Presentations and Dharma Talks - 2004


Rev. Kusala Bhikshu

International Buddhist Meditation Center
928 S. New Hampshire Ave.
Los Angeles, California 90006

January, 2004

January 10, 2004: Insight & Tranquility: The Path to Peace

Annual Conference Day - Faith Odyssey 2004

Saint Monica Catholic Church
725 California Ave.
Santa Monica, California
310-393-9287

January 13, 2004: A Buddhist Meditation Service

Marymount High School
Los Angeles, California

True Yoga
2837 East Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, California

January 18, 2004 - Wedding Service

The Wedding of Lincoln And Mary

Fullerton, Orange County, California

January 27, 2004: American Buddhism

Antioch University Field Trip to I.B.M.C.
Comparative Religions/Dale A. Johnston, Ph.D.

International Buddhist Meditation Center
928 S. New Hampshire Ave
Los Angeles, California

February, 2004

February 1, 2004: Loving-Kindness and Forgiveness

Sangha Teen Group

Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple
505 E. Thirdf Street, Los Angeles, California

February 3, 2004: Dharma Talk and Meditation

UCLA Buddhist Club

University Catholic Center
633 Gayley Ave.
Westwood Village, L.A., California

February 9, 2004: Dharma Talk and Meditation

UCLA Buddhist Club

University Catholic Center
633 Gayley Ave.
Westwood Village, L.A., California

February 16, 2004: Dharma Talk and Meditation

UCLA Buddhist Club

University Catholic Center
633 Gayley Ave.
Westwood Village, L.A., California

February 17, 2004: Buddhist Patient Care

UCLA Hospital Chaplains

UCLA Medical Center
Westwood/Los Angeles, California

True Yoga
2837 East Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, California

February 22, 2004: Dharma Talk and Meditation

Lotus Zen Group
Huntington Beach, California

February 23, 2004: Urban Buddhism

Azuza Pacific University Field Trip to I.B.M.C.
Urban Studies/Richard Christopherson

International Buddhist Meditation Center
928 S. New Hampshire Ave
Los Angeles, California

February 24, 2004: Dharma Talk and Meditation

UCLA Buddhist Club

University Catholic Center
633 Gayley Ave.
Westwood Village, L.A., California

February 26, 2004: Basic Buddhism - The End of Suffering

Comparative Religions/Terry Andrews, Ph.D.

Chadwick School
26800 S. Academy Drive
Palos Verdes, California

March 2004

March 2 , 2004: Dharma Talk and Meditation

UCLA Buddhist Club

University Catholic Center
633 Gayley Ave.
Westwood Village, L.A., California

March 4, 2004: Basic Buddhism - The End of Suffering

Comparative Religions/Erica Wilson

California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, California

March 9, 2004: Basic Buddhism - The End of Suffering

Comparative Religions/Jim Maechling

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Palos Verdes, California

March 9, 2004: Basic Buddhism - The End of Suffering

Comparative Religions/Bryce Stoddart

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Palos Verdes, California

March 9, 2004: Dharma Talk and Meditation

UCLA Buddhist Club

University Catholic Center
633 Gayley Ave.
Westwood Village, L.A., California

Comparative Religions/Pat Jones

Chadwick School
26800 S. Academy Drive
Palos Verdes, California

March 18, 2004: Peace in Buddhism

Inter-religious Prayer Service

Saint Simon & Jude Church
20444 Magnolia Street
Huntington Beach, CA

True Yoga
2837 East Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, California

True Yoga
2837 East Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, California

March 25, 2004: Basic Buddhism - The End of Suffering

Comparative Religions/Cheryl Weiner

University of Judaism
15600 Mullholland Drive
Bel Air, California

March 30, 2004: Basic Buddhism - The End of Suffering

Compartive Religions/Susie McDuffie

Northwood High School
4515 Portola Parkway
Irvine, California

April 2004

April 1, 2004: A Buddhist Perceptive on Diversity

Diversity Day

Corona del Mar High School
2101 Eastbluff Drive,
Newport Beach, California

April 3, 2004: A Buddhist Perceptive on Peace

Peace Day - 2004

Season for Nonviolence
Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center
3050 Los Angeles Avenue
Simi Valley, California

April 26, 2004: Buddhism in Dialogue

Student Interfaith Group - NEXUS

The University Catholic Center at UCLA
633 Gayley Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024

April 28, 2004: Buddhist Patient Care

The Cultural Aspects of Medicine

UCLA Medical Center
Westwood Village/Los Angeles, California

May 2004

May 4, 2004: Basic Buddhism

Compartive Religions/Jim Antenore

Irvine High School
4321 Walnut Ave., Irvine, California

May 5, 2004: Invocation

17th Annual Memorial Ceremony

Garden Grove Police Department
Garden Grove, California

May 6, 2004: Prayer or Practice

Valley Interfaith Council - Day of Prayer

Baha'i Center
Encino, California

May 7, 2004: Basic Buddhism

Oriental Medicine/Brady Chin

Emperor's College
1807 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90403

May 8, 2004: Buddhist Practice as Service

Community Service

Harbor Christian Church
2401 Irvine Avenue, Newport Beach, CA

True Yoga
2837 East Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, California

