THE
BROOKING STREET BUGLE
Issue No. 66
(New Series)
ISSN 1321
-1463
Publication
Date: 19 September 2001
Published and
Printed by:
The Buddhist
Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
A.C.N.
005 701 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488
33 Brooking
Street, Upwey, Victoria Australia 3158. Telephone and Fax +61 3 9754
3334
e-mail
address wbu@bdcu.org.au
World
Fellowship of Buddhists Regional Centre
Lifetimes of
Learning
websites
and the
cultivation of Friendliness, Practicality, Professionalism,
Cultural
Adaptability and Scholarship.
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www.bdcu.org.au |
www.companyontheweb.com/buddhatext |
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www.bdcublessings.net.au |
www.companyontheweb.com/buddhamap |
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www.bddronline.net.au |
www.skybusiness.com/j.d.hughes |
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www.buyresolved.com.au |
Editor: John
D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem.,T.T.T.C., GDAIE
Vice-president,
World Fellowship of Buddhists
Assistant
Editor: Pennie White BA. Dip Ed
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John D. Hughes and Anita Svensson in front of the Buddha Stupa at our Centre on Founder's day 9 September 2001 |
The Purpose of this Internal Publication
The purpose of this internal publication is to:
1. Advise Members and others of coming events
2. Monitor and report on all current activities of each of our Task Units at our Centre
3. Improve our Fundraising initiatives
4. Advise interested parties of our philosophy and practice, to improve our customer relations
5. Publish key speeches and reports on our progress
6. Show concrete examples of our five styles of cultivation
7. Provide accurate information to our website for free distribution
8. Provide advice of Occupational Health and Safety
9. To provide a basis for, a role model of modern Buddhist organisation methods for those interested in it.
10. To declare and celebrate milestones in our globalisation practice
Copyright Provisions
The Brooking Street Bugle is for Free Distribution. It contains Buddha Dhamma material and is provided for the purpose of research and study. Permission is given to make printouts of this publication for FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY. Please keep it in a clean place. "The gift of Dhamma excels all other gifts". © Copyright. The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
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Anita Svensson on Founder's Day 9 September 2001 |
5. Fundraising Appeals and Special Projects
6. Current Research and Development Interests
8. Information Technology News
9. Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S)
10. Corporate Governance & Reporting (CGR)
11. International Dhamma Activities (IDA)
12. Local Area Planning & Asset Management (LAPAM)
16. Photographs – Founder's Day 2001
RAM Random Access Memory
CPU Central Processing Unit
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21-09-01 |
International Conference on Religious Cooperation in Taiwan concludes |
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21-09-01 |
Dhamma Teaching |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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22-09-01 |
JDH and Anita Svensson return from Taiwan |
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23-09-01 |
Buddhist Hour radio Broadcast |
11.00am-12midday |
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24-09-01 |
Dhamma Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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25-09-01 |
Prajna Paramita Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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28-09-01 |
Dhamma Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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30-09-01 |
Buddhist Hour radio Broadcast |
11.00am-12midday |
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30-09-01 |
Ch’an Class taught by student Teacher Jan Bennett |
1.00pm-4.00pm |
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01-10-01 |
Dhamma Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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02-10-01 |
Prajna Paramita Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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05-10-01 |
Dhamma Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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07-10-01 |
Buddhist Hour radio Broadcast |
11.00am-12midday |
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08-10-01 |
Dhamma Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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08-10-01 |
General Meeting |
8:30pm |
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09-10-01 |
Prajna Paramita Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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12-10-01 |
Dhamma Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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14-10-01 |
Buddhist Hour radio Broadcast |
11.00am-12midday |
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15-10-01 |
Dhamma Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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16-10-01 |
Prajna Paramita Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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19-10-01 |
Dhamma Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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21-10-01 |
Buddhist Hour radio Broadcast |
11.00am-12midday |
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22-10-01 |
Dhamma Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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23-10-01 |
Prajna Paramita Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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26-10-01 |
Dhamma Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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28-10-01 |
Buddhist Hour radio Broadcast |
11.00am-12midday |
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29-10-01 |
Dhamma Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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30-10-01 |
Prajna Paramita Teaching by John D. Hughes |
7.30pm-8.30pm |
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27-12-01 |
Five Day Bhavana Course commences |
All Day |
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31-12-01 |
Five Day Bhavana Course concludes |
All Day |
In Taiwan this week, delegates at the International Conference on Religious Cooperation will discuss co-operation policies before the religions. John D. Hughes and Anita Svensson are attending the conference and will report on the outcomes of this conference upon their return.
