THE BROOKING STREET BUGLE
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No. 77 (New Series)
ISSN 1321 -1463
Publication Date: 16
April 2002
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Julian Bamford, B.A. App.Rec. - President
Pam Adkins, B.Bus., Ass.Dip.Bus - Treasurer
Rilla Pargeter - Secretary
Vice Presidents
John D. Hughes, Dip.App.Chem., T.T.T.C., GDAIE - International Dhamma Activities
Rilla Pargeter - Corporate Governance & Reporting
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Julian Bamford, B.A. App. Rec. - International Dhamma Activities
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John D. Hughes, Dip.App.Chem., T.T.T.C., GDAIE
Teacher of Buddha Dhamma Practices
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April 2002
15-04-02 Publication of Brooking Street Bugle No.77 (new series)
16-04-02 Prajna Paramita Teaching by Master John D. Hughes from 6.30pm
19-04-02 General Meeting from 8.30pm
20-04-02 Buddha Chanting First Quarter 6.30am
20-04-02 Chan Academy Sumi-e Class taught by Master Andre Sollier 10.00am-3.00pm
21-04-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
23-04-02 Prajna Paramita Teaching by Master John D. Hughes from 6.30pm
25-04-02 Hevajra Tantra Puja conducted by Francisco So, 9.30 am and 1.30pm to 4pm
27-04-02 Buddha Chanting Full Moon 6.00am-6.30am
28-04-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
28-04-02 Chan Class taught by J. Bamford and J. Bennett under the guidance of Master John D. Hughes 1.00pm-4.00pm
30-04-02 Prajna Paramita Teaching by Master John D. Hughes from 6.30pm
May 2002
04-05-02 Buddha Chanting Last Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
04-05-02 Anita’s 41st Birth Anniversary 6:00am-12:00am
05-05-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
07-05-02 Prajna Paramita Teaching by Master John D. Hughes from 6.30pm
12-05-02 Buddha Chanting New Moon 6.00am-6.30am
12-05-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
14-05-02 Prajna Paramita Teaching by Master John D. Hughes
17-05-02 Master John D. Hughes and Anita Svensson to attend the Highest Yoga Tantric Initiation Cittamani Tara Teaching from 6.00pm to 9.00pm
18-05-02 Sumi-e Class taught by Master Andre Sollier 10.00am-3.00pm
19-05-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
20-05-02 Buddha Chanting First Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
21-05-02 Prajna Paramita Teaching by Master John D. Hughes completes from 6.30pm
26-05-02 Buddha Chanting Full Moon 6.00am-6.30am
26-05-02 Versak Day and Prajna Paramita completion Celebrations all day
26-05-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
26-05-02 Chan Class taught by J. Bamford and J. Bennett under the guidance of Master John D. Hughes 1.00pm-4.00pm
28-05-02 Abhidhamma classes commence 7.30-8.30pm
June 2002
02-06-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
03-06-02 Buddha Chanting Last Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
04-06-02 Abhidhamma class 7.30-8.30pm
06-06-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 1st day All Day
07-06-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 2nd day All Day
08-06-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 3rd day All Day
09-06-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 4th day All Day
09-06-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.0am-12.00pm
10-06-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 5th day All Day
11-06-02 Buddha Chanting New Moon 6.00am-6.30am
11-06-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8-30pm
16-06-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
18-06-02 Buddha Chanting First Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
18-06-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
22-06-02 Australasian Buddhist Convention
23-06-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
23-06-02 Australasian Buddhist Convention
25-06-02 Buddha Chanting Full Moon 6.00am-6.30am
25-06-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
30-06-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
30-06-02 Chan Class taught by J. Bamford and J. Bennett under the guidance of Master John D. Hughes 1.00pm-4.00pm
July 2002
02-07-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
03-07-02 Buddha Chanting Last Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
07-07-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
07-07-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
09-07-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
10-07-02 Buddha Chanting New Moon 6.00am-6.30am
14-07-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
16-07-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
17-07-02 Buddha Chanting First Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
21-07-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
23-07-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
24-07-02 Buddha Chanting Full Moon 6.00am-6.30am
27-07-02 Sumi-e Class taught by Master Andre Sollier 10.00am-3.00pm
28-07-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
28-07-02 Chan Class taught by J. Bamford and J. Bennett under the guidance of Master John D. Hughes 1.00pm-4.00pm
30-07-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
August 2002
01-08-02 Buddha Chanting Last Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
04-08-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
06-08-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
09-08-02 Buddha Chanting New Moon 6.00am-6.30am
11-08-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
13-08-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
15-08-02 Buddha Chanting First Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
20-08-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
23-08-02 Buddha Chanting Full Moon 6.00am-6.30am
24-08-02 Sumi-e Class taught by Master Andre Sollier 10.00am-3.00pm
25-08-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
25-08-02 Chan Class taught by J. Bamford and J. Bennett under the guidance of Master John D. Hughes 1.00pm-4.00pm
27-08-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
31-08-02 Buddha Chanting Last Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
September 2002
01-09-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
03-09-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
07-09-02 Buddha Chanting New Moon 6.00am-6.30am
06-09-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 1st day All Day
07-09-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 2nd day All Day
08-09-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
09-09-02 Founder’s Day All Day
09-09-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 3rd day All Day
10-09-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 4th day All Day
10-09-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
11-06-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 5th day All Day
14-09-02 Buddha Chanting First Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
15-09-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
17-09-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
21-09-02 Buddha Chanting Full Moon 6.00am-6.30am
22-09-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
24-09-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
29-09-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
29-09-02 Chan Class taught by J. Bamford and J. Bennett under the guidance of Master John D. Hughes 1.00pm-4.00pm
30-09-02 Buddha Chanting Last Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
October 2002
01-10-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
06-10-02 Buddha Chanting New Moon 6.00am-6.30am
06-10-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
08-10-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
12-10-02 Sumi-e Class taught by Master Andre Sollier
13-10-02 Buddha Chanting First Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
13-10-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
15-10-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
21-10-02 Buddha Chanting Full Moon 6.00am-6.30am
22-10-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
27-10-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
27-10-02 Chan Class taught by J. Bamford and J. Bennett under the guidance of Master John D. Hughes 1.00pm-4.00pm
29-10-02 Buddha Chanting Last Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
29-10-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
November 2002
03-11-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
05-11-02 Buddha Chanting New Moon 6.00am-6.30am
05-11-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
09-11-02 Sumi-e Class taught by Master Andre Sollier 10.00am-3.00pm
10-11-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
12-11-02 Buddha Chanting First Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
12-11-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
17-11-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
19-11-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
20-11-02 Buddha Chanting Full Moon 6.00am-6.30am
24-11-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
24-11-02 Chan Class taught by J. Bamford and J. Bennett under the guidance of Master John D. Hughes 1.00pm-4.00pm
26-11-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
28-11-02 Buddha Chanting Last Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
December 2002
01-12-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
03-12-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
04-12-02 Buddha Chanting New Moon 6.00am-6.30am
07-12-02 Members depart for World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference in Malaysia
08-12-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
09-12-02 World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference
10-12-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
10-12-02 World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference
11-12-02 World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference
12-12-02 World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference
12-12-02 Buddha Chanting First Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
13-12-02 World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference
14-12-02 Members depart from Malaysia
14-12-02 Sumi-e Class taught by Master Andre Sollier 10.00am-3.00pm
15-12-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
17-12-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
20-12-02 Buddha Chanting Full Moon 6.00am-6.30am
22-12-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
24-12-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
27-12-02 Buddha Chanting Last Quarter 6.00am-6.30am
27-12-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 1st day All Day
28-12-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 2nd day All Day
29-12-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 3rd day All Day
29-12-02 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
29-12-02 Chan Class taught by J. Bamford and J. Bennett under the guidance of Master John D. Hughes 1.00pm-4.00pm
30-12-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 4th day All Day
31-12-02 Abhidhamma Class 7.30-8.30pm
31-12-02 Five Day Bhavana Course 5th day All Day
January 2003
01-01-03 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 12.00am-1.00am
Sakyamuni Sambuddha Vihara
Our Teacher John D.Hughes and Anita will attend the opening of Sakyamuni Sambuddha Vihara held by the Buddhist Vihara Victoria on Saturday 20 April 2002 from 10.00am to 11.00am.
The ceremony in Loving Kindness Meditation will be conducted by Venerable Soma Thero, Chief Incumbent Monk of the Vihara at the premises of the New Vihara, 125 Homestead Rd, Berwick Vic., telephone number - 9548 4525.
John and Anita’s attendant and driver will be Julian Bamford. They will depart the Centre for the opening at 8.45am.
