Singapore Buddhist Calendar
2003 AD ( 2547 BE ) ACTIVITIES
January February
January 2003
DATE VENUE ACTIVITIES
Jan 03 Metta Chinese New Year Charity Gift set
Metta Welfare Association is launching a Chinese New Year Gift Set* which comprises of three items: Almond Snowflake Biscuits, Japanese Seaweed Biscuits and Pineapple tarts for a mere $28 per gift set. We assure you that the gift set is value of money and is great to give away to corporate clients, friends and family members. (Free delivery for more than 10 gifts sets; $4 delivery charge for less than 10 gift sets). Click here for order form
The entire sales proceeds from the gifts sets will fund Metta Welfare Association’s Intellectually Disabled and Elderly Welfare Services. Please log onto our website: http://www.metta.org.sg or call us at: 64444 2122 for more information on our welfare services.
We would really appreciate if you could pass this information to your friends. Thank you.
*Chinese New Year Gift Set: Includes egg and is Halal.
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Jan 14Buddhist Library , The Dharma Talk by Venerable Guang Pin
The Buddhist Library is very pleased that Venerable Guang Pin has kindly agreed to give two Dharma talks in Mandarin in January. Here are the details:
- "What is correct understanding of Buddism?"
7 Jan 2003 @ 7.30pm
- "The practice of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra"
14 Jan 2003 @ 7.30pmAll are welcome Jan 11 Brahm Education CentreBuddhist Fellowship Holistic Counselling Talk
Free talk on Holistic counselling by Dr Patricia Sherwood
SATURDAY, 11 January at 9am or 10:30am
"Help Yourself and Others through Holistic Counselling Techniques"
There will be 2 sessions: 9am - 10:15am and 10:30am - 11:45am.
Please register by calling 6295 6362.
Brahm Education Centre
116 Lavender Street #03-02
Pek Chuan Building Singapore 338730All are welcome Jan 12
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10.00PMUniversity Cultural Centre (UCC), through Channel U . By Ren Ci Hospital & Medicare Centre Ren Ci Charity Show
Ren Ci Hospital & Medicare Centre [RCHMC] is a non-profit Voluntary Welfare Organization. We were set up in 1994 with the mission of providing quality medical, nursing and rehabilitative care for the sick and needy (with emphasis on the poor), regardless of race, religion or creed. Our patients suffer from severe physical disabilities, terminal or long term illnesses. Majority of our patients are destitute, homeless or from low socio-economic backgrounds.
Our operating expenditures are funded mainly by public donations and fundraising efforts. Besides government subvention and nominal hospital charges of $18 a day, we still need to raise $6 million annually for our 400 patients.
To kick off the year, we will be organizing the Ren Ci Charity Show on 12 January 2003. It will be telecast "live" from the University Cultural Centre (UCC), through Channel U from 8 - 10pm. Our target is to raise $2.5 million from this event.
We are honored to have the support from all the artistes from Channel U. In addition, celebrities from Hong Kong and Taiwan such as Heavenly King, Andy Lau, Wang Jie, key cast from the Hong Kong drama, A Kindred Spirit (Sit Ka Yin, Lee Sze Kee, Liu Dan), Ah Do, Luo Jia Ying, Ke Shou Liang will also be participating in this event. All these artistes are here on a voluntary goodwill basis.
We seek the assistance of your esteemed organization to lend us your utmost support to make this event a success by:
--Pledging an outright donation
--Purchase of Circle seats worth $80 each
--Calling the donation hotline at 6358 0123
from 9 - 15 January 2003 between 8am -11pm (each call is for donation of $30 and above)
For $5 donations please call 1900- 112- 8888
For $15 donations please call 1900- 112- 8889
For $5 SMS donations please press renci and send to 7666
For donations above $30 please call 6358 0123 (9- 15/ 01/ 03, 8am to 11pm)
Your contribution will certainly open a window of hope and bring joy to the less fortunate. We look forward to your favourable support.
Contribution can also be made through Cheque. Kindly complete and print out the Donation Form and send it together with the crossed cheque made payable to "Ren Ci Hospital & Medicare Centre" to us at the following address:
Ren Ci Hospital & Medicare Centre
50 Jalan Tan Tock Seng
Singapore 308438See the latest news update here.
