13-Aug (Fri) 8:00 - 9:30 pm Dhamma Sermon
Bhante Aggrahere Kassapa Thero
Topic :
Dana
14 Aug (Sat) 9:30 – 11:00 am Dhamma Sermon
Uncle Vijaya Samarawickrama
Topic :
2012 Doomsday:The Buddhist Perspective
15-Aug (Sun) 9:15 - 11:45 am Class Dana by students from Sariputta Campus
31-Aug 2:00 pm Malaysian Buddhist Examination (PIC : Sis Yeap Siew Har)
Monday, August 2, 2010
Dhamma Sermon
Dhamma Sermon
BY
Uncle Vijaya Samarawickrama
Mr. Vijaya Samarawickrama graduated as a Specialist in the Teaching of English as a Second Language from the Malayan Teachers’ Training College in Liverpool, England . He later obtained a B.A.(Hons) in English and Linguistics from the University of Malaya and an M.A. (Drama and Theater) from the University of Hawaii in the U.S.
He has had a long career in teaching and imparting knowledge in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions including the University of Malaya, University Sains Malaysia and the University Technology MARA. Although retired, his passion for teaching has seen him returning to teach World Religions and Theater in the American Degree Program of the Taylor’s College.
Fondly known as Uncle Vijaya in the Buddhist circle, he travels widely to give talks and participate in seminars in schools, colleges and universities as well as Buddhist organizations in Malaysia averaging about 120 talks per year. He has also delivered papers at International Buddhist conferences in Japan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, India, Cambodia and Thailand as well as locally. He is active in promoting Interfaith Understanding among the Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists.
He assisted the Most Ven K Sri Dhammananda, Chief Prelate of Malaysia and Singapore with his numerous publications. To date, he has authored 12 books under the popular series “A Buddhist Reflects on Death” which are published for free by the Buddhist Maha Vihara with more than 70,000 copies distributed. He has contributed articles to many magazines including the Catholic News and Eastern Horizon, which are international magazines published locally. He has also contributed a section on Buddhism to the Encyclopedia of Malaysia, published in 2005.
Mr. Vijaya Samarawickrama is a patron of the Sasana Abhiwurdhi Wardhana Society, a 111 year old Buddhist society that manages the Buddhist Maha Vihara and all its Dhammadutta activities.
Schedule
14 Aug (Sat) 9:30 – 11:00 am
Topic : 2012 Doomsday:The Buddhist Perspective
Venue
Lecture Hall
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
2, Kampar Road
10460 Penang
Dhamma Sermon
Dhamma Sermon
BY
Bhante Aggrahere Kassapa Thero
Bhante Aggrahere Kassapa Thero is from Siri Sudarashanaramaya, Malapalla, Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka.
Bhante Aggrahera Kassapa Thero who holds MA, BA degrees as well as a Diploma in Education and School Management is the principal advisor and director of St. Anthony’s Sinhala Vidyala.
St. Anthony’s Sinhala Vidiyala was founded in 1947 as a missionary school with 28 students but it was later upgraded to become a government assisted institution in 1952. The building is located in Mahawatta, Mutuwal, which is one of the poorest and most densely populated areas in Colombo. Currently it has an enrolment of 786 children (422 boys and 364 girls) from Grade 1 to Grade 13 with 29 teachers. The school caters for all races and all religions (Buddhist, Hindu, Islam and Christians).
Children who come from very poor families in this area look upon this school not only for education, but also for spiritual and moral guidance.
Bhante is also the Divisional Director of Education (Colombo North), Advisor to the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, Chairman of Sahanaya Foundation, and Chief Incumbent of Sri Sudarashanaramaya, Malapalla, Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka.
Schedule
13 Aug (Fri) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Topic : Dana
Venue
A. Pemaratana Hall, Wisma Mahinda
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
2, Kampar Road
10460 Penang
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
PERFORMING DANA
Once we have offered to the Sangha, the food no longer belongs to you, so you must not touch the food again until the Sangha has completed and relinquished the food. Offer unconditionally, do not have any
expectation from the act of giving.
Whether the monks partake the food or not is not important and one should not be disappointed if the food is not eaten.
Giving must be accompanied by three wholesome qualities i.e. unconditional giving (no expectation), simplicity (not attached to whatever form is given) and not being calculative (competing for merits).
One is mindful and happy in the beginning, middle and end. When preparing food, one refrains from getting angry if certain food cannot be cooked or purchased. When cooking, one puts in effort, mindfulness and concentration and does not allow the mind to wander elsewhere. After the dana, one is happy and shares his merits to all beings.
expectation from the act of giving.
Whether the monks partake the food or not is not important and one should not be disappointed if the food is not eaten.
Giving must be accompanied by three wholesome qualities i.e. unconditional giving (no expectation), simplicity (not attached to whatever form is given) and not being calculative (competing for merits).
One is mindful and happy in the beginning, middle and end. When preparing food, one refrains from getting angry if certain food cannot be cooked or purchased. When cooking, one puts in effort, mindfulness and concentration and does not allow the mind to wander elsewhere. After the dana, one is happy and shares his merits to all beings.