Cambodian Buddhist Association New Year
On Saturday 13 April 2002, Julie O'Donnell attended the Cambodian Buddhist New Year held at the Cambodian Buddhist Association of Victoria Inc., 159 Clarke Road, Springvale South, Victoria. 3172 on behalf of Anita and John D. Hughes.
The ceremony commenced at 11.00am with a speech by Venerable Sam Chhay, the newly elected President.
Honourable guests and other Parliamentary Members gave speeches of praise to the Cambodian Buddhist Association and the local community.
Honorable guests included:
Hon. Gordon Rich-Phillips MLC, Member for Eumemmerring Province.
Suite 1, 31 Princess Highway, Dandenong, Victoria.
Telephone: 03 9794 7667, facsimile: 03 9794 7856, email gordon.rich-phillips@parliament.vic.gov.au.
Cr. Youhorn Chea
Councillor, Springvale Central Ward
City of Greater Dandenong,
P.O.Box 200, Springvale 3171
Telephone +61 3 9562 4802 Mbl: 0417 320 645
email: ychea@cgd.vic.gov.au
He also holds the position of:
Welfare Coordinator
Cambodian Buddhist Association of Victoria Inc.
52 Queens Avenue, Springvale Vic, 3171
Telephone +61 3 9546 3466 Facsimile: 9546 3604
Caralene Molony
Project Manager, Court Services
Department of Justice, Government of Victoria
Level 6, 436 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Telephone: +61 3 9603 9456 Facsimile: +61 3 9603 9470
email: caralene.molony@justice.vic.gov.au
Alexander C. Khun
Vice Secretary
Cambodian Buddhist Association of Victoria Inc.
159 Clarke Rd., Springvale South Vic 3172
Telephone: +61 3 9546 2432 Facsimile: +61 3 9547 5868 Mbl: 0438 443 846
email: alexanderkhun@cbav.org
At 12.00 noon, Venerable Sam Chhay guided chanting of the Triple Gem, 5 Precepts and other blessings for everyone in attendance. A white blessing cord was spread to surround the entire inside of the Temple ensuring that all people were inside its boundaries. The Venerable Sam Chhay dedicated merit to all beings using the blessing cord as the boundaries of the mandala.
Blessing water was washed over every person at the ceremony.
Venerable Sam Chhay sent his blessings and regards to John D. Hughes and Anita Svensson and all Members of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. and hopes to visit when he is able.
Vice Secretary of the Cambodian Buddhist Association of Victoria, Mr Alexander C. Khun has set up a web site for the Temple. He wishes to set up a hot link to our web sites and will contact Julian Bamford to arrange a meeting.
May all beings share in the blessings of the ceremony.
Monk's Ordination and Robes
On 31 March 2002, our Teacher John D. Hughes guided the making of Monk's robes in the Mahayana colours for the former Eastern Gate protector named Mog, ordained as a Heavenly Monk with the name Venerable Narada.
Work on making the Monks robes commenced at around 3.00pm. The robes were made by Julie O'Donnell and Kate Ryan, with assistance from Lenore Hamilton and Rilla Pargeter.
Frank Carter and Rodney Johnson fitted the robes while Members offered light by torches.
The fitting of the robes was completed at 9.00pm (approximately).
On 5 April the robes for the second of the former Protectors, Mogog, were made by Anita, Rilla Pargeter and Lenore Hamilton. They were fitted in the early morning of 6 April.
Photographs were taken of the making of the robes, the offering of the robes and fitting of the robes on Mog. The photographs are online with this issue of www.bsbonline.com.au, Brooking Street Bugle 77.
Highest Yoga Tantric Initiation Cittamani Tara
The Venerable Geshe Tashi Tsering will be teaching the Highest Yoga Tantric Initiation Cittamani Tara and commentary on 17 and 18 May at the Atisha Centre, Sandhurst Town Road, Eaglehawke.
Geshe Tashi Tsering is an accomplished Master and life long dedicated practitioner of the entire field of Buddhist learning and practice.
Anita and John D. Hughes will attend the initiation teachings in the evening on Friday 17 May from 6.00pm to 9.00pm. John and Anita's driver and attendant will be Julian Bamford. They will depart for Bendigo at 1.00pm. Registration is at 5.30pm. Rilla Pargeter will prepare a 'picnic basket' of high nutrient food and liquids for the journey. The Temple Abbot during John and Anita's absence will be Rilla Pargeter (1.00pm to 6.00pm) and Lisa Nelson (from 6.00pm).
The following is an excerpt from 'Chorten - Newsletter of Atisha Centre' regarding the Highest Yoga Tantric Initiation Cittamani Tara and commentary.
"Tara (Tibetan Dolma) female meditational deity embodying the virtuous conduct of enlightened beings. Yogis and Yoginis of Tibet have long believed that in order to develop ourselves to fulfillment we require female wisdom-energy to bring out and sublimate the male quality of aggressive bravery. It lacks universal perspective. All Buddhas of the past, present and future rely upon the female wisdom energy symbolised by Tara, and we who seek enlightenment would be wise to do so ourselves." Lama Thubten Yeshe
If any Members would like to contribute towards a donation for the Atisha Centre, or toward the food and fuel for the journey please see Julian Bamford.
If any Members would like to attend the Teachings they can book by telephoning Kate at the Atisha Centre on 03 5446 3336. Members will need to organise their own transport to and from Bendigo.
Atisha and the Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment – Teaching by Dalai Lama
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will give an explanation of Atisha's Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment in Melbourne on 20, 21 and 22 May 2002.
Mon 20: Session 1. 8.30am, Session 2. 2.00pm
Tues 21: Session 3. 9.30am. Session 4. 2.00pm
Wed 22: Session 5. 9.30am Semkye & Chenrezig Jenang Empowerment, Session 6. 2.00pm
Our Teacher John D. Hughes and his wife Anita will attend the three days of teachings. Their attendant and driver will be Julian Bamford. Rilla Pargeter and Lenore Hamilton will prepare a picnic basket of high nutrient food and liquids for John D. Hughes, Anita and Julian Bamford for each day.
Three tickets have been booked and paid for using John D. Hughes Visa Card. They were booked at 2.15pm on 30 March through Ticketek Ph:132849. Booking confirmation number: RLA3493 (operator was Alison). The tickets are to be posted to the Centre.
The seats booked are in the third row from the front in the lower reserve section.
The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. has paid for the tickets so that all Members can share the merit of John and Anita's attendance at the Teachings. The Centre shall reimburse John D. Hughes for the cost of the three tickets for the three days, at a cost of $457.10 ($150 per person plus booking fees)
Dana for the tickets has been provided by:
Julian Bamford $157.10
Rilla Pargeter $50.00
Brendan Hall & Julie O'Donnell $20.00
Isabella Hobbs $5.00
If you would like to give some money toward the cost of the tickets to these rare teachings please see Julian Bamford or place money in an envelope marked 'Atisha teachings' and place it in the Dana box in Suite 1. If you would like to contribute to the cost of the food for John D. Hughes, Anita and Julian Bamford, please see Rilla Pargeter. Thank you.
Information about the Atisha teachings including a PDF format paper titled: 'Atisha and the Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment' can be downloaded from the official visit website at www.dalailama.com.au. The site provides detailed information about H.H. the Dalai Lama's visit to Australia and Melbourne.
May you be well and happy
Buddha Dhamma Chanting and Dana to Heavenly Monks - 14 April 2002
On 14 April 2002 Members Jan Bennett and Julian Bamford commenced a weekly offering Dana by Buddha Dhamma chanting of our standard chanting sheet in the main hall at 7.00am.
Chanting sheet:
1. Vandana (Salutation to the Buddha) Chanted in Pali.
2. Pancasila (Five Precepts) Chanted in Pali.
3. The Three Refuges. Chanted in Pali
4. Qualities (Attributes) of the Buddha Dhamma Sangha. Chanted in Pali.
5. Paramita-Metta (Loving Kindness Merit) Chanted in English.
6. Statement of the Law of Karma. Chanted in English.
7. Diffusion of Metta or Loving Kindness. Chanted in English.
8. Dedication of Merits. Chanted in English.
9. Mindful Direction of the Merits. Chanted in English.
10. Revise Mantra. Chanted in Pali.
Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu
After chanting they offered Dana (breakfast) to the two Heavenly Monks.
We wish that this becomes daily practice.
Members are invited to come for chanting and offering Dana each morning at 7.00am.
The Medicine Buddha Puja
On 29 March 2002 Francisco So conducted The Bhaisaijaya Guru Vaitureya Prabha Rajaya Tathagata Puja Prayer Ritual (The Medicine Buddha Puja).
The Puja held at 33 Brooking Street (Upwey) Ltd. commenced at 9.30am until 12 midday and recommenced at 2pm until 4.30pm.
Lunch was prepared by Anita Svensson, Lenore Hamilton, Julie O'Donnell and Rilla Pargeter.
