Morning Pali Chanting at Quang Duc Monastery, Melbourne, Australia (Thursday 7 February 2019)

Hình ảnh Mùng Một Tết Kỷ Hợi 2019 tại Tu Viện Quảng Đức, Melbourne, Úc Châu

Short Dhamma Stories for Kids, It is my great pleasure being able to present a “Short Dhamma Story” for children. I have translated “Punchi Bana Katha” which was written in Sinhalese by the Venerable Welewatte Gunaratana Thero. My main object of this noble work is to develop children’s Dhamma knowledge and moral education. Most Venerable B. Sri Saranankara Adhikarana (Judiciary) Nayaka Maha Thera gave me his fullest support and encouraged me in my present work. So my respectful and sincere heartfelt thanks go to him. My very special thanks also goes to the President, Mr. G. Mervyn Weerasena and all members of the Siri Jayanti Association who pursed on my humble attempt. My special thanks goes to Venerable Welewatte Gunaratana Thero who gave me a proper consent to translate into English his Sinhalese book (Punci Bana Katha).

Noble Doctrine Thoughts_Ven Bopitiye Sumanavansa Thero_Translated by Dr Devananda

Social Values-In The Metta Sutta by_Dr. Bokanoruwe Dewananda

Buddhist path of liberation is indeed a process of purification of mind. Its preliminary step is found in the training of Sīla, which finds expression through right speech, right actions and right livelihood. The follower mainly to get rid of the mental defilements such as craving, aversion and ignorance practices these three steps of the Noble Eightfold path. It is evident that the wrong speech, wrong actions and wrong livelihood lead to the development of those defilements in the mind. Through the training of conduct (Sīla) most of the rough defilements can be restrained.

* Chủ Nhật, 9-12-2018: 5.00am: Thức chúng 5.30am: Công Phu khuya (Tọa thiền, Tụng Lăng Nghiêm, Đại Bi, Thập Chú) 7.30am: Tiểu thực 8.30am: Chấp tác (phụ bếp, quét sân, tưới cây, hương đăng..) 9.00-10.30am: Pháp thoại 6: Mùa An Cư thứ 4 của Đức Phật (TT Nguyên Tạng) 11.00am: Lễ Cầu Siêu hằng tuần (Chung Thất Cụ Bà Nguyên Ngộ Tô Thị Ngó) 12.30am: Cúng Quá Đường & Kinh Hành Niệm Phật 02pm-04.00pm: Pháp thoại 7: Phật Pháp Vấn Đáp: (HT Thích Huyền Tôn, TT Thích Tâm Phương, TT Thích Minh Bá, TT Thích Nguyên Tạng, TT Dewananda) 05.00pm: Xả giới và hồi hướng công đức hoàn mãn.

* Thứ Bảy, 8-12-2018: 5.00am: Thức chúng 5.30am: Công Phu khuya (Tọa thiền, Tụng Lăng Nghiêm, Đại Bi, Thập Chú) 7.30am: Tiểu thực 8.30am: Chấp tác (phụ bếp, quét sân, tưới cây, hương đăng..) 09.30am-11am: Pháp thoại 3: Thiền tập chánh niệm (TT Dewananda, TT Nguyên Tạng) 11.30am: Cúng Quá Đường & Kinh Hành Niệm Phật 02pm-03.00pm: Thọ Trì Đại Bi Sám Pháp (SC TN Nguyên Tâm) 03pm-04.30pm: Pháp thoại 4: “10 Hạnh Phổ Hiền” (TT Thích Viên Tịnh) 4.00pm: Cúng Thí Thực Cô Hồn 5.00pm: Dược thực 7.00-7.30.00pm: Thời Kinh Tịnh Độ (TT Trụ Trì Thích Nguyên Tạng) 7.30pm-9.pm: Pháp thoại 5: “Tu Tập theo Duy Thức Học”(TT Thích Minh Bá) 9.30pm: Hô canh & Thiền tọa (20 phút) 10.00pm: Chỉ tịnh

There are many religious faiths in the world. Most of the religious faiths started in this world based on some kind of fear. Buddhism however is not based on any concept of fear. It is based on cause and effect. Thus Buddhism is oriented towards the human being and human mind. Why is this? It is because the Teaching of the Buddha very strongly pays attention to human values, nature and the reality of man’s mind. Therefore, we can recognize Buddhism as a man and mind oriented religion. The aim of this noble gift of Dhamma is to elaborate the greatest and magnanimous qualities of supreme mother in order to wish “Oh our great Mother, may you attain the Supreme Bliss of Nibbana”for Late Mdm (Mrs.) Goh Pek Lian who left us 90 days ago.