2014 Planner |
December 2014
12/07/14 Coordinator is Ms. Zhou Ru Chen. Speaker is Temple-Host Lee; Topic is Answers to the Truth.
12/14/14 Coordinator is Mr. Hui-Ray Yu. Speaker is Mr. Ben Li; Topic is I-Ching.
12/21/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Temple-Host Ann Chang.
12/28/14 Coordinator is Mr. David Chuang. Speaker is Temple-Host Yang; Topic is Destiny and Fate.
12/28/14 Master Lee is currently in Taiwan for joining the Annual Masters' Congregation along with other Masters. Few weeks ago, she made a special arrangement with Temple-Host Yang from the Line of Zong-Yung to speak to us. With his many years of experience on Tao, he will share with us on the subject of Destiny and Fate. Don't miss this great opportunity.
November 2014
11/02/14 Coordinator is Temple-Host Huang. Speaker is Temple-host Lee on the topic of Answers to the Truth.
11/09/14 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
11/15/14 The next cooking class is scheduled from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, on Saturday, November 15, 2014. Master Lee wants to share with us for making Herbal Soup (藥膳補湯) and Marinated eggs, tofu, and seaweed (魯蛋魯豆干海帯). All fellows are welcome to join. Please contact Joanna Lin for registering this Free cooking class.
11/16/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Tsai. Speaker is Mr.
Ben Lee on the topic of the Tao of I-Ching.
11/23/14 Coordinator is Mr. David Chang. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
11/30/14 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Temple-host Ann Chang.
October 2014
10/5/14 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Temple-host Lee on the topic of Answers to the Truth.
10/11/2014 Vegetarian cooking class will be held on 10/11 Saturday, 9:30- 11:30 am, to demonstrate how to make Rice Cake in a bowl (碗糕).
10/12/14 Coordinator is Mr. Yu. Speaker is Mr. Ben Lee on the topic of the Tao of I-Ching.
10/19/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Tsai. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
10/25-10/26 The Annual Dharma Congregation will be held on these two days. Two Special Guest Speakers from Taiwan will share their wisdom and Tao experience. The Dharma congregation is only held once a year. All Tao fellows are encouraged to attend. 10/25/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Chang. 10/26/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Huang.
September 2014
9/06/14 Vegetarian cooking class ended successfully. We learned to make Pan-fried Stuffed Buns 水煎包. The class started at 10:00am ended at 12:00am. We began with preparing all the ingredients: dough, carrots, cabbage, mushrooms, etc. Master Lee demonstrated hand-on instruction for preparing the dough. After all the hard work, we made more than 40 of Stuffed Buns. The lunch of the day was Pan-friend Stuffed Buns, and everyone was stuffed..
9/07/14 Coordinator is Mr. David Chang. Speaker is Temple-host Lee on the topic of Answers to the Truth.
9/13-9/14 Master Lee will be in Miami, Florida to propagate Tao. Although Master Lee will be absent during the Sunday service at Tanshen, all the rituals and class will be conducted as usual.
9/14/14 Coordinator is Mr. Yu. Speaker is Mr. Ben Lee on the topic of The Dharma of Three Treasures.
9/21/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
9/28/14 Coordinator Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
August 2014
8/03/14 Coordinator is David Chen. Speaker is Temple-host Lee on the topic of Answers to the Truth.
8/10/14 Coordinator is Mr. Yu. Speaker is Mr. Ben Lee on the topic of The Dharma of Three Treasures.
8/17/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
8/24/14 Coordinator Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
8/31/14 Coordinator is Ms. Chen. Speaker is Temple-Host Jean-Lin. Youth Group Session - Master Lee designs specific theme-topic for the youth generation from middle school to young adults.
July 2014
7/27/2014 This day is the 1st of July on Lunar Calendar. Traditionally, the Lunar month of July is the Halloween for ancient Chinese culture. That's right; it lasts for whole month. During this month, all the ghost/spirits are allowed to visit the human world from the underworld. To avoid disruption from the visiting ghost, many Asians will prepare extra rituals or food offering to welcome them. Tanshen Temple will conduct special ritual to forward the merit to all the spirit and ghost. Master Lee will designate some sutra for all members to recite. Then, all members will have the opportunities to forward the merit to their significant one or others. Come join us during this special day to wish a peaceful month for all of us.
7/06/14 Coordinator is Ms. Wu. Speaker is Temple-host Lee on the topic of Answers to the Truth.