May 15, 2004: Morality Without God - The Five Precepts

Dharma Talk

The Institute of Mentalphysics
Retreat Center / Joshua Tree, CA 92252

May 16, 2004: The Five Precepts and Enlightenment

Dharma Talk

St. Monica Catholic Church
725 California Avenue
Santa Monica, California

May 25, 2004: Basic Buddhism

Compartive Religions/Professor Para

Cal Poly Pomona
Pomona, California

May 27, 2004: Buddhism in a Diverse World

Religious Panel/Stop the Hate Week

NorthWood High School
Irvine, California

May 30, 2004: Ultimate and Relative Reality in Buddhism

Sunday Service/Dharma Talk

First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles
2936 West 8th Street
Los Angeles, California

June 2004

June 6, 2004: Being Good Without God

Sunday Service/Dharma Talk

Church of Religious Science
4845 Dunsmore Ave,
La Crescenta. California

June 9, 2004: Buddhism in America

Annual Meeting - Thai Missionary Monks of America

Wat Thai of Los Angeles
12909 Cantara St.
North Hollywood, CA

June 12, 2004: The Eightfold Path in Everyday Life

Dharma Talk

The Institute Mentalphysics/Retreat Center
P.O. Box 1000
Joshua Tree, CA 92252

June 13, 2004: Enlightenment versus Nirvana: The Same or Different?

Dharma Talk

The Institute Mentalphysics/Retreat Center
P.O. Box 1000
Joshua Tree, CA 92252

June 17, 2004: Unity and Diversity

Key Note Speaker/Annual Luncheon

Sister City Assn. of Garden Grove
Garden Grove, California

June 19, 2004: The Basic's of Buddhism

Interview / Dr. Dennis Merritt Jones

The Simi Valley Church of Religious Science
1756 Erringer Road, Suite 100
Simi Valley, California

True Yoga
2837 East Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, California

June 20, 2004: The Problem with Oneness in a Post Modern World

Sunday Service/Dharma Talk

International Buddhist Meditation Center
928 S. New Hampshire Ave
Los Angeles, California

June 26 , 2004 - Wedding Service

The Wedding of Sung-Jae and Truc

Van Nuys, California

July 2004

July 6, 2004: Buddhist Patient Care

The Cultural Aspects of Medicine

UCLA Medical Center
Westwood Village/Los Angeles, California

July 11, 2004: Being Good Without God

Sunday Service/Dharma Talk

Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Goebel Senior Center, 1385 E Janss Road
Thousand Oaks, California

True Yoga
2837 East Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, California

July 24 , 2004 - Wedding Service

The Wedding of Randal and Ivy

Garden Grove , California

Lotus Zen Group
Huntington Beach, California

August 2004

August 11, 2004: The Problem with Oneness in a Post Modern World

Dharma Talk

Westlake Church of Religious Science
2649 Townsgate Road, Suite 500
Westlake Village, CA
(805) 495-0105
westlakecrs.org

August 15, 2004: Being Good Without God

Sunday Service/Dharma Talk

International Buddhist Meditation Center
928 S. New Hampshire Ave
Los Angeles, California

August 17, 2004: How to End Suffering and Be Happy

Dharma Talk

Central Juvenile Hall
San Bernardino, California

August 18, 2004: The Cultural Aspects of Buddhism

Panel Discussion

City Council
Garden Grove, California

True Yoga
2837 East Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, California

Lotus Zen Group
Huntington Beach, California

August 29, 2004: The Eightfold Path

Sunday Service/Dharma Talk

One Spirit - Center for Conscious Living
1756 Erringer Road, Suite 100
Simi Valley, CA 93065
(805) 527 - 0870
www.OneSpirit.org

September 2004

September 8, 2004: The Four Noble Truths - The Key to True Happiness

Dharma Talk

Chruch of Religious Science
17622 Chatsworth Street
Granada Hills, CA
(818) 363-8136

True Yoga
2837 East Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, California

September 26, 2004: The Buddhist Path

Dharma Talk

Manhattan Beach Community Church
303 S. Peck Ave.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
(310) 372-3587

September 27 - October 1, 2004: Conference

Western Buddhist Monastic Conference

Land of Medicine Buddha
5800 Prescott Road
Soquel, CA 95073

October 2004

October 5, 2004: Buddhist Patient Care

Religious Aspects of Medicine

UCLA Medical Center
Westwood Village/Los Angeles, California

October 6, 2004: Introduction to Buddhism

Compartive Religions/Bernadette StJames

Bishop Montgomery High School
Torrance, CA

True Yoga
2837 East Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, California

October 19, 2004: Introduction to Buddhism

Asian History/Brady Chin

Yo-San University
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Los Angeles, CA

Lotus Zen Group
Huntington Beach, California

October 25, 2004: Buddhism - Urban Dharma

Urban Religions/Richard Christopherson

Azuza Pacific University
Azuza, CA

October 26, 2004: Introduction to Buddhism

Comparitive Religions/Dale A. Johnston, Ph.D.

Antioch University Southern California at Los Angeles
400 Corporate Point
Culver City, CA

December 2004

December 11 - 12: A Buddhist Approach to Health Care

Spirituality and Healing in Medicine
"The Integration of Mind/Body Practices and Prayer"

The Westin Hotel
Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts

Sponsored by
Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education
The George Washington University

Course Directors: Herbert Benson, MD and
Christina M. Puchalski, MD, FACP