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     March 2008
     
     


    DATEVENUEACTIVITIES
    

    Mar 01
    to
    Mar 23    		Special Exhibitions Gallery, ACM Empress Place. By Asian Civilisations Museum
    Exhibitions: On The Nalanda Trail: Buddhism in India, China and Southeast Asia 

    




    
During the past, many Asian countries interacted with each other through peaceful means via religion, trade and political missions. Many Chinese pilgrims went to India for Buddhist studies while Indian monks went to China to disseminate the faith. The footprints of Buddhist pilgrims can be seen over the Silk Road all along Central, northwest India as well as the Southeast Asia. Traversing India to modern Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Tibet, China, Korea and Japan, Java, Sumatra, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos - Buddhism not only affected the lives and cultures in those regions but also left us with a legacy in the arts and literature.

    
This exhibition will highlight some of the significant landmarks in Buddhist history, through the travel records of the monks Faxian, Xuanzang, Yijing and the spread of Buddhism at centres of higher learning such as Nalanda in eastern India which was visited by many students from all over the Asian world. The exhibition will be illustrated and accompanied by a display of Buddhist art and artefacts borrowed from museums in India and Southeast Asia and will include some objects from the ACM’s own collection.  

    
 
 

Getting there:
    
Directions
    
ACM Empress Place is a 5-minute walk from the Raffles Place MRT station.

    

Parking
     
Public parking is available along Empress Place next to the Museum building; at the basement carpark of the New Parliament House, at Six Battery Road and at One Fullerton across from the Fullerton Hotel.

    



    


    
Note: This guided tour is strictly by registration only
    
Call 6849 5346 or email chingwi@yahoo.com.sg to register
    
Website: KMSPKSYM

    
  
    

    

    Mar 02
    to
    Apr 27    		Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery 
    Join us at our first Y_Fellowship Session 

    


    


    All are welcome
    


    Mar 02Singapore Buddhist Welfare Services
    Dharma Talk “Blessings in Life” (in English)

    


    


    Date                : 02 March 2008, Sunday

    Time                : 4.00 pm tp 6.00pm 


    Speaker          : Mr Tan Hun Tong


    Venue             : Yen Pei Building, Level 8
    
                          105 Punggol Road, Singapore 546636

    

For enquiries, please call 6489 8161 ext. 41 or email dharma.ed@bcc.org.sg 
    

    Bus Stop A
    
From City, Bedok, Ang Mo Kio, Hougang, Chinatown and World Trade Centre

    Bus No.: 80, 82, 87, 88, 89, 119
    


    Bus Stop B
    
From Sengkang and Punggol

    Bus No.: 80, 82, 87, 88, 89, 119



    


    All are welcome
    


    Mar 03
    to
    Apr 12    		By Dharma Drum Singapore
    Film Making and Film Viewing Seminars
    Buddhist Film Appreciation & Short Film-making Contest

    



    
Click here for more detail : http://blog.pixnet.net/ddysmovie

    
About the Short Film Making Contest (Objective, Theme, How to join, Judging Criteria, Prizes)

    
Dharma Drum Youth Singapore of Dharma Drum Singapore is organising its first ever Buddhist Movies Appreciation & Short Film Making Contest from  February 2008 to July 2008. 


    
The objectives of the contest are as follow:
    
Angulimala :How a Notorious Serial Killer Attained Enlightenment  
    
Tagline: A man who took a thousand lives to reach Nirvana
    
Website: www.filmbangkok.com/angulimala 
    

Movie Screening cum Dharma Discussion with Shen Shi’an : Email moonpointer@gmail.com

    
Short Film Making Contest Rules and Regulations   

    




  • Registration is open to all local residents (with local address and contact number in Singapore), of age ranging 18 ~ 35 years old
    





  • Contesting films should be made by the theme of Buddhism, in either English or Mandarin only.
    





  • Video must be original and has not been submitted for any other purposes.
    