Four Kinds of Actions
During the time of the Buddha, people in the country of Jambudīpa (now India) were mostly followers of Brahmanism. The teachings were mainly about caste system, sacrificial rites and the universe. Some people found no satisfaction in this teaching and started to think about the higher meaning in life. Some went further to renounce the world and became “samaņa” or recluse, seeking spiritual knowledge and enlightenment. But not all samaņa shared the same view or practice. Some samaņa engaged themselves in spiritual debates, some practised meditation, while some purposely tormented themselves, thinking that it could dissolve their bad kamma.
In the Koliyan country, there were two ascetics named Punna and Seniya. Punna was an ox-duty ascetic while Seniya was a dog-duty ascetic. (They must have thought that through their current sufferings, they should have better future lives.) One day, they met the Buddha. After saluting the Buddha, each of them took turns to tell the Buddha how the other party was practising something which was so hard to do and went on to ask the Buddha what the other party would be in the next life. The Buddha told them to let it be and not to ask him those questions again. For the second time, they each asked the same question and for the second time the Buddha responded with the same reply.
However, after repeatedly being asked three times, (seeing that the time was right) then only the Buddha answered. According to the Buddha, when one perfected the dog-duty or ox -duty well, he will be reborn in the company of those animals concerned; if not, it will lead him to hell. There are two destinations for one who holds wrong view: hell or the animal realm.
On hearing that, the two ascetics burst into tears, for they had been practising something so useless for so long. They further pleaded to the Buddha to guide them. The Buddha told them to pay attention and He taught them the four kinds of actions and their results. Briefly they are as follows:-
1. Dark action with dark result
2. Bright action with bright result,
3. Dark-and-bright action with dark-and-bright result
4. Neither-dark-nor-bright action with neither-dark-nor-bright result. (MN. 57)
Dark action means any harmful action that is done out of an unwholesome mind. As a result of dark action, one may go to hell and experience painful feelings exclusively. Bright action may lead one to be born in a place where one experiences only happiness, similar to the kind of a high class deva. Dark-and-bright action may lead one to be born a human, or some kind of devas or some beings in the lower world, who experience both painful and pleasant feelings. Neither-dark-nor-bright action is the developing of the Noble Eight Fold Path and it leads to the exhaustion of actions and arahantship, thus producing neither-dark-nor-bright result.
When we cultivate wholesome thoughts, speech and bodily actions, we are doing bright action. In cultivating wholesome bodily actions, we just have to train in three things. They are: refraining from taking life, from taking what is not given and from sexual misconduct. In speech, we just observe four things –abstaining from false speech, divisive speech, abusive speech (words that hurt others) and from idle chatter. In thoughts, we just remember three things -do not covet the belongings of others, do not harbor ill-will and lastly, to uphold right views. Just by this simple way of cultivating these wholesome thoughts, speech and actions, our life will be easier and easier each day. Our reputation will keep on growing, our self confidence shines, and when death comes, we will stay tranquil and the next destination will not be a bad one.
In the Koliyan country, there were two ascetics named Punna and Seniya. Punna was an ox-duty ascetic while Seniya was a dog-duty ascetic. (They must have thought that through their current sufferings, they should have better future lives.) One day, they met the Buddha. After saluting the Buddha, each of them took turns to tell the Buddha how the other party was practising something which was so hard to do and went on to ask the Buddha what the other party would be in the next life. The Buddha told them to let it be and not to ask him those questions again. For the second time, they each asked the same question and for the second time the Buddha responded with the same reply.
However, after repeatedly being asked three times, (seeing that the time was right) then only the Buddha answered. According to the Buddha, when one perfected the dog-duty or ox -duty well, he will be reborn in the company of those animals concerned; if not, it will lead him to hell. There are two destinations for one who holds wrong view: hell or the animal realm.
On hearing that, the two ascetics burst into tears, for they had been practising something so useless for so long. They further pleaded to the Buddha to guide them. The Buddha told them to pay attention and He taught them the four kinds of actions and their results. Briefly they are as follows:-
1. Dark action with dark result
2. Bright action with bright result,
3. Dark-and-bright action with dark-and-bright result
4. Neither-dark-nor-bright action with neither-dark-nor-bright result. (MN. 57)
Dark action means any harmful action that is done out of an unwholesome mind. As a result of dark action, one may go to hell and experience painful feelings exclusively. Bright action may lead one to be born in a place where one experiences only happiness, similar to the kind of a high class deva. Dark-and-bright action may lead one to be born a human, or some kind of devas or some beings in the lower world, who experience both painful and pleasant feelings. Neither-dark-nor-bright action is the developing of the Noble Eight Fold Path and it leads to the exhaustion of actions and arahantship, thus producing neither-dark-nor-bright result.
When we cultivate wholesome thoughts, speech and bodily actions, we are doing bright action. In cultivating wholesome bodily actions, we just have to train in three things. They are: refraining from taking life, from taking what is not given and from sexual misconduct. In speech, we just observe four things –abstaining from false speech, divisive speech, abusive speech (words that hurt others) and from idle chatter. In thoughts, we just remember three things -do not covet the belongings of others, do not harbor ill-will and lastly, to uphold right views. Just by this simple way of cultivating these wholesome thoughts, speech and actions, our life will be easier and easier each day. Our reputation will keep on growing, our self confidence shines, and when death comes, we will stay tranquil and the next destination will not be a bad one.
