Dhamma Talk - Living in the Present

The next Dhamma Talk is entitled 'Living in the Present'. It will be followed by Dana.

Venue : SASBAS Centre

Date : 29th April, 2012

Time : Puja 9:30am

          Dhamma Talk 10:00am

          Dana 11:30am (Preferably Vegetarian Food)

Speaker : Ven. Mandawala Pannawansa

Speaker's Profile

Ven. Mandawala Pannawansa is on a short Dhamma Tour to Malaysia from 6 to 30^th April at the kind invitation of Ven B Sri Saranankara Nayaka Maha Thera.

Ven. is a Meditation Master of Washington Buddhist Vihara. Ven. is a French Citizen Buddhist monk born in Sri Lanka and is fluent in English, French and Sinhala, teaches the Dhamma and Meditation in Europe and USA and also has has translated the works of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Kahlil Gibran, Rumi, Paul Coelho, Omar Khyyam, Victor Hugo and Molièr. Ven has just completed the translation of Dr Brian Weiss's ‘Many Lives and Many Masters’ into Sinhala language in 13 days and the book will be published in Sri Lanka soon.

Wesak 2012 Celebration

Understanding Vipaka - Fruition of Karma

Karma is action, and Vipaka, fruit or result, is its reaction.

The Samyutta Nikaya states:

"According to the seed that’s sown,

So is the fruit you reap there from,

Doer of good will gather good,

Doer of evil, evil reaps,

Down is the seed and thou shalt taste

The fruit thereof."

Let's listen to Bro Chan Khoon San in the next Dhamma Talk to have a better understanding of Vipaka.

Venue : SASBAS Centre

Date : 22 April 2012

Time : 9:30am

Speaker : Bro Chan Khoon San

Speaker's Profile

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'.

Metta Round the World

Bhante Mahinda has highlighted the need to wake up to the realities of the dramatic changes taking place around us and the various manifestations of suffering in the world. (In fact, Indonesia has just experienced another earth quake with a magnitude of 8.7 just a short while ago.) He has initiated "Metta Round the World" project to unite all peace-loving people throughout the world with one heart and mind in meditation and prayer for world peace, harmony and stability.

We have invited Sister Lim Guat Ching to share with us the details of this meaningful project so that we can participate and be involved in it.

Place : SASBAS Centre
Date : 15 April 2012
Time : 9:30am
Speaker : Sis Lim Guat Ching

Speaker's Profile

Lim Guat Cheng quits the rat race in 2011 for a simpler life. She now spends her time between self practice and dhamma service as Dhamma speaker, Sunday school teacher with Brickfields Vihara, para-counsellor with BGF and also part of the management team of Aloka Foundation under Bhante Mahinda.

Kamma and Rebirth

Kamma and Rebirth is the topic for this Sunday's Dhamma Talk. 

What happens after death? Should we dismiss this question as unimportant?
What is it that causes rebirth in a particular form? Does it happen by coincidence or is there a principle behind it?

Find out more this Sunday morning.

Speaker : Uncle Vijaya
Venue : SASBAS Centre
Date : 8 April 2012
Time : 9:30am

Speaker's Profile
Vijaya Samawickrama

Mr Vijaya Samarawickrama (a.k.a. Uncle Vijaya) is an engaging and inspiring Dhamma speaker. He graduated as a specialist in the Teaching of English as a Second Language from the Malayan Teachers' Training College in Liverpool, England and later on a B.A.(Hons) in English and Linguistics from the University of Malaya and an M.A. (Drama and Theater) from the University of Hawaii.

Uncle Vijaya is a committee member of the Sasana Abhiwurdhi Wardhana Society and is also its former vice-president.

Uncle is also author to many Dhamma books, essays and discussions. He shares the gift of Dhamma by delivering talks and organising workshops and seminars in schools, colleges, universities and Buddhist organisations.

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Insight Meditation Course 2012

Insight Meditation Course is now available in SASBAS Centre.

The course is conducted by Sister Gin.

Venue : SASBAS Centre

Date : Every Friday from 13 April 2012 to 29 July 2012

Time : 8pm to 10pm