  • Video with content that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or harm of any kind against any group or individual will be disqualified.
    





  • Video submitted will become the property of Dharma Drum Singapore.
    




    All are welcome
    • 



    Mar 07Singapore Buddhist Federation
    English Dharma Course

    


    Website: http://www.buddhist.org.sg/sbf/archives/3


    Objective:
To develop participants’ understanding in basic Buddhist teachings for life enrichment.

    Contents:
Lectures and panel discussions on the life of Buddha, a brief history Buddhism, Buddhist teachings, application of Buddhist teaching in daily life.


    Entry Qualifications: Age above 16 and fluent in written and spoken English.

    Duration of Course: 3 years with 2 semesters per year.

    Date: Every Friday from 7th of March 2008

    Time: 8.00pm - 9.30pm

    Venue: Singapore Buddhist Federation

    

Registration 
    

    Fee: Adult $50; Student $25

    Certificate of Completion: Certificate of completion of the course will be issued to each participant who has satisfied the set criteria Registration:

  • 1. Photocopy of NRIC or Passport;

  • 2. One recent passport sizes photo.

  • 3. Registration at:
    

Buddhist Federation 
    375 Race Course Road, 
    Singapore 218644

    Tel:  6744 4635     Fax: 6747 3618

    Office hours:  0900 am to 5.00 pm Mon to Fri; 0900 am to 100 pm Sat

    Public transport:  Farrer Park MRT station

    Bus Nos:  21,65M, 66,125,130,139,147

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    All are welcome
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    Mar 07
    to
    Mar 15    		Meditation Hall, Level 3, Chedi Dhammasathit Building Palelai Buddhist Temple
    Dharma Talks by Venerable Mahinda

    

Palelai Buddhist Temple (PBT) is pleased to inform that Venerable Mahinda from the Pa Auk Forest Monastery will be delivering a total of 5 Mandarin Dhamma talks on 07, 09, 11, 13 & 15 March 2008 at Meditation Hall, Level 3, Chedi Dhammasathit Building, PBT during the meditation retreat conducted by Venerable from 06 to 16 March 2008. The talks will be translated into English after the deliverance by Venerable Mahinda.
 

    
The topics for the talks are as follows:
    
 
Date: 07 March 2008, 7.30pm

    Tpoic: Anapanasati

    
Date:09, 11, 13, 15 March 2008, 7.30pm 

    Tpoic:Metta Sutta

    
 
Please do not hesitate to contact PBT administrative staff, Keith at 6443 3324 or myself at  email: watpalelai@yahoo.com.sg should you require further clarification with regards to this matter.
 

    
The Dhamma talks will be opened to the public as well.
 

    


Note:
     Earlier announcement was a mistaken identity. Venerable Mahinda is from China and not from Avaloka Sydney. Sorry for the mistake 
    



Please see the road map below.

    



    
 

    All are welcome
    


    Mar 08
    to
    Mar 26    		Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Chinatown. By Amitabha Buddhist Centre
    Spreading Love and Compassion

    




    


    All are welcome
    



    Mar 08
    &
    Mar 15    		Singapore Buddhist Welfare Services
    Dharma Talks on Sigalovada Sutra (in Mandarin)

    


    


    Date                : 8 March 2008 (Saturday – 1st session)
    

                             and 15 March 2008 (Saturday – 2nd session, continued)


    Time                : 3.00 pm tp 5.00pm 



    Venue             : Yen Pei Building, Level 8
    
                          105 Punggol Road, Singapore 546636

    

For enquiries, please call 6489 8161 ext. 41 or email dharma.ed@bcc.org.sg 
    

    Bus Stop A
    
From City, Bedok, Ang Mo Kio, Hougang, Chinatown and World Trade Centre

    Bus No.: 80, 82, 87, 88, 89, 119
    


    Bus Stop B
    
From Sengkang and Punggol

    Bus No.: 80, 82, 87, 88, 89, 119



    