Peace of Mind
The disciple walked up to the lake. At that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake. As a result, the water became very muddy and turbid. The disciple thought, "How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink?"
So he came back and told Buddha, "The water in there is very muddy. I don't think it is fit to drink."
After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake.
The disciple went back, and found that the water was still muddy. He returned and informed Buddha about the same.
After sometime, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back.
This time, the disciple found the mud had settled down, and the water was clean and clear. So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha.
Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said," See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be, and the mud settled down on its own ── and you have clear water.
Your mind is like that too ! When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. It will happen. It is effortless."
Having 'Peace of Mind' is not a strenuous job; it is an effortless process!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Upcoming events for July 2010 at Mahindarama
04 July (Sun) Closing date for Malaysian Buddhist Exam Syndicate
04 July (Sun) School Prefects Installation Ceremony during Puja at 10:30 am
10 July (Sat) Commencement of Buddhist Leadership Training Programme
11 July (Sun) Dhamma School Holiday in conjunction with Pg Governor’s Birthday
04 July (Sun) School Prefects Installation Ceremony during Puja at 10:30 am
10 July (Sat) Commencement of Buddhist Leadership Training Programme
11 July (Sun) Dhamma School Holiday in conjunction with Pg Governor’s Birthday
Mahasanghikadana 2010 by Yayasan Belia Buddhist Malaysia
YAYASAN BELIA BUDDHIST MALAYSIA 马 来 西 亚 佛 教 发 展 基 金 会
2010 NATIONAL MAHA SANGHIKA DANA 2010年 全 国 供 佛 斋 僧 大 会
Venue
地 点 Penang Times Square. 槟 岛 时 代 广 场。
Jalan Dato Keramat, 10150 Penang.
PROGRAMME 大 会 程 序 表
Date
日 期 17th July 2010 (Saturday – Maha Sanghika Dana Eve).
二 零 一 零 年 七 月 十 七 日 (星 期 六 － 斋 僧 大 会 前 夕)。
8:00pm Dharma Lecture by Ven. Hui Hai, CEO of Yayasan Humanistik Malaysia.
马 来 西 亚 人 间 慈 悲 基 金 会 执 行 长 慧 海 法 师 佛 学 讲 座。
Topic 讲 题 : 菩 提 路 上 你 我 同 行。
Date
日 期 18th July 2010 (Sunday – Maha Sanghika Dana).
二 零 一 零 年 七 月 十 八 日 (星 期 日－ 斋 僧 大 会 )。
7.00am Pindapatta. 托 钵。
(Offering of rice in the alms bowl. 让 信 徒 将 白 饭 放 入 钵 内 以 示 供 僧)。
9.30am Arrival of Patrons of the function. 护 法 莅 临。
9.40am Arrival of Guest of Honour. 贵 宾 莅 临。
9.45am Arrival of the Sangha members. 法 师 莅 临。
10.00am Release of balloons by the Patrons of function and distinguished guests.
护 法 及 嘉 宾 释 放 彩 球。
10.10am Observance of Panca Sila led by Ven. E. Indaratana Maha Thero, The Chief Monk of Mahindarama Buddhist Temple and also the Hon. Treasurer of the Malaysian Sangha Fund.
槟 城 马 兴 达 拉 玛 佛 寺 住 持 兼 马 来 西 亚 护 僧 基 金 财 政 英 拉 拉 达 纳 法 师 领 众 念 诵 三 归 五 戒。
10.25am Welcoming speech. 致 欢 迎 词。
10.35am Opening speech by Guest of Honour. 贵 宾 致 词。
10.45am Chanting of Suttas by Theravada Tradition. 南 传 法 师 诵 经。
Chanting of Suttas by Mahayana Tradition. 北 传 法 师 诵 经 。
Chanting of Suttas by Vajrayana Tradition. 藏 传 法 师 诵 经 。
11.20am Offering of food to the Sangha members. 供 僧。
12 noon Offering of requisites to the Sangha members by the main sponsors of the function.
荣 誉 赞 助 人 供 果 仪 予 众 法 师。
12.20noon Speech by Ven. Indaratana Maha Thero, the Hon Treasurer of the Malaysian Sangha Fund and also the Chief Monk of the Mahindarama Buddhist Temple on behalf of the Malaysian Sangha Fund Committee.
马 来 西 亚 护 僧 基 金 财 政 兼 马 兴 达 拉 玛 佛 寺 住 持 英 拉 拉 达 纳 法 师 代 表 马 来 西 亚 护 僧 基 金 致 词。
12.30noon Speech by President of the Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia.
马 来 西 亚 佛 教 青 年 总 会 总 会 长 王 书 优 居 士 致 词。
12.40noon Transference of merits by Mahayana Sangha. 北 传 法 师 回 向。
12.50 noon Transference of merits by Vajrayana Sangha 藏 传 法 师 回 向 。
1.00pm Transference of merits by Theravada Sangha. 南 传 法 师 回 向。
Ceremony ends and departure of Sangha members. 欢 送 法 师 离 席。
Friday, June 4, 2010
Upcoming events for June 2010 at Mahindarama
06 June 2010 - Visitors from Seck Kiah Eenh Buddhist Temple, Malacca (Total 71 Adults, 61 Chidlren & Youth)
9:00 – 9:15 am Arrival of SKE group
9:15 – 9:45 am Morning Puja
9:45 – 10:30 am Tour of different sections viz, Sima Hall, 24 Buddha area, Bodhi Pakara, Amata Free Medical & Diabetic Centre, K Gunaratana Memorial Library
10:30 – 11:20 am Presentation by MBT (20 mins), Presentation by SKE group 30 mins.
