THE
BROOKING STREET BUGLE
Issue No. 82 (New Series)
ISSN
1321 - 1463
Publication Date: 10 December 2002
Published
and Printed by:
Chan Academy Australia
Chan
Academy is a registered trading name of
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
Associated Institution of
the World Buddhist University
Lifetimes
of Learning
and the cultivation of Friendliness, Practicality,
Professionalism,
Cultural Adaptability and Scholarship.
Web sites
www.bdcu.org.au
www.bddronline.net.au
www.bdcublessings.net.au
www.bsbonline.com.au
www.buyresolved.com.au
Editor:
John D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem., T.T.T.C., GDAIE
Assistant Editors:
Pennie White, B.A., Dip.Ed., Evelin Halls, Dip. For. Lang. Corres.
Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. Disclaimer
As we, the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd., do not control the actions of our service providers from time to time, make no warranty as to the continuous operation of our web site(s). Also, we make no assertion as to the veracity of any of the information included in any of the links with our web sites, or an other source accessed through our web site(s).
Accordingly, we accept no liability to any user or subsequent third party, either expressed or implied, whether or not caused by error or omission on either our part, and member, employee or other person associated with the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
May You Be Well and Happy.
The Purposes of this Publication
The
purposes of this publication are to:
Inform Members and
others of coming events.
Report on monitoring of current
activities and policies.
Help Members and friends understand
the benefits of using technology in our organisation for Teaching
Buddha Dhamma.
Write in a style recognisable by those who use
English as a second language.
Provide glossaries and
definitions for key terms used for teaching Buddha Dhamma.
Improve,
report and develop cash generating activities to promote Buddha
Dhamma.
Show examples of Buddha Dhamma education within our
five styles of cultivation in action.
Provide timely advice
on Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S).
Declare,
celebrate and record scheduled Buddhist educational events.
Provide
accurate information via our web site on how we educate on Buddha
Dhamma legally in Victoria, Australia.
Provide opportunities
for Buddha Dhamma activities and ceremonies. Assist our globalisation
of Buddha Dhamma education policy.
Provide text for our online version of the Brooking Street Bugle at www.bsbonline.com.au
6. Appeals and Special Projects
7. Current Research and Development Interests
9. Information Technology News
10. Occupational Health & Safety
11. Corporate Governance & Reporting (CGR)
12. International Dhamma Activities (IDA)
13. Local Area Planning & Asset Management (LAPAM)
Copyright Provisions
The Brooking Street Bugle is for free distribution. It contains Buddha Dhamma material and is provided for the purposes of research and study. It is also published online with colour photographs at www.bsbonline.com.au. Brooking Street Bugle On Line is a registered Business Name in the state of Victoria. Permission is given to make printouts of this publication for FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY with acknowledgements of the source, Australian Company Number ACN., Australian Business Number ABN. and publication address. Please keep it in a clean place.
"The gift of Dhamma excels all other gifts".
© 2002, Copyright. Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
Abhidhamma Classes
Abhidhamma classes continue every Tuesday evening at 7.00pm.
We will continue to document weekly lessons for the next nine years providing a systematised approach to Abhidhamma.
We invite our readers to contribute to these writings and we will publish their writings on our Buddha Dhyana Dana Review on line newsletter.
Our students are enjoying these classes and maturing under these teachings.
May all beings be well and happy.
Gift of Dhamma: book written by Pa Auk Sayadaw
The
book "The Practice Which Leads To Nibbana (Part1)", written
by Pa Auk Sayadaw, compiled and translated by U. Dhamminda is
uploaded as BDDR Online Volume 12 No. 8.
The book was sent as
a gift of Dhamma by Tint Lwin, Assistant Operations Manager,
Exploration Logistics Private Limited, Tel/Fax: 544216, Burma.
Abhidhamma Teachings
Members are requested to bring suitable offerings to the Abhidhamma Teachings including flowers and reams of A4 paper.
Prajna Paramita Puja
On
Thursday 26 December 2002, we will hold a Puja, titled the Prajna
Paramita Puja at the Chan Academy Australia, 33 Brooking Street,
Upwey 3158 Victoria.
Requirements for the Puja are:
1.
Sukhavati Ritual
2. Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra and Mantras
(short version)
Appropriate offerings are flowers, round
fruit, round sweet biscuits and dark grape juice.
On Wednesday 1 January 2003, (New Years Day), a second Prajna Paramita Puja, will be held at the Chan Academy Australia
Requirements
for the Puja are:
1. Sukhavati Ritual
2. Prajna Paramita
Heart Sutra and Mantras (short version)
3. Vajra Chedeka Prajna
Paramita Sutra (the longer version)
The
two puja’s will be taught by Francisco So, from 9.30am until
11.30am and then from 1.30pm to 4.00pm.