Our President and Members wish our Teacher John D. Hughes and his wife Anita Svensson a safe and successful trip to Taiwan for the International Conference on Religious Cooperation a safe return to the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
Please continue to practice the Dhamma
Please continue to Teach the Dhamma
May you be well and happy
Offerings to Chief Kitchen God
We are presently training Members how to operate in the kitchen according to the Chief Kitchen God while John and Anita are in Taiwan. Members in Kitchen must do offerings before food and drink preparation and after food and drink preparation.
It is important to have a clean kitchen so we may offer good, nutritious food to our goodly co-mates. Therefore, the kitchen must be cleaned regularly, the benches wiped several times per day. The floor vacuumed then mopped and refrigerator cleaned out daily.
Members contribute a token twenty cents for each cup of tea, coffee or other beverage they consume or offer, except for water which is free.
Preparation of Anita’s former house
The sale of Anita’s former house will contribute to the purchase of the first satellite Centre of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. The roster sheet is located on dexion shelving unit shelf four in the Administration Office. All Members are encouraged to participate in this major merit making event.
5. FUNDRAISING APPEALS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
Video Cassette Fundraiser
Blank 60 minute TDK Video Cassettes have been purchased for $3.00 each and clear video cases at $0.95 each to complete the order for Blessings on Founder’s Day for Gods and Humans videos. We have a target to raise $80 for this project. To share in this merit please make donations to the dana box.
Movie Night
The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. is holding a fundraising film night on Sunday 7 October 2001 at 6:00pm at Balwyn Cinema, 231 Whitehorse Road Balwyn. The movie is America’s Sweethearts.
America’s Sweethearts is a romantic comedy about the American version of royalty - the celebrity couple. On and Off screen couple, Gwen and Eddie, are America’s number one, A-list couple. But after a bitter spilt, the couple still have to go out and promote the movie they made together. Directed by Joe Roth (While You Were Sleeping) and written by Billy Crystal, this film is enormously entertaining with occasional twists.
To reserve your tickets see Pam, Lenore or Lainie by 28 September 2001.
A4 Paper Fund-raiser
In order to maintain a reliable supply of A4 paper for the year ahead we need to raise $700. This money will allow us to purchase a minimum of 125 reams of A4 paper. This way of purchasing our paper is very successful as we always have paper available and save money by purchasing at a discount price. Members are requested to contribute to ensure we achieve this fundraising target.
Rose Bush Sales Fundraiser
Our Rose Sales Fundraiser to the public has commenced with permission from Consumer and Business Affairs Victoria for Members to sell roses to the public. The fundraiser will run until the end of September. Roses are available in six colours and will be potted into 175mm round plastic pots.
This project is a major opportunity for our Centre to raise funds from persons other than our Members. Our fundraising profit target is $5000. We could raise up to $10,000 so it is very worthwhile for all Members to make a sustained effort to maximise your sales. The sale price per rose to the public is $6.00 including GST. If 20 Members sell 40 roses each we will meet our target. A special offer is available to Members. Every Member will receive four roses for free and may purchase additional roses for $5.00 each including GST. Monies raised will help finance our new kitchen and dining room.
Orders for our roses are going well.
Please give your order sheets to Frank as early as possible so they do not all come in at the last minute.
Members can obtain Rose Sales Sheets and information forms from either Rilla Oellien, Lisa Nelson or Frank Carter.
On Wednesday 19 September 2001 Frank Carter delivered 108 rose plants to Master Lin as a gift from our Centre to his new Kinglake Temple. Master Lin has a collection of several hundred other plants at his home which are to be transplanted to Kinglake at a later time.
Master Lin expressed his thanks and gratitude for the gift of roses.
Fundraising Collection of Beverage Costs
Members are requested to place 20 cents per drink into the fundraising jars provided, there is no charge for Monks or the Teacher.
