Activities of the Week

A very Happy New Year!

Please find  the activities of the first week of 2015 below:

Group Meditation

Date : Fri 2 Dec 2015

Time : 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm

Dhamma Talk

Date : Sun 4 Jan 2015

Time : 9:30 am

Dhamma Speaker: Uncle Vijaya

Dhamma Topic: Meaning of Life

May you be well and happy.

Message from the President of Sambodhi

Dear Bros and Sisters,

GREETINGS FOR THE NEW YEAR 2015

On behalf of Setia Alam Sambodhi Buddhist Association Committee, I would like to wish you a Very Happy and Prosperous 2015! May you all be blessed with good health, joy, happiness and success!

I am glad to note that Setia Alam Sambodhi Buddhists Association has been able to continue to propagate the sublime teachings of the Buddha to everyone at our Centre through all these years.  I sincerely rejoice and with folded palms would like to Sadhu!, Sadhu!, Sadhu! and “Thank you” for your kind and generous support and your keen interests in our activities. 

I would also wish to thank our Spiritual Adviser, Rev B. Sri Saranankara Nayaka Maha Thero for his invaluable advice, all the Dhamma speakers /facilitators, the Sunday Dhamma School teachers and the Venerable members of the Sangha for sharing the Dhamma with the devotees and children. ‘Sadhus’ for the generosity and untiring services which you have all rendered throughout the year for the cause of Dhamma.

For the Year 2015, we are pleased to advise that we shall be continuing with the following regular existing activities:

·         Weekly Sunday Dhamma talks

·         Group Meditation sitting

·         Pali Chanting practices

·         Sutta Class

·         Sunday Dhamma School

·         Chinese New Year Blessing Service

·         Wesak Celebration

In addition to the above, the Exco Committee plans to introduce more Dhamma activities for the benefit of all members. They are:

·         Buddhism for Beginners Course 

·         Meditation for Beginners Course

·         Setting up of a Youth Group

·         Visits to Buddhist centres, both local and overseas

·         Annual Pattidana/Qing Ming (Cheng Beng) Dana (offering of food to the Sangha and dedication of merit to departed relatives and friends)

We shall keep all of you informed from time to time of our new activities via Facebook and E-mail. We sincerely hope we can count on your continued support and active participation in our various activities.

May the blessings of the Triple Gem be with you and all other members of your family. May all beings be well and happy.
 

With Metta,

President,

On behalf of Exco, Setia Alam Sambodhi Buddhist Association Selangor

Group Meditation Practice

The Group Meditation Practice would go on as usual this Friday at Sambodhi Centre. Come and join us.

Date : 26 Dec 2014
Time : 8:30pm to 10:00 pm.

May you be well and happy.

Group Meditation

Group Meditation 

Date: 19 December 2014 (Friday)

Time: 8.30pm -10:00pm

Activities of the Week

Group Meditation
Date: 12 December 2014 (Friday)
Time: 8.30pm -10.00pm

Dhamma Talk & Lunch Dana
Date: 14 December 2014 (Sunday)
Speaker: Ven. Pannyavaro
Topic: The Art of Attention
Time: Puja 9.30am 
         Dhamma Talk 10.00am 
         Lunch Dana 11.30am 
          
** Members are encouraged to bring a dish each for offering (vegetarian dish preferred).

Biodata of Ven Pannyavaro:
Venerable Pannyavaro is an Australian Buddhist monk who has devoted his life to the meditational aspects of the Buddha's teachings. During his meditation training he practiced under several meditation masters in Sri Lanka and Burma including Venerable Sayadaw U Janaka of Chanmyay Meditation Centre, Rangoon, who is the foremost disciple of the renowned Burmese meditation master, the late Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw. 

Pannyavaro was involved in the beginnings of a number of the very early Buddhist communities in Australia. He later received full ordination at Wat Borvornivet in Bangkok under Venerable Phra Nyanasamvarva, the Sangha Raja of Thailand.
For more than thirty years, he has from time to time studied and practiced meditation in most of the major Theravada Buddhist countries, including long periods of intensive practise of Satipatthana-Vipassana meditation at the Mahasi Sayadaw centres in Burma.
As a Western meditation teacher, Ven. Pannyavaro naturally empathizes with the concerns and needs of meditators in their own culture. His long training and life experience combine to bring a practical in-depth approach to the teaching of insight (vipassana) meditation in contemporary life.
Pannyavaro is the resident teacher, founder, and abbot of Bodhi Tree Forest Monastery and Community Retreat Centre in Northern New South Wales, Australia. He also gives retreats and teachings from time to time in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. 