7/13/14 Coordinator is Mr. Yu. Speaker is Mr. Ben Lee on the topic of The Dharma of Three Treasures.
7/20/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
7/27/14 Coordinator Ms. Joyce Lee. This session is dedicated for forwarding the merit for others. Master Lee designated three sutra for all members to recite. All members will have the opportunities to forward the merit/virtues to their significant one or others.
June 2014
6/29/14 Coordinator is Ms. Zaoru Chen. Speaker is Templed-Host Jean Lin on the topic of The Root of Wisdom
6/22/2014 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Templed-Host Elain Wang.
6/15/2014 Coordinator is Templed-Host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Templed-Host Chang on the topic of It is hard to be a human.
6/08/2014 Coordinator is Mr. David Chang. Speaker is Mr. Ben Li on the topic of The Dharma of Three Treasures.
6/03/2014 Tanshen Temple is one of the designated Polling Place for the June 3 California Primary Election. Please remember to vote.
6/01/2014 Master announces new schedule for the Sunday service. As usual, the ritual will start at 10:00 am. The change is that each speaker will have ONLY 70 minutes to present until 12:00 pm. Afterward, all the attendees will be divided into several small discussion groups with a specific topic. Lunch will follow around 12:30 pm.
6/01/2013 Coordinator is Temple Host-Lee. Speaker is Master Lee.
May 2014
5/25/2013 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Temple-Host Jean Lin.
5/11/2014 Celebrated Mother's Day with Tanshen Temple during our regular Service schedule. Bring your Mom! Ms. Joanna solely performed piano song: "Letter to Mother". Ms. Jennifer, pianist, and Mr. Ben Li, flutist, performed several songs dedicated to all Mom. All the Tao member gratefully sang selected Mother's Day songs at gathering. Gifts were given out by Master Lee in honor of all Mother and all Father. Also, in celebrating the Mother's Day, Temple-Host Alex Tsai and Temple-Host Daniel Yang visited the Elderly home, in Florida. More photo
5/18/2013 Coordinator is Temple-Host Tsai. Speaker is Temple-Host Ann Chang.
5/11/2013 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Mr. Ben Li. Lunar Calendar April 15th.
5/04/2013 Coordinator is Temple-Host Lee. Speaker is Master Lee.
April 2014
4/27/2014 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker of Honor is Master Chen and his wife who just flew from Taiwan to visit us. Lunar Calendar April 1st.
4/20/2014 Coordinator is Temple-host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Temple-host Ann Chang.
4/13/2014 Coordinator is Temple-host Huang. Speaker is Scholar Ben Li. The Tao Wedding will be hosted during the Sunday service on 4/13/2014. Please make sure you attend the Sunday session on time at 10:00 am.
4/13/2014 The Wedding was hosted on Sunday at the temple. The event was well planned and scheduled among the wedding couples' families, Master Lee, and many temple members. This wedding ceremony is the second wedding event since Tanshen Temple was established. The first wedding was hosted for Temple-host Paul Huang and Mrs. Amy Huang.
4/6/2014 Coordinator is Ms. Wu. Speaker is Temple-host Lee.
March 2014
3/30/2014 Coordinator is Ms. Zaoru Chen. Speaker is Temple-host Jean Lin.
3/23/14 Life is filled with all tests. Just like rainbow will only appear after a rain-storm or thunder. Have you ever experience life with obstacles and tests, and have now enjoy the glimpse of rainbow? If you have any TESTimony that you want to share with the others during our Sunday services, please contact Mr. Yoh or Master Lee.
3/23/2014 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Master Lee. Training Session for Tao Members. Hosted by Master Hsu.
3/16/2014 Coordinator is Temple-host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Temple-host Jennifer Lin.
3/20/14 Thursday, several masters from other temples will visit Master Lee. Master Lee will join lunch with them.
3/13/14 Temple-host Ann Chang will be in Taiwan for the next few weeks.
3/08/14 Master Lee went to San Diego to transmit Tao. On her trip back, she also visited the Jiang-Lin Temple in Redondo Beach.
3/07/14 Master Lee is back from Florida. She went to visit several Temples and setup one New home-based Temple in Florida.
3/09/2014 Coordinator is Temple-host Mr. Yu. Speaker is Scholar Ben Li. Together with Ms. Joyce Lee and Temple-host Tang, Master Lee went to San Diego to propagate Tao. Tao seminar hosted by Master Hsu at 2:00pm. All Temple-host are required to attend.