From 9 July 2001 to 7 September 2001, the fundraising jars brought in a total of $137.95 Milk was purchased for $41.85.
This has been noted by the Treasurer. If you use this money to buy milk, tea, coffee, sugar or bread, please place the receipt in the jar. State on the receipt that the money was from the jar. If you wish to donate milk, tea, coffee, sugar or bread, please place a receipt in the jar with your name on the receipt stating that this is a donation.
Report on Painting Auction
The sales targets set for the auction of John D. Hughes paintings on Founder's Day 2001 were exceeded. Eleven of the eighteen paintings presented for sale at the auction were sold on the day.
Total sales were $6620 including GST.
The funds produced will be used to reimburse John and Anita for the cost of air tickets and travel insurance to the conference in Taiwan.
The Centre will receive a generous commission on the paintings sold ranging from a maximum of 50% after GST for paintings for which cash is paid to a reduced commission for painting sold on credit terms.
We thank John D. Hughes for providing the superb paintings we were able to offer for sale at the auction. Thank you to all the Members who attended our auction, including our painting buyers and the Members who helped run and plan this great event.
6. CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS
John D. Hughes, Dip. App. Chem., T.T.T.C., GDAIE, Vice President, World Fellowship of Buddhists will present a paper, called An Australian meaning of a fair go, he has been working on at the International Conference on Religious Cooperation to be held in Taipei, Taiwan, 17 to 22 September 2001.
International Conference for Religious Cooperation
Our Teacher John D. Hughes and Anita Svensson, Director and Secretary, departed Australia on Sunday to attend as delegates at the International Conference on Religious Cooperation held in Taiwan from 18 to 21 September 2001.
They will give copies of the video Blessings on Founder’s Day to Gods and Humans to official persons at this Conference. They will also provide brochures about our Centre; our internal newsletter, the Brooking Street Bugle; our international publication, the Buddha Dhyana Dana Review; our Ch’an Academy Multimedia CDRoms and other gifts.
John D. Hughes and Anita Svensson will be driven from Melbourne Airport to the Centre by Julie O’Donnell and Frank Carter on their return from Taiwan.
8. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Twenty five issues of Brooking Street Bugle Online
This is the twenty-fifth issue of the Brooking Street Bugle to be uploaded to our website at www.companyontheweb.com/buddhamap
New Website Host for Brooking Street Bugle On Line
The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) limited has registered the domain name bsbonline through www.webaccess.com.au
This Brooking Street Bugle Issue No.66 (New Series) is the first to be uploaded to this, our new website at www.bsbonline.com.au
The current and all past issues (New Series) of the Brooking Street Bugle will now be located on www.bsbonline.com.au.
Each current issue of the BSB will continue to be uploaded to our site at www.companyontheweb.com/buddhamap. A hyperlink will be provided from this site to the new site to access to all past issues (new Series) of the Brooking Street Bugle.
The hosting company for www.bsbonline.com.au is:
Webb Access Pty Ltd. - Web Access.
http://www.WebAccess.com.au,
Suite 2, 497 Burke Road,
Hawthorn East, Victoria 3123 Australia.
Tel: +61 (03) 9822 7773 and Fax +61 (03) 9822 0767au
Writing and Editing of Documents for Internet Use
Please avoid using the tab key as much as possible when writing documents. This is especially important for texts that will be uploaded onto our websites, such as the radio scripts and the Brooking Street Bugle.
For example, reports can be put into tables rather than using the tab key to create columns; the 'Coming Events' can also easily be written in a table; and statistics reports at the end of radio scripts don't need to be in a table or have tabs at all.
The reason for avoiding the tab key is that HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) does not recognise the tabs. When documents get converted into HTML, all tabs get thrown out, causing the document to become unformatted. Avoiding the tab key will save hours of work for the webmasters so please practice our new 'no tab key' standard.
How to insert bookmarks (anchors) into HTML documents using Star Office
1.Place cursor before destination.
2.Go to "Insert" on the tool-bar, and select "Bookmark", from the drop-down menu.
3.Type in an easy-to-remember name for your bookmark.
4.Click OK. (N.B. There will be no indication, such as highlighting, that your bookmark is in place).