Dhamma Talk by Bhante Sujato

A special Dhamma Talk is scheduled this Friday evening at Sambodhi Centre.

Speaker: Bhante Sujato 
Title: "Buddhist Futures"
Date: 5 December 2014 (Friday)
Time: 8.30pm - 10.00pm

Ajahn Sujato (Anthony Best) is an Australian Buddhist Monk. In 1994 he left his music career to take higher ordination in Thailand in the forest lineage of Ajahn Chah. As well as living for several years in forest monasteries and remote hermitages in Thailand, he spent three years in Bodhinyana Monastery (Perth) as secretary of Ajahn Brahmavamso, and over a year in a cave in Malaysia. 
He has combined his love of meditation with study of the Buddha's Teachings, and in 2001 published his first book, "A Swift Pair of Messengers", a compilation of Sutta passages on the theme of tranquility and insight. 

Dhamma Talk by Ven P Wajirabuddhi

The Group Meditation practice this week is replaced with a Dhamma Talk by Ven Panamwela Wajirabuddhi from the USA. 

Date : 28 Nov 2014 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 
Speaker : Ven P Wajirabuddhi
Title : Right Understanding is the Key to Liberation 

Scheduled Dhamma Talks

The Group Meditation Practice is from 8:30pm to 10:00pm, as usual this Friday, 21 Nov 2014.

Meanwhile, we are happy to inform that we have managed to invite Ven Panamwela Wajirabuddhi, the Abbot of Georgia Buddhist Vihara, USA and Ven Pannyavaro, the founder of www.buddhanet.net to conduct Dhamma Talks at Sambodhi. 

Friday Nov 28,2014, 8.30pm - Ven Wajirabuddhi
Sunday Dec 7, 2014, 9.30am - Ven Pannyavaro

The topics would be announced soon.

Activities of the Week

Friday 14 Nov 2014 - Group Meditation Practice 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Saturday 15 Nov 2014 - Sutta Class 
Speaker : Brother Benny Liow 
Time : 3.30pm - 6.00pm (begins 1/2 hr later than usual) 
Title : Mahā Kammavibhanga Sutta,  MN 136 (the complexities of kamma) 

Activities of the Week

Friday 7 Nov 2014 - Group Meditation Practice 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Sunday 9 Nov 2014 - Dhamma Talk 
Time : 9.30am starts with Puja 
Speaker : Brother Yu Ban 
Title : Understanding Paticca Samuppada (Dependent Origination)

Activities of the Week

31 Oct 14 Friday : Group Meditation Practice 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

02 Nov 14 Sunday : Dhamma Talk 
Time : 9.30 am (starts with Puja)
Speaker : Datuk Charlie Chia 
Topic : One Mind Many Births 

Activities of the Week

Friday 24th Oct 2014 : Group Meditation Practice
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 
       
Sunday 26th Oct 2014 : Dhamma Talk
Time: 9.30am - 11.00am
Speaker : Rev. Dhammadina in Mandarin 

11. 30 am : Lunch Dana for Rev. and a Mei Chi.  Members are encouraged to bring a dish each for offering. Please note that Rev. is a non-vegetarian.

Activities of the Week

Friday 17 Oct 2014 : Group Meditation Practice 
Time : 8.30 pm to 10.00 pm 

Saturday 18 Oct 2014 : Sutta Class 
Time: 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm 
Topic: Culakammavibhanga Sutta 
Speaker: Bro. Benny Liow 

Sunday 19 Oct 2014 : Dhamma Talk 
Time: 9.30 am to 11.00 am  
Topic: Using the Dhamma to Seek Wealth and Find the Balance 
Speaker: Bro. Tan Huat Chye 

Speakers Profile: 

