The Buddhism Study and Practice Group (BSPG) is a student club at SUNY-Stony Brook.  It was founded in 1998 due to the lack of a Buddhist organization in SUNY-Stony Brook by the students who felt a need to have such an organization present on Campus.  BSPG was established to serve as a conduit for those interested in practicing Buddhism, and for those who want to know more about Buddhism. The first meeting was conducted in early September, 1998, in the Chapin Community Center.  It drew more than 10 participants.  After formally registering with the university, the weekly meeting moved to a room in the Student Activities Center.  The activities of the club include weekly sitting and walking meditation, reading and discussing Dharma articles, visiting temples and monasteries, and putting (hitherto unavailable) English Buddhism works on the internet.  The club has participated in a fund drive for the flood victims in China in 1998, and a fund drive for the famine victims in North Korea in 1999.  In 2000, we invited Rev. Ocean-of-Wisdom, a young American monk from Connecticut, to give a lecture and meditation workshop in SBU.  We have also held several parties to celebrate various Chinese and Western festivals.  BSPG has also been registered as BSPG at Yahoo!®, a Yahoo! Club®. From its inception, BSPG was meant to be an open forum for people to gather together and serve.  It strives to cater to the needs of people with varying degrees of interest, backgrounds and practices.  We hope that the course of BSPG will continue to be shaped by the purpose of serving as a bridge for those who are interested in Buddhism. As all conditioned dharmas change, evolve and transform, so will BSPG.  The future of BSPG depends on the participation of a larger portion of the campus community.  Whether it will continue to grow or wither depends on the participation of people who care about the continuing existence of a Buddhism Club at SBU.  It is the genuine experience of the current organizers that in organizing these activities and in trying to serve the dharma realm in a small way, they, themselves grow.  Many participants confirmed that they too derived a lot of benefits from the activities of the club.  The inconceivable liberative power of the Buddhadharma was accutely felt by most.  One of the scriptures we read is the Diamond Sutra from which the following paragraph is excerpted: "Furthermore, Subhuti, that mind [Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi] is equal.  Because it is neither high nor low, it is called the highest, most fulfilled, awakened mind.  The fruit of the highest, most fulfilled, awakened mind is realized through the practice of all wholesome actions in the spirit of non-self, non-person, non-living being, and non-life span... "[from Thich Nhat Hanh's The Diamond Sutra]. As beginners, we are yet eons away from seeing Buddha Nature.  But if we keep trying diligently, with singular purpose, someday we will realize it! We cordially invite you and your friends to join us in BSPG.  Homage to the Buddha!  Homage to the Dharma!  Homage to the Sangha!