    All are welcome
    


    Mar 09Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple
    Pali Chanting & Sutta Discussion by Venerable Rathanasara
    Is Chanting a Form of Meditation?
    How to generate positive energy through Chanting

    


    
Call for Registration :
Paulin 9234 1469
    
Email: rathanasarathero@hoptmail.com
    



    All are welcome
    



    Mar 15
    to
    Apr 12    		By Vipassana Meditation Centre (Singapore)
    One Day Mindfulness Retreat

    



    




THE One Day Mindfulness Retreat will be conducted 
on the following Saturdays : 


    Date : 15 & 29 Mar 08 
    
2 Apr 08 

    Registration : 8.30am - 8.45am 

    Time : 9am - 6pm 

    Venue : 251 Lavender Street 

    Fees : By Donation 

    

The Retreat is only open to yogis who have 
attended Meditation Course for Beginners conducted 
by VMC or are practising meditation in the tradition of 
the late most Ven Mahasi Sayadaw. 

    

To register, please e-mail your name, gender, and 
your contant number to vmckm@singnet.com.sg or 
send an sms to: 

    

Brother Nelson Lim HP:9-6985157 
    



    Location Map:      click here
    
Registration is required

    
Pls log on to our website @ http://vmc128.8m.com for details. 
Email: vmckm@singnet.com.sg


    All are welcome
    


    Mar 20Palelai Buddhist Temple
    Meditation Course 2008

    


    


We are pleased to announce that we will be organising the above meditation course and the details are as follows:


    Starting date	:	20 March 2008

    Time		  	:	8.00pm - 9.30pm

    Venue		:	Meditation Hall, Chedi Dhammasathit

    Course Duration	:  	Approximately 3 months	

    Frequency   	:	Once a week (every Thursday)

    Conductor	:	Sebastian Wong

    

The course is aimed at those who would like an insight into how the Buddha’s teachings, specifically Buddhist meditation, can be applied to their daily lives to manage their stresses and strains arising from pressures of work, family, ill-health, loss of loved ones etc.  Attendees do not need to have prior knowledge of the Buddha’s teachings and the course is also open to non-Buddhists. Instructions will be given in English and will focus on applying the Buddha’s instructions on breath meditation, development of peace of mind, and cultivation of insight wisdom.   

    

The course is free of charge and attendees are advised to come in comfortable clothes (loose pants, light shirts).  As the temple is a sanctuary for celibate monks and the practice of modesty & restraint of the senses, ladies are kindly requested NOT to come in shorts (bermudas are acceptable), low cut blouses, or other revealing clothes. 

    

To obtain the registration form or if you have any queries, please contact Sebastian Wong at email: cswong78@singnet.com.sg or call Sebastian at 6546-4628 (after 10pm).  

    
Note: Due to overseas work assignments, Sebastian may have to be away on certain Thursdays so the weekly frequency may not always be adhered to but you will be given advanced notice of changes.  

    
Note: this  course will only be conducted once this year.

    

For those who have registered and attended the course previously, you do not need to resubmit the application form. You may simply indicate your intention to join this course by sending an email to watpalelai@yahoo.com.sg by 15 March 2008. Please also indicate if you wish to be included in the PBT activities emailing list.

    
 
Please do not hesitate to contact PBT administrative staff, Mr Keith at 6443 3324 or at email: watpalelai@yahoo.com.sg should you require further clarifications with regards to this matter.

    

 

All are welcome to participate in these meritorious occasions.


Please see the road map below.