3/02/2014
- Coordinator is Ms. Wu. Speaker is Temple-host Lee.
- Master Lee is currently propagating Tao in Florida. She will be back on the evening of Sunday 3/2/2014.
Feb 2014
2/16/2014 Coordinator is Temple-host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Temple-host Ann Chang. The Lunar New Year Festival ended with a BIG success! We appreciate the tremendous effort from all Tao families and the support from all the vendors and visitors who made the event successful. Visit brochure for event information. Please visit here for more photos.
2/15/2014 Chinese New Year Festival Celebration from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Invite all your friends over. This is also a fund-raising event for our Temple.
2/02/2014 Coordinator is Ms. Wu. Speaker is Temple-host Lee. Special ritual for celebrating Chinese New Year.
2/01/2014 We welcome the following Tao member: Ms. Joyce Lee for joining the team of unprecedented building of Mandarin website for Tanshen Temple.
Jan 2014
1/31/2014 The Year of the Horse starts from Jan. 31, 2014. The temple-lamps will be lighted all night long from:
1/30/2014 Thursday (Eve) evening 8:00pm to 1/31/2014 Friday (New Year) all day. If you are close by, join us for the New Year Eve Vegi-meal before 7:30pm. If you can't come on the New Year Eve, definitely come in on Friday 1/31/13 for the praying a great beginning.
1/26/2014 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Scholar Ben Li. Special ritual perform for appreciating Heavenly Mother blessing all of us in the past year.
1/11/2014 - 1/19/2014 the spiritual tour was ended successfully. Thinking about signing up next year? Please visit Spiritual Tour Itinerary - which may help you to decide for the 2015 tour. For the recent photo of 2014 tour, please check back with us in the next few weeks. For the previous Jan 2013 tour gallery, please visit link.
1/19/2013 Coordinator is Temple-host Paul Huang. Speaker is Temple-host Ann Chang
1/12/2013 Coordinator is Temple-host Huang, and Speaker is Mr. Ben Li. Tao seminar hosted by Master Hsu at 3:00pm. All Tao members are welcome to attend.
1/5/13 Coordinator will be Ms. Wu, and Speaker is Temple-host Lee.
12/07/14 Coordinator is Ms. Zhou Ru Chen. Speaker is Temple-Host Lee; Topic is Answers to the Truth.
12/14/14 Coordinator is Mr. Hui-Ray Yu. Speaker is Mr. Ben Li; Topic is I-Ching.
12/21/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Temple-Host Ann Chang.
12/28/14 Coordinator is Mr. David Chuang. Speaker is Temple-Host Yang; Topic is Destiny and Fate.
12/28/14 Master Lee is currently in Taiwan for joining the Annual Masters' Congregation along with other Masters. Few weeks ago, she made a special arrangement with Temple-Host Yang from the Line of Zong-Yung to speak to us. With his many years of experience on Tao, he will share with us on the subject of Destiny and Fate. Don't miss this great opportunity.
November 2014
11/02/14 Coordinator is Temple-Host Huang. Speaker is Temple-host Lee on the topic of Answers to the Truth.
11/09/14 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
11/15/14 The next cooking class is scheduled from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, on Saturday, November 15, 2014. Master Lee wants to share with us for making Herbal Soup (藥膳補湯) and Marinated eggs, tofu, and seaweed (魯蛋魯豆干海帯). All fellows are welcome to join. Please contact Joanna Lin for registering this Free cooking class.
11/16/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Tsai. Speaker is Mr.
Ben Lee on the topic of the Tao of I-Ching.
11/23/14 Coordinator is Mr. David Chang. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
11/30/14 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Temple-host Ann Chang.
October 2014
10/5/14 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Temple-host Lee on the topic of Answers to the Truth.
10/11/2014 Vegetarian cooking class will be held on 10/11 Saturday, 9:30- 11:30 am, to demonstrate how to make Rice Cake in a bowl (碗糕).
10/12/14 Coordinator is Mr. Yu. Speaker is Mr. Ben Lee on the topic of the Tao of I-Ching.
10/19/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Tsai. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
10/25-10/26 The Annual Dharma Congregation will be held on these two days. Two Special Guest Speakers from Taiwan will share their wisdom and Tao experience. The Dharma congregation is only held once a year. All Tao fellows are encouraged to attend. 10/25/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Chang. 10/26/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Huang.