Members attending the Puja were Pam Adkins, Lenore Hamilton and Julie O'Donnell.
Attending the afternoon session were Frank Carter, Jocelyn Hughes and Lisa Nelson.
The Sutra and Prayer Ritual was read by Francisco So and members. These copies can be found in the Library in wall unit 8, shelf no. 251.
Vajera Sattva One Hundred Word Mantra
On Thursday 25 April 2002, visiting Teacher, Francisco So will conduct a puja titled "The Hevajra Tantra". The puja will commence at 9.30am to 11.30am and the second session will commence at 1.30pm to 4.00pm. Puja offerings such as round fruit, chocolate royals and flowers are acceptable.
On 31 March 2002, the Vajera Sattva One Hundred Word Mantra translated by Francisco So was typed by Rilla Pargeter. The file is located in i:\ida\pujavaj.rtf.
The Prajna Paramita Puja
On 1 April 2002 Francisco So conducted the Prajna Paramita Puja Prayer Ritual at the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. The Puja commenced at 9.30am and continued until 11.45 am, recommencing after lunch from 1.30pm until 4.15pm. Lunch was prepared by Rilla Pargeter and Julie O'Donnell. Members attending the Puja were Pam Adkins, Isabella Hobbs, Jocelyn Hughes and Lisa Nelson.
The Vajraccedika-prajna-paramita Sutra (the Diamond Sutra) translated into Chinese from Sanskrit by Kumarajiva and translated into English from the Chinese version by Upasaka Lu K'uan-Yu (Charles Luk) was read by Francisco So and students.
Francisco So explained that this Sutra contains the essence of the 600 volume Prajna Paramita.
Francisco So reiterated from the Sutra that if someone expounds to others a four-line stanza of this Sutra, the merit would surpass the merit of filling the universe with the seven treasures and offering them as alms.
The Prajna Paramita Puja was recorded on 3 audio tapes. These can be found in the shelving above PC5A in the library.
Belgrave Flower Art Discount Card
Belgrave Flower Art, at 1650 Burwood Highway, Belgrave, Victoria 3160, Tel: 9752 6044, fax 9752 6099, is kindly giving a 5% discount for our Temple on the purchase of flowers by Members at their shop. They are open Monday to Saturday between 9.00am to 5.30pm.
The name of the proprietor is Wanda Sealy. Wanda offered two bunch's of red roses, valued at $48 as a gift to our Temple, in the week before the March-April five day Bhavana course.
Please purchase your flowers from Belgrave Flower Art to offer on our Buddha Altars, to our Teacher, Anita or for family and friends. Belgrave Flower Art is located in Belgrave shopping Centre across the road from the old Post Office building.
We produced a laminated '5% discount card', for each Member, which you will need to present when making your purchase.
Printed on the reverse of each card is the following blessing:
'The Buddha taught that due to causes and effects there are ten blessings arising from the offering of flowers. They are:
1. Long life
2. Good health
3. Strength
4. Beauty
5. Wisdom
6. Ease along the Buddha Dhamma Path
7. Being born in beautiful environments
8. Born with good skin, hair and beautiful to look at
9. Always having a sweet smelling body
10. Pleasant relationships with friends'
Your personalised 5% discount card can be collected from the blue top table in the Reading Room. Six of the cards are yet to be collected.
Remember to carry your discount card with you when buying flowers.
Through this activity, over a period of one year, with an average of ten Members buying three bunch's of flowers each, each week, at $10.00 per bunch, the Centre will generate $780 cash.
A receipt will provided by Belgrave Flower Art each time you purchase flowers, detailing the amount of the discount and GST.
When next at the Centre place the amount of the discount in an envelope marked 'flowers 5% discount' with the receipt and place in the Dana box.
Blessed Water Offerings on all Altars at the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
Offerings of blessed water on Centre’s and private altars are recommended on a weekly basis.
Lenore Hamilton and Lisa Nelson can advise Members about offerings, and the preparation of blessing water and the cleaning and filling of jars.
Ordinary main’s supply tap water is chlorinated and unsuitable to offer because it is too coarse.
Sariputta Room - Anita and John D. Hughes Private Altars
There are 57 altars present. Because 28 of these are Tantric altars the names of the deities are not written down here. These are suitable for persons having 18 root Bodhisattva vows and with 40 Tantric vows
Suite 1 - Main Hall Altars
1. Buddha Altar (top level) – 3 jars
2. Buddha Altar (second level) - 3 jars
3. Chan Altar – 1 jar on each shelf (total 3 jars)
4. Cunda 18 arm image – 1 jar
Suite 1 - Library Altars
*These Bodhisattva altars are for use by authorised Members only.
For general use.
1. Western Buddha Altar (top shelf) – 3 jars
2. Buddha images (on top of wall unit 10) – 3 jars
3. Stupa at Sarnath (wall unit 8) – 1 jar
4. Stupa at Kushinagar (wall unit 8) – 1 jar
5. Stupa at Jeta Grove (wall unit 8) – 1 jar
6. Stupa at Bodhi Tree (wall unit 8) – 1 jar
7. Ananda Stupa (wall unit 8) – 1 jar
8. Stupa at Lumbini (wall unit 8) – 1 jar
9. Kushinagar cremation site (wall unit 8) – 1 jar
10. Tripitika Altar (wall unit 8) – 3 jars
*For use by authorised Members.
1. *Tibetan western Altar (top shelf) – 1 jar
2. *Tibetan western Altar (second shelf) – 1 jar
3. *Tibetan western Altar (third shelf) – 1 jar
4. *Tibetan western Altar (fourth shelf ) – 1 jar
5. *Tibetan western Altar (fifth shelf) – 1 jar
6. *Tibetan western Altar (sixth shelf) – 1 jar
Chan Altars:
1. Chan name boards Altar (above wall unit 9) – 1 jar
2. Dragon Gong – 1 jar (for Chan use)
Bell Puja use:
1. Blessing bells – 1 jar each (for Bell Puja use)
Work use altars:
For general use.
Eight Hundred Thousand Devas and Devatas of Learning (top shelf) – 3 jars
All images, photographs, calligraphy, recordings, book and catalogue shelves (second shelf underneath Eight Hundred Thousand Devas and Devatas of Learning) – 3 jars
Quan Yin (facing east) – 3 jar
Altar of Learning
Deva of Wealth Outdoor Shrine photograph (above PC7A) – 1 jar (for general use)
Deva of library cataloguing – 1 jar (next to card catalogue drawers - for Library Staff use)
Suite 3 Private Altars of John D. Hughes and Anita.
Only suitably trained Members can offer on these altars.
1. Borabador Buddha Head Altar (West wall) – 3 jars
2. Twin Buddhas in house with Dip Angle Magnetometers (hanging from shelf at left of mantlepiece)- 1 jar each
3. Buddhas and protective deities above family altar (top) – 6 jars
4. Buddha images in 2 shelf unit on south wall – 3 jars
5. Buddha images on ledge below 2 shelf unit on south wall – 2 jars
6. Buddha images in four shelf unit on south wall – 1 jar on each shelf
7. Quan Yin image on pedestal – 2 jars
8. Materia Buddha image at north wall (in kitchen) – 3 jars
9. Jewelled Tar (East wall) – 1 jar
10. Images on mantelpiece above fireplace and for photographs in The Anita Room – 3 jars
11. John D. Hughes Family Altar number 1 (top level - below family deities altar) – 3 jars
12. John D. Hughes Family Altar number 2 (second level) – 1 jar
13. John D. Hughes Mother’s image in Heavenly form (above gas stove) – 3 jars
14. Kitchen God – 3 jars
15. Protectors at west wall kitchen window – 1 jar
16. John D. Hughes Protector stick – 3 jars
17. Shelf over fireplace Lion Protectors – 1 jar each (total of 2)
18. Korean Dragon Bell – 3 jars
19. Protectors General Gong – 3 jars
20. Thai Deva Protector in Chariot – 1 jar
21. Balinese Princess image on pedestal – 1 jar
Entrance Hall (Reading Room) Anita's Private Altar (see Anita for permission to use)
1. Anita’s Altar (top shelf) – 3 jars
2. Anita’s Altar (second shelf) – 3 jars
3. Anita’s Altar (third shelf) - 3 jars
4. Prajna Paramita and Tibetan scrolls – 3 jars
5. Altar offerings checklist (on blue table) – 1 jar
Nat House Shrine (for general use)
5 jars
Donation of Glass Bottles Suitable for Blessed Water
The blessed water is offered in small glass bottles. The Centre has been given an additional glass bottles by bottle wholesaler Cospak Pty Ltd, 1 Bell Street, Braeside. Telephone 03 9587 5311. The donation of bottles was arranged and collected by Frank Carter on 11 April 2002.