    



    



    All are welcome
    

    Mar 20
    to
    May 31    		 By The Minding Centre
    THE MINDING CENTRE course updates (Mar-May 08)

    

    (1) BEGINNERS' MEDITATION COURSE (non-religious)
    


    Intake 23f (Mar/Apr 2008)    

    Date:     Mar 20, 27; Apr 3 (Thu 7.30 - 9.30 pm)
    


    Intake 24i (Apr 2008)    

    Date:     Apr 10, 17, 24 (Thu 7.30 - 9.30 pm)
    


    Intake 25f (May 2008)    

    Date:     May 8, 15, 22 (Thu 7.30 - 9.30 pm)
    


    Venue:     The Minding Centre

    Course fees:     $90 / intake (with Guidebook)

    Instructor:     Piya Tan (see Wiki Piya for more info)


    Course details:     http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com/MedforBegcolw0802-04.pdf 
    



    (2) BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY (non-religious)
    
The mind, consciousness, self-knowledge & wellness
    


    Intake 4 (Mar 08)    

    Date:     Mar 8, 15, 22, 29 (Sat 7.00 - 9.00 pm)

    Venue:     The Minding Centre

    Course fees:     $175 (with 2 Coursebooks)

    Instructor:     Piya Tan (see Wiki Piya for more info)


    Course details:     http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com/BPcoursedescription0803.pdf 
    



    (3) PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDITATION (non-religious)
    
Recommended as foundation for practice especially
if you have learned meditation or plan to take it up
    


    Intake 2 (Apr 2008)    

    Date:     Apr 4, 11, 18, 25 (Fri 7.30 - 9.30 pm)

    Venue:     The Minding Centre

    Course fees:     $160 (with Coursebook)

    Instructor:     Piya Tan (see Wiki Piya for more info:


    Course details:     http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com/PsyMed0804col.pdf
    



    (4) PSYCHOLOGY OF DEATH & LIVING (non-religious)
    
Strategies for life, death & rebirth
for those seeking meaning and purpose of life, & true lasting happiness
    


    Intake 2 (Apr 2008)    

    Date:     Apr 5, 12, 19, 26 (Sat 7.00 - 9.00 pm)

    Venue:     The Minding Centre

    Course fees:     $160 (with Coursebook)

    Instructor:     Piya Tan (see Wiki Piya for more info:


    Course details:     http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com/PsyofDL0804.pdf

    

For course details, registration & other info, browse:
http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com
or call Ratna Lim at 8211 0879.

    



    (5) PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTION (non-religious)
    
Feeling, sensation, and emotion: what they are and make them work
for you
    


    Intake 1 (May 08)    

    Date:     May 10, 17, 24, 31 (Sat 7.00 - 9.00 pm)

    Venue:     The Minding Centre

    Course fees:     $160 (with Coursebook)

    Instructor:     Piya Tan (see Wiki Piya for more info:


    Course details:    http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com/psychologyofemotion

    






The Minding Centre
    
Blk 644 Bukit Batok Central, 
    #01-68 (2nd flr), 
    
[near Bukit Batok MRT/Interchange] 
    Singapore 650644.
    
HP: 8211 0879; Tel: 6569 5205
    

Dharmafarer (Sutta) website: http://dharmafarer.googlepages.com 
    
Meditation courses & therapy: http://themindingcentre.googlepages.com 

    

Biography of Piya Tan

    Piyasilo ("Piya") Tan was an ordained Theravada Buddhist monk for over 20 years. During his first year of monkhood, he co-founded the Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia (Vice-President). He also founded the Friends of Buddhism Malaysia and the Friends of Buddhism Singapore. During the latter half of this period he founded the Dharmafarers, a community of full-time lay Buddhist workers. In his layman years before ordination, while Principal of the Seck Kia Eenh Dharma School (Malacca Buddhist Association, Malaysia), he prepared and implemented the Integrated Syllabus of Buddhist Studies, the most comprehensive Buddhist syllabus in Malaysia and Singapore then.


    
He was regular consultant and lecturer to the Buddhist Studies Team (Buddhist Studies for Secondary Schools in Singapore, Ministry of Education) in the 1980s. After that he was Visiting Scholar at the University of California at Berkeley, USA. He has written numerous educational books on Buddhism (such as "Total Buddhist Work") and spoken at various international and inter-religious forums. He is well-known for his futuristic visions of Buddhism, especially in terms of the full-time lay Buddhist ministry. He is best known for his national Dharma courses in Malaysia and Singapore and has been advisor or consultant to various tertiary Buddhist societies. 


