Past Events
2019 Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm JULY 2019 Event: Teachings of His Holiness the 34th Menri Trizin Rinpoche in Berkeley, California Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 Topic: "Three Essential Mantras in the Tibetan Bön Tradition" July 10 - 20, 2019 July 5 - 7, 2019 June 1, 2019 May 24 – 26, 2019
May 20 - 22, 2019 April 5, 2019 MARCH 2019 FEBRUARY 2019 February 11, 2019 Event: New Year Eve’s Incense Offering and Rituals in Hong Kong Time: 9:30pm – 11:00pm Place: BSEB Temple (Yun Shi Jing She), 215 Jin Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan 114 February 6, 2019 Event: Memorial Service for His Holiness the Late Grandmaster Lin Yun’s 88 Years Birthday at BSEB Temple in Taipei Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm Place: BSEB Temple (Yun Shi Jing She), 215 Jin Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan 114 February 4, 2019 Event: New Year Eve’s Incense Offering and Rituals at BSEB Temple (Yun Shi Jing She) in Taipei Time: 9:30pm – 11:00pm Place: BSEB Temple (Yun Shi Jing She), 215 Jin Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan 114 JANUARY 2019 January 12, 2019 Event: One-Day Silent Meditation Retreat at the University of London Time: 11:00am – 6:00pm Place: Room G21A, Senate House,University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU Organizer and Local Contact: Dr. Theresa Mikuriya January 11, 2019 Event: Lecture at the University of London Title: "How to Live Your Life in Balance and Harmony" January 2, 2019 Event: Memorial Service for His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s 88 Years Birthday Part 1 Food Offering Service at Yun Lin Temple Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 Part 2 Incense Offering Service at Skylawn Memorial Park Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm Place: Skylawn Memorial Park, Hwy 92 & Skyline Blvd, San Mateo, California 94402 2018 DECEMBER 2018 December 31, 2018 Event: New Year Eve’s Incense Offering and Rituals led by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche at Yun Lin Temple in Berkeley Time: Begins at 9:30pm Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 December 4 - 7, 2018 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2017 - 18 Berkeley Class Session VI (three days) Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 OCTOBER 2018 October 26 - 28, 2018 Event: Spiritual Growth and Meditation Retreat in Taipei Time: 8:00am to 6:00pm Place: Taipei Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jinlung Rd, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan October 20 - 22, 2018 Event: Spiritual Growth and Meditation Retreat in Shenzhen, China Time: 8:00am – 6:00pm SEPTEMBER 2018 September 21 - 23, 2018 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2018 - 19 New York Class Session III (three days) Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm Place: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury, New York 11568 AUGUST 2018 August 24 - 31, 2018 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2018 - 19 New York Class Session II (eight days) Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm Place: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury, New York 11568 August 23, 2018 Event: The Eighth Year Passing Anniversary Memorial Service of His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun in Long Island, New York Time: 11:00am to 12:30pm Place: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury, New York 11568 August 17 - 19, 2018 Event: Mini Retreat II for Beginners and Families - Parents and Teenagers in Berkeley, California Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 August 11, 2018 Event: The Eighth Year Passing Anniversary Memorial Service of His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun (Please note the Service at Lin Yun Monastery in Long Island will be on August 23) A. Yun Lin Temple, Berkeley, California Time: 11:00am to 12:30pm Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 The Incense Offering Service will be held at 3:00pm at His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun's grave at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo B. Taipei Temple, Taipei, Taiwan Time: 11:00am to 12:30pm Place: Taipei Temple, 215 Jing Lung Rd, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan C. Yun Shi Jing She in Minneapolis, Minnesota Time: 11:00am to 12:30pm Place: Yun Shi Jing She, 1153 Amble Drive, Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112 August 8 - 15, 2018 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2017 - 18 Berkeley Class Session V (eight days) Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 JULY 2018 July 6 - 16, 2018 Event: Fifteenth Annual Nine-Day Silent Retreat in Berkeley, California Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 JUNE 2018 June 29 - July 1, 2018 Event: Mini Retreat I for Families - Parents and Children in Berkeley, California Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 June 15 - 22, 2018 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2018 - 19 Berkeley Class Session II (eight days) Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 June 8 - 10, 2018 Event: Spiritual Growth and Meditation Retreat in Taipei Time: 8:00am - 6:00pm MAY 2018 May 27, 2018 Event: Workshop in Hong Kong Topic: "Ch'i, Feng Shui and Spiritual Cultivation" APRIL 2018 April 20 - 22, 2018 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2018 - 19 New York Class Session I (three days) Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm Place: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury, New York 11568 April 18, 2018 Event: Lecture at the United Nations Topic: "Black Sect Esoteric Buddhism Feng Shui Practice and Meditation" Organizer: U.N.S.R.C. Feng Shui Group Co-Sponsors: United Nations Women's Guild (SC) U.N.S.R.C. Enlightenment Society April 16, 2018 Event: Conference at New York University, New York Khadro Crystal Chu is invited as one of the panelists on "Opportunities and Challenges: Chinese and other Asian Students Studying Abroad in the U.S.: East Meets West" Organizer: Silver School of Social Work New York University April 4, 2018 Event: His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s Tomb Sweeping Day Memorial Service Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm Place: Skylawn Memorial Park, Hwy 92 and Skyline Boulevard, San Mateo, California 94402 MARCH 2018 March 23 - 25, 2018 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2018 - 19 Berkeley Class Session I (three days) Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 March 16 - 18, 2018 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2017 - 18 Berkeley Class Session IV (three days) Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 FEBRUARY 2018 February 22, 2018 Event: Chinese New Year's Incense Offering and Rituals in Hong Kong Time: Begins at 9:30pm February 17, 2018 Event: Memorial Service for His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s 87 Years Birthday Time: Begins at 11:00am Place: Taipei Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jinlung Rd, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan 114 February 15, 2018 Event: Chinese New Year's Eve Incense Offering and Rituals at Yun Lin Temple in Taipei Time: Begins at 9:30pm Place: Taipei Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jinlung Rd, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan 114 JANUARY 2018 January 27, 2018 Event: One-Day Silent Retreat at the University of London Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm Place: Room G21A, Senate House University of London Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU January 26, 2018 Event: Lecture at the University of London Time: Begins at 6:30 - 8:00pm Place: Room G21A, Senate House University of London Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Title: Stress Reduction and Anger Management January 2, 2018 Event: Memorial Service for His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s 87 Years Birthday A. Food Offering Service at Yun Lin Temple Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 B. Incense Offering Service at Skylawn Memorial Park Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm Place: Skylawn Memorial Park, Hwy 92 & Skyline Blvd, San Mateo, California 94402 2017 DECEMBER 2017 December 31, 2017 Event: Incense Offering and New Year Eve’s Rituals in Berkeley Time: Begins at 9:30pm Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 December 8 - 10, 2017 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2017 - 18 Berkeley Class Session III (three days) Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm December 1 - 3, 2017 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2016 - 17 Berkeley Class Session VI (three days) Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm OCTOBER 2017 October 27 - 29, 2017 Event: Spiritual Growth and Meditation Retreat in Taipei Time: 8:00am to 6:00pm Place: Taipei Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jinlung Rd, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan October 15, 2017 Event: One Day Workshop in Hong Kong Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm with a lunch break Topic: "The series course on Ch’i, Feng Shui and Spiritual Cultivation” SEPTEMBER 2017 September 11, 2017 Event: Lecture at Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm Place: U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC Topic: "How to Live Our Lives in Harmony and Balance" Organizer: Federal Asian Pacific American Council, Department of Agriculture September 10, 2017 Event: Lecture at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm Place: Classroom # 111, Founders Hall George Mason University Arlington Campus, VA Topic: "Feng Shui and Spiritual Cultivation" Organizers: Organization of Chinese American Women 美華婦女會 Modern and Classical Languages Department, George Mason University September 9, 2017 Event: Lecture in Washington, DC (Mandarin Only) Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm Place: Executive Office Building, Montgomery County Government 101 Monroe St., Rockville, Maryland Topic: "精神層面的重要性" "The Importance of Our Inner World" Organizers: Organization of Chinese American Women 美華婦女會 旅美台灣南投同鄉會 華府四知堂文化協會 AUGUST 2017 August 27, 2017 Event: Lecture in Beijing, China Khadro Crystal Chu is invited by the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) ASEAN United Chapter to present a lecture in their conference in Beijing, China. Topic: "Ch'i, Feng Shui and Spiritual Cultivation" August 11 and 23, 2017 Event: The Seventh Year Passing Anniversary Memorial Service of His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun (Please note the Service at Lin Yun Monastery in Long Island will be on August 23) A. Yun Lin Temple, Berkeley, California Time: August 11, 10:30am - 11:30am Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 The Incense Offering Service will be held at 3:00pm at His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun's gave at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo B. Lin Yun Monastery, Long Island, New York Time: August 23, 12:00pm - 1:00pm Place: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury, NY 11568 C. Taipei Temple, Taipei, Taiwan Time: August 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm Place: Taipei Temple, 215 Jing Lung Rd, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan D. Yun Shi Jing She in Minneapolis, Minnesota Time: August 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm Place: Yun Shi Jing She, 1153 Amble Drive, Arden Hills, MN 55112 JULY 2017 July 22 - 29, 2017 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2016 - 17 Berkeley Class Session IV (eight days) Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm July 7 - 17, 2017 Event: Fifteenth Annual Nine-Day Silent Retreat in Berkeley, CA Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 Information: Yun Lin Temple (510)841-2347 JUNE 2017 June 30 - July 2, 2017 Event: Mini Retreat for Beginners and Families - Parents and Children in Berkeley, CA Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 Information: Yun Lin Temple (510)841-2347 June 23 - 25, 2017 Event: Spiritual Growth and Meditation Retreat in Beijing Information: crystalchu@yunlintemple.org June 10 - 17, 2017 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2017 - 18 Berkeley Class Session II (eight days) Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm MAY 2017 May 19 - 21, 2017 Event: Spiritual Growth and Meditation Retreat in Taipei Information: crystalchu@yunlintemple.org APRIL 2017 April 28 - 30, 2017 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2016 - 17 New York Class Session IV (three days) Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury (Long Island), New York 11568 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm April 27, 2017 Event: Lecture at the United Nations Time: 1:15pm – 2:30pm Place: Conference Room F/13, United Nations 1st Ave and 46th St. New York, NY Topic: "Black Sect Esoteric Buddhism Feng Shui Color Theory" Organizer: U.N.S.R.C. Feng Shui Group Co-Sponsors: United Nations Women's Guild (SC) U.N.S.R.C. Enlightenment Society April 4, 2017 Event: His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s Tomb Sweeping Day Memorial Service Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm Place: Skylawn Memorial Park, Hwy 92 and Skyline Boulevard, San Mateo, CA 94402 MARCH 2017 March 24 - 26, 2017 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2016 - 17 Berkeley Class Session IV (three days) Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm March 17 - 19, 2017 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2017 - 18 Berkeley Class Session I (three days) Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm FEBRUARY 2017 February 3, 2016 Event: Incense Offering and New Year Eve’s Rituals in Hon Kong Time: Begins at 9:30pm JANUARY 2017 January 29, 2017 Event: Memorial Service for His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s 86 Years Birthday Time: Begins at 11:00am Place: Taipei Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jinlong Rd, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan 114 January 27, 2017 Event: Chinese New Year's Eve Incense Offering and Rituals at Yun Lin Temple in Taipei Time: Begins at 9:30pm Place: Taipei Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jinlong Rd, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan 114 January 14, 2017 Event: One Day Silent Retreat at the University of London Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm Place: Room 2A, University of London Student Central, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY Information: Yun Lin Temple (510)841-2347 Event: Lecture at the University of London Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm Place: Room 2A, University of London Student Central, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY Title: "How to Bring Peace and Calmness to your Heart" Information: Yun Lin Temple (510)841-2347 January 2, 2017 Event: Memorial Service for His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s 86 Years Birthday A. Food Offering Service at Yun Lin Temple Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 B. Incense Offering