Buddhism Central Ohio News
New BCO Google Group
Terrence has set up this Google Group for BCO for those interested in receiving news about events and issues in the Central Ohio Buddhist community. This is an excellent way to stay current as well as to be involved with discussions of traditions, and to connect with other local practioners.This will be another way the the BCO is working to bring together the local Buddhist community, Thank you for Terrence.
Signing up is easy and free. You do need to set up an account with Google in order to participate. Click here for more details.
A meetup group has also been set up at http://buddhism.meetup.com/597
Prison Outreach Programs
Recently two local group have started prison outreach programs as a way of spreading the Dharma.
An outreach effort to women inmates began in November 2008. Several women from BCO work with the chaplains at the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville to provide Buddhist books and resources, and to lead a bimonthly meditation service for the inmates. Volunteers are Grace Franklin (Blue Heron Sangha), Elizabeth Homeier (BBAC), and Vicki LeMaster (Zen Columbus).
Since September of 2008, Andi Sie and the Buddhist Center of Ohio - Narasiharama dhamma program have been coordinating with the Horizon Outside Brother program at Marion County Correctional Facility. As a Buddhist Brother, Andi has helped coordinate and facilitate the visits of a Buddhist Monk, Scholar and Translator to the facility every Tuesday from 6-8pm as the time allowed.
Buddhist Art Exhibit at the IACO Annual Luncheon
The theme of this year's IACO annual main event luncheon on Sunday October 26th was Illuminating Tradition: Our Artistic Heritage. The program focused on sharing, celebrating, and coming to a better understanding of the artistic heritage of Central Ohio's eight major faith traditions. As part of this, each of the eight faiths presented art and objects representing their faith. About a dozen of the Buddhist group that are part of Buddhism Central Ohio contributed pieces for our exhibit. More than 200 people attended the event.
PAST BCO EVENTS
Photos from First Annual Visakha, May 17, 2008 [thanks to John Josephson]
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Calligraphy works by the Buddhist monk Venerable Chi Chern
Offered by the Buddhist Bodhi Association of Columbus [BBAC]
Follow the link on the BBAC web page: http://www.columbusbuddhist.org/
The individual calligraphy pieces in this collection are being offered on our website, to help raise money for some physical repairs and improvements that need to be made to our center. The requested donations for each work are indicated on this same link.
Buddhist Book of the Week
Living in Compassion by Bardor Tulku Rinpoche
Living in Compassion is an accessible and practical resource on the Buddhist path, centered around bringing the practice of compassion to everything we do. It begins with a teaching on marriage and relationshilps as seen from a Buddhist perspective, with emphasis on the application of personal discipline and the understanding of karma in our personal and family lives. The second section is a complete, detailed commentary on the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva , one of the most important Tibetan texts on the path of compassion and wisdom. In the Third Section, Bardor Rinpoche gives a complete teaching on the six perfections , the transcendent qualities of generosity, morality, patience, diligence, meditation, and wisdom. Recomended by Roberta Riley