All are welcome Jan 18 Amitabha Buddhist Centre Calling All Potential Hospice Volunteers!
Hospice under the Care of Amitabha Buddha (HUCAB) is welcoming practising Buddhists who are keen to help the terminally-ill.
To equip you with the skills that are essential to volunteer in the hospice environment, a training programme has been carefully put together by HUCAB (see attached document). There are 12 training sessions spread over April to October 2003. There are other volunteer support including bi-monthly sharing sessions.
To commence your volunteer work with a hospice organisation, you will go through an orientation with the hospice organisation and an interview with the volunteer co-ordinator before you are selected. Subsequently, you will be paired with an experienced volunteer for your initial visits to the wards.
We will be holding an orientation session on 18 January 2003 (Saturday), from 2.30 to 5.30pm to answer your queries. We would appreciate if you could complete the attached application form and return to Ms Ong Siew Chin on or before 10 January 2003:
-- by post ( 36 Jalan Datoh #04-01, S 329422), or
-- by fax (67336223), or
-- by email: hucab_abc@hotmail.comDue to limited resources for each recruitment exercise, we have to screen the applications. We will contact you by 12 January if you have been selected for this round of orientation. We seek your understanding if you are not selected for 2003. Selection for the orientation does not guarantee your selection to be a HUCAB volunteer, or to volunteer at a hospice organisation.
Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Siew Chin at 6731 4067 during office hours or 62588792 in the evening.
All are welcome Jan 23
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Jan 25Buddhist Fellowship Life Is A Mystery
Life is A Mystery when you don't understand
Life is a problem when you lack widom and love
Do something great with your life -
come and learn the Truths about life and find real happiness . . .FREE PUBLIC TALKS
Thurs, 23 January 2003 at 7:30pm
"Solving The Mysteries Of Life"
at Victoria Concert Hall (7 min from Raffles Place MRT)
Fri. 24 January 2003 at 7:30pm
"Wisdom & Compassion: Solving Life's Problems"
at Victoria Concert Hall (7 min from Raffles Place MRT)
The following sessions will be held at the Buddhist Fellowship Centre
9 Lor 29 Geylang #04-02 (10 min from Aljunied MRT):
23 - 25 January at 3pm
Advancing Your Meditation Practice
Saturday, 25 January at 7:30pm
A talk on the "The Four Brahmaviharas"
Speaker: Venerable Ajahn Kalyano was born in England in 1962, graduated from Bristol University. He has been monk for almost 20 years. Spent 17 years in Ajahn Chah's forest monastery in Thailand and is presently the Abbot of Bodhivana Monastery in Victoria, Australia. He is well spoken practitioner who is very knowledgeable in the Dhamma.
Enquiries: 6295 0963 or 6295 6362
To view the poster, please sign on http://www.buddhistfellowship.org
Please pass this message on to your friends . . . .
All are welcome Jan 26 Brahm Education Centre. By Buddhist Fellowship Zen Meditation Programme
Schedule of the programme:-
Date: 26th of Jan Sun) at 8pm - 9:30pm
Topic: Introduction to Zen Meditation
Date: 16th of Feb (Sun) at 2pm - 7pm
Topic: Chan(Zen) Meditation Workshop from 2pm - 7pm
Date: 22nd of Feb (Sun) at 8pm - 9:30pm
Topic: Meditation & Dhamma Talk
Venerable Shi Guo Jun was born in Singapore in 1974. He graduated with a Diploma in Engineering from the Singapore Polytechnic in 1993. He was ordained as a Buddhist monk by the late Ven Shi Song Xian.
In year 2000, he was offered a scholarship by the Buddhist Fellowship to pursue a Psychology degree at the Monash University, Australia.
During the long vacations, Ven Shi Guo Jun has been attending Zen meditation retreats, including the Silent Illumination retreat under Ven. Master Sheng Yen from Taiwan. He has been conducting Chan Meditation workshops and classes in various Buddhist Centres and Temples in the last few years.