5.Go to the text which you want to link to your bookmark and highlight it.
6.Go to "Insert" on the tool-bar, and select "Hyperlink", from the drop-down menu.
7.Type in your easy to remember bookmark name the centre box entitled "Target in Document"
8.Click "Apply" at the bottom left-hand corner of the box.
9. Test your hyperlink
PHOTOLAN Server Prototype is being built
After much planning, a prototype construction of the PHOTOLAN server will be built by Rodney Johnson. He is donating the case, motherboard, RAM and CPU. He will use an earlier prototype of PHOTOLAN hard drive and one or more network cards as part of the entire system. Frank Carter is donating a CD-ROM, mouse and keyboard.
PHOTOLAN will run 100 times faster than our present LAN.
9. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY NEWS (OH&S)
Walk in Wardrobe
Do not place items on the top shelf of walk in wardrobe. The light is very close to the top shelf. Persons doing this will place themselves and other at risk.
10. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & REPORTING (CGR)
Colour Code: Red
CGR Manager: Anita Svensson
CGR Task Unit Members: Pam Adkins, Julian Bamford, Frank Carter, Leanne Eames, Evelin Halls, Lenore Hamilton, Isabella Hobbs, Clara Iaquinto, Rodney Johnson, Lisa Nelson, Rilla Oellien, Lainie Smallwood and Amber Svensson.
CGR Task Unit Responsibilities: adhere to legal requirements of corporate affairs; accounts; communicate with Federal, State and Local government departments; organise GST payments; supply Australian Tax Office with Business Activity Statements; provide timely managerial information to ensure profits are made; provide quarterly Profit and Loss Activity Statements; arrange for the audit of accounts at a professional level to meet the Statutory requirements of the Gaming Commission of N.S.W.;arrange General meetings and maintain statutory minutes for these meetings; monitor and adhere to Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) policy; provide first aid facilities; organise attendants for staffing the Centre; correspondence; schedule events for our Teacher; structure new databases and train persons to maintain them; train personnel to operate CGR functions; refreshment supply; fund and organise Dana for the Sangha visiting the Centre; liaise with neighbours to create goodwill and to liaise with local newspapers to advise of upcoming events.
Task Roster
A new task roster has been written. There are 22 task rosters. These are:
1. Meals
2. JDH & Anita’s Attendants
3. Offerings on Altars
4. Cleaning
5. President’s Roster
6. Children’s Transport
7. Children’s Needs
8. Firewood Supply
9. Recording Dhamma Talks & Special Events
10. Administration Duties
11. Chanting
12. Library Cataloguing
13. Fire Prevention
14. Treasury Fundraising
15. Writing Radio Scripts
16. Presenting Radio
17. Guest Speakers for Radio Talks
18. Audio Visual Record of Weekly Events
19. Garden Maintenance
20. Building Development
21. Internet Programming
22. Occupational Health & Safety
Roster for Centre while John D. Hughes and Anita Svensson are in Taiwan
A roster has been constructed for Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. Member’s attendance at the Centre during John D. Hughes and Anita Svensson trip to Taiwan from 16 September to 22 September 2001.
Food Roster
A 10 day food roster has been typed and placed into the Roster book for offering meals. All Kitchen Members please check the roster book for meals that the Kitchen God has recommended.
Records of events
We are preparing a record of events held at the Centre since the inaugural meeting in 1978.
On Monday, 10 September 2001 from 9.00pm to 11.30pm 8 Members worked on compiling this record. There have been a total of 25 hours of work done so far.
The record includes a year by year list of our regular teaching program, special events held at the Centre, general and annual general meetings, visits from Monks or Nuns and other similar events where groups of Members and Friends attended the Centre.
General Meeting 10 September 2001 Minutes
MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING OF THE BUDDHIST DISCUSSION CENTRE (UPWEY) LTD. HELD AT 33 BROOKING STREET, UPWEY,
VICTORIA 3158 A.C.N. 005 701 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488 on Monday 10 September 2001
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MEMBERS PRESENT: John D. Hughes, Anita Svensson, Amber Svensson, Max Svensson, Lisa Nelson, Pam Adkins, Julie O'Donnell, Lenore Hamilton, Frank Carter, Rilla Oellien, Isabella Hobbs, Julian Bamford, Clara Iaquinto
MINUTE SEC: Lisa Nelson
MEETING OPENED: 8:06pm
CHAIRPERSON: Julian Bamford
APOLOGIES: Jocelyn Hughes, Vanessa Macleod, Leila Lamers
MOTION: That the Minutes of the General Meeting held on 29 July 2001 as
read be accepted.