We thank the Cospak company for their Dana to us.
May they share in the Blessings.
Financial Results Red Hill Show Stall
The Chan Art & Gift Stall at the Red Hill Show held on 23 March 2002 made sales of $1345.
The financial results of the Chan Art and Gifts stall held at the Red Hill Show on Saturday 23 March 2002 were:
Sales of Paintings $1,250.00
Other Sales $95.00
Total Sales $1,345.00
Donations $2.50
Bangladesh Dhammarajika Orphanage $28.85
Cash surplus from stall $253.50
Around 70 persons visited the site to view paintings and goods on display, and were engaged in conversation by our site attendants, between the hours 9.00am and 5.00pm
55 Chan Exhibition & Auction brochures were handed out to interested persons attending stall. Their were 75 of these brochures in stock.
About 50 persons received one or more pieces of information about our Centre. The information items handed out included were: the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. brochure, Buddha Dhyana Dana Review Vol. 10 No.3, and the Chan Academy program brochure for 2002.
All persons who accepted the Chan Exhibition and Auction brochure were directed to visit the www.buyresolved.com.au website.
Twelve percent of these persons indicated interest in attending the Auction on 9 September 2002.
A number of persons indicated interest in visiting the Centre.
Income per hour of work: $30.22 per hour
The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. received a 25% commission from the
sale of the Chan paintings sold on behalf of the painter John D. Hughes. An amount of $312.50.
We thank Members who participated in the organizing and running of this stall.
We want to run it again next year.
Pending "Adopt a Stump" Fundraiser
Sponsor a stump for the new private kitchen dining room building project. This cash generating activity has begun. The cost to ‘adopt a stump’ is $24 including GST.
See Lenore Hamilton and Frank Carter from 16 April 2002 on.
Movie Night - 2 June 2002
The next movie night fundraiser will be held on Sunday 2 June 2002 at 6.15 pm.
The movie is ‘CHARLOTTE GRAY’ starring Cate Blanchett.
Screening at the Balwyn Cinema, 231 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn.
Please write this date in your diary for a night out with Buddha Dhamma friends.
See Pam Adkins or Lenore Hamilton to book your seats.
Self Pacing Training for Organisation of Flower and Gift Stalls
Generating Cash is Members business.
Members who would like to learn to be trained in planning, organizing and conducting the Gift and Flower Stall can contact Frank Carter or Pam Adkins.
Required reading is the paperwork learning materials in our Self Paced Training Manual for Organisation of Flower and Gift Stalls and on file at:
file refs: i\ida\fundrais\md2001c; i\ida\fundrais\cdygfs01; i\ida\stvd2002; i\ida\eatgfs02
After the paperwork is understood Members can understand site and stall preparation, purchasing, transportation, reporting and profit calculations.
Members become self paced in learning preparation of the roster for stall attendants and helpers, delegation of tasks, and documentation.
The coach for this learning activity is Lenore Hamilton.
Members Cash Generating Kits
Frank Carter is organising the packaging of a Cash Generating Kit for each Member, to be distributed to Members on Tuesday 22 April 2002 after the Prajnaparamita Teaching.
The Cash Generating Kits hold a guide on how they are to be used and restocked, and will include the following items:
Sales Generators
Chan Calendars
Chan Prints
Chan gift cards - 4 in the series
Blessings on Founders Day Day for Gods and Humans Video
Amberjule catalogue.
Wood Block Blessing Flags
Mini Stupas
General Funds Dana Jar
Chan Auction Catalogue
Chan Painting Raffle promotional brochures
Buddha Dhamma Publications:
1. The Emptiness You Are Looking For
2. Insight Meditation Vipassana
3. The Buddha Dhamma for You
4. The Way You Are Looking for Parts 1 & 2
5. A Manual of Insight Meditation
Dana and Promotion
John D. Hughes Business cards
Set of Buddhist Discussion Centre brochures
Buddha Dhyana Dana Review
6. APPEALS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
Coca-Cola Vending Machine
The Coca-Cola Amatil vending service, telephone 132 445, was called on 3 April 2002 to refill the vending machine and to place another line of Diet Coke into the machine.
To organise for a restock of the machine call Coca-Cola Amatil vending service and quote our equipment number VAP511, which is located on the service label on the front of the Coca Cola vending machine.
7. CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS
Probono Australia
The Federation 100 Hours Project was set up to run for a twelve month period to celebrate the Centenary of Federation.
The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. participated in this project and as a result received free help from the legal firm Arthur Allens Robinson.
The Federation 100 Hours Project has now completed the twelve month term however it has not been disbanded.
The management of the project has been passed on to a commercial organisation named Probono Australia to run under the same terms and conditions as it was started. The only difference is the addition of a six monthly fee of $50.
Our Centre has registered with Probono Australia and we have requested free help from a volunteer who is a skilled Computer Technician. We have asked that this person be skilled in Windows and Linux LAN operating systems.
The Probono Australia web site is www.100hours.vic.gov.au (The same as before). Our Registered User log on Name is: Res316602 and our password is: ReBuUP31
Volunteers can register their interest in helping us on this web site. Frank Carter checks this site regularly.
Our Teacher is 71 years. He is recovering from a heart attack. At his most recent consulation with his heart specialist on 16 April 2002, John was given a clean bill of health.
His blood pressure is now 120/80 and his weight reduction has now arrived at 90kg. He will continue to lose weight.
His twice daily blood sugar testing has been showing readings in the range 5-8 on most days.
The new target is 6.5 or lower in the morning pre-breakfast.
On 16 April 2002, his pre-breakfast reading was 6.4.
John wishes to thank Anita and all Members for providing a healthy environment at our Centre.
We wish our Teacher long life and good health.
His health improvement is aided by the fact he does not teach difficult persons who do not keep precepts.
Some of his present and past students are vegetarian and this fact improves his general health.
We wish to thank Dr. Tavivat Puntarigvivat Director of the Research and Development Institute World Buddhist University and the editors of the World Fellowship of Buddhists Newsletter Volume 5 No. 2 February BE 2545/2002 for their fine coverage of John D. Hughes activities at the World Buddhist University Conference on Buddhism and World Peace.
9. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Anguttara Nikaaja on our LAN
The Anguttara Nikaaja as translated by the Venerable Sister Uppalawanna is available on our LAN system at i:/ida/anguttara.
Second LAN and email system coming soon
On 13 April 2002, John Watson ran a demonstration of the new Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. IntraNet and Email browser at his home for our IT Team, Julian Bamford, Evelin Halls, Kamfatt Lin and Pennie White.
The new system is to be installed in the next seven days, connecting to our second LAN cable. The system will be tested for a period of one week to finalise our functionality requirements.
A progress report on the IntraNet and LAN by the IT Team will be emailed to Members this week.
Maintenance of existing Eudora email on LAN
The LAN email was brought back on-line at aproximately 8.00pm on 13 April 2002.
On advice from John Watson, the first step in identifying and rectifying the problem was close Eudora on all PC's and reboot the server. This step was unsuccessful.
Step two involved John Watson providing instructions over the telephone to Julian Bamford who keyed in the UNIX language instructions to the server.
The LAN Eudora email system is serviced by the BDDM server.
By a series of trial and error server instructions, it was found the problem was being caused by a peaking of file storage capacity.
This was corrected by removing an effected file to free up space on the server. The integrity of the system and all email files are not effected by this action.
It is thought the age of the server is causing deterioration of operating performance and appearing as overload and email access denial.
To remedy the situation and extend the life of the server, John has advised that periodic archiving of all archived/stored emails from the server operating environment be carried out.
It is planned for this to be carried out over the next week.
It is thought the occurance of a second problem, a window appearing once the user has logged into Eudora, is unlikely to be related to the server, but be related to the windows based Eudora software.
The failure of the Eudora POP Server appeared initially as failure to transfer mail to a small number email addresses.
This problem has occurred a number of times over recent times.
When Members with effected email address attempted to access their email, a Eudora
specific password window is appeared.
When 'Password' was typed in and then entered, an error message appeared informing the user that the Eudora POP server is unable to transfer mail to their address.
The effected users are Leanne Eames, Brendan Halls and Jan Bennett.
A possible cause is when a new address is added to the SMTP the system is put out of sync randomly effecting some POP server email addresses.
Surfing of the websites of www.eudora.com and eudora technical support sites has not as yet found any solutions.
John Watsons assistance in solving this error will be sought.
As an interim measure to enable effected Members, Leanne Eames, Peter Boswell and Brendan Halls will use Julian Bamford's email for sending and receiving email messages.
They should head their email messages: Sent by.....(insert name)
Managing Our Websites
We presently operate eight websites which have various payment schedules and methods of payment.
In the future we aim be operating up to fifty individual websites.