    
Since 2000, Piya has been living with his family in Singapore, where he is an interdenominational full-time Buddhist worker. He is consultant and Dharma teacher to various organizations, institutions and projects. He regards himself as an ongoing student of Buddhism.


    
Piyasilo's Higher Ordination (upasampada) under H.H. Somdet Phra Vanarat, the 17th Supreme Patriarch of the Thai Buddhist Order (24 June 1972, Wat Srakes Rajavaramahavihara, Bangkok, Thailand). This picture shows the ordination candidate offering the monk's bowl to the Preceptor and the lay sponsor, Khun Banchong Sowaprux, bearing traditional offerings.

Note: Read more about Piya Tan in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piya_Tan



    All are welcome
    


    Mar 21
    to
    Apr 30    		2 Telok Blangah Street 31, Yeo Building. By Karma Dongnga Yenpei Buddhist Society 
    Empowerment & Thousand Offering Grand Puja

    
Venerable Zurmang Drukpa Rinpoche will be conducting numbers of empowerment, oral transmission and puja in Singapore from 21st to 23rd March. These include Red Cherenzig empowerment, Vajrapana-Hayagriva-Garuda initiation, Amitabha Heart Mantra and Green Tara Heart Mantra oral transmission, 4-arms Cherenzig and 4-arms Mahakala pujas, and Me Chig fire puja.


    





    




    
Karma Dongnga Yenpei Buddhist Society 
    
111 North Bridge Road, #27 - 01,  S'pore 179098
    
Peninsula Plaza
    
Email: dongngaypeibs@yahoo.com.sg


    All are welcome
    




    Mar 29 Wat Ananda Youth
    1 Day 8 Precepts Retreat

    

    


    All are welcome
    




    


     





     


       
 
     
     April 2008
     
     


    DATEVENUEACTIVITIES
    




    Apr 02
    to
    Apr 05    		Tai Pei Buddhist Centre. By Nam Hai Pu Tuo San 
    3 Days Pureland Practice and Dharma Talk

    




    

Nam Hai Pu Tuo San 
    
Email: namhaiputuo@gmail.com
    
825B Jalan Limbok
    
Singapore 549853
    
Telephone: 6288 0419


    All are welcome
    


    Apr 04
    to
    Apr 08    		Block K Lecture Theatre 3, Nanyang Polytechnic and Fo Guang Shan
    Dharma Talks by Venerable Miao Guang

    



    
About the Speaker 
    

Venerable Miao Guang graduated from University of New South Wales in 1999 with B.A. in Asian Studies. Currently, she pursuing her Master in Buddhist Studies in Fo Guang University in Taiwan.  She is a personal English Interpreter of Venerable Master Hsing Yun and holds numerous position in Fo Guang Shan.



    All are welcome
    


    Apr 07
    to
    Jun 16    		By Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery   
    Basic Vipassana Meditation by Venerable Chun Ren

    



    


    All are welcome
    

    Apr 02
    to
    Apr 19    		By Lam Hai Poh Toh San Temple
    Programme for April 2008

    



    
Lam Hai Poh Toh San Temple
    
825B Jalan Limbok
    
Singapore 549853
    
Telephone: 6288 0419



    All are welcome
    

    Apr 10
    to
    Apr 13    		 Pulau Besar in Johor. By TLC Student Care Centre
    Yoga Cleansing Retreat

    

    
To Mother Nature, we go! In the peaceful island of Pulau Besar in Johor state lies soft white beach, clear blue waters and simple kampong lifestyle where Mother Nature embraces all participants with open arms. It is at this untouched paradise where you will spend 4 days in doing your cleansing retreat and yoga poses together. 
    

    Duration:	10th – 13th April 2008

    Venue: 	Pulau Besar (Johor)

    Your 
investment: 	$429.00

    
All participants must be able bodied with no severe medical history. All participants are expected to conform to the guidelines of the communal living. 
    