MOVED: Pam Adkins SEC: Amber Svensson CARRIED
MOTION: That the one month P&L Previous Year Comparison 1 July to 31 July 2001, as tabled be accepted.
MOVED: Pam Adkins SEC: Lenore Hamilton CARRIED
MOTION: That the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. reimburse John D. Hughes $3000 for 2 air tickets, travel insurance and gifts for the conference in Taiwan 17 September to 22 September 2001.
MOVED: Frank Carter SEC: Pam Adkins CARRIED
MOTION: That Lainie Smallwood be accepted as a Member of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd..
MOVED: Pam Adkins SEC: Julie O'Donnell CARRIED
MOTION : That the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. hold an auction of paintings to be held on 9 September 2002.
MOVED: Lenore Hamilton SEC: Rilla Oellien CARRIED
MOTION: That the next General Meeting be held on Monday 8 October 2001 at 8.00pm.
MOVED: Pam Adkins SEC: Isabella Hobbs CARRIED
MEETING CLOSED: 8:31pm
General Meeting
The next general Meeting of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. will be held on Monday 8 October 2001 at 8.30pm. All Members are requested to attend.
11. INTERNATIONAL DHAMMA ACTIVITIES (IDA)
Colour Code: Yellow
IDA Manager: John D. Hughes
IDA Vice-President: John D. Hughes,
IDA Joint Vice President: Julian Bamford
IDA Task Unit Members: Pam Adkins, Leanne Eames, Evelin Halls, Jocelyn Hughes, Vanessa Macleod, Julie O’Donnell, Rilla Oellien, Amber Svensson and Anita Svensson.
IDA Task Unit Responsibilities: To maintain WFB liaison; to arrange Dhamma and Prajna Paramita Teachings; chanting, pujas, translations; to maintain and preserve the John D. Hughes Collection; to organise audio and video recordings of teachings and events; to develop and maintain the Centre’s IT systems, data warehouse, LAN and websites; to train Members to become webmasters; to develop e-commerce; to produce, edit, publish and distribute the BDDR and BSB, to write and broadcast “Buddhist Hour” Hillside radio scripts; to organise and teach Ch’an classes.
Report on Founder’s Day
This report is an extract from Radio Broadcast Script 189: Sunday 16 September 2001 titled: “Buddha Dhamma Acting in Everyday Life”
Last Sunday, 9 September 2001, was Founder’s Day.
Founder’s Day marks the establishment date, 9 September 1978, of our not for profit organisation, the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. The Centre’s Incorporation as an Australian Public Company commenced on Friday 21 July 1980.
This year, Founder’s Day marked the 71st Birth Anniversary of our Founder and resident Teacher, Master John D. Hughes.
The theme for this Founder’s Day was: “Blessings for Improving Well Being”.
A compilation video of past Founder’s Days was played hourly on the day. This limited edition video called, “Blessings on Founder’s Day for Gods and Humans”.
The video contains many Blessings and shows a collection of images from past Founder’s Days, including slides from John D. Hughes’ Birthday celebrated in Shanghai, China, in 1983, photos from his Birth Anniversary in Bangladesh 1992, and a collation of videos from Founder’s Days in Upwey, Victoria, Australia that include Pali chanting.
It was decided to launch a video this Founder’s Day because many persons have a VHS player at home and therefore may easily play the video and receive many Blessings this way making the causes to access Buddha Dhamma.
Over the last twenty years our Members have cultivated blessings and sowed the seeds of blessings that enabled us to cherish and recognise those blessings in the form of this video.
This video is an historical record that clearly illustrates our key objectives which are: to introduce a philosophy of life based on Buddha Dhamma and to encourage the study, practice and realisation of Buddha Dhamma.