11:20 – 11:45 am Lunch Dana
11:45 am – 12:30 pm Lunch hosted by Mahindarama
12:30 pm Adjourn
13 June 2010 Malaysian Buddhist Examination 2009 Certificate Presentation 1:00 pm at Lecture Hall
13 June 2010 Dhamma Teachers' Training Programme 2010 commences
9:00 – 9:15 am Arrival of SKE group
9:15 – 9:45 am Morning Puja
9:45 – 10:30 am Tour of different sections viz, Sima Hall, 24 Buddha area, Bodhi Pakara, Amata Free Medical & Diabetic Centre, K Gunaratana Memorial Library
10:30 – 11:20 am Presentation by MBT (20 mins), Presentation by SKE group 30 mins.
11:20 – 11:45 am Lunch Dana
11:45 am – 12:30 pm Lunch hosted by Mahindarama
12:30 pm Adjourn
13 June 2010 Malaysian Buddhist Examination 2009 Certificate Presentation 1:00 pm at Lecture Hall
13 June 2010 Dhamma Teachers' Training Programme 2010 commences
Dhamma Sermons
Bhante Soorakkulame Pemaratana Thero
Speaker’s Profile
Venerable Soorakkulame Pemaratana was ordained at the age of 10 in 1986 and grew up learning the traditional Buddhist Teachings & education. He was trained under the tutelage of the most Ven. Attangane Sasanaratana Maha Thero at Sripathi Pirivena, Diyakalamulla, Kuliyapitiya, Sri Lanka.
At the age of 21 years in 1997, Bhante received his higher ordination to become a full fledge member of the Sangha. Bhante holds a first class honors, bachelor’s degree in Buddhist Studies from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. From there, Bhante decided to further his education by obtaining a master's degree in Philosophy from the National University of Singapore.
He has lectured at the University of Peradeniya , Sri Lanka and Buddhist & Pali College of Singapore. He is currently the resident teacher & acting chief abbot of Pittsburgh Buddhist Center in Western Pennsylvania, USA.
Schedule
14 June (Mon) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Noble Eightfold Path Part 1
15 June (Tue) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Noble Eightfold Path Part 2
16 June (Wed) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Noble Eightfold Path Part 3
Venue
Lecture Hall
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
2, Kampar Road
10460 Penang
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Dhamma Sermons
Dhamma Sermons
by
Bhante Dhammavuddho
Speaker’s Profile
Bhante Dhammavuddho Thero is a Malaysian of Chinese descent. He worked as an electrical engineer with the Public Works Department for twelve years before going forth into the homeless life. His interest in religion led him to study the world’s major religions for a few years before meeting the Buddha’s teachings in 1976.
In 1983, he went forth into the homeless life in the Mahayana tradition. He was re-ordained in the Theravada tradition in Thailand three years later. After that he spent about ten years living the solitary lifestyle in quiet places. He has written numerous booklets and articles on Buddhism, eg “Return to the Original Buddha Teachings”, “Message of the Buddha”, “Buddhist Monk’s Precepts”, etc.
In 1998, through donations from his supporters, he founded a 15-acre forest monastery, Vihara Buddha Gotama (website: www.vbgnet.org), just outside the town of Temoh, near Kampar, in the state of Perak. The monastery is mainly for the study of the Suttas (discourses) and Vinaya (monastic discipline), and the practice of meditation, according to the original teachings of the Buddha. It is open to monks and nuns (maechees or anagarinis), and also laymen and laywomen.
Venue
Lecture Hall
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
2, Kampar Road
10460 Penang
Schedule
22 May (Sat) 2:30 – 4:00 pm
Dependent Origination of Liberation
(IN HOKKIEN)
22 May (Sat) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
History of Buddhism
(IN ENGLISH)
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Malaysian Buddhist Examination Certification Presentation Ceremony 2010
The results of MBES 2009 examinations were release recently and the certificates will be presented in conjunction with the commencement of Dhamma Teachers' Training Programme 2010 on June 13 at 1:00 pm at Mahindarama Buddhist Temple, Lecture Hall.
Plse confirm your attendance with Sis Liana.
Plse confirm your attendance with Sis Liana.
Dhamma Teachers' Training Programme 2010
The Dhamma Teachers' Training Programme 2010 organised by MSPS will commence on June 13, 2010 at 1:00 pm.
