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BGF :: Day of Mindfulness :: 19 Dec 2010

10 vouchers (5D4N Shanghai/Wuxi/Shuzhou/Wuzhen/Hangzhou Tour) for SALE!!!

10 vouchers (5D4N Shanghai/Wuxi/Shuzhou/Wuzhen/Hangzhou Tour) for SALE!!!

Please call Bro. Mun Yee 012-3117868 to book your voucher! First call first served only. Each voucher cost RM500. Proceeds of the voucher goes to BGF Building Fund.

• Each RM500 voucher include
  - Hotel accommodation for 4 nights
  - 4 Breakfast, 3 Lunches, 2 Dinners
  
• Exclude
  -Processing Fee RM 65
  -Tips for Tour guide (5 days) RM 90
  -Visa Application RM 95
  -Local Tour (compulsory) RM 150
  -Total RM 400
• Departure on Mondays and Fridays ONLY.
• Flight is arranged on your own. Need to confirm travel dates with Hwa Jing Travel before booking flight tickets.
• Hwa Jing Travel needs 45days advanced notice otherwise penalty RM75 per head.
• Voucher will expire 30 September 2010.

Metta Retreat Series II

The Buddha uttered the following: -
Hatred is not overcome by hatred,
It is overcome by love;
This is the eternal law!
~Dhammapada verse 5~

Metta is the quality of loving kindness or universal friendliness, which is best experienced rather than discussed technically. The practice of Metta overcomes the unwholesome mental states of hatred and anger and brings peace and happiness to one’s own mind. It is a pure state of mind that is beneficial to oneself and others, now and hereafter.

By practising Metta meditation, one gains strength and feelings of abundance, deep peace and happiness. This practice of metta meditation is flexible, versatile, universal and boundless. With this practice, one is able to overcome angry, violent and destructive mental states, while building up the required concentration for the development of insight. Metta also creates the condition for us to have a healthy relationship with every living being, so important for a happy family, society and the entire world.

The practice of Metta in an intensive manner for cultivating deep concentration can be done either on your own or in a group. In this coming retreat, you will have the opportunity to spend some time to perform Metta meditation and deepen your practice in the tranquil surroundings of mist covered hills and cool mountain breeze.

Experience the miracles of Metta meditation to heal oneself and other, and to share your love and joy with all sentient being all over the universe. The other benefits of metta are being able to sleep well, and having a pleasant encounter with all beings. The greatest of these benefits is that when we have Metta, our defilements such as ill will and anger are overcome.

Take this opportunity to develop
our concentration for our spiritual development,
radiate our love for our world;
share the greatness with all sentient beings,
and cultivate for the attainment as
with experience, one improves.

Adapted from “Metta by Sujiva”, 1991

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Session with Geshe Tenzin Zopa by Buddhist Gem Fellowship (BGF)

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1. Lamrin Meditation
2. Analytical Meditation
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Joyfully Together Retreat 2009 :: Part 2

In the morning, bro. Phap Kham conducted the stick movement exercise which really stretches the muscle. However, it was nice and rejuvenating and in fact a good practice for better health.

::about the retreat::

The retreat was based on the teachings of Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Master who promotes Buddhism in a contemporary approach and easily acceptable by all ages of people. This year, BGF have successfully put together more than 90 people, comprising about 25 children aged 6 - 12 and youths of various ages and adults for a 4 day 3 nights retreat at Chin Swee Caves Temple, Genting Highlands.

It was warm on the first day as we arrived and we started with Total Relaxation which is about 1 hour of lying flat on the ground, eyes closed and listening to the sounds of bell and the narration of a sister. The session allows one to be totally relaxed and in fact some dozed off after awhile and awakes with a refreshing body and mind.

Food wasn't a problem and it was well served and everyone had a sumptuous serving of 3 meals a day, vegetarian with various varieties and submitting to the creativity of the chef from the restaurant. There were a lot of food and no one complained about being under-feed.

Dhamma discussions and talks were a part of the program and we were separated into small groups and my group was sent to the sky terrace on the 13th floor, where it is an open air terrace. we took our cushions and we sat in the open for more than 2 hours. at the beginning, the cool air was welcoming and after some time, the wind became stronger and stronger, chilling us from our head to our toes.

we still sat there and discussed about the dhamma and asked questions on the practicality of practices and attainments.

At the last day, we sang song from plum village and it boosted our inspiration and determination.

We really felt happy and relaxed after the retreat. The children had a whole lot of fun and we could see that a bond between them, the young ones were established and encouraging each other for practice at a very young age..

