e-DSG - 020909 @ Kajang Buddhist House

Another e-DSG get-together in Buddhist House. This time we discussed Vegetarianism, Religious Significance of Fasting & The Significance of Paritta Chanting. What matters most is how are we going to purify our mind? Well, the answer is simply through Meditation!!!

All UKMBF & UKMBA members are invited to join a Meditation Retreat to be held on 19-21 Sept 2009 at Genting View. For more details, please refer to this invitation below from Bro. Beng Chung.

"I am inviting you and your friends to attend a retreat on mindfullness during the raya period. For beginners, it's a step by step and clear session; and for experienced meditators, you'll find it very refreshing. The programme will be innovative, soothing and down to earth. Just 48 hours of your time and it will bring you very very very ....... far and deep. As for me, nothing beats knowing myself deeper as it allows me to expand and grow beyond what I knew of myself. Do sign up."

For ease of participation, you may pass your cash appreciation through Bro. Beng Chung.
Feel free to call Bro. Beng Chung for more info at: 012-236 1303.

See the email from UKMBA below:

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UKMBA is pleased and happy to inform that a mindfulness retreat will be conducted in Genting View, Genting Highlands, Pahang.

Friends and relatives of UKMBA are most welcome. We are also inviting the undergraduates from UKMBF to join us in the cultivation of mindfulness, a path for us to cultivate happiness and
peace which the Buddha has shown many moons ago.

The details of the retreat are:

* Date : 19-21 September, 2009 (Saturday to Monday) (3 days 2 nights)

* Objective : To grasp the practice of Mindfulness in our daily life

* Venue : Genting View, Genting Highlands, Pahang

* Check-in : 3.00 pm (19 Sept)

* Check-out : 1200 pm (21Sept)

* Cost : RM30.00 for UKMBF members (RM 50.00 sponsored by Bro. Beng Chung)
RM150.00 for UKMBA members and friends or relatives
Cost covers meals and lodgings only.

* Participants who need enquiries and transport arrangement please call Sis Ah Lan Tel 0173401960 or Sis Lai Hiang 0126898213


REGISTRATION FORM

Name:____________________________________________________

Contact Number:___________________________________________

Profession:________________________________________________

E-mail Address:____________________________________________

Correspondence Address:____________________________________

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Buddhist Organization (if any):________________________________

Reasons for Participating:___________________________________

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Previous experience with meditation:___________________________

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Submission Date:__________________________________________

Registration ends on 12 September, 2009 (Saturday)

e-DSG on 4 Aug 2009

For this e-DSG, we had a new speaker, i.e. Bro. Brian Lee. Coincidentally, his brother is Roland Lee of Messengers of Dharma! What a small world!

The sharing by Brian was on how Buddhism changed his course of life. It was in his 1st student year in UKM where he met a girl who was trampling on some ants while waiting for the bus at Kolej Rahim Kajai's bus stop. She was collecting ants as speciments for her Zoology course. Students in Zoology course are usually required to collect many speciments for their studies and research. That involves killing. Although Brian wanted to study Zoology due to his love for animals, he decided to forego it as he doesn't want to commit killing. As a result, he opted for the study of Genetics. Now he works for WWF and he is happy with the decision he makes as he has many opportunities to work on research, including as project manager in overseas project.

Some members shared their opinions on why they choose Buddhism as the religion for them.

All in all, it was an interesting evening.

Added on 9 Aug 2009: Thanks Dwee for highlighting to me the mistake about Bro. Brian Lee's course. The right one is Genetics! *wink*wink* Thanks!!!