The modules include :-
Basic overview of Mahindarama
Using the Jataka Tales to teach the Dhamma in the classroom
Various teaching strategies to impart the Dhamma to the children
Basic chanting for children which cover Vandana; Ti-Sarana; Panca Sila; Ti-Anussati; Metta
Some useful techniques to be creative in the class during teaching
How to teach Life of the Buddha using creative and interesting ways
Using multiple solutions and creativity to accelerate learning process
Basic knowledge to run and manage school activities
Necessary teaching material for learning, learning objectives, evaluate personal teaching practice vs objectives, prescriptive feedback
Use multiple teaching strategies versus single method. Comprehend music and create appropriate learning environment
For details, please refer to Sis Margaret Cheong
The modules include :-
Basic overview of Mahindarama
Using the Jataka Tales to teach the Dhamma in the classroom
Various teaching strategies to impart the Dhamma to the children
Basic chanting for children which cover Vandana; Ti-Sarana; Panca Sila; Ti-Anussati; Metta
Some useful techniques to be creative in the class during teaching
How to teach Life of the Buddha using creative and interesting ways
Using multiple solutions and creativity to accelerate learning process
Basic knowledge to run and manage school activities
Necessary teaching material for learning, learning objectives, evaluate personal teaching practice vs objectives, prescriptive feedback
Use multiple teaching strategies versus single method. Comprehend music and create appropriate learning environment
For details, please refer to Sis Margaret Cheong
Upcoming events in conjunction with 2010 Vesak at Mahindarama
23 May -
Pindapata in conjunction with Vesak Day celebrations will be held at Mahindarama Buddhist Temple commencing 9:30 am. As usual, members of the Sangha led by our Chief Rev Indra would make 2 rounds of the temple grounds with their alms bowl where devotees can offer food items. MSPS students of session 2 will be required to come in by 10:00 am to have an opportunity to participate.
28 May -
Mahindarama will be participating in the Vesak procession which starts at CRC. Devotees wanting to join can sign up at the helpdesk to get details of time, meeting place, etc. Mahindarama is Number 27 at the procession this year. For MSPS students, teachers will give out permission slips to be signed by parents/guardians to be submitted prior to the procession. For details, plse refer to Project Leader : Yeoh Yong Cheng.
28 May -
M.O.D. Vesak SingAlong1 (Hymns) CD Album will be available at MSPS booth, check it out
28 May -
The collective efforts with a concert The Sound of Compassion which brought together famed Buddhist singing groups like i-gemz, Messengers of Dhamma (MOD), D2Y Choir Group, Choir of Persatuan Penganut Agama Buddha Bodhi and many others at the HGH Convention Centre, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, on 18 April 2010 at 7.00pm in this major fund-raising event were recorded and the Sounds of Compassion Concert DVD will be available for sale at MSPS booth, to raise funds for future disasters
Pindapata in conjunction with Vesak Day celebrations will be held at Mahindarama Buddhist Temple commencing 9:30 am. As usual, members of the Sangha led by our Chief Rev Indra would make 2 rounds of the temple grounds with their alms bowl where devotees can offer food items. MSPS students of session 2 will be required to come in by 10:00 am to have an opportunity to participate.
28 May -
Mahindarama will be participating in the Vesak procession which starts at CRC. Devotees wanting to join can sign up at the helpdesk to get details of time, meeting place, etc. Mahindarama is Number 27 at the procession this year. For MSPS students, teachers will give out permission slips to be signed by parents/guardians to be submitted prior to the procession. For details, plse refer to Project Leader : Yeoh Yong Cheng.
28 May -
M.O.D. Vesak SingAlong1 (Hymns) CD Album will be available at MSPS booth, check it out
28 May -
The collective efforts with a concert The Sound of Compassion which brought together famed Buddhist singing groups like i-gemz, Messengers of Dhamma (MOD), D2Y Choir Group, Choir of Persatuan Penganut Agama Buddha Bodhi and many others at the HGH Convention Centre, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, on 18 April 2010 at 7.00pm in this major fund-raising event were recorded and the Sounds of Compassion Concert DVD will be available for sale at MSPS booth, to raise funds for future disasters
1D1N 8-preceptors meditation Retreat
A total of 22 participants attended this retreat held on May 1 to May 2 (morning) at Mahindarama Buddhist Temple. Thanks to the volunteers who assisted in this project, the participants a combination of beginners, experienced meditators and ocassional meditators had an opportunity to calm down and experience guided sitting meditation, walking meditation, metta bhavana and listen to a Dhamma Sermon on "How to use Meditation in Daily Life" whilst observing the 8 precepts. The group interview sessions conducted by the Meditation Master Bhante Pannyavaro of Sydney with his decades of meditation experience and knowledge served well to the variety of questions from the participants on the uncertainties to be clarified.