Appropriate offerings
are flowers, round fruit, round sweet biscuits and dark grape juice.
For further details please call Julie O’Donnell at the Chan Academy Australia on 9754 3334.
Please Note: Buddha Dhamma Chanting in Pali and English is held at our Centre every morning at 6:30am and evening at 8:30pm.
December 2002
08 December 2002 Members depart for World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference in Malaysia
08 December 2002 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
09 December 2002 World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference
10 December 2002 Abhidhamma Class 25, 7.30pm-8.30pm
10 December 2002 World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference
11 December 2002 World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference
12 December 2002 World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference
12 December 2002 Buddha Chanting First Quarter
13 December 2002 World Fellowship of Buddhists Conference
13 December 2002 Members depart from Malaysia
15 December 2002 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
17 December 2002 Abhidhamma Class 26, 7.30pm-8.30pm
20 December 2002 Buddha Chanting Full Moon
22 December 2002 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
24 December 2002 Abhidhamma Class 27, 7.30pm-8.30pm
25 December 2002 Gift and Flower stall 9.00am to 7.00pm
26 December 2002 Prajna Paramita Puja taught by Francisco So 9.30am - 11.30am and 1.30pm to 4.00pm
27 December 2002 Buddha Chanting Last Quarter
27 December 2002 Five Day Bhavana Course 1st day All Day
28 December 2002 Five Day Bhavana Course 2nd day All Day
29 December 2002 Five Day Bhavana Course 3rd day All Day
29 December 2002 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 11.00am-12.00pm
29 December 2002 Chan Class taught by Anita Hughes under the guidance of Master John D. Hughes 1.00pm-4.00pm
30 December 2002 Five Day Bhavana Course 4th day All Day
31 December 2002 Abhidhamma Class 28, 7.30pm-8.30pm
31 December 2002 Five Day Bhavana Course 5th day All Day
January 2003
01 January 2003 Prajna Paramita Puja taught by Francisco So 9.30am - 11.30am and 1.30pm to 4.00pm
01 January 2003 Buddhist Hour Radio Broadcast 12.00am-1.00am
White Tara Meditation
The
Tibetan Buddhist Society of Canberra Inc. recently sent us their
newsletter No. 55 "Clear Mind" December 2002 to January
2003.
Lama Choedak Rinpoche is conducting the fourteenth
annual White Tara meditation Retreat 24 to 29 January 2003 at the
Virupa Retreat Centre. Contact the Tibetan Buddhist Society of
Canberra on Ph: (02) 6258 0452 for information.
Buddhist Summer School 2003
The
Buddhist Summer School 2003 offers various courses from Saturday 11
January 2003 to Thursday 16 January 2003.
The Buddhist Summer
School is conducted at Melbourne, University College, Parkville.
For further information contact (03) 9387 0422 or Fax (03)
9380 8296, or mail to Buddhist Summer School 2003, 673 Lygon Street,
Carlton North, Victoria 3054.
RIGPA Australian Summer Retreat with Sogyal Rinpoche
A
Dzogchen Retreat will be held at Myall Lakes 17-26 January 2003: "The
Path of Awakening: The Way to Happiness and Liberation".
For
more information contact RIGPA Retreat, PO Box K56, Haymarket NSW
1240. PH (02) 9211 5304; fax 9211 5289.
His Holiness Sakya Trizin
His
Holiness Sakya Trizin will be visiting Australia in May 2003.
In
Melbourne Thursday 1 May 2003 : Public evening talk
at the
Prahran Town Hall.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 2, 3, 4 May
2003: Vajrakilaya initiation and sadhana commentary at Prahran Town
Hall.
Monday, 5 May 2003: Laying of the foundation stone of
the Great Stupa to be built at the Atisha Centre near
Bendigo.
Ordinary tickets will go on sale in March 2003.
For
ticket enquiries contact Ticketek in March 2003.
To register
interest visit: www.melbournesakya.org.au or contact the Melbourne
Sakya Centre, PO Box 183, South Yarra 3141.
The Company operates under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s Company Code in accordance with our Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association.
The following persons have been elected as Office Bearers for the next year at our Annual General meeting held 10 August 2002.
Resident Practitioners
John D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem. T.T.T.C. GDAIE
Anita Hughes R.N.Div.1
Directors of the Centre
Julian Bamford B.A.App.Rec.
