Fo Guang News

On February 1, Fo Guang Shan Miami held its "Light Offering Completion Service" (Yuan Deng). Despite temperatures plummeting to the 30s—breaking cold weather records for Florida—nearly 70 devotees braved the low temperatures to return to the temple and participate in the service. Venerable Jue Yan led the assembly in chanting the Universal Gate Chapter of the Lotus Sutra . The temple resonated with the sacred name of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, creating a warm and spiritually uplifting...

On January 25, Fo Guang Shan Miami Temple held a Dharma service to commemorate the Buddha’s Enlightenment, also known as "Dharma Day."  Nearly 90 devotees, led by Venerable Chueh Yan, sincerely chanted the Heart Sutra  and offered praise to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, reflecting on the profound truth of Dependent Origination realized by the Buddha upon his enlightenment. During the service, a formal handover ceremony for the new term of chapter leadership was held. Certificates of...

On January 19, the West Palm Beach Subchapter of the Buddha’s Light International Association (BLIA) held a study group and monthly meeting at the residence of Mei Hanzheng. The session focused on the article "Judgment"  from the first volume of Humble Table, Wise Fare  (part of the "Writings" category in the Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun ). Led by newly appointed committee member Chen Zilong, the event attracted over 20 members and friends of Fo Guang Shan, including high...

On January 18, Fo Guang Shan Miami held the "Merit Dedication Dharma Service for Dharma Protectors and Year-End Volunteer Appreciation,"  bringing together over 80 Dharma protectors and volunteers to celebrate the occasion. The Dharma service was presided over by the Abbess, Venerable Ru Yuan, who led the assembly in the chanting of the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Repentance Ceremony . In a solemn and pure atmosphere, the participants took hold of this rare opportunity to sincerely prostrate before...

On the evening of January 14, Venerable Abbot Hui Dong, Abbot of Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple, held a seminar with nearly 30 officers from the Buddha’s Light International Association (BLIA) Miami Chapter. The Abbot used the question "Where do the benefits of the Dharma lie?"  to guide the audience in reflecting on how to use Buddhist wisdom to transform worldly afflictions into fuel for spiritual practice and personal growth. Venerable Abbot Hui Dong taught that most worldly troubles stem...