The support team included :-
Prior to event :
Name Tags : Alicia Toh
Camp handbook : Surya
Housekeeping of domitories : Siew Choo & Mrs Lim assisted by : Jayson, Stuart, Angie, Joanne Loh, Karen Loh
F & B : Siew Choo & team
Actual Day :
Reception & Check-in Boo Hock, Angie, Ms Goh Chey Hwang
Kapiyya (morning shift) : Jayson Chong
Kapiyaa (afternoon shift) : Neoh (participant)
Meal Contemplation : Boo Hock
Interview Sessions Khoo Boo Hock, Angie, Ooi Ai Hwei, Ms Goh Chey Hwang, Kim
Dhamma Sermon : Pei Chen, Christopher, Jesline, Boo Hock & Ai Hwei
Overnight duty : Jastin Fong & Surya
Morning Duty : Boo Hock, Hock Chye & Jesline together with F&B team
The support team included :-
Prior to event :
Name Tags : Alicia Toh
Camp handbook : Surya
Housekeeping of domitories : Siew Choo & Mrs Lim assisted by : Jayson, Stuart, Angie, Joanne Loh, Karen Loh
F & B : Siew Choo & team
Actual Day :
Reception & Check-in Boo Hock, Angie, Ms Goh Chey Hwang
Kapiyya (morning shift) : Jayson Chong
Kapiyaa (afternoon shift) : Neoh (participant)
Meal Contemplation : Boo Hock
Interview Sessions Khoo Boo Hock, Angie, Ooi Ai Hwei, Ms Goh Chey Hwang, Kim
Dhamma Sermon : Pei Chen, Christopher, Jesline, Boo Hock & Ai Hwei
Overnight duty : Jastin Fong & Surya
Morning Duty : Boo Hock, Hock Chye & Jesline together with F&B team
ALERT WORKSHOP at Penang on May 8 & 9, 2010
Thanks to Bro Sunny Foong of Mahindarama Sunday Pali School as the Organising Chairman of the ALERT WORKSHOP assisted by his able team which included Sis Lye Yue Jing, Sis Lim Lay Bee, Bro Ch'ng Gim Teik, Sis Mee Li, Sis Ooi Ai Hwei, Sis Cheah Bee Hui, Sis Goay Gnoh, Sis Esther Ooi, Sis Seok Wan, Bro Peter Saw, Bro Chih Chiang, Bro Boo Hock (sorry can't remember all the names) this workshop attracted almost 200 participants and was successful in creating awareness on how to be ready and prepared in case of an emergency e.g. natural disaster. Speakers shared theory and hands-on activities to allow experiential learning.
Sessions included :
Day 1
Spirituality in Times of Crisis by Venerable Mahinda, Spiritual Director, Aloka Foundation
Living & Survival Skills I by Mr James Attygalle, Petaling B Rovers Troop
Community In Action by Ms Eriko Motoyama , Committee of Bukit Antarabangsa Resident Association
Psychological First Aid by Ms Low Mi Yen, Clinical Psychologist
Living & Survival Skills II by Mr James Attygalle, Petaling B Rovers Troop
Day 2
Triage Management by The Malaysian Red Crescent Penang Branch
Environmental Hard Facts by Mr Ivan Ho, Bandar Harapan Consultant
The Next Step - What Can YOU Do? by Venerable Mahinda, Spiritual Director, Aloka Foundation
To all Mahindarama Buddhist Temple functional groups, stay tuned for a locally tailored programme on readiness to announced later this year.
Sessions included :
Day 1
Spirituality in Times of Crisis by Venerable Mahinda, Spiritual Director, Aloka Foundation
Living & Survival Skills I by Mr James Attygalle, Petaling B Rovers Troop
Community In Action by Ms Eriko Motoyama , Committee of Bukit Antarabangsa Resident Association
Psychological First Aid by Ms Low Mi Yen, Clinical Psychologist
Living & Survival Skills II by Mr James Attygalle, Petaling B Rovers Troop
Day 2
Triage Management by The Malaysian Red Crescent Penang Branch
Environmental Hard Facts by Mr Ivan Ho, Bandar Harapan Consultant
The Next Step - What Can YOU Do? by Venerable Mahinda, Spiritual Director, Aloka Foundation
To all Mahindarama Buddhist Temple functional groups, stay tuned for a locally tailored programme on readiness to announced later this year.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Dhamma Sermons
Dhamma Sermon
BY
Bhante Tapovanaye Sutadhara Thero
Speaker’s Profile
Bhante Tapovanaye Sutadhara Thero is currently the Director of Ventura Buddhist Study Center, An Lac Mission in USA. He has served at the center from 2006 to date. Bhante was ordained in 1966 and received his higher ordination in 1978.
He brings with him BA Linguistics and Sanskrit, BA in Buddhist Textual Studies (Tripitakavedi), and earned together with these his Masters in Linguistics. He was also the senior lecturer and visiting lecturer for their BA and MA programs.
Bhante is also very well versed with his administration skills, and he has been a part of the planning of the University in Kelaniya where he was invited many times as a visiting lecturer.
Schedule
27 Apr (Tue) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Buddhist Way of Human Resource Development
28 Apr (Wed) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
How to Choose Friends?
29 Apr (Thu) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
How to Handle Conflicts?
Venue
Lecture Hall
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
2, Kampar Road
10460 Penang
Monday, April 26, 2010
Blood donation to Hospital Pulau Pinang in Mahindarama
The details for the coming blood donation campaign for Hospital Pulau Pinang are as follows:
Date: 30 May 2010 (Sunday)
Time: 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Place: Lecture Hall, Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
2, Jalan Kampar, 10460 Penang
Date: 30 May 2010 (Sunday)
Time: 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Place: Lecture Hall, Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
2, Jalan Kampar, 10460 Penang
Health Screening_Blood Test
(1) LIPIDS PROFILE AND FASTING BLOOD GLUCOSE RM 18
Lipid Profile (血 脂 肪）
Total Cholesterol 膽固醇
HDL-Cholesterol 高脂膽固醇
LDL-Cholesterol 低 脂膽固醇
Triglycerides 三酸甘油脂
Total.Chol/HDL-Chol.Ratio 膽固醇/高脂膽固醇比例
Glucose 葡萄糖
(2) LIPIDS PROFILE, FASTING BLOOD GLUCOSE AND RENAL FUNCTION TEST RM 34
Renal Function Test (腎 臟 功 能 試 驗）
Sodium 鈉
Potassium 鉀
Urea 尿素
Creatinine 肌酸肝
Urine FEME 尿液檢驗
Specific Gravity 尿 液 比 量
FREE 免费
1) Body Fat Analysis 身体脂肪
2) Blood Pressure Measurement 测量血压
3) Body Mass Index (BMI)Measurement 测量体重指数
(3) HEALTH EXECUTIVE SCREENING, 46 tests (RM95)
Please refer to the file attached for a list of 46 tests.