Today, our Teacher John D. Hughes and Anita Svensson, Director and Secretary, depart Australia to attend as delegates at the International Conference on Religious Cooperation held in Taiwan from 18 to 21 September 2001.
They will give copies of this video to official persons at this Conference. They will also provide brochures about our Centre; our internal newsletter, the Brooking Street Bugle; our international publication, the Buddha Dhyana Dana Review; our Ch’an Academy Multimedia CDRoms and other gifts.
Two of our Members spent approximately 90 hours to produce this video.
It is our culture to record how we do things in order to make it easy for others to do something similar should they wish to do so. Many skills and insights were gained during the process of producing the video.
Firstly, the relevant slides, photos and videos had to be found. In order to generate blessings for many beings, we must take great care to label and store items correctly to save valuable time and prevent things from getting lost.
Most videos were found in the IT store, two others were found in the Salon D’or. With the kind help of many Members, Devas and humans, the photos, stored in our library, were found quite fast. The slides took a bit longer. Our practice is to seek help from the Devas and Devatas.
The two Members, Pennie and Evelin, wrote a ‘Do List’ and Story Board that was placed on the reading room notice board to inform the Devas and Devatas and human Members of what is being done.
Next, Pennie and Evelin viewed 11 videos of past Founder’s Days edited the sections that were to go on the video. A detailed account of the video script was written. The script contained the date and name of each of the past videos that were being used, the counter number on the video of the relevant scenes, the dates and times of each event, specific slides, images and the text that was to be included.
All the materials needed to compile the tape were taken to Pennie and Evelin’s homes where they had the space and equipment to complete the work.
We thank Russell Yates who helped Evelin and Pennie, by providing his video camera, cables, a slide projector and his audio dubbing equipment for their use.
Before each working process at home, Pennie and Evelin chanted over a big bowl of water and flowers while offering light and dripping candle wax into the water. This is an ancient method of asking Devas and Devatas to come and join in the process and help. The chanting consisted of the Vandana for Buddha, the Triple Gem and the Sharing of Merits. This way many beings came and helped to produce the Blessings video.
To put it all together, text was created, printed and then filmed. A cloth was hung on a door serving as background for both text and photos. A little lamp was used to soften the light. The slides were projected onto the white door and also filmed directly onto a video tape.
Following this, two video players were connected via a cable. It was then a matter of creating a master tape with all contents in the right order by copying the various images from one tape to another. This was the longest process.
Lastly, some audio dubbing was needed to be done. The sound chosen for the images and slides was the Bell Puja previously produced by Members of our Centre and the Buddhist Fanfare as created by Bob Venier. This Buddhist Fanfare is a variation on the Vandana for Buddha. Bob Venier created this Buddhist Fanfare for our Teacher on his birthday in 1990.
Pennie and Evelin had a steep learning curve during the process of creating the video that involved not only acquiring new technical knowledge, but specifically learning to put Buddha Dhamma into action. They could see how their Teacher, John D. Hughes, has blessed and taught many beings over a long period of time. They could see their Teacher putting Buddha Dhamma into action.
Member’s and Friends attending Founder’s Day last Sunday also enjoyed the blessings from a photo board display of past Founder’s Day celebrations at our Centre and overseas.
Recording of pictures, either video or photographs, communicate volumes of information to persons. A picture can say a million words as it overrides language barriers.
If listeners would like to help us in preserving and sharing our heritage blessings then you may donate photo albums, video cassettes, a video camera tripod, VHS 8mm video camera and VHS video player with audio dubbing facilities that will help us with our next project - PHOTOLAN.
We need to scan photographs of our expertise into our PHOTOLAN and archive them into our PHOTOLAN database. The process of archiving and information retrieval are automated so that we can provide a photographic curriculum vitae on a person within 3 minutes.
To fund our PHOTOLAN project we must raise monies and ask for free know-how of skilled internet persons.
If you have skills and qualifications or equipment to donate and can make the time to help, please contact us. The generosity displayed by your donation of time and/or equipment will help you overcome the culture of poverty. We believe in Dana, the practice of giving. Dana is the Pali word for many types of generosity with kind action.