We look forward for the next up-coming retreat!

Joyfully Together Retreat 2009

Joyfully Together Retreat

@ Chin Swee Temple, Genting Highlands

27th - 30th November 2009

The Guan Yin Statue

The Giant Buddha Statue

Bro. Chan Phap Kham

Sis. Chan Hoang Nghiem

Joyfully Together Retreat 2009

More than 90 people consisting parents, children, and individuals signed up for this first ever family retreat organized by BGF. It was held up in the cool mountains, with panoramic scenery and filled with calm and serenity.

Most of the participants drove up and the program started with an orientation by the monastics. The adults has a program consisting of Total Relaxation, Mindfulness Training, Sticks Movement exercises, Walking and sitting Meditation, and including singing sessions.

These activities are meant to train the mind and calm the mind. most people could feel the coolness and calmness of the surroundings and thus giving them an ambience for ideal practice of meditation.

This was indeed the first time for me too. I feel the ease and calm and filled with joy. as sister always mentions, joys, love and peace.

Today is the 2nd day of the retreat and we have benefited a lot from the sessions and are enjoying the surrounding environment. stay tuned for more updates and pictures.

with metta from

Genting Highlands :: AllexLIM

...xperience xcitement...

...xperience xcitement...

10.dec.09 to 13.dec.09

incovar dhamma camp 2009

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New Moon Musical Puja ~ Fitness for Life ~ 25 April 2009

Dear friends,

For this Saturday's new moon musical puja, we're going to find out why fitness is so important to our total wellbeing!

Like any living person, every living part of our body will waste away if we do not use it. Like the saying goes, ...use it or lose it..., the human body must be used or it will eventually waste away.What is life if you cannot enjoy the leisurely activities with familyand friends. Do you always feel tired and lethargic?

Date : 25-Apr 2009 (Saturday)
Time : 8.30pm - 10.30pm

Talk : "Fitness for Life"
Speaker : Bro. Sukadha Lim Wee Boon

Musical Sharing by: Bro. Khoo Nee Wern

About the Speaker >

Sukadha Lim Wee Boon has been practicing Yoga for over 10 years and has been teaching yoga for over 6 years. He has completed the certificate course in Yoga Education from the Institute of Yoga Vidhya Gurukul,Nashik, Maharastra, India in Dec 2004. In 2008 he qualified as a Certified Personal Trainer from the ACE (American Council of Exercise).

Lim had appeared on NTV7 as an instructor to Ultimate Fitness & BeautyWomen Competition. He became yoga instructor for Country Heights Health Sanctuary conducting weekly classes at Palace of the Golden Horses (year 2005/2006). His past corporate clienteles include Ginvera Sdn Bhd, Elken Sdn Bhd, Scope International Sdn Bhd, E-Cop.Net Surveillance Sdn Bhd, Bass Consulting and K-Link International Sdn Bhd. At present, he teaches yoga to the management staff of Yeo Hiap Seng Malaysia Berhad.

Lim is also attached with the Persatuan Yoga Ananda Marga in Petaling Jaya, 72YogaStyles Studio in Kuchai Lama and The Gym in Sri Hartamas as the in-house yoga instructor. To date he has taught and shared his knowledge to more than 1000 students in the country.

Feel free to bring along fruits, flowers and even candies for Puja offering. Most importantly, bring your family and friends along to experience a spiritual Friday evening.

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Video & Pictures from last Full Moon Puja on 10th April 2009...

23rd Effective Speaking Course Finals

Congratulations to all the participants of the 23rd Effective Speaking Course 2009!

Champion : Ven. Siriratana
1st Runner-up : Bro. Jason Lum
2nd Runner-up : Sis. Valerie Tan
Consolation Awards : Bro. Low Kin Wan, Ven. Sumedha, Ven. Sudheera
Most Improved : Bro. Jason Lum
Most Diligent : Ven. Sumedha
Most Compatible Buddy : Bro. Lo Yean Meow & Sis. Valerie Tan
Best Team : Group 3

See you next year for the next round of BGF Effective Speaking Course!

Dhamma Talks in April 2009

Dear brothers & sisters in the Dhamma,


You are invited to the following Dhamma talks by two interesting venerables in the month of April at BGF centre.

1. Dhamma Talk by Venerable Wei Wu
As Ven Hui Xin is unable to come to Malaysia due to some unforseen circumstances the talk on 16th April 2009, Thursday will be by her Master, Venerable Wei Wu on the topic "The Importance of Promoting Buddhist Education".