(If you are going to BPLab to take the test, please get the 46 tests-voucher from Amata. The voucher will expire on 31 August 2010)
BLOOD SAMPLE WILL BE TAKEN ON:
Date: 20 June 2010(Sunday)
Time: 8.00 am – 10.00am
Place: Lecture Hall, MahindaramaBuddhist Temple
2, Jalan Kampar, 10460 Pulau Pinang
Reminder
• Fasting period of 10 –12 hours is required (only plain water is allowed) on 19 June 2010 (night)
• The blood test report will be ready on 27 June 2010 (Sunday) for collection at Amata (10.30 am – 12.30 pm) and explanation will be given.
“PREVENTION is better than cure.
Early detection can prevent complications, or even save your life.”
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Dhamma Sermon
Dhamma Sermon
BY
Bhante Pannyavaro
Venerable Pannyavaro is an Australian Buddhist monk who has devoted his life to the meditational aspects of the Buddha's teachings. During his meditation training he practiced under several meditation masters in Sri Lanka and Burma including Venerable Sayadaw U Janaka of Chanmyay Meditation Centre, Rangoon, who is the foremost disciple of the renowned Burmese meditation master, the late Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw.
Pannyavaro was involved in the beginnings of a number of the very early Buddhist communities in Australia. He later received full ordination at Wat Borvornivet in Bangkok under Venerable Phra Nyanasamvarva, the Sangha Raja of Thailand.
For the past twenty-five years, he has from time to time studied and practiced meditation in most of the major Theravada Buddhist countries, including long periods of intensive practise of Satipatthana-Vipassana meditation at the Mahasi Sayadaw centres in Burma.
As a Western meditation teacher, Ven. Pannyavaro naturally empathizes with the concerns and needs of meditators in their own culture. His long training and life experience combine to bring a practical in-depth approach to the teaching of insight (vipassana)meditation in contemporary life.
Pannyavaro is the resident teacher with the Buddha Dharma Education Association at its Centre at Surry Hills in Sydney and gives retreats from time to time at the Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre, Medlow Bath.
ScheduleDate : 01 May 2010 (Sat) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Topic : How to Use Meditation in Daily Life
VenueLecture Hall
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
2, Kampar Road
10460 Penang
Monday, April 5, 2010
Vesak 8-Precepts Meditation Retreat (1D1N) 2010
Conducted by : Bhante Pannyavaro
Venue : Wisma Mahinda,Mahindarama Buddhist Temple, Penang
Co-organised by : Mahindarama Buddhist Temple & Than Hsiang Temple
Venue : Wisma Mahinda,Mahindarama Buddhist Temple, Penang
Co-organised by : Mahindarama Buddhist Temple & Than Hsiang Temple
Meditation Master’s Profile
Bhante Pannyavaro is an Australian Buddhist monk who has devoted his life to the meditational aspects of the Buddha's teachings. During his meditation training he practiced under several meditation masters in Sri Lanka and Burma including Venerable Sayadaw U Janaka of Chanmyay Meditation Centre, Rangoon, who is the foremost disciple of the renowned Burmese meditation master, the late Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw.
Bhante Pannyavaro was involved in the beginnings of a number of the very early Buddhist communities in Australia. He later received full ordination at Wat Borvornivet in Bangkok under Venerable Phra Nyanasamvarva, the Sangha Raja of Thailand.
For the past twenty-five years, he has from time to time studied and practiced meditation in most of the major Theravada Buddhist countries, including long periods of intensive practise of Satipatthana-Vipassana meditation at the Mahasi Sayadaw centres in Burma.
As a Western meditation teacher, Bhante Pannyavaro naturally empathizes with the concerns and needs of meditators in their own culture. His long training and life experience combine to bring a practical in-depth approach to the teaching of insight (vipassana)meditation in contemporary life.
Bhante Pannyavaro is the resident teacher with the Buddha Dharma Education Association at its Centre at Surry Hills in Sydney and gives retreats from time to time at the Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre, Medlow Bath, NSW, Australia.
RETREAT SCOPE
No prior experience of meditation is required. Full instruction in the practice is given by the meditation master and therefore suitable for beginners or experienced meditators who wish to refresh their basic understanding. The programme will include a chance for group interview with the meditation master.
A meditation retreat is a serious undertaking which requires effort and self-discipline. A retreat is not merely a chance to escape the pressures of daily life, nor a means of overcoming a psychological crisis, nor time out in which to do your own practice. Rather, it is a unique opportunity to cultivate the Buddha’s way of liberation first taught two thousand and five hundred years ago through the practice of generosity (Dana), ethics (Sila) , meditation (Bhavana) and right view/understanding (Samma Ditthi). Walking this path, we can learn to abandon actions of body, speech and mind that bring suffering to ourselves and those around us and cultivate actions that bring true happiness to ourselves and those around us.