Bro. Tan Huat Chye is currently running his own consulting business in providing Human Capital solutions to both local companies and multinationals. Prior to this, he was the Group GM for Organisational Development of a successful conglomerate company in Malaysia and also the Senior Vice-President of Human Resources for Great Eastern Life. He has been active in the Buddhist circle for many years since his secondary school days. He was the Founding President of KMBS, and is currently their lay advisor. He is a regular and renowned Dhamma speaker who has given numerous talks in various part of Malaysia. In addition, he is also a talented musician who has written many Commercial songs & popular Buddhist hymns and some of these hymns were being produced in the Wayfarers albums. Bro. Huat Chye has also written and produced 3 Chinese Buddhist hymn albums, namely Yi Can Deng, Hui Deng and Deng.  

Activities of the Week

Friday 10 Oct 2014 : Group Meditation Practice 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Sunday 12 Oct 2014 : Puja & Chanting Practice of Karinaya Metta Sutta. 
Time: 9.30 am to 11.00 am 

This chanting practice is in preparation of the annual 24Hr Metta chanting organised by Aloka Foundation and BMS to be held on 27 to 28th December, 2014 at the Samadhi Vihara. Sambodhi has taken the 5.00 - 6.00 pm 1 hr slot on 27th December 2014. 

Members are invited to join us in this chanting practice as a group to represent Sambodhi in this event.

May you be well and happy.

Activities of the Week

You are welcomed to join us for group meditation this Friday evening.

Friday 3 Oct 2014 : Group Meditation Practice 

Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

There would be no Dhamma Talk this week.

May you be well and happy.

Activities of the Week

Friday 26 Sept 2014 : Group Meditation Practice 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Sunday 28 Sept 2014 
9.30 am : Puja followed by Dhamma talk/sharing by Rev. Wimala from Sri Jayanthi Buddhist Temple, Sentul.
11.30 am : Lunch Dana 

Devotees are encouraged to bring a dish each for offering to the members of the Sangha.

Activities this Week

Group Meditation Practice continues as usual this Friday. However, Dhamma Talk would resume only after the school holidays.

Friday 19 Sept 2014 : Group Meditation
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm

Activities of the Week

Friday 12 Sept 2014 : Group Meditation
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm

Saturday 13 Sept 2014 : Sutta Class
Time : 3.00pm - 5.30pm
Teacher : Brother Benny Liow
Topic : Saṅkhāruppatti Sutta, MN 120 (rebirth through aspirations)

Do note that there is no Dhamma Talk this Sunday.

Dhamma Talk

Sunday 7 Sept 2014 : Dhamma Talk 
Time : 9.30 am - 11.00am 
Topic : Living A Meaningful Life 
Speaker : Brother Chim Siew Choon

Bro. Chim is a founder member of the SJBA. He has been the  President of SJBA since 1991 and has been very active in the Buddhist missionary work. He is an engineer by profession and currently has his own company dealing in lubricants. He is married with 3 lovely children. 

Please note that the Friday Group Meditation is cancelled this week.

Activities of the Week

Friday 29 Aug 2014 : Group Meditation Practice 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 
There is no Dhamma Talk scheduled this week since it is our National Day.

Activities of the Week

Friday 22 Aug 2014 : Group Meditation Practice 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Sunday 24 Aug 2014 : Dhamma Talk 
Time : 9.30am - 11.00am 
Speaker : Sister Yee Yong
Title : Harmonious Community - with Good Friends

Biodata of Sis Yee Yong
A Senior Technical Manager with a private company. Became a Buddhist in Secondary School. Actively read and studied Buddhism and attended many youth training programs under YBAM in 1980s. Gives Dhamma talks in Mandarin and English since 1993. Trained under BMS, Brickfields-Dhamma Speakers Training Program in 1996.
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Former Activities 
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Mentakab Buddhist Society YS Dhamma Department Head, SJBA YS Chairperson and SJBA Dhamma Department Head.

Present Activities
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Dhamma subcommittee member of SJBA

Academic
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Bachelor of Scince 科学士
Master of Bussiness Administration 商业硕士
Diploma in Buddhism (BAPU) 佛教文凭
Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies (IBC) 国际佛教大学佛学硕士

Activities of the Week

Friday 15 Aug 2014 : Group Meditation 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Saturday 16 Aug 2014 : Sutta Class 
Time : 3.00pm - 5.30pm 
Teacher : Brother Benny Liow 
Topic : Bālapaṇḍita Sutta, MN 129 (foolish actions lead to misery) 

Do note that there is no Dhamma Talk this Sunday.