Service at Skylawn Memorial Park Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm Place: Skylawn Memorial Park, Hwy 92 & Skyline Blvd, San Mateo, California 94402 2016 DECEMBER 2016 December 31, 2016 Event: Incense Offering and New Year Eve’s Rituals in Berkeley Time: 9:30pm Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 OCTOBER 2016 October 30, 2016 Event: Workshop in Hong Kong Time: 10am-5pm Place: Hong Kong Jockey Club Title: to be announced Hong Kong Registration and Information: Robert Chiu 852-9026-2728 October 14-16, 2016 Event: Spiritual Growth Meditation Retreat in Taipei Time: 7am-6pm for three days Place: Taipei Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jinlong Rd, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Registration and Information: crystalchu@yunintemple.org SEPTEMBER 2016 September 6-11, 2016 Event: Two-Year His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program Session 5 in New York Time: 10am-5pm for Six Days Place: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury, NY 11568 September 3, 2016 Event: Khadro Crystal Chu will be presented with an award to recognize her contributions to the teaching of Buddhism and Feng Shui at the Gala Award Dinner of the World Congress. Time: 7pm-9:30pm Place: Hotel Whitcomb, 1231 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103 September 3, 2016 Event: Workshop at the World Congress on Qigong, Tai Chi and Traditional Chinese Medicine Time: 4:30pm-5:45pm Place: Hotel Whitcomb, 1231 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103 Title: “Ch’i and Feng Shui from the Perspective of Black Sect Esoteric Buddhism” September 2, 2016 Event: Short Presentation at the Grand Opening Ceremony at the 17th World Congress on Qigong, Tai Chi and Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco Time: 8pm-8:30pm Place: Hotel Whitcomb, 1231 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103 Title: “A Short Introduction to Black Sect Esoteric Buddhism Feng Shui” AUGUST 2016 August 18, 2016 Event: Lecture and Blessing at United Nations, New York Title: “The Impact of Feng Shui On Our Lives - Part II” Time: 1:15pm – 2:30pm Place: Conference Room F, United Nations 1st Ave and 46th St. New York, NY Organizer: U.N.S.R.C. Feng Shui Group Co-Sponsors: United Nations Women's Guild (SC) U.N.S.R.C. Enlightenment Society August 6-12, 2016 Event: Two-Year His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® Session II, 2016-17 New York Class Time: 10am-5pm for Six Days Place: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury, NY 11568 August 4 and 11, 2016 Event: The Sixth Year Passing Anniversary Memorial Service of His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun (Please note the Service at Berkeley Temple will be on August 4) A. Yun Lin Temple, Berkeley, California Time: August 4, 10:30am - 11:30am Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 172 Euclid Aveneue, Berkeley, CA 94709 The Incense Offering Service will be held at 3:00pm at His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun's gave at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo The Service will be Conducted by Khadro Crystal Chu B. Lin Yun Monastery, Long Island, New York Time: August 11, 12:00pm - 1:00pm Place: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury, NY 11568 The Service will be Conducted by Khadro Crystal Chu C. Taipei Temple, Taipei, Taiwan Time: August 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm Place: Taipei Temple, 215 Jing Lung Rd, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan The Service will be Conducted by Dr. Chen-Ching Li D. Yun Shi Jing She in Minneapolis, Minnesota Time: August 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm Place: Yun Shi Jing She, 1153 Amble Drive, Arden Hills, MN 55112 The Service will be Conducted by Mason Chen JULY 2016 July 8 - 16, 2016 Event: Fourteenth Annual Seven-Day Silent Retreat in Berkeley, CA Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 July 1 - 3, 2016 Event: Mini Retreat for Beginners and Families - Parents and Children in Berkeley, CA Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 JUNE 2016 June 24 - 26, 2016 Event: Spiritual Growth Program Level 1 in Beijing Details to be Announced MAY 2016 May 13 - 15, 2016 Event: Spiritual Growth Program Level 1 in Taipei Details to be Announced APRIL 2016 April 19, 2016 Khadro Crystal Chu will be interviewed for the TV program “Persons of Interest” with Josiane Hird in New York. It will air on cable channels TWC 56, FIOS 34 and RCN 83. Please also check MNN.org public access. The date will be announced. April 9 - 11, 2016 Event: Two-Year His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® Session I, 2016-17 New York Class Place: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury, NY 11568 April 8, 2016 Title: “The Impact of Feng Shui On Our Lives ” Time: 1:15pm – 2:30pm Place: Conference Room F, United Nations 1st Ave and 46th St. New York, NY Organizer: U.N.S.R.C. Feng Shui Group Co-Sponsors: United Nations Women's Guild (SC) U.N.S.R.C. Enlightenment Society April 4, 2016 April 1 - 3, 2016 Event: Two-Year His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® Session I, 2016-17 Berkeley Class Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709 MARCH 2016 March 18, 2016 (Part of the Chinese Studies Seminar Series) Topic: "Feng Shui and Architecture" Convener: Dr. Jon Eugene von Kowallis, Head, Chinese Studies, UNSW March 13, 2016 (Part of a nine lecture series with different speakers) Topic: “The Importance of the Spiritual Dimension In Our Lives” Convener: Dr. Jon Eugene von Kowallis, Head, Chinese Studies, UNSW Organizer: Taida Ron-Ron Alumni Group Co-organizers: Department of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University Center of Benefitting the World Volunteering Services FEBRUARY 2016 February 14, 2016 Event: Incense Offering and Chinese New Year Rituals in Hong Kong Place: Hong Kong February 9, 2016 Event: Memorial Service for His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun's 85 Years Birthday Place: Taipei Temple, 215 Jing Lung Rd, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan February 7, 2016 Event: Incense Offering and Chinese New Year's Eve Rituals in Taipei Place: Taipei Temple, 215 Jing Lung Rd, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan JANUARY 2016 January 16, 2016 Event: Workshop in London Place: University of London Topic: One Day Silent Meditation Retreat with Teachings January 15, 2016 January 8, 2016 January 2, 2016 2015 DECEMBER 2015 December 31, 2015 Event: Incense Offering and New Year Eve’s Rituals in Berkeley Place: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave, Berkeley, California 94709 OCTOBER 2015 October 24, 2015 Event: Workshop in Hong Kong (Mandarin Only)Location: To be announced Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Topic: “Ch’i, Feng Shui and Spiritual Cultivation – From the Perspective of Black Sect Esoteric Buddhism" October 17, 2015 Event: Lecture in Taipei at Eslite Bookstore (Mandarin Only) Location: Sixth Floor Auditorium, Eslite Bookstore Xinyi Branch No. 11, Songgao Rd, Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan Time: 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm Topic: “Spiritual Growth – Personal Elevation and Inner Self Transformation" SEPTEMBER 2015 September 20, 2015 Event: Workshop in Washington, D.C. Location: Conference Room # 716, Founders Hall, George Mason University, Arlington Campus 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Topic: "Feng Shui and Spiritual Cultivation" Organizers: Taiwan Benevolent Association of Greater Washington D.C. Organization of Chinese American Women Organization of Chinese Americans-Northern Virginia CAPEC-George Mason University September 19, 2015 Location: Room 106 (A&R Buildings), Johns Hopkins University, Montgomery County Campus 9601 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm Topic: “The Impact of Ch'i and Feng Shui on Our Lives” Organizers: Taiwan Benevolent Association of Greater Washington D.C. Organization of Chinese American Women Organization of Chinese Americans-Northern Virginia CAPEC-George Mason University AUGUST 2015 Location: Yun Lin Monastery, 135 Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY 11568 Time: 11:00 am August 11 & 15, 2015 Event: The Fifth Year Passing Anniversary Memorial Service of His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun (Please note the Service at New York Temple will be on August 15) A. Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, Berkeley, California Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709Time: August 11, 10:30 am – 11:30 am The Incense Offering Service will be held at 3:00pm at His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s grave at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo B. Lin Yun Monastery, Long Island, New York Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY 11568 Time: August 15, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm C. Taipei Temple, Neihu Distruct, Taipei, Taiwan Location: Taipei Temple Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Time: August 11, 11:00 am – 12:00 pmD. Yun Shi Jing She Shrine in Minneapolis Location: Yun Shi Jing She Shrine, 1153 Amble Drive, Arden Hills, MN 55112 Time: August 11, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm JULY 2015 July 26, 2015 Event: One-Day Workshop in Los Angeles Location: Santa Barbara Room, Hilton San Gabriel, 225 West Valley Blvd., San Gabriel CA 91776 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Topic: "The Ways to Practice Buddhism with a Discussion on Spirituality- From the perspective of Black Sect Esoteric Buddhism" July 25, 2015 Location: Community Room, Crowell Public Library, City of San Marino, 1890 Huntington Dr. San Marino, CA 91108 Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Topic: “The Impact of Feng Shui on Our Lives” Organizer: Crowell Public Library, City of San Marino JUNE 2015 July 3 – 5, 2015 Event: Second Mini Retreat for Beginners, Youth, Kids and Parents in Berkeley California Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: July 3, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Orientation July 4 – 5, Two-Day Mini Retreat with Six Teaching Sessions in Total June 26 – 28, 2015 Event: First Mini Retreat for Beginners, Youth, Kids and Parents in Berkeley California Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: June 26, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Orientation June 27 – 28, Two-Day Mini Retreat with Six Teaching Sessions in Total June 12, 2015 Location: Conference Room C, First Basement, United Nations, 1st Ave and 46th St., New York City Time: 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm Topic: "What is Black Esoteric Buddhism Feng Shui" Organizer: U. N. S. R. C. Enlightenment Society, and U. N. S. R. C. Feng Shui Group APRIL 2015 April 24 – 26, 2015 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2014 – 15 New York Class Session IV (3 days), for the class of 2014-15 students only. Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury, New York 11568 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm April 17 – 19, 2015 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2015 – 16 New York Class Session I (3 days) Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury, New York 11568 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm April 16, 2015 Location: NYU Campus Topic: “The Theory of Ch’i and Mindful Practice” Organizer: Silver School of Social Work, New York University (This lecture was for the NYU students taking the two courses, “Mindful Practice and Social Work”, and “Diversity, Racism, Oppression, and Privilege”) April 10 – 12, 2015 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2015 – 16 Berkeley Class Session I (3 days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm April 4, 2015 Location: Skylawn Memorial Park, Hwy 92 and Skyline Boulevard, San Mateo, CA 94402 MARCH 2015 March 27 – April 4, 2015 Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: March 27, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Orientation March 28 – April 3, Seven-Day Silent Retreat with Daily Teachings April 4, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Summary Session FEBRUARY 2015 February 25, 2015 Incense Offering, Mantra Prayer, Golden Cicada Cure and Welcoming the Wealth God Cure Location: Hong Kong Time: Began at 9:30pm February 20, 2015 Event: Memorial Service in Celebration of H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun’s 84 Years Birthday in Taipei, Taiwan Location: Taipei Temple Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm February 18, 2015 (Chinese New Year's Eve) Incense Offering, Mantra Prayer, Golden Cicada Cure and Welcoming the Wealth God Cure Location: Taipei Temple Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Time: Began at 9:30pm JANUARY 2015 January 2, 2015 Locations: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Skylawn Memorial Park, Hwy 92 & Skyline Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94402 Times: 10:00am – 11:30am, Memorial service at Yun Lin Temple Culture Center 3:00pm – 4:00pm, Prayers chanting and incense offering for H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun at Skylawn Memorial Park 2014 DECEMBER 2014 December 31, 2014 Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: Began at 9:30pm December 1 – 19, 2014 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2013 – 14 Berkeley Class Sessions V and VI Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm NOVEMBER 2014 November 21 – 23, 2014 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2013 – 14 New York Class Session VI (three days) Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury (Long Island), New York 11568 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm November 14 – 16, 2014 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2014 – 15 New York Class Session III (three days) Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury (Long Island), New York 11568 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm OCTOBER 2014 October 26, 2014 Location: Function Room of Macau Jockey Club, 1/F., China Merchants Tower, Shun Tak Centre 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm Topic: “The ways to practice Buddhism and to perceive the spirituality – from the perspective of Black Sect Esoteric Buddhism” “從佛門密宗黑教的角度談如何修持佛法及認識靈學” October 3 – 5, 2014 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2014 – 15 Berkeley Class Session III (three days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm SEPTEMBER 2014 September 13 – 20, 2014 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2013 – 14 New York Class Session V (eight days) Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury (Long Island), New York 11568 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm AUGUST 2014 August 9 – 16, 2014 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2014 – 15 New York Class Session II (eight days) Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury (Long Island), New York 11568 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Location: Room 106, A&R Building, Johns Hopkins University, Montgomery Campus 9601 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm Topic: “Ch’I uplifting and its impact on the body, mind and spirit” Organizers: Taiwan Benevolent Association of Greater Washington D. C. Overseas Chinese Association of Women – Virginia Chapter JULY 2014 July 28 & August 11, 2014 Event: The Fourth Year Passing Anniversary Memorial Service of His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun A. Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, Berkeley, California Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709Time: July 28 (Monday), 10:00 am – 11:30 am After the Service, an Incense Offering Service was held around 12:45pm at His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s grave at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo Luncheon gathering followed afterwards. B. Lin Yun Monastery, Long Island, New York Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY 11568 Time: August 11, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Luncheon gathering will follow afterwards. C. Taipei Temple, Neihu Distruct, Taipei, Taiwan Location: Taipei Temple Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Time: August 11, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Luncheon gathering will follow afterwards. D. Yun Shi Jing She Shrine in Minneapolis Location: Yun Shi Jing She Shrine, 1153 Amble Drive, Arden Hills, MN 55112 Time: August 11, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Luncheon gathering will follow afterwards. July 19 – 26, 2014 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2013 – 14 Berkeley Class Session V (eight days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm July 12, 2014 Event: Workshop in London Location: The Torrington Room, Senate House, 1st Floor, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Time: 1:00pm – 6:00pm Topic: “Uplifting Ch’i: How to Transform Negative Emotions to Positive Energy in Your Daily Life” Organizer: Dr. Junko Theresa Mikuriya July 11, 2014 Event: Lecture in London Location: The Court Room, Senate House, 1st Floor University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Time: 6:30pm – 8:00pm Topic: “How to Lead a Happier and Fulfilled Life: The Theory of Ch’i” Organizer: Dr. Junko Theresa Mikuriya JUNE 2014 June 27 – 29, 2014 Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: June 27, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Orientation June 28 – 29, Two-Day Mini Retreat with Six Teaching Sessions in Total June 14 – 21, 2014 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2014 – 15 Berkeley Class Session II (eight days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm MAY 2014 May 22, 2014 May 2 – 4, 2014 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2013 – 14 Berkeley Class Session IV (three days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm APRIL 2014 April 25 – 27, 2014 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2014 – 15 New York Class Session I (three days) Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury (Long Island), New York 11568 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm April 18 – 20, 2014 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2013 – 14 New York Class Session IV (three days) Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury (Long Island), New York 11568 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm April 17, 2014 ![]() Location: Conference Room 5, North Lawn Building United Nations, First Ave and 47th St, New York City Time: 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm Topic: "Spiritual Growth and Feng Shui" Organizer: U. N. S. R. C. Enlightenment Society, and U. N. S. R. C. Feng Shui Group April 16, 2014 Location: NYU Campus Topic: “Mindful Practice and Social Work” Organizer: Professor Eva Lu, School of Social Work and Social Welfare April 5, 2014 MARCH 2014 March 28 – April 5, 2014 Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: March 28, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Orientation March 29 – April 4, Seven-Day Silent Retreat with Daily Teachings April 5, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Summary Session March 14 – 16, 2014 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program® 2014 – 15 Berkeley Class Session I (three days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm FEBRUARY 2014 February, 2014 Event: Incense offering ceremony, “Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell,” and “Welcoming the Wealth Gods” cures for welcoming the Chinese New Year of the year of Snake Conducted by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche. JANUARY 2014 January 30, 2014 (Chinese New Year's Eve) Event: Incense offering ceremony, “Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell,” and “Welcoming the Wealth Gods” cures for welcoming the Chinese New Year of the year of Horse Location: Taipei Temple Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Conducted by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche. January 2, 2014 Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Skylawn Memorial Park, Hwy 92 and Skyline Blvd., San Mateo, California 94402 Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am, Memorial service at Yun Lin Temple Culture Center 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm, Prayers chanting and incense offering for H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun at Skylawn Memorial Park A luncheon gathering followed the cemetery service. 2013 DECEMBER 2013 December 6 – 8, 2013 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program 2013 – 14 New York Class Session III (three days) Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury (Long Island), New York 11568 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm NOVEMBER 2013 November 22 – 24, 2013 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program 2013 – 14 Berkeley Class Session III (three days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm November 15 – 17, 2013 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program 2012 – 13 Berkeley Class Session VI (three days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm OCTOBER 2013 October 26 – 27, 2013 SEPTEMBER 2013 September 28 – October 5, 2013 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program 2013 – 14 New York Class Session II (eight days) Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury (Long Island), New York 11568 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm AUGUST 2013 August 24 – 31, 2013 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program 2013 – 14 Berkeley Class Session II (eight days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm August 17 – 18, 2013 Location: Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Society, 8853 Selkirk St., Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6P 4J6 Times: A. Lecture in Chinese: August 17 (Saturday), 10:00 am – 12:00 pm B. Lecture in English: August 18 (Sunday), 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Topic: "Enhancing Our Life through Ch’i and Feng Shui Adjustments" Sponsor and Organizer: Taiwanese Canadian Cultural Society August 11, 2013 Event: The Third Year Passing Anniversary Memorial Service of His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am After the Service, an Incense Offering Service was held at around 1:30 pm at His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s grave at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo, California. A luncheon gathering followed the Incense Offering Service. Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY 11568 Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm A luncheon gathering at Lin Yun Monastery followed the Service.
