[ULUBUDA] ULUBUDA Meditation Session, Chinese New Year (reUnion) Dinner, and Chinese New Year Celebration @London Fo Guang Shan Temple

[ULUBUDA Society]

Dear ULUBUDA members,

This week we have a few announcements to make:

*1. Weekly Meditation Session with Ajahn Santhong*
*2. Chinese New Year (reUnion) Dinner! (A joint event with ICBS and UCLUBS)*
*3. Chinese New Year Celebration at London Fo Guang Shan Temple*


1. MEDITATION SESSION with Ajahn Santhong
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We will be conducting our weekly meditation as usual this coming Monday, 8th
February.

For those who have not attended a session, Ajahn is a Thai Buddhist monk,
currently residing in the UK (Buddhapadipa Temple in Wimbledon). He has been
with ULUBUDA for many years now and he is a very nice and simple teacher who
is always open to your questions on meditation or the Dhamma (Buddha's
teachings) in general.

You do not need to have any experience in meditation to try it out and it's
never too late to start! Feel free to come at any time that's convenient for
you.

*Event Details*

*Date: 8th February 2010, Monday*
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*Place: Room 2E, 2nd floor, ULU Building (for directions, please click
here<http://www.ulu.co.uk/content/index.php?page=13>
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*Time: 7pm onwards (please do feel free to join-in anytime after your
lectures/classes end, even if in the middle of the session)*
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*Light refreshments will be provided
**Buddhist books from the ULUBUDA stock/library will be laid out for free
distribution
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*2. Chinese/Lunar New Year (reUnion) Dinner!!!*

Following our successful Christmas Dinner last year, ULUBUDA, the Imperial
College Buddhist Society (ICBS) and the University College London Buddhist
Society (UCLUBS) will be organising a joint Chinese New Year Dinner on the
12th of February in Chinatown!

For those who are unfamiliar with this festival, it is celebrated by all
ethnic Chinese around the world to usher in the new year based on the Lunar
Calendar. The dates vary every year (between late January and early
February) and this year it happens to fall on the 14th of February (which
happens to also be Valentine's Day!).

It is a tradition for all families to gather for a dinner on the eve of the
new year where all members from near or far travel home to celebrate with
their loved ones, and this is also known as a Reunion Dinner.

So in line with this tradition, we shall reunite again with our brothers and
sisters in the Dharma from all different unions to celebrate a Re-Union
Dinner!

We have made a reservation at Top of the Town Chinese Restaurant on
Chinatown's main street for Friday night (12th February) at 7.30p.m. It is
going to be a vegetarian dinner and will be approx. £8 per person max*.
(*There is a chance we may lower the cost depending on the menu and
subsidies from ULUBUDA).

However as of now, we only have a *quota of 15 places *for ULUBUDA members
on a* first come first serve basis. So please reply ASAP with your Name,
University (for students), and Contact Number to reserve a place! *
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*For those who feel they may not be able to reply early, fret not! Just let
us know as we will put your name down on the waiting list and hopefully we
can increase the number of reserved places.*

*Event Details*

*Date: 12th February 2010, Friday*
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*Place: Top of the Town Chinese Restaurant (Chinatown), 37-38 Gerrard
Street, London W1D 5QB*
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*Time: 7.15 pm onwards (reservation made for 7.30 p.m.)*
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*Type of dinner: Vegetarian Chinese Dinner*
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*Cost/person: Approx. £8 (maximum)*
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*IMPORTANT! Please reply to this e-mail ASAP with Name, University and
Contact Details to book your place today!*
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*3. Chinese New Year Celebration at London Fo Guang Shan Temple*

Following from the Chinese New year dinner, the Imperial College Buddhist
Society (ICBS) will be organising a trip down to the London Fo Guang Shan
Temple on the eve of the Chinese New Year (i.e. 13th February) to
participate in the line-up of events there.

All ULUBUDA members are invited to join-in and can do so by either
contacting us or replying directly to ICBS. All details of the event are
included below:


London Fo Guang Shan Temple will be holding a Chinese New Year Celebration
on the 13th February 2010 (Saturday). The activities for the festive season
include New Year's Eve Dinner, Service to Bid Farewell to the Past Year,
Light Offering, Morning Chanting, Prostrations to the Thousand Buddhas
Dharma Service, Offerings to the Buddha and Celestial Beings, and the Great
Compassion Repentance Service.

Imperial College Buddhist Society will be organising a trip to the temple to
join in the celebrations. We will be *meeting* at *Oxford Circus Station* on
the *1**3**th** February 2010 (Saturday) *at* 10:30 P.M*. before making our
way to London Fo Guang Shan Temple. The details of our trip are as follows:

Date

13th February 2010 (Saturday)
Time

10:30 P.M.
Venue

London Fo Guang Shan Temple
Map<http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=84+Margaret+St,+Paddington,+Greater+London+W1W+8,+United+Kingdom&sll=51.509704,-0.131149&sspn=0.070941,0.181789&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FQwXEgMdzuP9_w&split=0&hq=&hnear=84+Margaret+St,+London+W1W+8TD,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.517049,-0.138364&spn=0.001073,0.00284&z=19>

Meeting Place

Oxford Circus Tube Station



London Fo Guang Shan Temple will also be organising events for the whole
week from 13th February 2010 until 28thFebruary 2010. So feel free to make
your way down to the temple on your own at any other time. The full schedule
for all of the event’s are as follows:


13th February 2010 - Saturday

Time

Event

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

New Year's Eve Dinner (Food Fair)

9:00 PM

Service to Bid Farewell to the Past Year



14th February 2010 – Sunday

Time

Event

12:00 AM – 3:00AM

Morning Chanting & The First Offering of Incense

11:00 AM

Grand Offering to the Buddhas & Bodhisattvas

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Prostrations to the Thousand Buddhas Dharma Service

7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Prostrations to the Thousand Buddhas Dharma Service



15th February 2010 – Monday

Time

Event

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Prostrations to the Thousand Buddhas Dharma Service



20th February 2010 – Saturday to 21st February 2010 – Sunday

Time

Event

20th February 10:30 PM to 21stFebruary 1:00 AM

Prostrations to the Thousand Buddhas Dharma Service



28th February 2010 – Sunday

Time

Event

10:00 AM

The Great Compassion Repentance Service & First Full Moon Service of the New
Lunar Year 2010


            Please feel free to participate in these events if you are
interested. For any *enquiries* please don’t hesitate to *contact Xiao Ting
at **xiao.ang08 at imperial.ac.uk* <xiao.ang08 at imperial.ac.uk>* .*


Whoa that was a long one! Looks like we have an eventful week ahead of us.

To those of you who have joined our Facebook group, Welcome! To those who
have not done so, feel free to do so
here<http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2212295062>
 =)

So we will be looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Have a good weekend everyone!

Sadhu!
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With Metta,
ULUBUDA exco 2009/10
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