To manage our websites effectively Frank Carter will compile a Website Administration Manual providing a summary overview of the administrative aspects of our sites.
Sites owned by John D. Hughes and Associates Pty. Ltd. will also be included in the manual.
Such information will include the website address and access password, the website host organisation and contact details, the websites account name and password with the host organisation, the due date for payment and payment methods, and the account management features.
The manual will also include a calendar which shows all payments due in the financial year providing notice of upcoming expenses for cash flow planning purposes. This will be a source document for our annual budget.
For example, the hosting company for three of our current sites
(bddronline.net.au, bdcublessings.net.au and buyresolved.com.au) is Oznet One who advise us by e-mail when our payments are due.
On 14 April 2002 payments totalling $174.45 for hosting these three sites for a three month period were made online to Oznet One.
Digital Images saved to PC4
Pictures taken with digital camera 2 were downloaded to PC4 C:\masterjpg\digicam2 10 April 2002 by Julian Bamford.
The file names are DCP_091.jpg to DCP_2185.jpg
A brief description of their images:
DCP_2091 to DCP_2100 flower and gift stall
DCP_2101 to DCP_2133 garden, monks robes preparation
DCP_2134 to DCP_2136 John and Anita in the Garden
DCP_2137 to DCP_2145 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast
DCP_2146 to DCP_2160 Flower show attended by John, Anita and Julian 10
April 2002
DCP_161 to DCP_2164 City of Melbourne 10 April 2002
DCP_2165 to DCP_2172 Garden 10 April 2002
DCP_2173 to DCP_2174 Nat House
DCP_2175 to DCP_2185 Main Altar in Hall of Assembly, blessed water
New record for photographs loaded to Brooking Street Bugle Online Issue 77 and Buddha Dhyana Dana Review Online
On 12 April 2002, fifty one photographs taken with Digital Camera 2, owned by John D. Hughes were loaded to www.bsbonline.com.au for BSB 77 (planned publication date 13 April). This is a new record for the Brooking Street Bugle.
The photographs were loaded with the BSB77 header, with the publication text to be loaded after final editing.
New photographs are valuable assets for our Centre.
One photograph of the Buddhist Hour Team has also been loaded to the radio page of www.blessings.net.au. The remaining 10 Buddhist Hour photographs will also be loaded the the same website address.
1. Buddhist Hour Broadcast Team - New autumn photograph - taken 7 April 2002
html file: bsb77.html
11 photographs: No.s 2137 - 2145 jpg file name example: 2137radio7Apr02.jpg
Photographs by: Julian Bamford, Leanne Eames, Brendan Grainger, Evelin Halls.
2. Melbourne International Flower Show - Ikabana Prize exhibit
html file ref: bsb77photo1.html
19 photographs: No.s 2147 - 2164 jpg file name example: 2146flwrshw10Apr02.jpg
(including enhancements 55B and 55B - of photographs 2155 and 2156)
Photographs by: Frank Carter
3. Venerable Heavenly Monks (by the Eastern Gate) - These are a new addition to our Centre’s facility
html file ref: bsb77photo2.html
8 photographs: No.s 2165 - 2172 jpg file name example: 2165monk10Apr02
Photographs by: Julian Bamford
4. Nat House Shrine - The is a new convenience operable 24 hours a day seven days a week.
html file ref: bsb77photo3.html
2 photographs: No.s 2173 - 2174 jpg file name example: 2173nathse10Apr02
Photographs by: Julian Bamford
5. New Blessed Water Offerings - Main Hall
html file ref: bsb77photo4.html
11 photographs: No.s 2175 - 2185 jpg file name example: 2175blesswtr10Apr02
Photographs by: Julian Bamford
Digital Photograph Backups saved to PC5A
The backup of digital photographs in file C:\masterjpg\digicam2 was saved from the zip disks to PC5A on 11 April 2002 by Pennie White.
Digital Image Management is being addressed
Task Leader is Pennie White. Brendan Hall has been moved to other duties offsite.
All digital photos are downloaded and stored on PC5A to drive Digital E:\
Photos are downloaded to Digital E:\_master
An optional filing system is to renamed files with an eight character file name beginning with P and then 7 numerical characters.
Our digital images from our cameras start at P0010001
Scanned images start at P0000001
A function to batch rename is available in the software program Irfanview.
The folder E:\photolan is where you copy files you wish to manipulate. They keep the same P number.
The folder E:\web is for images manipulated for the Internet.
A manila folder is kept of the downloaded and renamed files or other information near PC5A. Please document what you do here.
If you would like to be training in any aspect of Digital Photograph Management please contact Pennie White.
New Procedure for Print Copies of External Emails
Correspondence by email is increasing at a rapid rate.
Our organisation needs to streamline the way external email correspondence is handled so that members of our S5 management system spend time on urgent and important tasks rather than non-urgent and unimportant tasks.
It is the responsibility of Corporate Governance and Reporting Task Unit Members to efficiently and effectively manage incoming correspondence.
We have a procedure in place for electronic filing of external emails with fun (see procedure sheet at PC4 or the Corporate Governance and Reporting Procedure Manual).
We have a procedure in place for tracking incoming and outgoing correspondence with fun (see the Corporate Governance and Reporting Procedure Manual).
The procedure for managing print copies of external email correspondence is based on Buddha's method for the four types of students. The procedure is designed to help students galvanise their fun in Corporate Governance and Reporting tasks.
1. Action and Reply
For example: requests from associate bodies such as the World Fellowship of Buddhists.
Print 1 copy for action. Reply may be by mail and/or fax and/or email. File the original email with the reply in the appropriate file in Filing Cabinet FCA4 or FCA5 as per Corporate Governance and Reporting Guidelines.
2. Action, no reply
For example: requests from Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. Members to update html files on PC4 or actions required on our websites. This category also includes emails regarding general information about our websites from Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd Members. These emails will be published in Longhair Australian News. This category also includes VET updates.
Print 1 copy for action. Note when the action has been completed, date and sign on the copy. File copy in appropriate lever arch folder. When the folder is full, archive the folder to Suite 11.
3. Reading, no reply
For example, IT Newsletters, Australian Library Newsletters, e-Praxis, Apple News, Quick Time News, ISYS.
Print 1 copy for John D. Hughes to read. Then file in the appropriate folder to be catalogued and stored as reference material in the John D. Hughes Collection Library. For example, all e-Praxis emails are to be filed into a folder labelled "e-Praxis".
4. No action, no reply
For example, advertisements or promotional material, or emails from unteachable persons.
Print 1 copy for filing in "Emails - No action required" lever arch folder in chronological order by date received. Once the folder is full, archive the folder in Suite 11.
Scanning Zip disks with the Vet
Sometimes we use Zip disks to transfer data at our Centre.
It is mandatory that all Zip disks gets scanned with the Vet before use.
Previously we have scanned hard drives, floppy disks and CDs, but we did not scan our Zip disks. This is a security risk because viruses could enter our systems via Zip disks.
How to vet a Zip disk:
The Zip drive has to be connected to the PC before you can vet a Zip disk.
Our PCs equipped for Zip drive use are PC4 and PC5.
Then just open the Vet, go to the Zip drive and scan it with the Vet as you would with any other drive.
Updating New VET on our PCs
On 5 April 2002, our anti-virus software was updated to VET Version 10.4.7 on some of our PCs by Pennie White.
The CD sent was used for the following PC's:
PC13A (Networked)
PC5A (stand Alone)
PC3A (stand Alone)
Master Installation Documentation was downloaded from the internet so that we can save the VET software to our LAN and update PCs without a CD-ROM drive. This printout is in the blue metal filing cabinet under VET.
The following PCs were updated from the LAN:
PC7A
PC8A
PC1A
Some of our LAN PCs still need to be updated.
Instructions for Updating using the LAN
Start, Run, I:\common\general\setup.exe
The Install Wizard will then take you through the steps. This process only takes a few minutes. The PC should be restarted when prompted.
Our internet PC4 had already been updated.
Longhair News of e-publishing
The NZ government has introduced a new bill that requires "all publishers of electronic material to provide the National Library with Legal Deposit copies". This includes e-journals, CD-ROMs and websites. This is a recognition of the importance of electronic publications as a means of recording the country's heritage.
We expect that Australia will follow this model in the future.
You can find the full article "NZ introduces new e-publishing bill" in the Australian Library News, Issue 28, March 21, 2002.
We at the Centre have some experience with e-publishing. We have eight websites and three online journals as well as some CD-ROMs.
Our journals have registered ISSN numbers for print, but we have not completed the registration for the online ISSN numbers.
We need to apply for ISSN online numbers for our online publications Longhair Australian News, BDDR Online and BSB Online.