Location: Taipei Temple Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pmA luncheon gathering at Taipei Temple followed the Service. Location: Yun Shi Jing She Shrine, 1153 Amble Drive, Arden Hills, MN 55112 Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm A luncheon gathering followed the Service. JULY 2013 July 27 – August 3, 2013 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program 2012 – 13 Berkeley Class Session V (eight days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm July 22, 2013 Location: Conference Room E, United Nations, 1 United Nations Plaza, New York City Time: 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm Topic: "Change the World by Balancing Out and Uplifting Your Ch'i" Organizers: UNSRC Enlightenment Society UNSRC Feng Shui Group UNSRC Women's Guild July 20, 2013 ![]() Empowerment and Teachings at Lin Yun Monastery, New York Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568 Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Topic: "Compassion Buddha Empowerment and Teachings" July 6, 2013 Event: One-Day Feng Shui Workshop at University of London Time: 11:45 am – 6:00 pm Location: The Torrington Room, Senate House, 1st Floor, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Topic: "Essentials of Feng Shui and Its Spiritual Aspects" Organizer: Dr. Theresa Mikuriya July 5, 2013 Location: The Court Room, Senate House, 1st Floor University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Time: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Topic: “How to Relate Ch’i, Feng Shui, and Spiritual Cultivation to Our Life” Organizer: Dr. Theresa Mikuriya JUNE 2013 June 28 – 30, 2013 Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: June 28, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, Orientation June 29 – 30, Two-Day Mini Retreat with Six Teaching Sessions in Total June 15, 2013 Empowerment and Teachings at Yun Lin Temple, Berkeley Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Topic: "Medicine Buddha Empowerment and Teachings (in Bon tradition)" MAY 2013 May 24 – 26, 2013 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program 2013 – 14 New York Class Session I (three days) Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury (Long Island), New York 11568 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm May 17 – 21, 2013 Event: Three-Day Silent Retreat in Long Island, New York Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury (Long Island), New York 11568 Time: May 17, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Orientation May 18 – 20, Three-Day Silent Retreat with Daily Teachings May 21, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Summary Session APRIL 2013 April 22 – 30, 2013 Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: April 22, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Orientation April 23 – 29, Seven-Day Silent Retreat with Daily Teachings April 30, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Summary Session April 20 – 21, 2013 Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Topic: "Discussion of Special Feng Shui Situations – From the Perspective of Black Sect Esoteric Buddhism Feng Shui" April 5 – 7, 2013 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program 2013 – 14 Berkeley Class Session I (three days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm MARCH 2013 March 29 – 31, 2013 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program 2012 – 13 Berkeley Class Session IV (three days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm FEBRUARY 2013 February 16, 2013 Event: Incense offering ceremony, “Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell,” and “Welcoming the Wealth Gods” cures for welcoming the Chinese New Year of the year of Snake Location: Hong Kong Conducted by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche. Conducted by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche. February 9, 2013 (Chinese New Year's Eve) Event: Incense offering ceremony, “Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell,” and “Welcoming the Wealth Gods” cures for welcoming the Chinese New Year of the year of Snake Location: Taipei Temple Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Conducted by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche. February 2, 2013 Event: Lecture at Taipei Neihu Temple Location: Taipei Temple Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Conducted by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche. JANUARY 2013 January 21, 2013 Location: Taipei Temple Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Conducted by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche. January 2, 2013 Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Skylawn Memorial Park, Hwy 92 and Skyline Blvd., San Mateo, California 94402 Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am, Memorial service at Yun Lin Temple Culture Center 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm, Prayers chanting and incense offering for H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun at Skylawn Memorial Park A luncheon gathering followed the cemetery service. 2012 NOVEMBER 2012 November 30 – December 2, 2012 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program 2012 – 13 Berkeley Class Session III (three days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm November 3, 2012 ![]() Location: George Mason University (Arlington Campus), Conference Room 126, Founders Hall 3351 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201 Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Topic: "Enhancing Our Life Through Feng Shui and Ch'i Adjustements" Organizer: Organization of Chinese American Women OCTOBER 2012 October 6 – 7, 2012 Event: Two-Day Bilingual Workshop at Harvard University Location: Science Center, Harvard University, Hall E (Lower Level) 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Topic: "Five Elements in Ch'i, Feng Shui, Health, Healing, and Meditation - from the Perspective of Black Sect Esoteric Buddhism" October 5, 2012 ![]() Location: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Smith Building, Room 308/309 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Time: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Topic: "Ch'i, Feng Shui and Health -- from the Perspective of Black Sect Esoteric Buddhism" Organizer: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute SEPTEMBER 2012 September 28, 2012 Event: H.H. Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche interviewed by Wake Up Women LIVE radio show Time: 10:00 am Eight Days of Peace Summit, hosted by Suzanne Strisower & Karen Mayfield. To listen or to archives the radio show, the link is www.blogtalkradio.com/wakeupwomen. September 1 – 2, 2012 Location: No. 2, Bao-Yun Dao, Hong Kong Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Topic: "Ch'i, Feng Shui, Spiritual Cultivaion and Buddhist Teaching" AUGUST 2012 August 11, 2012 Event: The Second Year Passing Anniversary Memorial Service of His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am B. Lin Yun Monastery, Long Island, New York Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY 11568 Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm C. Taipei Temple, Neihu Distruct, Taipei, Taiwan Location: Taipei Temple Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pmAugust 4 – 12, 2012 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program 2012 – 13 Berkeley Class Session II (eight days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm JULY 2012 July 29, 2012 Event: Blessing Ceremony at Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center for Anthony and Emillie Bhe and Dorothy and Paul Rodcliffe Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 Invited by Mr. and Mrs. Soe Bhe, Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche bestowed blessing upon the newlyweds, their son and daughter-in-law, Anthony and Emillie Bhe, and their daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy and Paul Rodcliffe, at Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, Berkeley, California. July 14, 2012 Location: The Court Room, Senate House, 1st Floor, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Time: 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Topic: “Enhancing Our Life through Feng Shui and Personal Ch’i Adjustments” Organizer: Dr. Theresa Mikuriya
July 7 – 8, 2012 Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 Time: July 6, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Orientation July 7 – 8, Two-Day Mini Retreat with Teachings JUNE 2012 June 15, 2012 ![]() Location: Conference Room D NLB (North Lawn Building), United Nations Time: 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm Topic: “Ch’i, Feng Shui and Spiritual Cultivation” Organizers: UNSRC Enlightenment Society UNSRC Feng Shui Group As the keynote speaker, Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche gave a lecture and blessings for the UNSRC Feng Shui Group and the UNSRC Enlightenment Society at United Nations, New York.
