Dharma Centre of Canada
1267 K0M2A0 Kinmount, ON, Canada

Jacks last online meditation and class in 2020 is coming up Monday December 14th. All are welcome.

Celebrating the wish for World Peace.

Awareness is the home of the mind, so we must stay at home. ~ Sayadaw U Tejaniya

Join DCC Resident Teachers Terry Hagan & Mala Sikka Wednesday evening for an online Meditation and Dharma class.

Happy Bodhi Day! In the Zen tradition, the Buddha's great awakening is said to have occurred on the morning of the 8th day of the 12th month. Legend says that a...fter meditating through the night, he awakened upon seeing the rising morning star. In the Japanese tradition, the day is called Rhatsu , which means the 8th day of the 12th month, and since Japan adopted the solar calendar, it has been celebrated by many on December 8th. In recognition of the Buddha's marathon of meditation leading up to his awakening, Zen practitioners will often spend many hours meditating in the week leading up to Bodhi Day, possibly even meditating all night long on the 7th night. However, some in Japan and most in China still recognize it on 8th day of the 12th month of the lunar calendar, which usually falls in late January (in 2021 it will be on the 20th). In China, it is called Làb , and it is a festival day that combines the recognition of the Buddha's awakening with an ancient harvest festival. It also marks the beginning of preparation for the lunar new year (Feb 12th, in 2021). But whenever and however we choose to commemorate it, may we all be grateful to the Buddha for showing us the way, and may we all discover what he discovered that Awakening is our own essential nature, and that it has been from the very beginning. Homage to the Buddha in each of us. ~Fa Hsing