a traditional tea ceremony followed by a calming meditation session.

Venerable XianAn(XA) will welcome you to her morning tea time and you can talk about your concerns. During this tea talk you can learn basic meditation techniques followed by Dharma talk.

This in-person event will take place at the serene Dharma Treasury Temple, providing the perfect setting for relaxation and reflection. Take this opportunity to unwind, connect with others, and nourish your mind, body, and soul. We look forward to sharing this tranquil morning with you.

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Take this chance to casually chat with a Korean American Buddhist sunim at our beautiful monastery located in the sunset district of San Francisco.
Venerable XianAn became a Buddhist nun at Wei Mountain Temple located in Los Angeles and spent several years practicing meditation and Mahayana Buddhism in South Korea. Over a cup of oolong or pu-er tea, you can ask her any questions that you’d like, such as questions regarding personal concerns, fundamentals of meditation and Buddhist teachings.
The temple has its tea area in the dining hall level and this is a great opportunity for anyone to visit and discover how the wisdom of Buddhism can benefit your day-to-day life. After this tea talk, you may request to learn the basics of sitting meditation or join Master Yonghua’s Dharma talk in the Buddha hall.

Either you choose to learn the basics of sitting meditation or listen to the words of wisdom from a great Chan meditation monk, it will help you find your inner sanctuary away from the hectic life. And it will eventually open your heart and build better skills to find solutions to your life problems. Furthermore, you will develop inner strength and wisdom to deal with all sorts of problems in life.

Venerable XianAn can also show you around the temple so you can be exposed to different activities.

A former Lutheran church on the corner of Ulloa street and 33rd Ave in the Sunset district is now adorned with ten-foot sandalwood statues of the Buddha and two sages. The soft sunlight comes through the original church’s stained glass windows and the original church pews are still there to greet the temple visitors.

“Our Temple welcomes all, regardless of ethnicity or religion and does not seek to replace other religions,” explains Master XianZhi, abbot of the Temple. “In our approach to people, we respect their background.”

SATURDAY SCHEDULE
9-10am Tea talk with Venerable XianAn (Tea station in dining hall level)
Or silent meditation (Buddha Hall)
10-11am Learn basics of meditation
Or Dharma talk by Master YongHua(Buddha Hall)
12:30pm Lecture on Vimalakirti Sutra
6pm Evening ceremony (Buddhist chanting)
8pm Mantra session

Feel free to join any activities at your convenient time. You may participate the whole Saturday schedule or partially.