Activities by Buddhist Groups

jinsei

30 Jan 08, 17:14

Hi all,

This thread is for any Buddhist group to share its activities - Dharma talks, visits to elderly homes, courses, etc. You can also share your experiences from the activities.

Just to start the ball rolling, I've been to Ajahn Brahm's talk - Creating Good Karma, organised by the Buddhist Fellowship on 27 Jan 2008. (I'm not a BF member by the way.) The talk was very interesting with Ajahn Brahm sharing his experiences and humour. I'm definitely looking forward to more talks in Feb.

An Eternal Now

30 Jan 08, 21:17

Hi, thanks for sharing :) I have heard a few Ajahn Brahm talk, quite good..

I mostly attend the dharma activities in my own dharma center, the timetable is as follows (those interested may want to attend the talks by 'Chen Ming An Chuan Jiao Shi Fo Fa Kai Shi (VCD)' (talks by my taiwanese teacher) as well as the Dharma Q&A by 'Xu Lao Shi' (my local dharma teacher):

(click on image to view in full)

Address: http://www.humanbliss.com.sg/knowledge_activity.htm

Across the street from Aljunied MRT station.

jinsei

1 Feb 08, 21:12

Originally posted by An Eternal Now:

Hi, thanks for sharing :) I have heard a few Ajahn Brahm talk, quite good..

I mostly attend the dharma activities in my own dharma center, the timetable is as follows (those interested may want to attend the talks by 'Chen Ming An Chuan Jiao Shi Fo Fa Kai Shi (VCD)' (talks by my taiwanese teacher) as well as the Dharma Q&A by 'Xu Lao Shi' (my local dharma teacher):

(right click on image, click on 'View Image'/'Show Picture' to view in full)

Address: http://www.humanbliss.com.sg/knowledge_activity.htm

Across the street from Aljunied MRT station.

Hi AEN,

Thanks for sharing as well:) You mention that there is VCD on talks. Where can we purchase them?

Besides that, do you know of any community service activities organised by Buddhist groups?

An Eternal Now

2 Feb 08, 08:54

Originally posted by jinsei:

Hi AEN,

Thanks for sharing as well:) You mention that there is VCD on talks. Where can we purchase them?

Besides that, do you know of any community service activities organised by Buddhist groups?

Nope.. you can't purchase them unfortunately...

Community services, have to ask others.. I'm not too sure.

jinsei

2 Feb 08, 23:48

Oh...

In that case, what do you think of starting our own activities group (not affiliated to any Buddhist group), something like the meetup groups?

http://www.meetup.com/cities/sg/singapore/newest/?radius=50.0

We can meet up to plan activities ranging from community service to dharma discussions or even self-improvement activities. Anyone interested?

jinsei

3 Feb 08, 00:11

A bit off-topic here.

I just saw a vegetarian meetup group, just check out the following website if you are interested:

http://vegetarian.meetup.com/476/

Isis

3 Feb 08, 00:11

Originally posted by jinsei:

Oh...

In that case, what do you think of starting our own activities group (not affiliated to any Buddhist group), something like the meetup groups?

http://www.meetup.com/cities/sg/singapore/newest/?radius=50.0

We can meet up to plan activities ranging from community service to dharma discussions or even self-improvement activities. Anyone interested?

Hi may i suggest set up a yahoogroup where we can link to various newsletter from different buddhist group and temple. And round up people who might be interested to go for any dharma talk and activites. As for the idea, i think it is a good.

Regarding planningwise, i'm not sure that i'm currently free to commit but i can try to help.

Isis

3 Feb 08, 00:15

Originally posted by jinsei:

Hi AEN,

Thanks for sharing as well:) You mention that there is VCD on talks. Where can we purchase them?

Besides that, do you know of any community service activities organised by Buddhist groups?

CC organised by buddhist groups

Tzu Chi foundation ( Singapore )

http://www.tzuchi.org.sg/

and Fireflies mission

http://www.fireflymission.org/

jinsei

3 Feb 08, 00:18

That's great:) It's ok if you could not commit at this time. Ideas will be nice - like what type of community service, dharma discussions, self-improvement activities, etc.

I can't contribute much in terms of dharma discussions...still need to learn basic Buddhism.

bohiruci

3 Feb 08, 07:07

Originally posted by jinsei:

Oh...

In that case, what do you think of starting our own activities group (not affiliated to any Buddhist group), something like the meetup groups?

http://www.meetup.com/cities/sg/singapore/newest/?radius=50.0

We can meet up to plan activities ranging from community service to dharma discussions or even self-improvement activities. Anyone interested?

Dear Jinsei,

I used to have a Buddhism meetup.com group ,the issue with meetup.com is they started to ask for hefty charges for meetup subscription ,so we drop the membership there

Buddhism meetup group still exist in my other forums

I dun have much time to arrange meetup due to my work

jinsei

3 Feb 08, 09:18

Originally posted by bohiruci:

OIC. Can share the links? Thanks!

jinsei

3 Feb 08, 09:20

Originally posted by Isis:

Hi may i suggest set up a yahoogroup where we can link to various newsletter from different buddhist group and temple. And round up people who might be interested to go for any dharma talk and activites. As for the idea, i think it is a good.