Evelin Halls Dip. Foreign Language Correspondence
Peter Boswell CPA
Office Bearers
President Julian Bamford B.A.App.Rec.
Treasurer Pam Adkins B.Bus. Ass.Dip.Bus
Secretary Pennie White B.A. Dip.Ed.
Vice Presidents
International Dhamma Activities
Pennie White B.A. Dip.Ed.
Corporate Governance & Reporting
Evelin Halls Dip.F.L.C.
Local Area Planning & Asset Management
Frank Carter B.Ec.
The Directors, Office Bearers and Vice Presidents are responsible to a General Committee comprising all financial Members of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
Joint Librarians John D. Hughes and Anita Hughes.
Assistant Librarian Julie O’Donnell
Chief Information Officer
Leanne Eames B.A., M.A.
Financial Controller
Peter Boswell CPA
Manager Occupational Health & Safety
Anita Hughes R.N.Div1
Frank Carter B.Ec.
Manager Enterprise Technology
Evelin Halls Dip.F.L.C.
IT Technical Support
Kamfatt Lin B.Sc (Eng), MCP, CNA, MCSE, MCDBA
IT Development Engineer
John Watson Senior CTS Engineer
Programmer
IT Software Developer
Arthur Lipscombe
Editor Buddha Dhyana Dana Review
John D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem. T.T.T.C. GDAIE
Assistant Editor Buddha Dhyana Dana Review
Pennie White B.A. Dip.Ed.
Executive Producer Buddhist Hour Broadcast
Pennie White B.A. Dip.Ed.
Program Producer/Presenter Buddhist Hour Broadcast
Julian Bamford B.A.App.Rec
Editor Brooking Street Bugle
John D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem., T.T.T.C. GDAIE and Anita
Hughes Reg. Nurse Div 1.
Assistant Editor Brooking Street Bugle
Pennie White B.A. Dip.Ed.
Editors Longhair Australia News
John D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem. T.T.T.C. GDAIE
Julian Bamford B.A.App.Rec.
Leanne Eames B.A. M.A.
Evelin Halls Dip.F.L.C.
Pennie White B.A. Dip.Ed.
New building construction
Help is needed on the new building construction ring Frank Carter on (03) 9754 1433.
6. Appeals and Special Projects
Most recent raffle results
The
most recent raffle for the Chan Academy Australia was drawn on
Tuesday 26th November 2002 by Anita Hughes.
Results were as
follows:
1st Prize: Garden Plants and products valued at
$1000, Ticket number 0359, Mrs Whitcher.
2nd Prize: Hand-crafted wooden motorcycle valued at $300,
ticket number 0428, Carol Munday.
736
tickets were sold in the raffle producing an income for our Centre of
$1472.
The plants and garden products will be collected by
Frank Carter and delivered to Mrs Whitcher by appointment on the
weekend commencing 30 November 2002.
The motorcycle will be
delivered by Pennie White to Carol Munday.
Thank you to all
Members who sold raffle tickets and made this a useful cash
generation project for our Centre’s general funds.
Thank you to the Nurseries and Wholesalers
We would like to thank the owners and staff of the following Nurseries, Plant Wholesalers and Growers who generously donated plants for our raffle
1. Olinda Nurseries. 106 - 110 Falls Road, Mt Dandenong
2. Brooks Nursery. 40 Old Emerald Road, Monbulk
3. Warners Nursery. 540 Belgrave Hallam Road, Narre Warren
4. Australian Ferns. Lot 8A Old Emerald Road, Monbulk
5. Coolwyn Nursery. 29 Victoria Ave, Monbulk
6. Ferny Creek Nurseries. 38 School Road, Ferny Creek
7. Blue Dandenongs Bulb Farm. Old Emerald Road, Monbulk
8. Bushland Flora. Lot 2 Clegg Road, Mt Evelyn
9. Ericaflora. 56 Wiseman Road, Silvan
10. Fernshaw Nursery. 1 Fernshaw Road, Monbulk
11. Floral Time Nursery. Dobsons Lane, The Basin
12. Rhodo Glen. 6 Georges Road, The Patch
13. Kallista Wholesale Nursery, Crooks Road, Kallista
14. Jellicoe Nurseries. 60 Emerald Creek Road, Monbulk
15. Naambar Nursery. Hollis Road, Silvan
Camberwell market stall 24 November 2002
The income generated by the Camberwell Market Stall on the 24 November 2002 was $249.60.
This
money comprised:
Sales $157.60
Raffle tickets sales
$92.00
7. Current Research and Development Interests
Fuel reduction
We are interested in fuel reduction to prepare for bushfires.