The cultivation of sila, or ethics, is fundamental to the practice, as it allows us to develop a firm foundation of concentration, from which insight and understanding can mature, and provides a conducive environment for meditation. All participants of this programme are required to observe the eight precepts as listed below.
TO REGISTER
If you are interested, please fill up the application form duly-completed and come in person to register at 9:15-10:15 am on Sunday April 11, 2010 to A Pemaratana Hall (Top Floor), Wisma Mahinda, Mahindarama Buddhist Temple, No. 2, Kampar Road, 10460 Penang. Limited places available.
Dhamma Sermons
Dhamma Sermon
BY
Bhante Dr T. Sangharatana Nayaka Maha Thera
BY
Bhante Dr T. Sangharatana Nayaka Maha Thera
Speaker’s Profile
Bhante Dr T. Sangharatana Nayaka Maha Thera has served in many capacities both in Sri Lanka and abroad. While in India , the Venerable was a founding member of the Maha Mahinda Dhammaduta Propagating Society which works among the lower strata of the Indian community in socio-welfare work.
Bhante is also the Chief Abbot of the Patiramba Temple in Bentota , Sri Lanka and the founder of the Bentota Buddhist Social Welfare Institution. Through these organizations, village socio-welfare programs such as English library, free tuition classes and interest free micro credit for cottage industries and entrepreneurship are conducted to uplift the rural community.
The Venerable has authored several books. Amongst them are Poems for Children, Devotional Songs for Children, Maharashta Buddhist in India and Buddhism-The Thirst Quencher.
Schedule
06 Apr (Tue) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Being Rich = Happiness?
07 Apr (Wed) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Religious Tolerance in Buddhism
08 Apr (Thu) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Buddhism as a Religion & Philosophy
06 Apr (Tue) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Being Rich = Happiness?
07 Apr (Wed) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Religious Tolerance in Buddhism
08 Apr (Thu) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Buddhism as a Religion & Philosophy
Venue
Lecture Hall
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
2, Kampar Road
10460 Penang
Lecture Hall
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
2, Kampar Road
10460 Penang
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Dhamma Sermons
Dhamma Sermons
by
Bhante Dr. Henepola Gunaratana Nayaka Thera
Speaker’s Profile
Bhante Dr. Henepola Gunaratana Nayaka Thera was born in rural Sri Lanka, & has been a monk since age 12 & took full ordination at age 20 in 1947. He came to the United States in 1968. “Bhante G” (as he is fondly called by his students) has written a number of books, including the now-classic meditation manual Mindfulness In Plain English and its companion Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness. Bhante G regularly leads retreats on Vipassana, Mindfulness, Metta (Loving-friendliness), Concentration, and other topics both at the Bhavana Society and elsewhere. He emphasizes metta bhavana (the cultivation of loving-friendliness) as a basis for samma-samadhi, or right concentration.
Bhante Gunaratana is an internationally recognized author and meditation teacher. Prior to coming to the United States, he spent 5 years doing missionary work with the Harijanas (Untouchables) of India and 10 years in Malaysia. He has taught in a number of settings, including American University of Washington DC where he served as Buddhist chaplain and the Buddhist Vihara of Washington DC, where he served as president. Bhante G has a strong scholarly background and livelong commitment to Dhamma.
In 1985 Bhante G co-founded the Bhavana Society and became its abbot. In 1996, Bhante G received the title of Chief Sangha Nayaka Thera for North America. This acknowledged his status as highest-ranking monk of his sect in the United States and Canada.
Schedule
28 Feb (Sun) 9:30 – 11:00 am
Mainstream Buddhism
02 Mar (Tue) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Concentration
Venue
Lecture Hall
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
2, Kampar Road
10460 Penang
Bhante Dr. Henepola Gunaratana Nayaka Thera was born in rural Sri Lanka, & has been a monk since age 12 & took full ordination at age 20 in 1947. He came to the United States in 1968. “Bhante G” (as he is fondly called by his students) has written a number of books, including the now-classic meditation manual Mindfulness In Plain English and its companion Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness. Bhante G regularly leads retreats on Vipassana, Mindfulness, Metta (Loving-friendliness), Concentration, and other topics both at the Bhavana Society and elsewhere. He emphasizes metta bhavana (the cultivation of loving-friendliness) as a basis for samma-samadhi, or right concentration.
Bhante Gunaratana is an internationally recognized author and meditation teacher. Prior to coming to the United States, he spent 5 years doing missionary work with the Harijanas (Untouchables) of India and 10 years in Malaysia. He has taught in a number of settings, including American University of Washington DC where he served as Buddhist chaplain and the Buddhist Vihara of Washington DC, where he served as president. Bhante G has a strong scholarly background and livelong commitment to Dhamma.
In 1985 Bhante G co-founded the Bhavana Society and became its abbot. In 1996, Bhante G received the title of Chief Sangha Nayaka Thera for North America. This acknowledged his status as highest-ranking monk of his sect in the United States and Canada.
Schedule
28 Feb (Sun) 9:30 – 11:00 am
Mainstream Buddhism
02 Mar (Tue) 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Concentration
Venue
Lecture Hall
Mahindarama Buddhist Temple
2, Kampar Road
10460 Penang
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