September 2014
9/06/14 Vegetarian cooking class ended successfully. We learned to make Pan-fried Stuffed Buns 水煎包. The class started at 10:00am ended at 12:00am. We began with preparing all the ingredients: dough, carrots, cabbage, mushrooms, etc. Master Lee demonstrated hand-on instruction for preparing the dough. After all the hard work, we made more than 40 of Stuffed Buns. The lunch of the day was Pan-friend Stuffed Buns, and everyone was stuffed..
9/07/14 Coordinator is Mr. David Chang. Speaker is Temple-host Lee on the topic of Answers to the Truth.
9/13-9/14 Master Lee will be in Miami, Florida to propagate Tao. Although Master Lee will be absent during the Sunday service at Tanshen, all the rituals and class will be conducted as usual.
9/14/14 Coordinator is Mr. Yu. Speaker is Mr. Ben Lee on the topic of The Dharma of Three Treasures.
9/21/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
9/28/14 Coordinator Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
August 2014
8/03/14 Coordinator is David Chen. Speaker is Temple-host Lee on the topic of Answers to the Truth.
8/10/14 Coordinator is Mr. Yu. Speaker is Mr. Ben Lee on the topic of The Dharma of Three Treasures.
8/17/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
8/24/14 Coordinator Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
8/31/14 Coordinator is Ms. Chen. Speaker is Temple-Host Jean-Lin. Youth Group Session - Master Lee designs specific theme-topic for the youth generation from middle school to young adults.
July 2014
7/27/2014 This day is the 1st of July on Lunar Calendar. Traditionally, the Lunar month of July is the Halloween for ancient Chinese culture. That's right; it lasts for whole month. During this month, all the ghost/spirits are allowed to visit the human world from the underworld. To avoid disruption from the visiting ghost, many Asians will prepare extra rituals or food offering to welcome them. Tanshen Temple will conduct special ritual to forward the merit to all the spirit and ghost. Master Lee will designate some sutra for all members to recite. Then, all members will have the opportunities to forward the merit to their significant one or others. Come join us during this special day to wish a peaceful month for all of us.
7/06/14 Coordinator is Ms. Wu. Speaker is Temple-host Lee on the topic of Answers to the Truth.
7/13/14 Coordinator is Mr. Yu. Speaker is Mr. Ben Lee on the topic of The Dharma of Three Treasures.
7/20/14 Coordinator is Temple-host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Master Lee on the topic of The Great Vehicle of Diamond Sutra.
7/27/14 Coordinator Ms. Joyce Lee. This session is dedicated for forwarding the merit for others. Master Lee designated three sutra for all members to recite. All members will have the opportunities to forward the merit/virtues to their significant one or others.
June 2014
6/29/14 Coordinator is Ms. Zaoru Chen. Speaker is Templed-Host Jean Lin on the topic of The Root of Wisdom
6/22/2014 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Templed-Host Elain Wang.
6/15/2014 Coordinator is Templed-Host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Templed-Host Chang on the topic of It is hard to be a human.
6/08/2014 Coordinator is Mr. David Chang. Speaker is Mr. Ben Li on the topic of The Dharma of Three Treasures.
6/03/2014 Tanshen Temple is one of the designated Polling Place for the June 3 California Primary Election. Please remember to vote.
6/01/2014 Master announces new schedule for the Sunday service. As usual, the ritual will start at 10:00 am. The change is that each speaker will have ONLY 70 minutes to present until 12:00 pm. Afterward, all the attendees will be divided into several small discussion groups with a specific topic. Lunch will follow around 12:30 pm.
6/01/2013 Coordinator is Temple Host-Lee. Speaker is Master Lee.
May 2014
5/25/2013 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Temple-Host Jean Lin.
5/11/2014 Celebrated Mother's Day with Tanshen Temple during our regular Service schedule. Bring your Mom! Ms. Joanna solely performed piano song: "Letter to Mother". Ms. Jennifer, pianist, and Mr. Ben Li, flutist, performed several songs dedicated to all Mom. All the Tao member gratefully sang selected Mother's Day songs at gathering. Gifts were given out by Master Lee in honor of all Mother and all Father. Also, in celebrating the Mother's Day, Temple-Host Alex Tsai and Temple-Host Daniel Yang visited the Elderly home, in Florida. More photo
5/18/2013 Coordinator is Temple-Host Tsai. Speaker is Temple-Host Ann Chang.
5/11/2013 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Mr. Ben Li. Lunar Calendar April 15th.
5/04/2013 Coordinator is Temple-Host Lee. Speaker is Master Lee.