Members Write More New Emails
Members please always write internal emails containing information about events that will take place at our Centre. Please also write internal emails about events that are organised by our Centre but will be held elsewhere.
We need this information for a number of reasons, for example:
Emails inform the Devas and Devatas about what we are doing.
Emails increase our Members' awareness about what we are doing.
Emails inform the radio team about our events and very often these events will be announced in the Buddhist Hour radio program.
Emails get copied and pasted into the Brooking Street Bugle.
The coming events are uploaded onto our websites.
Our emails are a record of what we are doing.
Our new IT expert
We are happy to announce that Mr Kamfatt Lin has offered to help us with our IT systems.
Mr Kamfatt is an expert on Windows systems including hardware and software installation, all configurations and networking. Mr Kamfatt will assist John Watson with the installation of our soon to arrive new LAN.
We welcome this new Member to our IT Team.
PC5A - Upgrade and New Configuration
PC5A is now a stand alone PC with two purposes:
1. John D. Hughes Collection: cataloguing with Organise Version 6.0
2. Photographs and digital images: downloading of digital photographs from cameras, manipulating images for printing and websites, scanning of images, reading and burning of CDRoms.
Objectives:
We want PC5A running correctly for commencement of the Bhavana Course on 29 March 2002
This requires that the following software and hardware be operational:
1. Organise 6.0 be operational for the John D. Hughes Collection.
2. CDRead and Write software and hardware
3. HP ScanJet 4C scanner
4. Kodak Picture Easy software
5. Irfanview software
6. Iomega software
7. HP Deskjet 840C Colour printer
8. Lotus WordPro
Tasks completed:
1. Disconnection of UTP Patch Cable from the LAN
2. Removal of LAN settings from Network settings
Problems Experienced:
1. Graphics failure
Opening Picture Easy software from desktop, resulted in Graphics failing and screen going to black with coloured band.
Entered 'Esc' which resulted in PC shutting and rebooting.
Entered Control + Alt + del: PC went to shutdown.
This error has also occurred previously with clicking on shortcut to CDRom
2. Error messages
2.1 Opening CDRead and Write software from desktop:
'An exception OE has occurred at 0028: CO22CFE8 in VxD V86MMGR(09)+000001520
This has called from 0028:COO2CD28 in VxD VPICD(01) + 0000075C. It may be
possible to continue normally. *Press any key to continue. *Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. You may lose any unsaved information in all applications. Press any key to continue.'
Action: pressed 'Enter' blank screen resulted with single flickering horizontal line.
2.2 Using floppy disk to install HP DeskJet drivers:
'The system is either busy or has become unstable. You can wait and see if it becomes available again, or you can restart your computer. *Press any key to continue. *Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. You may lose any unsaved information in all applications. Press any key to continue.'
Action: pressed 'Enter' blank screen resulted with single flickering horizontal line. Then PC went to shutdown and reboot.
2.3 On using floppy disk to install HP DeskJet drivers:
'A fatal exception OE has occurred at 0137:BFFAGA3A. The current application will be terminated. *Press any key to continue. *Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. You may lose any unsaved information in all applications. Press any key to continue.'
Action: pressed 'Enter' 3 times (waiting for 10 to 15 seconds each time)
2.4 On opening ScanJet 4c scanner from desktop icon.
Scanner not found.
Action: right click on HP ScanJet desktop, go to HP ScanJet Properties, go to General tab: message 'No scanners found'
Next: go to Test: result 'is the SCSI bus properly terminated. See installation guide on proper termination use.
2.5 PC shutdown and reboot
Tasks completed:
Graphics Card
1. Source suitable new graphics card
2. Remove damaged graphics card (Banshee 16mg)
3. Install new graphics card
Lotus Wordpro
1. Installed software
HP ScanJet 4C scanner
1. Locate ScanJet drivers saved on C Hard Drive as Deskscan or Precision
2. Create shortcut to desktop
3. Test
PC5A - New Graphics Card
PC5A installed with a new graphics card
Reason for this action:
It is likely that the current Banshee Graphic card (16meg) installed in PC5A has been damaged.
This is causing an incorrect connection being made on the card as it heats with use, causing the PC to interpret that power is no longer needed, onscreen graphics crash and the CPU shuts down the PC.
Solution:
1. Replace damaged graphics card with Gainword GeForce2 MX 200 32megabyte AGP.
This is an industry standard graphics card proving greater reliability and functional support to the software applications requiring graphics support on PC5A.
This card takes the work load from the PC's CPU, resulting in faster speed.
Graphics card supplied by Audio Visual Metro, 63 Monbulk Road, Belgrave Victoria, 3160. Telephone 9752 6242. fax 9752 6243.
Price $125 (including $11.36 GST) Invoice provided.
Contact person: Toni Cassidy.
Technical support: Declan
Toni Cassidy provided technical support over the phone when installing the new graphics card.
The sourcing and collection of the new card was carried out by Julian Bamford.
PC5A Upgrade - Installation of new Graphics card
A Gainward GEForce2 MX Graphics card has been installed in PC5A.
Installation steps:
Step 1. remove Banshee graphics card
1. turn off PC, remove case cover, touch metal case of PC power supply to ground yourself.
2. remove mounting bracket screw holding graphics card, and lift card vertically out of PC (do not bend either way when lifting)
3. replace case and reconnect computer
Step 2.
1. boot up computer
2. press F8 key at completion of upload of drivers prior to Windows 95 boot up
3. on next window select SAFE mode
Full installation instructions are contained in the product Quick Start manual.
10. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY NEWS (OH&S)
Water for drinking
Water is to be boiled in the electric (not in pots as was the previous instruction) for the use of drinking and offerings.
The aim is to reduce the chlorine content.
11. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & REPORTING (CGR)
Colour Code: Red
CGR Manager: Rilla Pargeter
CGR Task Unit Members: Pam Adkins, Julian Bamford, Peter Boswell, Sharon Carlton, Frank Carter, Leanne Eames, Evelin Halls, Lenore Hamilton, Isabella Hobbs, Lisa Nelson, Rilla Pargeter, Lainie Smallwood, Anita Svensson, Pennie White
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.
Australia Performing Rights Association New Licence Granted
The Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA) issues a licence to businesses which play background music to persons at their business premises or which use music on hold on their telephone systems. The licence costs $64.96 including GST.
On 2 April 2002 we received an APRA Certificate confirming a licence has been granted to the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. to perform in public and/or communicate works within the APRA repertoire. The Certificate is dated 1 January 2002.
The Certificate has been framed and placed on the North wall of the administration office.
Telstra Call Connect
The Telstra Call Connect feature on our phone system has been removed.
The average cost per use of the Call Connect feature on our recent phone bill was $1.55.
Landlord's Assets Quarterly Audit
The Landlord's Assets Quarterly Audit for the period 1 January 2002 - 31 March 2002 and the Landlord's Assets Future Quarter Report for the period 1 April 2002 - 30 June 2002 was presented to Anita and John D. Hughes by President Julian Bamford and Manager LAPAM Frank Carter on 31 March 2002.
These reports detail the activities of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. that had or will have a direct or indirect effect upon the assets of the Landlord, John D. Hughes, for the periods covered by the reports.
The reports are prepared in accordance with the Landlord and Tenant Act 1958 incorporating amendments as at 25 June 2001.
The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. pays rent to the Landlord in the form of ‘peppercorn’ rental. The Landlord and Tenants Act 1958 (Victoria) recognises this relationship as the letting of a prescribed premises.
Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. New Database Data Entry
During the April 2002 Five Day Bhavana Course some of our Members worked on entering data into the BDC(U) Ltd. database. Our aim is to complete the entry of all contact addresses into the database by 30 April 2002
During the Bhavana course we had a target to enter 300 addresses per day.
Over the course Lainie Smallwood entered a total of 164 contacts into the Database achieving
On 29 March 2002: 84 entries in 4.5hours = 28% of target
On 30 March 2002: 80 entries in 2.5hours = 27% of target
In real terms the second day of data entry achieved a rate 48.5% of our daily target, based on a near doubling of the speed of data entry per hour.
On 14 April 2002 new record has been set by Lainie Smallwood entered 126 contact names into the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. database in 2.5 hours.
In real terms, using our Bhavana course target of 300 entries per day, this equals 76% 0f target based on the increase in speed of data entry.
Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. New Database
In today's Information Technology Systems Management, "integrated systems" are found to be most beneficial. This means, one database for all, rather than various databases for each task.
Until we have all data available in our BDC(U) Ltd. database, we will continue to use the new database in tandem with our old CGR and BDDR mailing list databases.
Once this task is complete we will run the BDC(U) Ltd. database as our sold database. Our old databases will remain on the LAN as archives.
The advantage is that everything is in one place, retrieval time is fast, and persons only need to learn how to use the one database rather then many.
