Friday 21 October 2011

DHAMMA TALK " MOMENT TO MOMENT" BY ACHAN SOBIN - 21st OCT (FRI) @8.30PM

PHBS is happy to inform that Achan Sobin Namto has kindly accepted our invitation to give a Dhamma Talk "Moment to Moment" at our Centre tonight, 21st Oct (Fri) at 8.30pm. Achan is a Thai Monk of the Forest Tradition.

Friends and devotees are kindly invited to the talk and do bring along your family and friends.

With Metta, PHBS


Biodata:

One of the first teachers at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Bhikkhu Sopako Bodhi (Luang Phor Sobin Namto) was born in Wangplado, Thailand, in 1932. While still young he moved to Bangkok to ordain as a monk and study the Buddhist teachings.

At just nineteen he undertook a seven-month intensive meditation retreat with the great vipassana master Chao Khun Bhavanapirama Thera, who introduced him to a meticulous step-by-step method for developing mindfulness.

For some time afterward he lived as a solitary forest monk confronting all the dangers of the Asian jungle, including tigers and poisonous snakes.

In Thailand and Burma, LP Sobin studied vipassana with the most renowned teachers of the age, including Mahasi Sayadaw. At just twenty-four, LP Sobin himself became a recognized vipassana and abhidhamma teacher ("abhidhamma" means Buddhist metaphysics). He taught for many years at the famous Section Five of Wat Maha Dhatu monastery in Bangkok, as well as in many other temples. He later established and ran a meditation center in southern Thailand.

In 1972, he became Abbot of the first Thai Buddhist Temple ever built in the United States, in North Hollywood, California. Four years later he organized the founding of Wat Buddhawararam of Denver, a Buddhist temple that he envisioned would promote the spread of insight meditation.

Among many commendations, LP Sobin has been recognized by the Mayor of Los Angeles and the King of Thailand for his work in spreading the teachings of Buddhism to the west.

LP Sobin now resides in his home village of Wangplado, Thailand, where he is working to build a meditation center and a stupa to house the relics of the Buddha. The stupa, or "pagoda," will replicate the famous Buddhist shrine in Bodhgaya, India, which marks the place of the Buddha's enlightenment.

LP Sobin's students and friends remark on his warmth, compassion and humor, but also his uncompromising adherence to the original teachings of the Buddha. He is regarded by many as one of the world's leading authorities on vipassana meditation and abhidhamma. His tireless efforts to share this knowledge have benefited the world beyond measure.

Thursday 20 October 2011

ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHT - 22nd to 28th OCTOBER 2011

YOUTH SECTION GATHERING - 22nd OCTOBER (SAT)
The PHBS Youth Section will gather this Saturday at the centre from 8pm to 10pm for fellowship including Puja service, hymns singing and contemporary video sharing and discussions. If you are aged 13 years & above or have children of this age group, do come and join this week's gathering from 8 to 10pm.

SUNDAY DHAMMA TALK - 23rd OCTOBER
There will NO Dhamma Talk this Sunday but PUJA Service will be on as usual.


SUNDAY DHAMMA CLASS - 23rd OCTOBER
SDS Class will be ON as usual from 10.30am to noon.

MEDITATION CLASS - 25th OCTOBER (TUE)
Do come and join the session conducted by Rev Nyanaramsi each Tuesday from 8.30pm to 10.00pm. Yogis are advised to wear loose pants and T-shirts so that they are able to sit comfortably. The teachings will be English and Mandarin; and will include about 30min of walking/sitting meditation towards the end of each session.

FAMILY DAY - 13th NOVEMBER (SUN)
PHBS will be organizing a family day on 13th November (Sun) and we hope you will be able to join us. Further details will be furnished soon.

Thursday 13 October 2011

ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHT - 15th to 21st OCTOBER 2011

PHBS Activities for the coming Week

YOUTH SECTION GATHERING - 15th OCTOBER (SAT)
The PHBS Youth Section will gather this Saturday at the centre from 4pm to 6pm for fellowship including Puja service, hymns singing and contemporary video sharing and discussions. If you are aged 13 years & above or have children of this age group, do come and join this week's gathering from 4 to 6pm.

SUNDAY DHAMMA TALK - 16th OCTOBER
There will not be any Dhamma Talk this Sunday but PUJA Service will be on as usual.

SUNDAY DHAMMA CLASS - 16th OCTOBER
SDS Class will be ON as usual from 10.30am to noon.

MEDITATION CLASS - 18th OCTOBER (TUE)
Do come and join the session conducted by Rev Nyanaramsi each Tuesday from 8.30pm to 10.00pm. Yogis are advised to wear loose pants and T-shirts so that they are able to sit comfortably. The teachings will be English and Mandarin; and will include about 30min of walking/sitting meditation towards the end of each session.

Thursday 6 October 2011

ACTIVITIES HIGHLIGHT - 8th to 14th OCTOBER 2011

YOUTH SECTION GATHERING - 8st OCTOBER (SAT)
The PHBS Youth Section will gather this Saturday at the centre from 4pm to 6pm for fellowship including Puja service, hymns singing and contemporary video sharing and discussions. If you are aged 13 years & above or have children of this age group, do come and join this week's gathering from 4 to 6pm.

SUNDAY DHAMMA TALK - 9th OCTOBER
The Sunday Dhamma Talk this week will be titled "Cultivation of the 10 meritorious actions" presented by Bro Teoh Kian Koon. The Sunday Puja Service will start at 10.30am and Dhamma Talk at 10.45am.
Biodata: Bro. Teoh Kian Koon is a Civil Engineer by profession. He graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering in Feb. 1979 and had since May 2001 retired officially from his Engineering career. He had been a spiritual practitioner (or seeker of Truth) cum 'Meditator' since 1971. Since his retirement he has been sharing his spiritual understanding and experiences with serious and keen spiritual practitioners, cultivators, seekers of truth, dhamma friends and 'meditator' who have affinity with him.

PRESS CONFERENCE ON LAND APPLICATION - 9th OCTOBER
PHBS will be calling a press conference on their application for a plot of land to build a Buddhist Temple in Putra Heights at 12noon on this Sunday, 9th October. Do come and support this important initiative.

SUNDAY DHAMMA CLASS - 9th OCTOBER
SDS Class will be ON as usual from 10.30am to noon.

MEDITATION CLASS - 11th OCTOBER (TUE)
Do come and join the session conducted by Rev Nyanaramsi each Tuesday from 8.30pm to 10.00pm. Yogis are advised to wear loose pants and T-shirts so that they are able to sit comfortably. The teachings will be English and Mandarin; and will include about 30min of walking/sitting meditation towards the end of each session.

If you need further information or details please do not hesitate to contact the following:
Bro Chua Teck Seong at 016-2233537 or Email teckseong@gmail.com
Sis Cerlina Ho at 019-3384913 or Email cerlinaho@gmail.com