June 2 – 3, 2012 Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel & Suites, 3 Apple Tree Square, Bloomington, MN 55425 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Topic: “How Does Feng Shui Relate to Personal Ch’i, Environmental Ch’i, and Spiritual Practice – from the Perspective of Black Sect Esoteric Buddhism”
MAY 2012 May 18 – 20, 2012 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program 2012 – 13 Berkeley Class Session I (three days) Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
APRIL 2012 April 27 – 29, 2012 Event: Two-Year H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun Feng Shui Certification Program 2012 – 13 New York Class Session I (three days) Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury, New York 11568 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm April 4, 2012 Event: His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s Tomb Sweeping Day Memorial Service Location: Skylawn Memorial Park, Hwy 92 and Skyline Boulevard, San Mateo, CA 94402 Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
April 19 – 23, 2012 Event: Three-Day Silent Retreat at Lin Yun Monastery Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury, New York 11568 Time: April 19, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Orientation April 20 – April 22, Three-Day Silent Retreat with Daily Teachings April 23, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Summary Session MARCH 2012 March 26 – April 3, 2012 Event: Seven-Day Silent Retreat at Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: March 26, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Orientation March 27 – April 2, Seven-Day Silent Retreat with Daily Teachings April 3, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Summary Session Annual Seven-Day Silent Retreat at Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center in Berkeley. The retreat was guided by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche.
March 24 – 25, 2012 Location: Conference Center, Clark Kerr Campus, U.C. Berkeley, 2601 Warring Street, Berkeley, CA 94720 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Topic: “Can Feng Shui Ritual Objects Be Substituted?” Teachings from the Perspective of the Black Sect Esoteric Buddhist School of Feng Shui
March 11, 2012 Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: 11:00 am – 1:30 pm The ceremony was led jointly by H.H. Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche and Geshe Chaphur, and the prayers chanting were led by Geshe Chaphur and Lama Youngdrung. FEBRUARY 2012 February 5, 2012 Location: Taipei Temple Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Conducted by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche. JANUARY 2012 January 29, 2012 Event: Incense offering ceremony, “Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell,” and “Welcoming the Wealth Gods” cures for welcoming the Chinese New Year of the year of Dragon Location: Hong Kong Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche led disciples and friends to perform the incense offering ceremony, “Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell,” and “Welcoming the Wealth Gods” cures for welcoming the Chinese New Year of the year of Dragon at Yun Shi Jing She, Black Sect Esoteric Buddhist Temple in Hong Kong. January 24, 2012 Event: His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s Eighty-One Years Birthday Memorial Service in Taipei, Taiwan Location: Taipei Temple Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Conducted by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche. January 22, 2012 (Chinese New Year's Eve) Event: Incense offering ceremony, “Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell,” and “Welcoming the Wealth Gods” cures for welcoming the Chinese New Year of the year of Dragon Location: Taipei Temple Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche led disciples and friends to perform the incense offering ceremony, “Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell,” and “Welcoming the Wealth Gods” cures for welcoming the Chinese New Year of the year of Dragon at Yun Shi Jing She, Black Sect Esoteric Buddhist Temple in Taipei Neihu, Taiwan.