Topic : The Important of Promoting Buddhist Education
Date : 16th April 2009, Thursday
Time : 8.30 pm
Venue : BGF Centre

Biodata:
Ven. Wei Wu graduated from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand in Electrical Engineering in 1973. He worked with Hewlett Packard as a Quality Manager before starting his own consultant company in 1987 to serve many multi-national companies including Procter and Gamble, Philips, Fiat and Astec in Asia, Europe and America.

He was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 1992 and established the Than Hsiang Foundation in Malaysia and Thailand and the International Buddhist College in Thailand.

He is currently the President of the Than Hsiang Foundation and the Council Chairman of the International Buddhist College.

唯悟法师出生于马來西亚﹐原籍福建。

法师早年毕业于纽西兰坎特伯理大学考获电机工程荣誉学位。 大学毕业后曾留在纽西兰电能公司服务。 在惠普电子公司担任质量管理部门经理。并成为美国、 澳洲和亚洲多家公司之全面质量管理顾问， 更享有马来西亚全面质量管理之父的美誉。

法师于一九九二年终于因缘成熟， 于农历四月初八日礼槟城升旗山佛光精舍住持修静老和尚为师， 披剃出家，并在同年到美国西来寺受具足戒。 一九九五年十一月十二日接法于伯圆长老， 为曹洞正宗寿昌法脉第五十二代传人。

法师目前是槟城檀香寺住持檀香基金会会长、国际佛教大学， 菩提中学，菩提小学董事長、马来西亚佛教僧伽总会秘书長等要职。
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2. Dhamma Talk by Venerable Carolyn Lawler
Topic : Healing Group at Tara, Australia
Date : 23rd April 2009, Thursday
Time : 8.30 pm
Synopsis:
Illnesses are prevalent these days and we often hear of friends or relatives faced with stroke, heart attack or cancer. There are so many people with serious illnesses which are even reported in the news media. At Tara Institute, they conduct healing courses, based on the teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche for the seriously ill people and their carers. The aspects covered in the healing courses are briefly mentioned in Venerable Carolyn Lawler’s biodata below. You are invited to this interactive session to learn and share your experiences. This session is not restricted to those with illnesses or their carers, but to all healthy, concerned and interested sentient beings too. All are welcomed.

Biodata :
Venerable Carolyn Lawler was a counselor in a well known Australia self-help program for cancer patients, developed by Ian Gawler, who had himself survived widely spread secondary bone cancer as a young man. In 1991, Venerable attended a healing meditation retreat at Tara Institute (TI) in suburban Melbourne, Australia. This was no ordinary retreat, but one lead by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to cater for those seriously ill and their carers.

The focus of Rinpoche’s healing course was on “relative healing” (a perfectly proper and appropriate aspiration for person with serious illness) and “ultimate healing” (Venerable describes it as, healing into our full Buddha-to-be-ness). Rinpoche’s course gave opportunity to seriously sick people a chance to access techniques and practices that would help them to grow positive seeds for future lives.

Venerable have since than continued to conduct such courses covering areas such as : the nature of healing, precious human rebirth, impermanence, the nature of the mind, loving kindness and compassion. In addition, the other main focus was on meditation practices, relaxation, breathing techniques, mindfulness, pain management, white light healing imagery, meditation to help generate love and compassion, tong-len and occasional short analytical meditations on some of the topics.

Venerable also visit dying people and conduct funerals on the advise of Geshe Doga.

Venerable is fortunate to work with many dedicated people such as, Bob Sharples, Venerable Ailsa Cameron (editor of Rinpoche’s book Ultimate Healing), Venerable Pende Hawler, Venerable Kaye Miner and Venerable Choenyi (Diana Taylor). Venerable continues to be TI’s spiritual program co-ordinator.

INSPIRING THE FUTURE
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Dhammaduta Lecture Tour - Ven. Hui Xin

Dhamma Talks by Ven. Pannyavara 23-Nov & by Ven. Thich Chan Phap Kham 25-Nov

You're invited to the following Dhamma talks by two interesting international venerables in the month of November.

Date: 23rd November 2008 , Sunday
Speaker: Ven. Pannyavaro
Time: 8.00 pm

Topic : Meditation for Insights

Ven. Pannyavaro an Australian Buddhist monk has devoted his life to the meditation aspects of the Buddha’s teachings. He practiced under several meditation masters in Sri Lanka and Burma including Ven. Sayadaw U Janaka.

He received full ordination at Wat Borvornivet in Bangkok under Ven Phra Nyanasamvarva, the Sangha Raja of Thailand .