We practice making causes to get IT systems by recycling our older equipment. For example, we have given computers to Buddhist monasteries in India and Bangladesh. Also, when we update our equipment, we give our older equipment to the Australian charity ‘PC's FOR KIDS’. This is Dana. They help in third world countries.
Another example of Buddha Dhamma in action is that we practice to create harmony.
One method of doing this is to emphasise the similarities you have with others in order to build commonality. This in turn helps you develop tolerance of the existing differences.
Our standard blessing practices bridge cultural communities.
When a Vietnamese family visited our Centre on Founder’s day, we worked to create harmony.
Our Members greeted them and waited on them. We seated our visitors and ourselves at a large table together and drank tea and other refreshments. Even though we were culturally different, we found commonality by recognising that they wished to be healed.
Drinking tea together is therapeutic to all.
At a previous visit, our Teacher and Members healed the grandmother who was experiencing pain in her head. The pain was identified as the pain experienced by Mothers. Mothers place their children’s needs before their own and suffer greatly. This Mother had suffered the trauma of war and would not let her children see her cry. The pain in her head was the result of millions of unwept tears. This is a common experience of all Mothers, they do not let their children see them cry.
Lead by our Founder, we made Healing Water to give to this Vietnamese family and Members and Friends attending this Founder’s day.
Giving out this healing water to our Vietnamese visitors shortened the cultural distance between us and personalised our relationship with them.
This is what we do when we attend the World Fellowship of Buddhists Conferences and other Conferences. We look at how we can act to increase our efforts in reducing distance between us and others.
Through our websites and our PHOTOLAN project, we are globalising our records and information for consultation by others who wish to do what we do. We can then connect like-minded scholars with like-minded scholars, and like-minded entrepreneurs with like-minded entrepreneurs, for mutual benefit and continuity.
We would like to thank Mr. Upadasa from the Buddhist Foundation (Vic) Australia Inc. Mr. Upadasa was our guest speaker on last Sunday’s program who talked about the Australasian Buddhist Conference scheduled for June 2002. The Conference’s theme is “Refine your Mind, Enrich your Life through Buddhist Teachings” and will provide key Buddhist scholars to speak. Thank you once again Mr. Upadasa for your valuable time and information.
We dedicate the merit made from this program to our delegates to the International Conference on Religious Cooperation. May this conference generate peace within religions.
May you understand the importance of good action. May you come to understand cause and effect.
May you be well and happy.
Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast
The weekly “Buddhist Hour” radio broadcasts can be heard at 11.00am Sundays on Hillside Radio 87.6FM and 88.0FM in Victoria, Australia.
To view previous Buddhist Hour radio scripts please visit our website at www.bdcublessings.net.au/radio.html.
Previous Buddhist Hour Radio Scripts include:
Broadcast title for Sunday 10 June 2001: “How to study successfully by levering your resources.
Broadcast title for Sunday 17 June 2001: “Mandalas for learning and use of “Namo”
Broadcast title for Sunday 24 June 2001: “Vipassana Meditation”
Broadcast title for Sunday 1 July 2001: “Use of new technologies fore Buddha Dhamma
Broadcast title for Sunday 8 July 2001: “Buddha Dhamma Teachings at the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.”
Broadcast title for Sunday 15 July 2001: “180 not out”
Broadcast title for Sunday 22 July 2001: “Cultivating Usability of a Specialised Library Heritage”
Broadcast title for Sunday 5 August 2001: “Cultivating Right View towards Knowing the Audience”
Broadcast title for Sunday 12 August 2001: “Preparing for Death”
Broadcast title for Sunday 19 August 2001: “Avoiding mental weakness arising from poor choices in friendship”
Broadcast title for Sunday 26 August 2001: “The benefits of developing a good heart”
Broadcast title for Sunday 2 September 2001: “Knowing how to be duteous to your Teacher”
Broadcast title for Sunday 9 September 2001: "Blessings on Founder's Day from Gods and Humans"
Broadcast title for Sunday 16 September 2001: “The topic of today’s broadcast is: Buddha Dhamma Acting in Everyday Life”
Guest Speaker for Buddhist Hour
On Sunday 9 September 2001 Founders Day the Radio Show hosted a special guest speaker, Upa Upadasa, a member of the steering committee for the Australasian Buddhist Conference June 2002 who spoke about the upcoming conference. Thank you Mr. Upadasa.