    Facilitator: 	Mr. Lim Heng Moh, Jason

    Organiser: 	TLC Student Care Centre

    Address:
Blk 621 Ang Mo Kio Ave 9 #01-68 Singapore 560621
    
Blk 684a Choa Chu Kang Crescent #01-308 Singapore 681684

    Tel: 	68495317

    Fax: 	6454 6696 / 62190068

    E-mail: 	pualk@tenderlovingcare.sg

    Web: 	www.tenderlovingcare.sg


    All are welcome
    



    Apr 14
    to
    Apr 15    		Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery 
    Living a Balanced Life and Making Wise Choices

    Meditation on Enlightening the Path in Our Hearts
    By Venerable Thubten Chodron

    



    

    Living a Balanced Life and Making Wise Choices

    

All day, every day, we make decisions from what clothes to wear
to how to spend our time. How do we make choices that support
harmony in relationships and make our lives meaningful?
Venerable Thubten Chodron will teach you how to cultivate
the wisdom that balances the demands of daily life and clarifies
which actions bring happiness.
    


    Date : 14/03/08 (Fri) 

    Time : 7:30pm – 9:30pm

    Location : Venerable Hong Choon Memorial Hall 4th Floor
    


    Meditation on Enlightening the Path in Our Hearts

    

Shakyamuni Buddha taught many meditation practices to
bring clarity of the mind and to open the heart of compassion.
Venerable Thubten Chodron will guide us to recognise our
tremendous potential to become fully enlightened beings.
Free Admission
    


    Date : 15/03/08 (Sat) 

    Time : 7:30pm – 9:30pm

    Location : Venerable Hong Choon Memorial Hall 4th Floor


    Biography of Speaker
    
Venerable Thubten Chodron grew up near Los Angeles, born in 1950. She graduated with a B.A. in History from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1971. After travelling through Europe, North Africa and Asia for one and a half year, she received a teaching credential and went to the University to do post - graduate work in Education while working as a teacher in the Los Angeles City School System.

    In 1975, she attended a meditation course given by Venerable Lama Yeshe and Venerable Zopa Rinpoche, and subsequently went to their monastery in Nepal to continue to study and practice Buddha's teaching. In 1977, she received the novice ordination and in 1986, went to Taiwan to take the Bhikshuni (Full Ordination). She studied and practiced Buddhism of the Tibetan tradition for many years in India and Nepal, and directed the spiritual program at Lama Tzong Khapa Institute in Italy for nearly two years. She studied three years at Dorje Pamo Monastery in France and was resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Center in Singapore.

    Venerable Chodron was a co - organizer of Life as a Western Buddhist Nun, and took part in the conferences of Western Buddhist teachers with H.H. the Dalai Lama in 1993 and 1994. She currently live and teaches in Seattle with Dharma Friendship Foundation and continues to travel worldwide to teach Dharma. Her books include Open Heart, Clear Mind,What Color Is Your Mind? , Taming the Monkey Mind, I Wonder Why, Working with Anger, Glimpse of Reality & Blossoms of the Dharma. 


    Ven. Chodron's latest project is to set up  Sravasti Abbey : a place where monastics and those preparing for ordination can learn and practice according to the teachings of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. 

    Sravasti Abbey is now incorporated in the State of Idaho, and with the help of people from Treasure Valley Dharma Friends in Boise and people from Dharma Friendship Foundation in Seattle, we are looking for land in Idaho. We have found a property in Cascade that has possibilities. I will do a month retreat in Cascade this winter to test out what it’s like to live with lots of snow, as this will impact our decision. Meanwhile, we continue to look in other areas of the state, and if someone offers land elsewhere in the country, we’ll certainly consider it.


    Some of the books/articles written by the Venerable available on-line are:
    

  • I Wonder Why

  • Speaking of the faults of others

  • Chocolate frosting and garbage

  • Practicing Buddhism in daily life

  • Buddhism in modern society



    All are WELCOME . 