He combines his long training and life experience to bring together a practical, in-depth approach to the teaching of Vipassana meditation. He has been involved in setting up a new Vipassana meditation centre – Bodhi Three Forest Monastery and Retreat Centre in Northern New South Wales , Australia . He also the Vice President of The World Fellowship of Buddhists and The Buddhist Federation of Australia.

Ven. Pannyavaro is also a webmaster and founder of www.buddhanet.net, a computer information network established in 1993. It is Australia ’s first Buddhist website and is now one of the largest and most popular Buddhist website in the world with over 600,000 strikes per day.

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Date: 25th November 2008 , Tuesday
Speaker: Ven. Thich Chan Phap Kham
Time: 8.30 pm
Topic: Be Still and Know: Seeing our inter-being nature

Synopsis: Human is one of many species living on this planet earth. Yet, we have been acting like we are the one and only species, using a lot of natural resources to serve our greeds – in the process destroying living environments of many other species driving them to extinction. Realizing we are inter-be with other species, we can live in harmony with them. Seeing that we are not separate from other people, we know that our happiness depend on other’s happiness and vice versas. This will bring peace and happiness and make our lives more sustainable. We will go back to our breathing, calming ourselves, and see how the practice of stopping and clear seeing can help us deal with the stress of modern life.

Ven. Thich Chan Phap Khan has been a student of renowed Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh since 1987. He was fully ordained as a monk in 2000 and has been a Dharma teacher since 2004. After his migration to the United States in 1979, he studied then worked as an electronics engineer for 14 years. From 1986 – 1997, he managed Vietnamese Cultural Society of Metropolitan Washington, an organization he founded to inculcate Vietnamese culture and values to Vietnamese-American youth in the Washington DC area. For the past three years he has been part of a team of Plum Village Dharma teachers, responsible for training about 400 novice monks and nuns in Vietnam and teaching the Art of Mindful Living in Southeast Asia .

"A lotus for you all, Buddhas to be." ~ teaching from Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh

INSPIRING THE FUTURE
Buddhist Gem Fellowship
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BGF Centre : 60A Jalan 19/3, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor. [map]

WACANA 2008

Buddhist Leadership in Malaysia
Vision, Values, Vitality

A Buddhist leader is not our everyday leader. With the Buddha as our ultimate benchmark, much is expected from the leaders of our community. The Buddhist leader is the torch-bearer of the Dhamma and Sasana, thus he or she should be able, upright and selfless.

WACANA 2008 shall discuss the main elements of Buddhist leadership, that is, its vision, values and vitality. We shall define and reaffirm the critical role of the Buddhist leader in charting the growth and development of Buddha-Sasana, address the ideals and realities or our leadership, and contemplate the means to cultivate future visionary leaders.

WACANA 2008 is jointly organized by Nalanda Institute, Buddhist Gem Fellowship, and the Buddhist Maha Vihara. It is specially catered for Buddhist community leaders, activists, Dhamma propagators and any Sangha members and lay Buddhists who are keen in the subject of leadership development in the country.

In conjunction with the event, The 2008 Nalanda Awards will be conferred by the Nalanda Institute to pay tribute to lay Buddhists who displayed exceptional and exemplary leadership qualities in their respective areas of expertise. These individuals have worked tirelessly and contributed enormously in promoting and preserving the vision, values and vitality of Buddhism.

Be part of this gathering of Buddhist community leaders and activists at WACANA 2008 to discuss these pertinent leadership issues affecting the future of our community! To participate, please complete the online registration form before 16 November 2008.

Go to http://www.nalanda.org.my/wacana/

Gem Kids Dhamma Class 2009

CREATION WORKS ~ Learning ART the fun way :: Ocean

Full Moon Musical Puja on Thu-17June

Musical Puja is significantly held very new moon and full moon evening, complete with inspirational music and devotional Puja practice.

For this coming musical puja, we're most delighted to have i.gemz to lead the hymn singing. Calling for all i.gemz fans out there!!

Most interestingly, we have trainer-&-personal-coach Trevor Lee to share with us about "Stress Management from a Buddhist Perspective".

Trevor, has over ten years experience in self-developments and spirituality. He completed his studies in Psychology and is a certified Stress Management Consultant. Over the past 10 years, he has received training, and researched and self-trained vigorously, in the fields of psychology, self-development and spirituality.

You may check out http://www.healinghappiness.com/ for more info about the speaker.

A simple place - a meaningful day; to practise devotion, to share the Dhamma & be inspired through music.