January 2, 2012 Event: His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s Eighty-One Years Birthday Memorial Service Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am, Memorial service at Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm, Prayers chanting and incense offering for H.H. Grandmaster Lin Yun at Skylawn Memorial Park 2011 OCTOBER 2011 October 1 – 2, 2011 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Invited by Mr. & Mrs. Mason Chen, Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche attended and bestowed blessing for the wedding of their son, Mr. Brian Chih-hao Chen and Ms. Cassondra Rae Kominski in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AUGUST 2011 August 7 & 11, 2011 Event: The First Year Passing Anniversary Memorial Service of His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun A. Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, Berkeley, California Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Ave., Berkeley, CA 94709 Time: August 11, 10:00 am – 11:00 am After the Service, an Incense Offering Service was held at His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s grave at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo, California. B. Lin Yun Monastery, Long Island, New York Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY 11568 Time: August 7 (Sunday), 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Taipei Temple Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Time: August 11, 11:00 am – 12:00 pmAugust 6 – 7, 2011 Location: Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY 11568 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Topic: "Purification – for Feng Shui Rituals and on Personal Negativities, from the Perspectives of Black Sect Esoteric Buddhism" JULY 2011 July 23 – 24, 2011 Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 July 1, 2011 Location: United Nations Church Center Chapel Time: 1:15 pm – 2:45 pm Topic: “Spiritual Cultivation in Feng Shui Practice” Organizers: UNSRC Feng Shui Group As the keynote speaker, Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche gave a lecture and bestowed blessings for the UNSRC Feng Shui Group’s Anniversary at United Nations, New York JUNE 2011 June 30, 2011 His Holiness Menri Trizin, the supreme leader of the Tibetan Bon tradition, visited Lin Yun Monastery at Long Island, New York. His Holiness bestowed his blessing and supervised the hanging of the Bonpo prayer flags at Lin Yun Monastery. June 24, 2011 Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche was invited to speak and bless the graduation ceremony of BTB feng shui program in New York City. June 20, 2011 June 13, 2011 Accompanied by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche and disciples, His Holiness Lungtok Tenpai Nyima visited His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s tomb at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo, California. June 12, 2011 June 6, 2011 Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche was invited to speak and bless the graduation ceremony of BTB feng shui program at Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, Berkeley, California. MAY 2011 May 29, 2011 Invited Professor Chao Tze-yi from Honolulu, Hawaii to give a Buddhist teaching at Taipei Shrine Yun Shi Jing She in Neihu, Taipei. May 3 – 11, 2011 Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, California 94709 Time: May 3, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Orientation May 4 – 10, Seven-Day Silent Retreat with Daily Teachings May 11, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm, Summary Session Annual Seven-Day Silent Retreat at Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center in Berkeley. The retreat was guided by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche. APRIL 2011 April 30 – May 1, 2011 Location: Clark Kerr Campus, U.C. Berkeley, 2601 Warring Street, Berkeley, CA 94720 Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Topic: "Burial Rituals, Burial Site Feng Shui and Some Chinese Folkloric Practices on Important Events: Including the Most Secretive Cures and Meditation Sessions" April 3, 2011 Location: Skylawn Memorial Park, Hwy 92 and Skyline Boulevard, San Mateo, CA 94402 Time: 11:00 am MARCH 2011 March 29, 2011 Event: His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s Tombstone Setting Ritual Ceremony Location: Skylawn Memorial Park, Hwy 92 and Skyline Boulevard, San Mateo, CA 94402 Time: 3:00 pm FEBRUARY 2011 February 26, 2011 Invited Chongtul Rinpoche from India Menri Monastery to give a teaching on Bonpo Medicine Buddha Mantra and Meditation in Hong Kong. February 20, 2011 Invited Chongtul Rinpoche from India Menri Monastery to give a teaching on Bonpo Medicine Buddha Mantra and Meditation at Taipei Shrine Yun Shi Jing She in Neihu, Taipei. February 12, 2011 Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche led disciples and friends to perform the incense offering ceremony, “Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell,” and “Welcoming the Wealth Gods” cures for the Chinese New Year of the year of Hare at Yun Shi Jing She, Black Sect Esoteric Buddhist Shine in Hong Kong. February 4, 2011 Event: His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s Eighty Years Birthday Memorial Service Locations: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 (led by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche) Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568 Taipei Shrine Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm February 2, 2011 (Chinese New Year's Eve) Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche led disciples and friends to perform the incense offering ceremony, “Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell,” and “Welcoming the Wealth Gods” cures for the Chinese New Year’s Eve of the year of Hare at Yun Shi Jing She, Black Sect Esoteric Buddhist Shine in Taipei Neihu, Taiwan. JANUARY 2011 January 2, 2011 Event: His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s Eighty Years Birthday Memorial Service Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm 2010 DECEMBER 2010 December 31, 2010 (New Year's Eve) Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche led disciples and friends to perform the incense offering ceremony, “Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell,” and “Welcoming the Wealth Gods” cures for the New Year’s Eve at Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, Berkeley. December 18, 2010 Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche led disciples to offer incense at Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center. NOVEMBER 2010 November 18, 2010 Event: His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s One Hundred Day Memorial Service Locations: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 (led by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche) Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568 Taipei Shrine Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm November 10, 2010 Event: Wedding Blessing Ceremony at Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center for Mr. Charles Wang and Ms. Wang Shih-Yu Location: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 Invited by Mr. and Mrs. Morris Wang, Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche solemnized and bestowed blessing for the wedding of their son, Mr. Charles Wang and Ms. Wang Shih-Yu at Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, Berkeley, California. SEPTEMBER 2010 September 30, 2010 Event: His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s Memorial Service at Church Center of United Nations in New York Location: Chapel at Church Center of United Nations, New York Organizer: Zoe Chang, Feng Shui Group of U.N.S.R.C. Conducted by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche. September 3, 2010 Event: His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s Memorial Service in Hong Kong Location: Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Conducted by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche. AUGUST 2010 August 30, 2010 Event: His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s Memorial Service in Taipei Location: Taipei Shrine Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Conducted by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche. August 17 – September 29, 2010 Event: His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s Seven Sevens Memorial Services A. Locations: Yun Lin Temple Cultural Center, 1727 Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709 Lin Yun Monastery, 135 Old Westbury Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568 B. Location: Taipei Shrine Yun Shi Jing She, 215 Jing Lung Road, 2nd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan Time: August 18 & 25, September 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm August 20 – 21, 2010 Event: His Holiness Grandmaster Lin Yun’s Funeral Service Location: Skylawn Memorial Park, Highway 92 and Skyline Boulevard, San Mateo, California A. Public Viewing Time: August 20, 2010, 11:00 am – 7:00 pm (12:00 pm - 1:00 pm group chanting led by Khadro Crystal Chu Rinpoche) B. Funeral Service Time: August 21, 2010, 9:30 am – 11:30 am (Funeral Service) 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm (ritual ceremony at the burial site) August 11, 2010 Our beloved great teacher, His Holiness Grandmaster Professor Lin Yun left us around 3:30 pm due to multi-systems failure in San Mateo, California. |