Category: Buddhism

Basic Buddhism Course: Discovering Buddhism

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Basic Buddhism Course: Discovering Buddhism
Guide to Buddha’s Teachings

A 10-part course designed to provide guidance to participants on how key aspects of the Buddha’s teachings apply in our daily lives. Suitable for those who wish to know more about the basics of Buddhism.
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4 March 2011 (Friday) at 7.30pm
@The Buddhist Library, Tel: +65 6746-8435
No. 2, Lorong 24A Geylang Road, Singapore 398526

Course Content

  • 4 March 2011: Buddhism As We See It Today
  • 11 March 2011: The Founder – Life of Gautama Buddha
  • 18 March 2011: The Core Teachings
  • 25 March 2011: The Doctrine – the Tipitaka, Evidence of Authenticity – historical
  • 1 April 2011: The Doctrine – 3 Characteristics of Existence, Concept of 5 Aggregates & Theory of Kamma and Rebirth
  • 8 April 2011: The 3 Facets of Buddhism
  • 15 April 2011: The Path – the middle path
  • 22 April 2011: The Middle Doctrine
  • 29 April 2011: Moral Development
  • 6 May 2011: Facing the World

Lecturers

  • Ven. B Dhammaratana, Ven. Shi Chuan Guan, Ven. Bodhi
  • Mr Wee Sin Tho, Prof Chandima, Dr Aruna, Dr Tham Weng Yew, Dr Wong Weng Fai, Dr Jeffrey Po

Fee: None, but registration is required.
Tel: +65 6746 8435 Fax: 6741 7689
buddhlib@singnet.com.sg

Sutra Study Class

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 Sutta Study Class

10 week class conducted in English by
Venerable B. Dhammaratana and
Venerable Shi Chuan Guan

Class content from Pali Sutta Pitaka (English translation)
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7.30pm to 9.30pm, Every Wednesday
9 March to 11 May 2011

The Buddhist Library, Tel: +65 6746-8435
No. 2, Lorong 24A Geylang Road, Singapore 398526

Course offering: $20 (members), $30 (non-members)
Please contact the Buddhist Library for more info and registration

SBF Funding for Youth Projects and Programmes Approved in Principle

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Back from SBF meeting earlier this afternoon.  Some of you may remember about the idea to have funding for youth projects and programmes.  Well, SBF has set aside a certain amount of funds for this very cause!  
Thanks to a preliminary proposal by Soon Han, a working panel comprising Ven. Sumana, Ven. Xiang Yang and Soon Han will be developing this proposal into a working programme for youths groups to apply for funding.

In particular, we will be working closely with the tertiary institutions’ buddhist societies (TIBS) to make good use of the funds in their activities and projects so as to further the sharing and propagation of Buddha Dharma.  More information will be made available in the days to come.

For a start, we should be having a simple meetup with the TIBS to share with them this programme.  All buddhist youth groups in Singapore are encouraged to take full advantage of this programme, so contact us today!  The Buddha has already done the R&D, it is up to us to learn, apply and share the Dharma!

Suki hontu! ^_^

EDIT:

The above working panel is responsible for formalising a working programme for Buddhist groups to make use of the school facilities in Maha Bodhi School and Manjushri Secondary School.  The funds programme is still happening! ^^

Our Favourite Cup, Dress, Shirt or Otherwise

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We all have our favourite something.  If it is a cup, we drink from it.  Not that drinks taste exceptional with it, but we kinda get used to it over time.  We drink from it everyday.  It is our favourite cup after all.

One day, maybe our favourite cup is broken.  At first it is a small crack and we still use it.  If it is repairable, we should repair it so that we don’t hurt ourselves using it.  But if it becomes so broken that it cannot be repaired and we are hurting just by drinking from it, we have to ask ourselves if we should still hurt ourselves this way.

This is when we should reflect on how this cup has
served us well but that it is no longer suitable for us to use the cup anymore.  We don’t have to smash it up or start getting angry with the cup.  It does not make it any better.  Put it aside (or recycle it?) and move on.

If we cling onto the cup, identify with the cup and grasp onto it strongly, then we end up hurting ourselves.

When we are thirsty, find a cup, drink, put the cup down.  Don’t bring it to the loo.