Dhamma Talk

Sunday 10 Aug 2014 : Dhamma Talk 
Time : 9.30am - 11.00am 
Speaker : Bro Billy Tan
Title : From Perception to Consequence
Synopsis: 
Explore teachings of the Buddha from a scientific perspective how perceptions lead to emotional arousal and reaction, giving rise to stress, dissatisfactoriness and suffering, Every reaction has a consequence.

Activities of the Week

Friday, 1 Aug 2014 : Group Chanting Practice
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm

Sunday, 3 Aug 2014 : Dhamma Talk
Time : 9.30am - 11.00am
Speaker : Uncle Vijaya
Title : The Existence of Evil

Group Meditation

Do join us for Group Meditation on Fri 25 July 2014.
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Activities of the Week

Friday 18 July 2014 - Group Meditation 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Sunday 20 July 2014 : Dhamma Talk 
Time : 9.30am - 11.00am 
Speaker : Brother Yu Ban 
Title : The Buddha's Advice on Kamma

Activities of the Week

Friday 11 July 2014 - Group Meditation 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Saturday 12 July 2014 - Sutta Class 
Time : 3.00pm - 5.30pm 
Teacher : Brother Benny Liow 
Title : Saleyyaka Sutta, MN 41 

Sunday 13 July 2014 - Chanting and Dana
Time : from 9:30am
Monk : Rev Maithri

Activities of the Week

Friday 4 July 2014 - Group Meditation 
Time : 8.30 - 10.00pm 

Sunday 6 July 2014 - Dhamma Talk 
Time : 9.30am - 11.00am 
Title : The Four Brahma-Viharas 
Speaker : Sister Dr Chan Kah Yein 

Activities of the Week

Friday 27th June 2014 - Group Meditation 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Sunday 29th June 2014 : Dhamma Talk 
Time : 9.30am - 11.00am 
Speaker : Brother Chan Khoon San 
Title : Jhana in Meditation 

Activities of the Week

Friday 20th June 2014: Group Meditation 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Saturday 21st June 2014 : Sutta Class 
Time : 3.00pm - 5.30pm 
Title : Abhayarājakumāra Sutta, MN 58 (What is Right Speech?) 
Teacher : Brother Benny Liow 

Sunday 22nd June 2014 : Chanting and Dana
9.30am - 11.00am : Puja and Chanting Practice led by Rev. Maitri. 
11.30 am : Lunch Dana.

Buddhist Pilgrimage Nov 2014

Please be informed that Bro Chan Khoon San is organizing a Buddhist Pilgrimage this November. There are only 3 vacancies left, a twin share and a third place for a female. Kindly contact Bro Chan for further details at 012-9135700.

Activities of the Week

Friday 13 June 2014 : Group Meditation
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Sunday 15 May 2014 : Dhamma Talk 
Time : 9.30am - 11.00am 
Speaker : Brother Charlie Chia
Title : Wealth and Well Being

Sutta Class Rescheduled

Due to Agong's Birthday that falls on this Saturday, the Sutta Class that was scheduled shall  be postponed to 21st June 2014. 

There are no activities this week.

Activities of the Week

With the conclusion of the Insight Meditation Course, the usual Friday night meditation group practice session shall resume this Friday, 30th May 2014 . 

8:30pm  Taking of 5 precepts
8:40pm - 9:15pm   Walking meditation
9:15pm - 10:00pm  Sitting meditation
            
Dhamma Talks would continue after the school holidays.

Weekend Insight Meditation Retreat

Sambodhi is holding a Weekend Insight Meditation Retreat. As such, there is no dhamma talk this Sunday. Details of the retreat below:

Venue: Maha Karuna in Subang 2
Check in: before 7:00 pm on Friday 23rd May 2014
Check out: At 5:00 pm on Sunday 25th May 2014
Meditation teacher: Sis. Gin

For devotees who wish to offer lunch dana on Saturday or Sunday, please come before 10:30 am. Fruits are preferred since we have  catered food for lunch.