Ch’an Academy Classes
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CH’AN CLASSES 1pm - 4pm |
SUMI-E CLASSES 10am - 3pm |
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Taught by students Jan Bennett and Julian Bamford under the guidance of Master John D. Hughes
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Taught by visiting Master Andre Sollier |
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Spring Sunday 30 September 2001 |
Spring |
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Sunday 28 October 2001 |
Saturday 13 October 2001 |
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Sunday 25 November 2001 |
Saturday 10 November 2001 |
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Summer Sunday 30 December 2001 |
Summer Saturday 8 December 2001 |
Please contact Julian Bamford on 0400-267-330 for further information or to make a booking for all Ch’an Academy classes.
Our Websites
www.bdcu.org.au
www.bdcublessings.net.au
www.skybusiness.com/j.d.hughes
www.companyontheweb.com/buddhamap
www.companyontheweb.com/buddhatext
www.johnhughes.citysearch.com.au
www.buyresolved.com.au
www.bddronline.net.au
www.bsbonline.com.au
12. LOCAL AREA PLANNING & ASSET MANAGEMENT (LAPAM)
Colour Code: Green
LAPAM Manager: Frank Carter
LAPAM Task Unit Members: Julian Bamford, Jan Bennett, Frank Carter, Brendan Hall, Lenore Hamilton, Isabella Hobbs, David Igracki, Leila Lamers, Lisa Nelson and Philip Svensson.
The LAPAM Task Unit Responsibilities: To maintain and develop the buildings and gardens of the Centre; to undertake new construction works; to refurbish the Centre’s buildings; and to look after equipment and supplies.
Fire Wood
Please remember to chop the wood to a size that fits into the fireplace.
Pennie White, BA, Dip Ed is working on a research topic about the World Buddhist University in Australia for her Masters in Education at Monash University.
Evelin Halls received a High Distinction for her seminar presentation about ‘claims and grounds in conversation’ at Monash University, and a Distinction for her essay in Communications and Media Studies.
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General Funds Appeal Please return....... To make a donation please complete and return this form to: The Secretary, Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd., 33 Brooking Street, Upwey, Victoria, 3158. Please make all cheques payable to “Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.”
Thank you for your kind contribution. The gift of Dhamma excels all others. May you be Well and Happy.
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We regularly share merit with the local deities. They help us on all our projects.
Diffusion of Metta or Loving Kindness:
Sabbe Satta;
(May all sentient beings),
Avera Hontu;
(Be free from enmity),
Abyapajjha hontu;
(Be free from ill will ),
Anigha hontu;
(Be free from suffering ),
Sukhi attanam pariharantu;
(Live a happy life ).
MAY ALL BEINGS BE WELL AND HAPPY
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu
16. PHOTOGRAPHS - FOUNDER'S DAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2001
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Founder's Day 9 September 2001. Helen Appleyard and Amber Svensson about to release pigeons from Golden Pavilion on Founder's Day 2001 |
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Members Helen Appleyard and Amber Svensson about to release 17 pigeons from in front of the Buddha Rupa. |
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John D. Hughes, Honoured Guest Dr. Mae Anna Pang, Members & Friends watch on as white pigeons are released from the Golden Pavilion on Founder's Day. |
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Our Teacher John D. Hughes with his wife Anita Svensson, Members and Friends, in front of the Buddha Rupa and Golden Pavilion, following the release of 17 pigeons to freedom. |
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Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. Founder John D. Hughes and Anita Svensson celebrating our Teacher's 71st Birth Anniversary |
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John D. Hughes and Anita Svensson in front of the Buddha Stupa in the Centre's Ch'an Garden |
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Member Pam Adkins on Founder's Day 2001 |
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Member Rilla Oellien watched on by our Teacher John D. Hughes. |
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Our Director and Secretary Anita Svensson and daughter Amber Svensson |
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John D. Hughes, his wife Anita Svensson and Anita's daughter Amber Svensson. |
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Our Member Rilla Oellien celebrating on Founder's day with our Teacher and Members |
MAY YOU BE WELL AND HAPPY