April 2014
4/27/2014 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker of Honor is Master Chen and his wife who just flew from Taiwan to visit us. Lunar Calendar April 1st.
4/20/2014 Coordinator is Temple-host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Temple-host Ann Chang.
4/13/2014 Coordinator is Temple-host Huang. Speaker is Scholar Ben Li. The Tao Wedding will be hosted during the Sunday service on 4/13/2014. Please make sure you attend the Sunday session on time at 10:00 am.
4/13/2014 The Wedding was hosted on Sunday at the temple. The event was well planned and scheduled among the wedding couples' families, Master Lee, and many temple members. This wedding ceremony is the second wedding event since Tanshen Temple was established. The first wedding was hosted for Temple-host Paul Huang and Mrs. Amy Huang.
4/6/2014 Coordinator is Ms. Wu. Speaker is Temple-host Lee.
March 2014
3/30/2014 Coordinator is Ms. Zaoru Chen. Speaker is Temple-host Jean Lin.
3/23/14 Life is filled with all tests. Just like rainbow will only appear after a rain-storm or thunder. Have you ever experience life with obstacles and tests, and have now enjoy the glimpse of rainbow? If you have any TESTimony that you want to share with the others during our Sunday services, please contact Mr. Yoh or Master Lee.
3/23/2014 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Master Lee. Training Session for Tao Members. Hosted by Master Hsu.
3/16/2014 Coordinator is Temple-host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Temple-host Jennifer Lin.
3/20/14 Thursday, several masters from other temples will visit Master Lee. Master Lee will join lunch with them.
3/13/14 Temple-host Ann Chang will be in Taiwan for the next few weeks.
3/08/14 Master Lee went to San Diego to transmit Tao. On her trip back, she also visited the Jiang-Lin Temple in Redondo Beach.
3/07/14 Master Lee is back from Florida. She went to visit several Temples and setup one New home-based Temple in Florida.
3/09/2014 Coordinator is Temple-host Mr. Yu. Speaker is Scholar Ben Li. Together with Ms. Joyce Lee and Temple-host Tang, Master Lee went to San Diego to propagate Tao. Tao seminar hosted by Master Hsu at 2:00pm. All Temple-host are required to attend.
3/02/2014
- Coordinator is Ms. Wu. Speaker is Temple-host Lee.
- Master Lee is currently propagating Tao in Florida. She will be back on the evening of Sunday 3/2/2014.
Feb 2014
2/16/2014 Coordinator is Temple-host Alex Tsai. Speaker is Temple-host Ann Chang. The Lunar New Year Festival ended with a BIG success! We appreciate the tremendous effort from all Tao families and the support from all the vendors and visitors who made the event successful. Visit brochure for event information. Please visit here for more photos.
2/15/2014 Chinese New Year Festival Celebration from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Invite all your friends over. This is also a fund-raising event for our Temple.
2/02/2014 Coordinator is Ms. Wu. Speaker is Temple-host Lee. Special ritual for celebrating Chinese New Year.
2/01/2014 We welcome the following Tao member: Ms. Joyce Lee for joining the team of unprecedented building of Mandarin website for Tanshen Temple.
Jan 2014
1/31/2014 The Year of the Horse starts from Jan. 31, 2014. The temple-lamps will be lighted all night long from:
1/30/2014 Thursday (Eve) evening 8:00pm to 1/31/2014 Friday (New Year) all day. If you are close by, join us for the New Year Eve Vegi-meal before 7:30pm. If you can't come on the New Year Eve, definitely come in on Friday 1/31/13 for the praying a great beginning.
1/26/2014 Coordinator is Ms. Joyce Lee. Speaker is Scholar Ben Li. Special ritual perform for appreciating Heavenly Mother blessing all of us in the past year.
1/11/2014 - 1/19/2014 the spiritual tour was ended successfully. Thinking about signing up next year? Please visit Spiritual Tour Itinerary - which may help you to decide for the 2015 tour. For the recent photo of 2014 tour, please check back with us in the next few weeks. For the previous Jan 2013 tour gallery, please visit link.
1/19/2013 Coordinator is Temple-host Paul Huang. Speaker is Temple-host Ann Chang
1/12/2013 Coordinator is Temple-host Huang, and Speaker is Mr. Ben Li. Tao seminar hosted by Master Hsu at 3:00pm. All Tao members are welcome to attend.
1/5/13 Coordinator will be Ms. Wu, and Speaker is Temple-host Lee.