Brahm Education Centre
116 Lavender Street #03-02
Pek Chuan Building Singapore 338730
All are welcome
February 2003
DATE VENUE ACTIVITIES Feb 01 1st Day of the First Chinese Lunar Month, in the Year 4701 Happy Lunar New Year
Today in the Year of the Goat or 4701th year based on the Chinese lunar calendar, most Chinese Buddhists celebrate the Spring Festival or Chinese Lunar New Year by having prayers, offerings and blessings at Buddhist Temples.Feb 07
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Feb 10Amitabha Buddhist Centre Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teaching Programme
We are most pleased and happy to announce that Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche has very kindly agreed to visit us briefly for two days en route from Kopan Monastery to Hong Kong in February.
At the time of going to print, Rinpoche's programme would include the conferring of the Green Tara Initiation (details of commitments required would be given at a later date) as well as oral transmissions of Tara's special mantra, Pabongka Rinpoche's famous text on death and impermanence, Heart Spoon and the Diamond Cutter Sutra. Rinpoche will also teach us how to make our lives meaningful as well as offer a commentary on the Three Principles of the path.
Rinpoche's flight details: Arrival on TG 401 at 2235 on Friday, 7th February from Kathmandu and Departure on SG886 for Hong Kong at 1330 on Monday, 10th February 2003.
Details are:-
Feb 7 Fri Arrival of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche Precepts: Tib 8th
Feb 8 Sat Green Tara Initiation and Oral Transmissions 7.30pm
Feb 9 Sun Teaching on Making Life Meaningful and Three Principles of the Path by Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche Dinner with Rinpoche * Precepts: Tib. 8th 3pm 7.30pm
Feb 10 Mon Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche leaves for Hong Kong
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Feb 23Amitabha Buddhist Centre Venerable Sangye Khadro's Programme
Date: 13,18,20 & 24 /02/2003
Time :7.30 - 9.30 pm
Venue: Amitabha Buddhist Center
Title & content of the Talk: How to meditate?- Over these four evening sessions, the participants will learn different meditation techniques - including meditation on the breath, visualization, and analytical meditation. Each class will consist of a talk, a guided session of meditation, and discussion/Q-A.
Date: 16/02/2003 (Sun)
Time :
Venue: Awareness Place Meditation Centre
Title & content of the Talk: Workshop on Mining Your Mind - The Treasures Within- In this workshop, participants will learn about the foundations of meditation-why we do it, the benefits of meditating, how to sit when meditating, and so forth The course will focus on learning and practicing together various meditation techniques such as meditation on the breath, visualization, and analytical meditation.
Date: 17/02/2003 (Mon)
Time :7.30 pm - 9 pm
Venue: NTU LT23 South Spine
Title & content of the Talk: "Awakening a kind heart" [Closed to Public]- a talk based on Venerable Sangye Khadro's book "Awakening a kind heart" which talks about application of the four immeasurable thoughts, ie. Love, Compassion, Joy and Equanimity, in our life. Venerable can also give advice/guides in living the daily university life especially the importance of developing meditative mind as well so that fellow university students are able to contact their inner beauty and happiness inside.
Date: 19/02/2003 (Wed)
Time :4 - 6 pm
Venue: NUS
Title & content of the Talk: Love without Hurt [Closed to Public]- Is love without hurt possible?
- What are the causes of hurt?
- How to love without hurt? (through generating loving thoughts, bodhicitta, etc)
Just do it (inspiring closing to get people to put into practice what's been said)
Date: 21/02/2003 (Fri)
Time :7.30 pm - 9.30 pm
Venue: Tai Pei Buddhist Centre
Title & content of the Talk: Beating the Blues - How to Be Happy In Hard Times- This talk will focus on how we can use our mind to stay happy, even when problems happen in our life. Everyone has ups and downs in life. We like the "ups" but when the "downs" happen, we don't cope very well, and instead we can become upset, angry, depressed and confused. But it doesn't have to be like this. There are methods we can use to deal with problems, the "downs" of life, that can enable us to remain calm and clear, on top of things, and even happy.
Date: 22/02/2003 (Sat)
Time :7.30 pm -9.30 pm
Venue: Tai Pei Buddhist Centre
Title & content of the Talk: The way to ultimate healing- This talk will focus on the themes of mindfulness and compassion/loving-kindness. Mindfulness helps us to understand ourselves better, and to heal ourselves of physical and mental pain and problems. Compassion and loving-kindness help us to have more healthy and satisfying relationships with others-family members, friends and people that we work with.