The Buddha's Path to Liberation

Sunday, 18th May 2014 : Dhamma Talk
Topic: The Buddha's Path to Liberation 
Speaker : Bro Lee Yu Ban
Time : Puja starts at 9:30am

Speaker’s Profile
Bro. Yu Ban was born into a Buddhist famliy and frequented the Brickfields Mahavihara since young. He has served in the Buddhist Missionary Society Youth Section and was a founder member and EXCO member of the Bandar Utama Buddhist Society. He is a webmaster of several Buddhist websites. He started Dhamma Aid Cambodia in 2006 and Dhamma Aid Asia in 2011 an organisation which now supports Buddhist educational activities in 6 Asian countries. An accountant by profession, he now pursues his personal interests particularly in the study and practice of the Dhamma.

Activities of the Week

Friday, 16th May 2014 : Meditation Class for Beginners 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 
Teacher : Sis Gin 

Saturday, 17th May 2014 : State Level Vesak Celebration
Time : 6.15 pm to 9.45 pm
Place : Auditorium Dewan Jubli Perak, Bangunan SSAAS, Shah Alam.

(This year, the Selangor State Government, with the assistance from the Selangor Buddhist Development Council, is organizing a State Level Wesak Celebration. There will also be cultural performances from local as well as foreign countries like Japan, Thailand, and Sri Lanka. Light dinner/refreshment will be provided.)

Sunday, 18th May 2014 : Dhamma Talk
Topic: The Buddha's Path to Liberation
Speaker : Bro Lee Yu Ban

Speaker’s Profile
Bro. Yu Ban was born into a Buddhist famliy and frequented the Brickfields Mahavihara since young. He has served in the Buddhist Missionary Society Youth Section and was a founder member and EXCO member of the Bandar Utama Buddhist Society. He is a webmaster of several Buddhist websites. He started Dhamma Aid Cambodia in 2006 and Dhamma Aid Asia in 2011 an organisation which now supports Buddhist educational activities in 6 Asian countries. An accountant by profession, he now pursues his personal interests particularly in the study and practice of the Dhamma.

Wesak Celebration 2014

Wesak Celebration starts at 8:30pm at Sambodhi this evening.

Wesak Eve 2014

Ajahn LP Naret

In conjunction with our Wesak Celebration, we are very honoured to have three Ajahns to start off the event with the lighting of lights and followed by Dhamma talk on :

Date: 12/5 (Monday, Wesak Eve)
Time : 8.30 pm
Venue: Setia Alam Sambodhi Buddhist Association Selangor
Speaker: Luang Por Naret

Please bring your family members and friends to join us in this joyous occasion.

Biography LP Naret

Luang Por Naret (28 Vassa) is the Abbot of Wat Pah Khor Wang (99th branch of Wat Pah Pong). Luang Por practised under the late Venerable Ajahn Chah’s forest tradition. Luang Por is widely respected and recognised role model from Sangha in northern Thailand and his monastery is also one of the Model Monastery there. Every year, Luang Por conducts many retreats, dhamma talks and other charity drives for the society. More than 350 people are ordained under his guidance annually. He was conferred the title "Phrakhru" by Thai King in recognition for his contribution.

Please find the list of Ajahns that will visit Setia Alam.

No   Ajahn Name    Vassa
1   LP Ajahn Naret  28

2   Tan Ajahn Mai     25

3   Tan Ajahn Cagino 10

                                    Ajahn Mai                                                  Ajahn Cagino

Activities of the Week

Friday 9 May 2014 : Meditation Class for Beginners 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 
Teacher : Sis Gin 

Saturday 10 May 2014 : Sutta Class 
Title : Abhayarājakumāra Sutta, MN 58 (What is Right Speech)   
Teacher : Brother Benny Liow 
Time : 3.00pm - 5.30pm 

There is no Dhamma Talk this Sunday.