The only caution is not to tinker with the one database -- it is the only one you have got.
Regular backups are a must for databases.
A good database makes an organisation lighter because it helps preserve data.
It is a meritorious action to help entering data into our great new database.
Relocation of Filing Cabinet FCA3
On 31 March 2002 filing cabinet FCA3 for Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. files was relocated from the Amber Room to the Administration Office in Suite 2. The work involved clearing of space for the cabinet, relocation and leveling, was carried out by Frank Carter and Julian Bamford and took one hour.
New Filing Update
During the April 2002 five day Bhavana Course our CGR Task Team Members worked on streamlining, filing and archiving our organisations paper files.
On 29 March 2002, Pam Adkins, Julie O'Donnell and Rilla Pargeter sorted the filing in the Administration Office.
Pam Adkins sorted the drawer 4 of FCA5 into alphabetical order. Pam filed for 3.5 hours.
Julie O'Donnell sorted part of the outstanding filing into alphabetical order for filing into Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. and Other Organisation filing cabinets for 5 hours.
Rilla Pargeter sorted drawers 4 and 3 of FCA4 into strict alphabetical filing. Rilla filed for 8.5 hours.
Isabella Hobbs sorted the Other Organisation files L to S into alphabetical order in Filing cabinet FCA5. The filing took 6 hours.
On 30 March 2002, Isabella Hobbs, Julie O'Donnell and Rilla Pargeter sorted the filing in the administration office.
Isabella Hobbs sorted the Drawer 3, Drawer 2 and part of Drawer 1 of FCA5 into alphabetical order. Isabella filed for 6 hours.
Julie O'Donnell sorted almost all of the outstanding filing into alphabetical order for filing into Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. and Other Organisation filing cabinets for 6 hours.
Rilla Pargeter sorted drawers 2 and 1 of FCA4 into alphabetical order. Rilla filed for 8 hours.
On 31 March 2002, Julie O'Donnell and Rilla Pargeter sorted filing in the Administration Office.
Julie O'Donnell completed putting outstanding filing into alphabetical order ready for filing into Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. and Other Organisation filing cabinets. Julie sorted filing for 1 hour.
Rilla Pargeter filed 70 files into letters A to H in Other Organisations filing cabinet FCA4 from outstanding correspondence and sorted files in filing cabinets FCA4 and FCA5. Rilla filed for 5 hours.
Members are invited to help with the completion of file archiving and ongoing data entry and filing.
Washing and Autumn drying of clothing and other items
The weather is changing as Autumn develops and is being wetter. Drying must be scheduled.
Please remove the dry clothes off the line before adding the wet items. When hanging out the washing make sure you shake the item, so that it does not stay crinkled before you hang it up.
Items that are crinkled do not dry well and a noticable damp and stale order remains on the items.
When items are removed from the line they need to be folded before placing in the basket in the amenities block.
Half dry clothes may be placed near the wood heater in Suite 3 overnight by dry completely.
12. 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: John D. Hughes, Pam Adkins, Julian Bamford, Peter Boswell, Leanne Eames, Evelin Halls, Jocelyn Hughes, Vanessa Macleod, Julie O’Donnell, Rilla Pargeter, Anita Svensson, Pennie White
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 Chan classes.
Retrieval of Resources from Onsite and Offsite Stores
We are working to preserve our resources and improve retrieval time of those resources at both onsite and offsite storage spaces.
As part of our resource management program we are going to relocate more of our stored resources to our offsite storage's.
This means we require increased space to be available at our offsite storage spaces.
Currently we have resources located offsite in Suite 11A at Rodney Johnson's home, at Julian Bamford's home, at Brendan Hall's and Julie O'Donnell's home, at Frank Carter's home, and at his company warehouse.
To manage our resources for a two second retrieval time we need to catalogue all these resources, and fit appropriate shelving.
To carry out the offsite stage of this work, Rodney Johnson and Brendan Hall will over the next month or so work offsite. They will be creating new shelving space at two of our remote sites, and will catalogue the resources stored at all of our offsite locations.
Once catalogued the computer hardware which is found to have limited or nil use as a resource, will be sold or given away by Frank Carter to other organisations or buyers.
Old Visitors to our Centre
On Sunday 14 April 2002 Huy Ngyen, Bau Trinh, Hoa Nguyen and Ngyien Nguyen,
The visitors were originally from Vietnam, visited John, Anita and Members had vegetarian lunch in the garden.
Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast
The weekly "Buddhist Hour" radio broadcasts can be heard at 11.00am to 12.00 midday each Sunday on Hillside Radio 88.0FM in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. To view previous Buddhist Hour radio scripts please visit our website at www.bdcublessings.net.au.
Recent Buddhist Hour Radio Scripts include:
Broadcast Title Date of Broadcast
The Teachings in Victoria, Australia, of Most Venerable Phra Ajarn Plien Panyapatipo - 2002 Sunday 3 March 2002
Publications fit for study Sunday 17 March 2002
Conquer Your Own Mind Sunday 24 March 2002
Tolerance and Emotional Maturity Sunday 31 March 2002
Friendliness and Preparing the Mind to be Taught with Fun Sunday 7 April 2002
How to Catalogue Newsletters and Journals in the JDH Collection
1. Use PC5A
2. Log in
3. Go to Start, Programs, Organise Your, then Click on Organise Your Collection. The JDHCOLL database will appear.
On top of the wall units in the library, you will see a series of newsletters/journals stored in metal or cardboard storage units. They are in alphabetical order and should be sorted by issue number and date within each unit. Please check ordering before continuing with cataloguing.
A yellow dot on a storage unit indicates that its contents have been catalogued.
Proceed to the next storage unit without a yellow dot (For example, the Anumodana newsletters have been catalogued, so the next newsletter or journal to be catalogued will be Bodhedrum).
4. Study the newsletter or journal. You will find that the following fields will contain the same information from issue to issue: Title, Classification, Dewey No., 1st Ed, Subject, Date (date of cataloguing), Binding (J for Journal or N for Newsletter), Person (Your initials),
Publisher, Address, Copyright, ISBN No.
5. Fill out one entry with this common information. USE CAPITALS. Please note: The majority of newsletters or journals will be classified under Buddhism - General with Dewey No. 294.3. For the three letters after the Dewey No., put the first three letters of the title of the newsletter or journal, e.g. 294.3 ANU (for Anumodana). In the Subject field, type in "Newsletter (or Journal) in (language e.g. English)".
6. Do not complete the Author fields (as there are usually many authors of the different articles) or the Shelf field.
7. After completing one entry, CHECK SPELLING, click on Save, then click on Copy Last, then save, then Copy Last and continue to do this until you have added the total number of newsletters or journals for that title, e.g. there were 62 copies of Anumodana so I saved and copied the common information 62 times. (I used the Entry No. in the bottom left hand side
of the screen to calculate when to stop copying, i.e. there were 4046 entries before I started to catalogue this newsletter, so I stopped copying when I reached 4108 entries).
1. Go back to the first entry for the newsletter or journal you are cataloguing and type in the information for that particular volume/issue.
Eg. In THISED, type in Vol.1, No.1 etc. as per the front of the newsletter. Whatever system you use, BE CONSISTENT. Refer to the Anumodana entries.
In the COPY field, type in 1/1 for the first entry, 2/2 for the second entry and so on. Type in the number of pages, if it does not have a number on the last page, do not worry about counting the number of pages, leave it blank. Please note: Although the Publisher and Address were entered in earlier, check to make sure it is the same as you progress through the
newsletters or journals. When I catalogued the Anumodana newsletter, the name of the Publisher and the Address changed over time. Also, with the ISBN No. (with newsletters and journals it is the ISSN No. however, as we are using the database for books as well, this field will remain titled ISBN No.), there may not have been one to begin with but there could be one later on. Just keep checking.
9. When you finish entering information for one entry, CHECK SPELLING, click on Save, then click on Next to get to the next entry. REMEMBER TO SAVE AFTER EACH ENTRY.
1.Backup: After you have finished entering data for all the newsletters or journals in one storage unit, you must backup the database. Two Library backup floppies can be found in the top draw of the PC5A desk.
Insert floppy.
Go to File and click on Backup/Recover
Push any key
Type in B for backup, then A for A drive
Follow the prompts.
Once completed, insert the second library backup floppy and repeat process.
11. Mark storage unit with a yellow dot, found in the drawer of the PC8A desk. Place newsletters and journals back on top of wall unit.
Chan Academy Sumi-e Classes with Master Andre Sollier
The Chan Master Bodhidharma was the theme for the Chan Academy’s second Sumi-e class for 2002, taught by visiting Master Andre Sollier on Saturday 23 March 2002.