Date: 23/02/2003 (Sun)
Time :10 am - 5 pm
Venue: Awareness Place Meditation Centre
Title & content of the Talk: Workshop on Unlocking Love: Discovering your Compassionate Self- In this workshop, participants will learn about compassion and various methods for developing compassion. Guided meditations and discussion
All are welcome
Biography of Venerable Sangye Khadro
Venerable Sangye Khadro (Kathleen McDonald) was born in California, US, in 1952. She took her first courses in Buddhist meditation in Dharamsala, India, in 1973 and took ordination in 1974. She lived with the community of Western monks and nuns at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, for 2 years, studyng and doing meditational retreat.
In 1978 she moved to England to continue her higher Buddhist studies, and in 1982 helped establish Dorje Pamo Nunnery in France. From 1985 to 1987, she taught in Australia, and then for a year in Nepal. In 1988 she took the Bhikshuni Ordination. She was the resident teacher of Amitabha Buddhist Centre and spiritual advisor for National University of Singapore Buddhist Societyin Singapore. She also gives teachings around the world.
Her book "How to Meditate", published in 1984, has been a continuous Buddhist best-seller since that time and it has been translated into 8 languages
Feb 14 The Pali Centre Pali Without Grammar 2003: Anapanasati Sutta
Pali Without Grammar 2003( A basic course based on the Suttas )
Venue : The Pali Centre
Blk 633 Bukit Batok Central, #01-130 (2nd flr), S 650633
Date : Every Saturday, 3.00-5.00 p.m.
Course details
Course Instructor: Piya Tan
All are welcome Feb 16
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Feb 22Brahm Education Centre. By Buddhist Fellowship Zen Meditation Programme
Schedule of the programme:-
Date: 26th of Jan Sun) at 8pm - 9:30pm
Topic: Introduction to Zen Meditation
Date: 16th of Feb (Sun) at 2pm - 7pm
Topic: Chan(Zen) Meditation Workshop from 2pm - 7pm
Date: 22nd of Feb (Sun) at 8pm - 9:30pm
Topic: Meditation & Dhamma Talk
Venerable Shi Guo Jun was born in Singapore in 1974. He graduated with a Diploma in Engineering from the Singapore Polytechnic in 1993. He was ordained as a Buddhist monk by the late Ven Shi Song Xian.
In year 2000, he was offered a scholarship by the Buddhist Fellowship to pursue a Psychology degree at the Monash University, Australia.
During the long vacations, Ven Shi Guo Jun has been attending Zen meditation retreats, including the Silent Illumination retreat under Ven. Master Sheng Yen from Taiwan. He has been conducting Chan Meditation workshops and classes in various Buddhist Centres and Temples in the last few years.
Brahm Education Centre
116 Lavender Street #03-02
Pek Chuan Building Singapore 338730
All are welcome Feb 28 Shan You Counselling Centre Family Feuds & Family Ties: Resolving the Differences Within
A Talk By Dr. John Banmen, R. Psych
'Each family comprises a variety of characters and temperaments. Dr. Banmen will help us understand these differences and show how we can connect better with our family members'
Date & Time: 28 February, 2003 (Friday), 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Venue: Ballroom II, Level 5, Furama Hotel
60, Eu Tong Sen Street
Singapore 059804
Fees: $10/-
Registration: Shan You Counselling Centre
Blk 9, Upper Boon Keng Rd
#01-960, Singapore 380009
Tel: 6-741-9293
Dr John Banmen is internationally renowned as an author, therapist and educator, particularly in Satir Systemic Brief Therapy. His training programmes have taken him to Asia and Europe, and across USA and Canada.
He has also co-authored and edited many books including the award winning 'The Satir Model: Family Therapy and Beyond'
The Satir Model is a tested system of therapy known for effecting holistic and penetrating change within and between individuals.
ORGANISED BY: SHAN YOU COUNSELLING CENTRE
SUPPORTED BY: SINGAPORE HOKKIEN HUAY KUAN
Dr. Banmen is currently the Director of Training for the Satir Institute of the Pacific.
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