Regarding planningwise, i'm not sure that i'm currently free to commit but i can try to help.

That is also a good idea. We can also use the yahoogroup as a platform for organising new activities. Anyone wants to share their thoughts on this matter?

jinsei

4 Feb 08, 21:38

I am thinking about organising an activity that would allow us to practise our Right Speech as well as English conversations - especially pronunciation. Or have any groups organised this already?

Isis

5 Feb 08, 00:06

Originally posted by jinsei:

I am thinking about organising an activity that would allow us to practise our Right Speech as well as English conversations - especially pronunciation. Or have any groups organised this already?

This idea "Right speech + English Conversation" is quite interesting.
U probably first to organise it based on the above concept.

jinsei

5 Feb 08, 16:45

Originally posted by Isis:

This idea "Right speech + English Conversation" is quite interesting.
U probably first to organise it based on the above concept.

Thanks:) Will you be interested to join?

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5 Feb 08, 20:40

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Isis

7 Feb 08, 17:09

Originally posted by jinsei:

Thanks:) Will you be interested to join?

Why not? I'm open to the idea. :)

jinsei

7 Feb 08, 20:13

Originally posted by Isis:

Why not? I'm open to the idea. :)

That's great! would you prefer online for the time being?

channelg

8 Feb 08, 00:34

Pls visit our website www.way.org.sg for more updates on our

activities :-)

Happy Chinese New Year and Gong xi fa cai !!

Sunday Morning Service (Every Sunday) (in English)

Time: 9.30am - 11.00am
Venue: Dhamma Hall
Speaker / Topic : every week different speaker and topic

P A L I Chanting for Beginners by Bro Kwan Thim Kit

If you have always find chanting by the monks/nuns to have a soothing and calming effect, you may wish to try chanting yourself! Bro Kwan Thim Kit will be teaching beginners the proper prounciation of the pali words and the meaning behind the chants. Pls refer to the attached poster for more information.

Date          : 6 Jan 08 onwards, Sunday (Every 1st and 3rd Sundays)
Time         : 11am - 12.30pm
Venue       : Dhamma Hall

ABCs of Buddhism by Bro Kweh Soon Han

Date         : 7 Dec 2007, Friday (Every Fri for 10 sessions)
Time         : 7pm - 9pm
Venue       : Dhamma Hall

Topics Covered:
Life of Prince Siddhartha / Buddha
3 Refuges and observing 5 Precepts
What are the Triple Gems
Kamma
4 Noble Truths
Various Traditions (Vehicles) of Buddhism
Rites, Rituals and Chanting
Meditation & its purpose in Buddhism
Vinaya Rules

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Sunday Group Meditation (Every 2nd and 4th Sundays)

Time: 11.00am - 1.00pm
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Next sitting Dates: 13 and 27 Jan 08

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Time: 11.00am - 1.00pm

Venue: Kuan Yin Shrine

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Isis

8 Feb 08, 19:59

Originally posted by jinsei:

That's great! would you prefer online for the time being?

Errrr how do u want to go about it ??

jinsei

8 Feb 08, 22:26

Since there are only two of us, we could use skype and meet online for at least once a week. There can be different theme for every week. We can start by practising our pronunciation by the use of free online materials and then converse based on the theme. At the end of session, we can review our conversation to see if we observe Right Speech and correct grammar. What do you think?

bohiruci

9 Feb 08, 07:45

Originally posted by jinsei:

Since there are only two of us, we could use skype and meet online for at least once a week. There can be different theme for every week. We can start by practising our pronunciation by the use of free online materials and then converse based on the theme. At the end of session, we can review our conversation to see if we observe Right Speech and correct grammar. What do you think?

Jinsei , hope you understand the two topics wont mixed well ..it might be abit dfficult and you encountered difficulty continue becos the subject matter is two distinct main areas

but if u seriously want to request for skype , I can hold a skype session in middle of march ,we will talk abt basic buddhism on the 4 noble truths

jinsei

9 Feb 08, 08:01

Originally posted by bohiruci:

Jinsei , hope you understand the two topics wont mixed well ..it might be abit dfficult and you encountered difficulty continue becos the subject matter is two distinct main areas

but if u seriously want to request for skype , I can hold a skype session in middle of march ,we will talk abt basic buddhism on the 4 noble truths

Nevermind, I can try it out first.

Thanks for the skype session, just post in this thread or pm me when you're ready.

jinsei

23 Feb 08, 22:22

Ajahn Brahm is conducting a Dharma talk - Solving Problems, at Buddhist Fellowship tomorrow at 11 am. Unfortunately, I couldn't attend:( Hope it will be uploaded on Youtube...