Activities of the Week

Friday 2 May 2014 : Meditation class for Beginners continues 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 
Teacher : Sis Gin 

Sunday 4 May 2014 : Dhamma Talk 
Time : 9.30am - 11.00am 
Speaker : Brother Chan Khoon San 
Title : Is There a Self & The Characteristics of Non Self 

Activities of the Week

Friday 25 Apr 2014 : Meditation Class for Beginners 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 
Teacher : Sis Gin 

Sunday : Dhamma Talk followed by Lunch Dana for Rev. Nun
Time : 9:30am 
Speaker: Rev. Dhammadinna 

The title shall be impromptu/sui yuan and shall be conducted mostly in Mandarin with a little English.

Do encourage members of your family who speaks Mandarin to attend this talk.

If you wish to offer Lunch Dana, feel free to bring food before 11am. (Need not be vegetarian food)

Wesak 2014

This year Wesak Day falls on Tuesday, 13th May 2014.  On this thrice sacred day, Buddhists all over the world commemorate the Birth, Enlightenment and Parinibbana of the Lord Buddha.  It is a day to rejoice, reflect and reaffirm your faith in the Triple Gem.

At Setia Alam Sambodhi Buddhist Association Selangor, we have lined up a 2-day program to commemorate Wesak Day.  Our series of program starts on Wesak Eve, i.e. 12th May 2014 (8.30 pm) with puja, offering of lights and flowers followed by Dhamma talk.  On Wesak Day, the centre opens at 8.30 am.  Puja Service will commence at 9.30 a.m. followed by Blessing Service by the Maha Sangha.  Lights, flowers and also a variety of food specially prepared by members and friends are available for sale.

A detailed Wesak program is attached herewith. Please feel free to share this with your family, friends, and contacts, too.  We cordially invite everyone to experience the joy of Wesak at Sambodhi.  All are welcome!

Happy Wesak!

Activities of the Week

Friday 18 Apr 2014 : Meditation Class for Beginners continues 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.30pm 
Teacher : Sis Gin 

Saturday 19 Apr 2014 : Sutta Class 
Time : 3pm - 5.30pm 
Facilitator: Brother Benny Liow 
Title : Kukkuravatika Sutta, MN 57 (kamma follows us wherever we go) 

Sunday 20 Apr 2014 : Dhamma Talk 
Time : 9.30am - 11.00am 
Speaker : Brother Charlie Chia 
Title : Paticca Samupada 

Activities of the Week

Fri 11 Apr 2014 - Meditation Class for Beginners 
Teacher : Sis Gin
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Sun 13 Apr 2014 - Chanting & Dana
Chanting led by : Rev Rathanaseeha
Chanting Time : 9:30am
Lunch Dana : 11:30am

Chanting and Dana

We are pleased to announce that Rev Rathanaseeha will be leading the monthly chanting session this Sunday, 13 April, starting at 9.30 am in Sambodhi Centre.

Lunch dana for Rev Rathanaseeha follows at 11.30 am. Let us learn together and at the same time, take this opportunity to offer dana to the Sangha. 

Please attend if you can.

Meditation Class for Beginners

Fri 4 Apr 2014 - Meditation Class for Beginners 
Teacher : Sis Gin
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Activities of the Week

Fri 28 Mar 2014 - Meditation Class for Beginners 
Teacher : Sis Gin
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

There shall be no Dhamma Talk during the school holidays.

Activities of the Week

Fri 21 Mar 2014 - Meditation Class for Beginners 
Teacher : Sis Gin
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

There shall no Dhamma Talk during the school holidays.

Activities of the Week

Fri 14 Mar 2014 - Meditation Class for Beginners 
Teacher : Sis Gin
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Sat 15 Mar 2014 - Pali Sutta II Course
Facilitator : Bro Benny
Time : 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Topic : Sāleyyakā Sutta, MN 41 (one’s action determines one’s future)

Sun 16 Mar 2014 - AGM
Time : 10:00am

Activities of the Week

Fri 7 Mar 2014 - Meditation Class for Beginners (1st Lesson)
Teacher : Sis Gin
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm

Sat 8 Mar 2014 - Pali Sutta II Course (1st Lesson)
Facilitator: Bro Benny
Time : 3:00 - 5:30pm

Sun 9 Mar 2014 - Pali Chanting Practice
Time : 9:30 am - 10:30 am

Activities of the Week

Friday 28th Feb 2014 - Group Meditation
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm

Sunday 2nd Mar 2014 - Dhamma Talk
Time : 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Speaker : Uncle Vijaya
Topic : Concept of God

Activities of the Week

Friday 21st Feb 2014 - Group Meditation 
Time : 8.30pm - 10.00pm 

Sunday 23rd Feb 2014 - Dhamma Talk
Time : 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Speaker : Sis Gin
Topic : What is Parami?

