26 – 30 July
The Satipatthāna Sutta Workshop held in Nalanda Institute may be over back in March, but its impact and the learning demand resonated throughout the country, whereby six other similar workshops were subsequently held in Penang, Perak, Johor, Sabah, Sarawak, and even Singapore, under the skilful guidance of Venerable Aggacitta Mahathero.
Read moreRehearsing the Dhamma-vinaya
The Pāli term ‘Sangāyana’ can be translated as rehearsal or communal chanting. The purpose of a Sangāyana is to accurately preserve the original teachings of the Buddha. The reciters’ duty is to rehearse, examine, and review the Canon so that no parts of which are added, omitted or altered, and any such deviations were to be rectified. Throughout history, there had been six such formal occasions where the entire Pāli Canon was rehearsed and authenticated.
Read moreSynopsis Kamma and the End of Kamma is a written discourse on the diversity of kamma, how kamma came to be and how to create kamma to end the existing kamma that we have in our current lives now. In this book every known kamma in the Buddhist teachings are being investigated, its nature explained and the ways to overcome them are being taught to all readers who wish to learn more, understand more and to create kamma to end kamma. Included in this book are simple meditation manuals to further assist readers to further benefit from this discourse.
Read more“Self-conquest is indeed far greater than the conquest of other people. For he who has self-mastery and is well-controlled in living, his victory cannot be overturned by others.”
Read more“Better than a thousand utterances comprising useless words, is one single beneficial saying, hearing which one feels at peace.”
Read more“Make haste in doing good; check your mind from evil; for the mind of him who is slow in doing meritorious actions, inevitably delights in evil.”
Read more“The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”
Read more“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”
Read moreWalking meditation with mindful movements and an observing mind The main aim of Buddhist meditation is to purify the mind of unwholesome tendencies. When the roots of greed, hatred and delusion are removed, the mind is freed from suffering.
Read moreFresh from visits to Java and North Sulawesi, the indefatigable Bro.Tan has again embarked on another 5-day Dhammaduta Tour to Terengganu upon the invitation of Gandharama Vihara and the Terengganu Buddhist Association, from 19 to 23 July.
Bro.Tan was accompanied by Bro. Charlie Teng and Bro. Willie Cheah. En route, Bro.Tan visited the Pahang Buddhist Association and Kuantan Buddhist Association. They were warmly received by the local Buddhist leaders and briefed on the activities and development of Buddha-Sasana in Pahang.