"One who sees the Dhamma sees me. One who sees me sees the Dhamma." Buddha |
To the unique credit of Buddhism it must be said that throughout its peaceful march of 2500 years no drop of blood was shed in the name of the Buddha, no mighty monarch wielded his powerful sword to propagate the Dhamma, and no conversion was made either by force or by repulisve methods. Yet, the Buddha was the first and the greatest missionary that lived on earth.
Pa Auk Sayadaw will arrive Singapore on 11 Feb 2008.
Pa Auk Sayadaw will offer the dharma for four months, July - October, 2008
The Forest Refuge is honored to welcome back eminent Burmese meditation master Pa Auk Sayadaw, who will offer the dharma for four months, July - October, 2008. Sayadaw's teachings will focus on the development of the jhānas (states of strong concentration) that become a foundation for insight meditation practice.
Dhamma Web News
| Foreigners seek serenity at Yangon meditation centres by Phyu Lin Wai http://www.mmtimes.com | ||||
| Daw Vajiranani is a 50-year-old American who became a Buddhist nun in the United States in 1991. Since 1993 she has lived and meditated in Myanmar, and now practices as a nun at Panditarama Shwe-Taung-Gon Sasana Yeiktha in Bahan township and at its branch, Hse-Main-Gon Forest Meditation Centre on the Yangon-Bago Road, about 65 kilometres from Yangon. detail... | ||||
| Perfectly Rapt by Sati Saraniya | ||||
| Thursday, December 20, 2007
Generosity contains the whole path – from precepts to liberating consciousness. But to mature and develop it well, we may have to confront charred memories and perceived injustices that stall and weaken our ability to be magnanimous. Ferreting out our intentions – whatever they are – enables us to see through, and try to forgive, the mind’s covert games or prolonged tantrums. We can then dislodge selfish and caustic attitudes, or entrenched feelings that divide us from others as well as from the riches of our own heart.
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| Conference explores mind, happiness by The Buddhist Channel, Nov 16, 2007 | ||||
| Petaling Jaya, Malaysia -- Three Buddhist organisations are joining forces for the second time to organise the Fifth Global Conference on Buddhism.
The conference, organised by the Buddhist Gem Fellowship (BGF), Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia and Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia (YBAM), will be held at the Sunway Convention Centre on Nov 17 and 18. It is also supported and co-sponsored by 11 other Buddhist organisations in Malaysia.
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| Buddhist temples rising all over Western Pennsylvania by Arthur L. Clark, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, November 15, 2007 | ||||
| "When you take up ordaining, then you're saying this practice is very important, and that you want to transmit it to other people," Ott said. "There doesn't seem to be many people stepping up to do that. And if I'm needed to be helpful in that way, I want to be."
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| How To Be A Monk 101 by http://amymayagapyear.blogspot.com Thursday, November 15, 2007 | ||||
| “Be like a spider. If something comes into your web, do not rush to it… inspect it, look at it. Is it edible? Decide what you must do, and then do it. Always return to the center.” She paused, and then added, “Yes, but do not be like the Spiderman… he jumps from building to building and catches people in his webs!” detail... | ||||
| Ven. Udakendawala Siri Saranankara, The legendary freedom-fighter by W. A. Abeysinghe http://www.sundayobserver.lk | ||||
| The life of Venerable Udakendawala Siri Saranankara is inseparable from the history of the world peace movement. His service to mankind as a peace champion, disciple of the Buddha and an internationalist is remarkable. detail... | ||||
| The Monk Diet by E. Raymond Rock, November 11, 2007 http://rafaeliahuppert.blog.com | ||||
| When I was living as a Buddhist monk in the backwater jungles of Thailand, I learned many important lessons that have made my life much easier. One of them was how to handle food. The rules of a Theravada monk include eating only once a day, and that is in the morning. detail... | ||||
| Right Speech-Right Silence by Sati Saraniya | ||||
| Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Feeling too appalled or confused, can I wait to speak when I have a better chance of being heard? Though I risk losing the opportunity, I must take care to strike a balance, neither undermining my commitment to Right Speech nor mowing down others with sanctimonious zeal; at the same time, refrain from inappropriate apology and retreat that only suppress my own truth.
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| Disrobed, Deported, Detained: The Story of a Khmer Monk by 2007-11-09 http://www.unpo.org | ||||
| Disrobed, deported, detained. Khmer Krom Buddhist Abbot Tim Sa Khorn has had his name displayed on thousands of placards all over the world since his arrest and disappearance four months ago. A prominent Khmer Krom religious figure and human rights defender, Tim Sa Khorn had fled Kampuchea-Krom in 1979 to acquire Cambodian citizenship and settle in the southern city of Phnom Den
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| What does Alms mean? by HMECDM http://hmecdm-wod.blogspot.com November 9, 2007 | ||||
| In Theravada Buddhism, many monks (Pāli: bhikkhus) go on a daily almsround (or pindabat) to collect food. This is often perceived as giving the laypeople the opportunity to make merit (Pāli: puñña). detail... | ||||