Dear Bodhihearts,
This is the part of the year when the monks from the Theravada Tradition engages in the Rain Retreats and this year the ceremony will commence on July 27th, Tuesday.
Bodhi Heart Sanctuary is non-sectarian and we will also be engaged in this event along with the Buddhist Community. We are glad to announce that Ajahn Suthep and Phra Supachai will be with us along with 3 others. We are organizing a whole list of spiritual activities in conjunction with this Vassa period, please see list below, and we invite you to engage and be enriched. We will also add and update this list from time to time ….please check up our website for latest info.
Please avail yourself some time to celebrate these activities with us.
| Vassa Entry Activities – open to public | ||
| Date | July 26, 2010 – Monday | |
| Venue | Pujabodhi | |
| Agenda | 7.30pm | Chanting: Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta |
| (Discourse on the Turning of the Wheel of Truth) | ||
| Date | July 27, 2010 – Tuesday | |
| Venue | Pujabodhi & Main Hall, the Sanctuary | |
| Agenda | 7.30pm | Puja & Circumambulation of the Bodhi Tree |
| 8.00pm | Invitation to the Sangha for the Vassa | |
| 8.15pm | Sangha conduct pledge to observe the Vassa | |
| 8.30pm | Dhamma Talk | |
| 9.30pm | Conclude. Light Refreshment | |
| Vassa Spiritual Activities – open to public | ||
| Dana – Everyday offering of breakfast and lunch (non-vegetarian) to Sangha | ||
| Date | Meals | |
| Daily | Breakfast | 0730 am |
| Lunch | 1200 noon | |
| Dhamma Dialogue – Every Monday Morning (during Monday Study Group) | ||
| Date | Venue | Facilitator |
| Aug-02 | 1130am – 0200pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Aug-09 | 1130am – 0200pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Aug-16 | 1130am – 0200pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Aug-23 | 1130am – 0200pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Aug-30 | 1130am – 0200pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Sep-06 | 1130am – 0200pm | Ajahn Jumnien & Others |
| Sep-13 | 1130am – 0200pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Sep-20 | 1130am – 0200pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Sep-27 | 1130am – 0200pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Oct-04 | 1130am – 0200pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Oct-11 | 1130am – 0200pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Oct-18 | 1130am – 0200pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Oct-25 | 1130am – 0200pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Meditation – Every Thursday Night (during Thursday Evening Meditation) | ||
| Date | Venue | Facilitator |
| Aug-05 | 0630pm – 0830pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Aug-12 | 0630pm – 0830pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Aug-19 | 0630pm – 0830pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Aug-26 | 0630pm – 0830pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Sep-02 | 0630pm – 0830pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Sep-09 | 0630pm – 0830pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Sep-16 | 0630pm – 0830pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Sep-23 | 0630pm – 0830pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Sep-30 | 0630pm – 0830pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Oct-07 | 0630pm – 0830pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Oct-14 | 0630pm – 0830pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Oct-21 | 0630pm – 0830pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Oct-28 | 0630pm – 0830pm | Ajahn Suthep & Others |
| Retreat – Every 3rd Sunday (replace Mindfulness Engagement Day -MED) and others | ||
| Date | Venue | Facilitator |
| Aug-15 | 0800am – 0500pm | Ajahn Suthep & Phra Supachai |
| Sep-04 | 0800am-0500pm | Ajahn Jumnien |
| Sep-05 | 0800am-0500pm | Ajahn Jumnien |
| Oct-17 | 0800am-0500pm | Ajahn Suthep & Phra Supachai |
| Sep-19 | 0800am-0500pm | Ajahn Suthep & Phra Supachai |
| CONTACT: | Sis. Selina Ooi | 016-422 8320 |
| Bro. Hor KL | 016-481 8308 | |
| Bro. Seng Yeow | 016- 444 2216 | |
We will also like to invite you not only to participate in the above activities but to co-sponsor them as well. Your sponsorship will not only support the spiritual activities during this Vassa and Kathina but throughout the whole year and beyond. YES, your participation will involve an abundant varieties of spiritual projects in the Sanctuary, locally and internationally, both spiritual education and spiritual welfare, both for the monks and nuns, and more. In brief, let us help you utilize your one single donation in a diverse and comprehensive manner. Please see attachment below for further information on this very special and unique Kathina Dayaka Fund (KDF).
After you have view our proposal you may be keen to join us, then please fill in the form below and reply us. If you have any inquiries drop us a line either by email or phone.
| Name (to be written on receipt) |
Handphone | Address | RM5,000 or RM111 | |
| Note: Please bring along your receipt on Kathina Day to exchange for the Brown Envelope which you will be offering to the Sangha. | ||||
| You may bank into our Hong Leong Bank Account: 05300082242 and email us the information of the bank-in reference and the above details. | ||||
love, bodhiheart
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