    • 



    Apr 26
    to
    May 03    		Fairy Point Chalet 4 (FPC4). By Vipassana Meditation Centre (Singapore)
    Dhamma talks and 8 Day Vipassana Meditation Retreat

    



    






Vipassana Meditation Centre (Singapore) would like to invite you to participate in the 8-day Vipassana Meditation retreat to be conducted by our Chief Religious Advisor, Ovadacariya Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa.
    


    Meditation Teacher: Ovadacariya Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa 

    Date: 26 Apr (Sat) to 3 May 08 (Sat)

    Venue: Fairy Point Chalet 4 (FPC4)
    
(Check-in and clean-up on 26 Apr 08 (Sat) @ 3pm)

     Registration Fee: $30/- (Refundable subject to
conditions in the Application Form)



    Fees: By donation

    


Application opens now and closes on 31 Mar 08 or 
earlier if vacanies are taken up. To register, please fill in 
your particulars in the Application Form which can also be downloaded from www.vmc128.8m.com, and mail to us with 
the registration fee. You can also obtain the Application 
Form from our Centre during opening hours. 

    

As vacancies are limited, priority will be given to 
full time yogis who are VMC members or regular 
donors / Dhamma helpers. 

    

Please notify the organiser if you are unable to attend 
so that the vacancy can be given to participants who are 
on the waiting list. 

    

If you wish to be a Dhamma helper, donor / sponsor of 
food, other essentials, to provide transport service during 
the retreat, or to give monetary support to defray the cost 
of the chalet rental or the air tickets of Sayadaw U Pandita, 
his Kappiya and translator, please contact: 
    


  • Sis Padumini Koe at HP 96705776 

  • Bro Nelson Lim at HP: 96985157 

    

All cheque donations are to be made in favour of 
Vipassana Meditation Centre (Singapore). 

    


Announcement 
    

There will be no weekly activities at VMC from 26 Apr to 4 May 

You are invited to the Dhamma talks by Ovadacariya 
Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa from 8 pm to 9 pm from 27 
Apr to 3 May 08. 

    


    

     Time
     27 Apr 2008
    Time
    28 Apr to
     2 May 08
    Time
    3 May 08 
    

     0430-0500hrs  Rise mindfully  0430-0500hrs  Rise mindfully  0430-0500hrs Rise mindfully 
    


     0500-0630hrs  Meditation Instruction / Observance of 8 Precepts 0500-0600hrs  Walking/ Sitting Meditation  0500-0600hrs Walking/ Sitting Meditation 
    

    .. 0600-0630hrs Metta Chanting 0600-0630hrs Metta Chanting 
    


     0630-0730hrs  Breakfast  0630-0730hrs  Breakfast  0630-0730hrs  Breakfast 
    

     0730-0830hrs  Washing/Cleaning  0730-0830hrs  Washing/Cleaning  0730-0830hrs Washing/Cleaning
     

     0830-0930hrs Walking Meditation  0830-0930hrs  Sitting Meditation  0830-0930hrs  Sitting Meditation 
    

     0930-1030hrs   Sitting Meditation  0930-1030hrs  Walking Meditation  0930-1030hrs  Walking Meditation
     

     1030-1100hrs  Walking Meditation  1030-1100hrs  Sitting Meditation  1030-1100hrs  Sitting Meditation 
    

     1100-1200hrs  Lunch  1100-1200hrs  Lunch  1100-1200hrs  Lunch 
    

     1200-1300hrs  Rest 1200-1300hrs  Rest 1200-1300hrs Rest 
    

     1300-1400hrs  Walking Meditation  1300-1400hrs  Walking Meditation  1300-1400hrs   Walking Meditation 
    

     1400-1500hrs  Sitting Meditation  1400-1500hrs  Sitting Meditation  1400-1500hrs  Sitting Meditation 
    