The class ran from 10am to 3pm with four students: Neil Bateman, Leila Lamers, Julie O'Donnell and Mary Stoney. Jan Bennett was attendant to Andre Sollier.
Rilla Oellien and Jan Bennett prepared and offering lunch to the Teacher and students.
The next class will be held on Saturday 20 April 2002.
13. 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 Igracki, Rodney Johnson, Lisa Nelson, Rilla Pargeter
LAPAM Task Unit Responsibilities: To maintain and develop the buildings and gardens of the Centre; to undertake new construction works; to refurbish the Centre buildings; and to look after equipment and supplies.
Upcoming New Maintenance Projects
The upcoming maintenance projects are detailed in the three monthly Landlords Quarterly Assets Report presented to the Landlord at the end of each quarter. The report details the planned activities of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. for the quarter 1 April 2002 to 30 June 2002 which will have a direct or indirect effect upon the assets of the Landlord, Mr. John D. Hughes, at 33 Brooking St. Upwey 3158, Victoria at the Landlord's discretion.
The report was prepared by Julian Bamford, B.A. App.Rec., President and Director, Frank Carter, B.Ec., Manager LAPAM.
Occupational Health and Safety
1. Brightly coloured tape to be placed on string lines for new kitchen/dining
2. room to enable ease of sight at night. Date completed: 6 April 2002.
3. Batteries in torches replaced as required. Store of backup batteries to be purchased.
4. Cleaning of power connection socket into Caravan.
5. Cleaning of top of water tank South East corner next to driveway.
Security
1. External light systems globes replaced as required. Checked nightly.
Fire Prevention
1. Clean gutters of leaves and debris - monthly and as required.
2. Batteries in smoke detectors checked two monthly.
3. Removal of remaining garden litter from humus heap at west end of driveway.
4. Removal of timber and building materials from in front of Suite 10.
5. Removal of timber and building materials from between Suite 10 and Suite 11.
6. Updating of Fire Prevention Manual
Insurance and Public Liability
1. Payment for renewal of insurance policy with Aon Insurance Services to be made by due date 14 May 2002.
Administrative Improvements
1. Fixing of notice board to East railing on Golden Pavilion.
Assets
1. Sorting of tools and maintenance/building materials in tool trailer and tool cabinet (next to Suite 11) for quick and easy access. 1 - 7 April 2002.
2. Stages of construction of New Kitchen/Dining Room including excavation to land surface according to building plans, excavation of 44 stump holes to depth of 600 mm, construction of floor and sub floor structures, and construction of external wall framing, roof framing and cladding.
Pending Building Permit from Shire of Yarra Ranges Council
Places Maintenance and Improvements
1. Window cleaning - monthly and as required.
2. Cleaning clear perspex roof on top of Buddha Rupa on Golden Pavilion.
3. Cleaning of glass on Golden Pavilion and Reclining Buddha Image.
4. Removal of excess algae from Australia Pond.
5. Relocation of granite, timber and glass stored inside Northern Bell Tower
6. Cleaning of ponds x 3 in front of Reclining Buddha - as required
7. Relocation of steel building materials on Southern side of driveway, West end.
8. Relocation of refrigerator from front of North East corner of house.
Structural Maintenance and Improvements
1. Completion of painting external walls, eaves and doorway of house.
2. Paint flag pole in Carter colour paint.
3. Oil Chan Academy sign at east gate
4. Oil Chan Academy sign at South East corner of house
5. Paint timber stand at South east corner of house.
6. Repair timber steps at North east corner of house (adjacent to Golden Pavilion)
Fittings Maintenance and Improvements
1. Tidying of materials stored in Suite 10A
Garden Maintenance and Improvements
1. Lawns mowed as required.
2. Australia Pond drained and refilled as required.
3. Rubbish taken to the tip as required.
Super-ordinary Maintenance and Improvements
1. Services
2. Wood supply maintained by Frank Carter and David Igracki
3. Jan Bennett.
4. Donation of birdseed as required.
Works Outside Next Three Month Period.
1. Completion of ceiling and doorway in Suite 10A.
Windows cleaning program
Commencing on Thursday 18 April, Jan Bennett will be cleaning all windows and glass on outdoor altars every second week. The windows to be cleaned are in three groups to be cleaned on a six weekly rotating basis.
The dates of the window cleaning program will be entered into the yearly Organise Do List.
The windows are:
Group One: cleaning cycle commencing: Thu 18 April 2002
East wall - Reading Room
East wall - Suite 2
North wall - Salon d'or
North wall - Verandah
North wall - kitchen
West wall - kitchen
Buddha Rupa house on Golden Pavilion
Reclining Buddha altar house
Bodhi tree surround
Bodhi tree - Prajnaparamita altar
Northern Bell Tower - East wall
Group Two: cleaning cycle commencing Thu 1 May 2002
West wall - Amenities Block
West wall - Emerald Pavilion
Suite 4
Caravan
South Wall - Chan Hall
South Wall - wardrobe extension
South Gate
Group Three: cleaning cycle commencing Thu 15 May 2002
Sariputta Room - East Wall
Sariputta Room - South wall
Reading Room - Library window
Reading Room - above Anita's Altar
Padmasambhava Altar - rear window
Suite 3 - mirror above altars and fire place
Jewelled Tara - glass case
Suite 10
Suite 10A
Terracing of Eastern Fence Garden
The lawn area between the Eastern Fence Tree Garden and the Australia Stone Wall Flower Garden is to be terraced using the soil excavated from the building of the new private kitchen and dining room. The soil will cover the exposed
tree roots and enhance the sitting area.
In preparation for this landscaping, the Temple tree in the North end of the Australia Stone Wall Garden has been toparised by Peter Boswell, under John D. Hughes guidance, to create a view of the Chan garden looking North through the bamboo and trees on the south side of the Australia pond.
This project will proceed on approval from the Council for the pending building permit for the new Kitchen and Dining Room.
Outdoor Chairs at the Centre
When outdoor chairs are stacked for garden maintenance, such as mowing of lawns, it is important they be unstacked on completion of the task, so persons arriving at the Centre will feel welcome and have a place to sit down.
Stacking of the study chairs in the library and main hall is not permitted as this practice can damage the chairs.
Standard Rose Behind New Private Kitchen
The standard rose behind the new Private Kitchen site and in the way of the path through the southern gate to the front door was moved into the front garden bed beside the driveway,
Peter Boswell and Julian Bamford completed this task in 40 minutes.
As from 31 March 2002, Rilla has returned to using her maiden name. Rilla will now be known as Rilla Pargeter.
Joel Svensson achieved a grade of 86% in his Year 7 Mathematics test.
Jocelyn Hughes has commenced a daily swimming program for her health.
During April 2002 Rilla Pargeter, Julian Bamford and Frank Carter restored the front entrance to Frank Carter’s home in Belgrave Heights with freshly potted geraniums, these were from the geranium plant beside the Padmasambhava Altar at our Centre and are blessed. The chi is improved because the front door has been shut for some time.
Amber Svensson is to exchange jogging for walking.
Lisa Nelson is furnishing her room at Belgrave. Members are requested to give furniture and fittings to help her.
On Saturday mornings Rodney Johnson and Brendan Halls walk with the Monks from the Sanghaloka Forest Hermitage in Kallista, on their alms round, carrying the Monks bag.
Jan Bennett attended the Buddhist Hour radio broadcast on 14 April 2002 and joined in the Buddha Dhamma chanting with radio team Members.
Our Secretary, Rilla Pargeter has been at Horsham attending to her unwell mother. Her mother was operated on last week. Rilla has been arranging support services for the convalescence of her mother and support for her father. We wish them well.
We regularly share merit with the local deities. They help us on all our projects.
We offer blessed water and food to the NAT House deities.
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
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Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.,
33 Brooking Street,
Upwey, Victoria, 3158.
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Thank you for your kind contribution.
The gift of Dhamma excels all others.
May you be Well and Happy.
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Please enjoy the
following photographs of events and projects which have
occurred
over the past few weeks.
The Buddhist Hour Broadcast Team – Autumn 2002
Our Buddhist Hour Radio Team outside Hillside Radio
following the broadcast of our
Autumn season program presented on
7th April 2002 titled 'Friendliness and preparing the mind
to be taught with fun.'
Photographs by Brendan Grainer of Hillside Radio,
Leanne Eames, Evelin Halls and Julian Bamford
From left to right are our Program Producer Pennie White B.A Dip Ed, script writer and presenter Leanne Eames B.A. M.A., our President and broadcast presenter Julian Bamford B.A App.Rec and chanting leader, writer and presenter Evelin Halls, Dip. Foreign Language Correspondant
Our Program Producer Pennie White behind the control desk while presenting live on air.
Our team Member Leanne Eames in the control booth of Hillside Radio reading the program script to listeners.
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May you be well and happy