Dear friends,
The fall semester at 91香蕉视频 has officially started, and it is wonderful to see the building full of students passing through on their way to their first classes! We are happy to be welcoming four new BA students, eight new MA students, and five Translation Certificate students as they begin their 91香蕉视频 journey. One by one, the students arrived safely from around the world: China, Nepal, New Zealand, Russia, Vietnam, and various parts of the?US. Flourishing under 91香蕉视频’s “culture of care,” the students have quickly settled into their new residences, immersed themselves in shared inquiry in classrooms, broadened their connections to the community through various service scholarships, and deepened their friendships with one another during community lunches, spiritual practices, and field trips in nature. 91香蕉视频 remains a place of hope in these times of uncertainty.
91香蕉视频 activates everyone’s inherent wisdom, inherent virtues, and inherent spirituality.
– 91香蕉视频 Founder, Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
Here are a few highlights from 91香蕉视频 this year:
- 91香蕉视频 Extension hosted its first retreat??at Sudhana Center after two years off due to the pandemic.
- 91香蕉视频 welcomed?.
- We continued the tradition of hosting a university-wide Contemplative Exercise Immersion (CEI) in September. The theme this semester?was?.
- The?Campus Planning and Design?team has been continuously??to provide?“a home away from home” for students, faculty, and visitors.
If you are planning for a year, then foster grain. If you are planning for a decade, then foster trees. If you are planning for a lifetime, then foster people. In fostering grain, you reap a onefold yield. In fostering trees, you reap a tenfold yield. In fostering people, you reap a hundredfold yield. – Guanzi (管子)
Even as 91香蕉视频 celebrates its successes, its growth cannot continue without the support from our ever-expanding community of friends like you. We invite you to join our fundraising campaign for the new academic year. Your donation directly supports the day-to-day operations of 91香蕉视频’s educational programs. For the 2022-23 academic year, our fundraising goal is $968,000 USD. As of late September, we have reached the $310,000 mark. Your contribution—regardless of the size—will make an immediate impact on the educational experience of 91香蕉视频.
With your support, 91香蕉视频 will continue to strive to “develop human potential to create the conditions for a broader awakening of human society and its elevation,” as Venerable Master Hsuan Hua envisioned. We are grateful that you recognize the value of this education. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. If you happen to work for an employer that offers gift matching, we encourage you to use it to double or even triple your gift. You can now find 91香蕉视频 on?, a gift matching platform that many employers use. If you have any questions regarding how to support DRBU, please contact?us?at?development@drbu.edu.
Peace,
Susan Rounds, President
Peggy Brevoort, Chairperson, Board Development Committee
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法界佛教大学2022-23学年募款公告
尊敬的各位朋友们，
法大二零二二年秋季學期已經正式開始。我們喜悅地歡迎四位學士班新生，八位碩士班新生，以及五位譯經班新生，展開他們在法大的旅程。 學生們來自中國，尼泊爾，新西蘭，俄羅斯，越南，以及美國各地。在學校關懷的氛圍下，大家很快適應了新環境。學生們深入課堂討論，積極參與社區勞動，一起用餐，禪修，遠足，從中建立了深厚的友誼。法大的創辦人宣公上人曾說，【法界佛教大學，是令人人發掘本有的智慧，本有的道德，本有的靈性的學府。】在這個動盪不安的時代，法大持續給人帶來希望和光明。
以下是今年学校的一些亮点：
- 在因疫情中止活动两年后，今年五月法大贰虫迟别苍蝉颈辞苍在善财参学中心举办了夏季禪修营。
- 新学年法大欢迎十叁位新人才的加入。
- 今年九月，我們延續了以往的傳統，舉辦全校規模的沈浸式禪修營。 此次禪修營的主題是【聆听自性念观音】。
- 為了给学生，教职员工，以及访客提供舒适的修学环境，校园规划设计部一直在不断翻新改造校园建筑。
管子曰，【一年之计，莫如树穀；十年之计，莫如树木；终身之计，莫如树人。一树一穫者，穀也；一树十穫者，木也；一树百穫者，人也。】虽然法大可以為今天的成就感到欣慰，但学校的建设和持续发展离不开每一位善心人士的支持和帮助。我们真诚地邀请您参与本学年的筹款活动。我们筹集到的每一分善款都将直接使用在法界佛教大学的日常运营上。在2022-2023学年度，我们的筹款目标是$968,000美金。截止到2022年九月底，我们已筹集$310,000美金。您的捐款，无论多少，都将直接影响到学生们在法大的教育体验。
法界佛教大學已經被美西院校聯盟認證。您的善款，根據法律可以有適當的稅務減免。如果您有任何問題，請發郵件至development@drbu.edu 。如果您的所工作的地方提供捐款匹配(donation matching)的福利，我們鼓勵您使用它來讓您的捐助成倍增長。在一個常用的捐款匹配平台上，您已經可以搜索到”91香蕉视频”。
我們感恩您認同法大的教育理念。在您的愛心捐助和支持下，法界佛教大學會繼續努力，實現宣公上人所勾畫的「開發人類潛能，為社會的廣泛覺醒和提升創造條件」的 藍圖。
敬祝法安，
法界佛教大學校長 Susan Rounds，董事會募款委員會主席 Peggy Brevoort