     1500-1600hrs  Walking Meditation  1500-1600hrs  Walking Meditation  1500-1600hrs  Walking Meditation 
    

     1600-1700hrs  Sitting Meditation  1600-1700hrs  Sitting Meditation  1600-1700hrs  Sitting Meditation 
    

     1700-1800hrs  Walking Meditation  1700-1800hrs  Walking Meditation  1700-1800hrs  Walking Meditation 
    

     1800-1900hrs  Sitting Meditation  1800-1900hrs  Sitting Meditation  1800-1900hrs  Sitting Meditation 
    

     1900-2000hrs  Walking Meditation  1900-1945hrs  Walking Meditation  1900-1945hrs  Walking Meditation 
    


     2000-2100hrs Dhamma Talk  1945-2100hrs  Observance of 8 Precepts followed by Dhamma Talk  1945-2100hrs  Dhamma Talk 
    

     2100-2200hrs  Walking/Sitting Meditation followed by Dhamma Talk2100-2200hrs Sitting/Walking Meditation  2100  Home Swee Home 
    


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RULES AND REGULATIONS
    



    1. Participants should wear T-shirt and long loose trousers or 
sarong (plain and white preferred). Short skirt, short pants, 
sleeveless shirt, leotard and skintight clothing are not permitted. 

    2. All participants must observe the 8 Precepts which are: 

  •  Refrain from killing all living beings. 

  • Refrain from taking what is not given. 

  • Refrain from sexual indulgence. 

  • Refrain from false speech. 

  • Refrain from taking liquor and intoxicants causing 
heedlessness. 

  • Refrain from taking food at inappropriate times. 

  • Refrain from dancing, singing, music and unseemly 
shows; from the use of garlands, perfumes and unguents; 
from things that tend to beautify and adorn the body. 

  • Refrain from using high and luxurious beds. 
    
Only under special circumstance may the Meditation Teachers accede to participant’s request to observe the 5 precepts. 

    

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3. Participants must practise respectfully and take their practice 
seriously. The instructions given by teacher should be followed 
strictly. 

    4. Participants shall report to the Meditation Instructor for 
interview as scheduled. 

    5. Participants are to refrain from casual talk and discussion on 
meditation and experiences. They may talk or ask questions 
during interviews. 

    6. Reading (including dhamma books), writing (of letters), 
entertaining visitors and taking/making telephone calls are not 
encouraged during the retreat. 

    7. Daily activities should be carried out mindfully to maintain 
their practice and avoid disturbing fellow participants. Participants shall also help keep the retreat premises clean and tidy. 

  • Participants should bring their own toiletries (eg towel, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo etc) and other 
items such as bedsheet, pillow case, sleeping bag, blanket, mosquito repellant, clothes hangers/pegs, slippers, 
notebook and pen. Yogis may bring their own sitting cushions if preferred 

  • Handphone should be switched off or put to silence mode at all times. Participants are advised to refrain from 
bringing valuables and mobile phones to the retreat premises. 

  • Alarm clocks are not allowed in the meditation hall. Please replace alarm clock with digital watches to reduce 
disturbance to others. 

    

Biography of Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa
    

    
Ovadacariya Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa entered a monastery in a remote village in Burma 
at the age of seven, and progressed to become renowned as an outstanding teacher in the tradition of Mahasi 
Sayadaw famed for reviving and developing a rigorous meditation technique found in ancient texts. 
Sayadaw U Pandita teaches from his own profound meditative experiences gained over more than 70 years of 
monastic training, and from his detailed study of the Pali Suttas. Since 1951, he has taught thousands of students, 
and travelled to many Asian countries as well as to the United States, Europe and Australia to lead retreats. He is 
now the abbot of Panditarama Golden Hill Meditation Centre in Yangon, Myanmar where he teaches ordained 
and lay students from Asia and the West. He is also the Chief Religious Advisor of Vipassana Meditation Centre 
(Singapore). 

    




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