Chanting & Group Meditation

In conjunction with the first Full Moon Day of year 2014, we will have puja, chanting and a short session of group meditation on this Friday (14 Febraury 2014) at Sambodhi from 8.30pm to 10pm.

All are welcomed to join us for this Uposatha service!

Chinese New Year Blessing

A Chinese New Year chanting and blessing service followed by a short Dhamma talk awaits you on 16th February, 2013 at Sambodhi Centre. Feel free to invite your family members and friends to the occasion.

Those who wish to do Dana are advised to bring cooked food or already cut fruits to the Centre no later than 11.00 am.

Insight Meditation Course

A 12-week Insight (Vipassana) Meditation Course to be held on every Friday has been designed for you. It shall be followed by a weekend retreat.

Instructor : Sister Gin

Venue : Setia Alam Sambodhi Centre

Date : every Friday from 7 March 2014 to 31 May 2014

Time : 8pm to 10pm

Registration for the course is now open. Please be informed that there are limited places available. Priority will be given to those who sign up for the weekend retreat (May 24, 25 or 30, 1st June - dates to be confirmed).

Pali Sutta II

Correction : The course shall start on March 15, 2014.

Pali Sutta II is an introductory course on Buddha's teachings about kamma and rebirth as found in Majima Nikaya of the Pali Canon. This course is facilitated by Bro Benny Liow and would start on March 8, 2014. Please register in advance.

The Perfect Lay Buddhist

There is a special Dhamma Talk by Bhante Kumara on Tuesday 14 Jan 2014 from 8:30pm to 10:00pm at Sambodhi Centre. Join us to learn more about being "The Perfect Lay Buddhist".

Āyasmā Kumāra Bhikkhu (1972- ; lay name: Liew Chin Leag, 刘振立) was ordained a Buddhist monk in 1999 at the age of 27 by Sayadaw U Revata at Subang Jaya Buddhist Association. Currently, he resides in Sāsanārakkha Buddhist Sanctuary (www.sasanarakkha.org), Taiping, where he learns from Bhaddanta Aggacitta Mahāthera and acts as his personal assistant.

He graduated with a bachelor degree in education (Teaching English as a Second Language) from the University of Malaya. It was during his studies there that he became enthusiastic about the Buddha’s teachings and decided that he wanted to live this life as a monk. Since then, with his training in education, he has been sharing the Dhamma in various ways and in several languages (mainly English, Mandarin and Hokkien) with Buddhists of various traditions and non-Buddhists too.

Inspired by Sayadaw U Tejaniya (www.sayadawutejaniya.org), his main meditation teacher, he is interested in cultivating wisdom that removes the causes of suffering. He is also influenced by Āyasmā Aggacitta to be open to Dhamma teachings beyond orthodoxy and tradition, so long as they work towards the ending of suffering. Having found his way, he is happy to help others do so too.

Group Meditation

The group meditaton at Sambodhi is on as usual this Friday (10 January 2014). Come join us!

The agenda is as follows:
08.30 - 08.35pm : Puja
08.35 - 09.10pm : Walking Meditation
09.10 - 09.55pm : Sitting Meditation
09.55 - 10.00pm : Sharing of merits

Upcoming Activities for 2014

Happy New Year!

Some of the 2014 activities lined up for you are as follows:

• Group Meditation starts this week (Friday 3 Jan 2014 at 8:30pm)
• Dhamma Talk by Bhante Kumara (Tuesday 14 Jan 2014 at 8:30pm)
• CNY Blessing (Sunday 16 Feb 2014)
• Registration for Sunday School & the start of the new term for existing students (Sunday 16 Feb 2014)
• Sutta Class by Bro Benny (begins on Saturday 8 March 2014)

More Dhamma Talks, Sutta Classes, Chanting Practice Sessions, Dana and fellowship activities are in the pipeline.