Glimpse of the Dhamma

'Glimpse of the Dhamma' is the topic for this Sunday's Talk. Do join us for this Dhamma sharing session. Bring your family and friends along as well.

Speaker : Tan Siang Chye

Date : 4th March 2012

Time : 9:30am

Venue : SASBAS Centre

No. 2-3-2, 2nd floor, Jalan Setia Prima (B) U13/B, Setia Alam 

(above Restaurant Loong Seng)

Speaker's Profile

Bro. Siang Chye has organised training and religious camps for the Buddhist Missionary Society Youth Section and has given talks at colleges, universities and other Buddhist organisations. He was the former Chairman of the Buddhist Missionary Society Youth Section and is now a committee member of the Subang Jaya Buddhist Association.

Dhamma Talk - Lotus Lay Disciple

Bro Chan Khoon San has been invited to conduct the next Dhamma Talk entitled The Lotus Lay Disciple. Do come to listen to this meaningful talk.


TITLE: THE LOTUS LAY DISCIPLE

In Anguttara Book of Fives, 175, the Buddha outlined five qualities that make one a lotus disciple. Monks, pursuing five things, a layman is the jewel of laymen, the lily of laymen, the lotus of laymen. What five? He has faith; he is virtuous; he is not supertitious; he is believes in the Law of Kamma, not luck; he seeks within (the Order) for a gift-worthy person and therefore, first offers service.

BIODATA

Bro. Chan Khoon San was born on 8 August 1941 in Penang. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a Senior Research Chemist in a large plantation company. He is married with two grown-up daughters and three grandchildren. After retirement in 1996 Bro. Chan went to Myanmar to pursue the intensive practice of Satipatthana Vipassana meditation under the guidance of Chanmyay Sayadaw Ven. Janakabhivamsa at the Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Centre in Yangon. Today he still continues the intensive practice of Vipassana meditation at Chanmyay Centre during the cold season in December/January every year. For the rest of the year, he conducts Sutta classes at various Buddhist societies in the Klang Valley. Since 1991, he has led fourteen Buddhist pilgrimage groups to India. He is the author of three books namely: 'Buddhism Course'; ‘Buddhist Pilgrimage’ and 'No Hinayana in Buddhism'.

Date : 26th Feb 2012

Venue : SASBAS Centre, above Loong Seng Restaurant in Setia Alam.

Time : 9:30 am

Dhamma Talks on Sundays

Below are the details on the upcoming talk this Sunday.

Topic : Building a Vihara, Community and Paramis

Speaker : Bro Buck Soon

Location : SASBAS Centre

Date : 19th Feb 2012

Time : 9:30am

All are welcomed.

Bro. Tan Buck Soon

Bro. Tan Buck Soon has a Bachelor of Engineering from University of Malaya. His interest in Buddhism started after attending the Wat Pin Bang Onn Sunday School in Penang in 1972. He was the former President of the Methodist Boys' School Buddhist Society, Publication Secretary of the University of Malaya Buddhist Society, former President of the Buddhist Gem Fellowship and founder President of the Bandar Utama Buddhist Society. He gives dhamma talks regularly at the universities, colleges and other Buddhist organisations. He is currently the Hon Secretary of the Bandar Utama Buddhist Society. He runs an Engineering Consultancy Services bussiness.