Venerable Mahinda's Annual Public Talk @ Singapore
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The Singapore Buddhist Mission will be organising a Dharma talk by Venerable Mahinda on the 8th and 9th of September 2007.
Brief introduction on the speaker:
Venerable Mahinda, a Malaysian, was born in Malacca in 1949. He was ordained a Theravâda Buddhist monk in 1976 under the tutelage of the late Venerable Dr K Sri Dhammananda Nayaka Mahâ Thera. He undertook basic Buddhist studies and training in Sri Lanka and practical Buddhist meditation under several masters in Sri Lanka, India, Burma and Thailand. He is also acquainted with both the Mahâyâna and Vajrayâna traditions. Bhante Mahinda has traveled to more than 30 countries to spread the message of the Buddha. Since 1976, he has been conducting the annual Novitiate Program at the Buddhist Mahâ Vihâra in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. Assisted by Sister Sumitra, Bhante Mahinda also conducts regular meditation retreats in Penang, Singapore and at the Âloka Meditation Centre in Peats Ridge, New South Wales, Australia. He is now Abbot of the Âloka Meditation Centre, New South Wales, Australia, and founder of the Australian Buddhist Mission and Âloka Foundation Malaysia. Bhante Mahinda is also the advisor to the Singapore Buddhist Mission.
Details of the talk:
DAY 1
Date: 8th September 2007, Saturday
Topic: The higher Knowledge
Time: 7.00pm -9.00pm
*Please be seated 30 minutes before the talk
Venue: SBM 9, Ruby Lane, Singapore 328284
(8 minutes walk from Potong Pasir MRT station)
DAY 2:
Date: 9th September 2007, Sunday
Topic: Managing Crisis with Wisdom and Compassion
Time: 10.30am -1230am
*Please be seated 30 minutes before the talk
Venue: Poh Ern Shih Temple, 9 Chwee Chian Road Singapore 117488
(Shuttle Bus from Vivo City Bus Stop, interval of 15 minutes)
Venue Sponsors: Poh Ern Shih Temple & Buddhist Fellowship -
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His talk is coming.....
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Yup. I just came back from a retreat under Venerable and I must say he is one of the most inspiring and wise Buddhist teachers around!
So I strongly recommend people to go for the talks.
Anyway, are there any Buddhist youth groups' leaders here? Because we have also arranged a special session between Bhante and leaders of local youth groups to allow more close interaction between Bhhante and the youths and also hopefully inspire more Buddhist youth leaders. We have contacted all the Buddhist youth groups that we know in SIngapore but may have left one some.
Do let me know.
Sadhu! -
Ehhh which and where is there retreat?! I have been waiting for his metta meditation retreat.... since... let me see.. three years ago...Originally posted by civilization:Yup. I just came back from a retreat under Venerable and I must say he is one of the most inspiring and wise Buddhist teachers around!
So I strongly recommend people to go for the talks.
Anyway, are there any Buddhist youth groups' leaders here? Because we have also arranged a special session between Bhante and leaders of local youth groups to allow more close interaction between Bhhante and the youths and also hopefully inspire more Buddhist youth leaders. We have contacted all the Buddhist youth groups that we know in SIngapore but may have left one some.
Do let me know.
Sadhu! -
Hey... Bhante hasn't been organising retreats in Singapore for sometime but he holds regular retreats in Malacca and Australia. I think you can get more information from the Aaloka website:
http://welcome.to/aloka