John D. Hughes health and strength continues to improve, with his morning blood sugar counts now averaging 6.5.
We wish John good health, long life and happiness.
9. Information Technology News
How to obtain our website disk usage information
How
to obtain our website disk usage information.
To find out how
much disk space we have used on our websites, and how much disk space
we have still available on the server, do the following:
For
the bdcu.org website, use cPanel. The required information is on the
cPanel home page. Use the cPanel to obtain detailed information about
our website server and accounts.
By using this cPanel
feature, you can obtain information such as disk space available,
disk usage, detail about our search engine, e-mail, statistics, and
much more. For help email Jeff Drew at support@access.com.au
Our
wbu@bdcu.org.au email was set up by using cPanel.
For
the bsbonline website, you have to access their online support
system.
For the bddronline, blessings and buyresolved
websites, please email Willem van Tuil at Oznet One at:
accounts@oznet1.com.au
10. Occupational Health and Safety News (OH&S)
Fire bar liquid
When the entrance Hall floor has been rebuilt, it is to be treated with fire bar liquid to make it fire proof.
Cement sheet is to placed in front on the concrete stumps to prevent fire entering at ground level to go underneath floor boards.
A temporary safety rail is to be placed above the floorboard.
11. Corporate Government & Reporting (CGR)
Colour Code: Red
CGR Manager: Pennie White
CGR Vice President: Evelin Halls
CGR Task Unit Members: Pam Adkins, Julian Bamford, Peter Boswell, Sharon Carlton, Frank Carter, Leanne Eames, Lenore Hamilton, Lisa Nelson, Rilla Pargeter, Lainie Smallwood, Anita Hughes.
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 New South Wales (NSW).; 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.
Public liability Insurance
The Centre’s public liability insurance cover has been increased from $5 million to $10 million effective 12 December 2002.
It is a condition of the Shire of Yarra Ranges permit issued for our Flower Stalls that there be $10 million public liability insurance cover for our roadside trading activities.
General meetings held last Friday of each Month
It is Members’ duty to attend meetings to assure a quorum. General Meetings of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. are held on the last Friday of each month at 8:00pm.
Fax machine paper
The
fax machine has experienced paper jams from time to time.
In
order to prevent paper jams from occurring please keep the paper tray
stacked more than half full at all times.
The jams only occur
when the paper tray is less than 1/3 full.
12. International Dhamma Activities (IDA)
Colour Code: Yellow
IDA Manager: Evelin Halls
IDA Vice-President: Pennie White
IDA Task Unit Members: John D. Hughes, Pam Adkins, Julian Bamford, Peter Boswell, Leanne Eames, Julie O’Donnell, Rilla Pargeter, Anita Hughes.
IDA Task Unit Responsibilities: To maintain WFB liaison; to maintain WBU 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 web sites; 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" radio scripts; to organise and teach Chan classes.
Past Buddhist Hour radio broadcast scripts
John
D. Hughes Copies of Buddhist Hour Scripts are up to date. John D.
Hughes copies are stored in folders on a shelf in the Sariputta room
store.
May we preserve our Buddha Dhamma Heritage.
Buddhist Hour radio broadcast scripts
12
May 2002: How to dissolve a mandala
19 May 2002: The need to
preserve the minds that learn
26 May 2002: The Spreading of
Buddha Dhamma on this Continent of Australia
2 June 2002:
Celebrating This Year’s Vesak (2545 B.E.)
9 June 2002:
Lending a Helping Hand
16 June 2002: How we use Human
Resource Development to promote Buddha Dhamma
23 June 2002:
International Buddhist Leaders meet in Upwey
30 June 2002: A
remarkable event to remember
7 July 2002: More on the
Australasian Buddhist Convention
14 July 2002: Examination of
Training Issues at our Centre for the next nine years
21 July
2002: Savoir faire developed for increasing the depth of knowledge
fields and friendliness on our web sites
28 July 2002:
Refining our management as a global organisation
4 August
2002: Buddha Dhamma Women Practitioners at our Centre
11
August 2002: The President’s Annual Report 2001 – 2002
18
August 2002: Woman within the religious frame of Buddha Dhamma
24
August 2002: The outcome of persistence and dedicated efforts
1
September 2002: Reading Chan Landscape Pieces
8 September
2002: Connecting with Warm-Hearted Friends
15 September 2002:
The application of friendliness to change the script
22
September 2002: Understanding the use of metta - loving-kindness
29
September 2002: Craving for happiness as an oxymoron
6 October 2002: Working towards Right Livelihood
20
October 2002 ‘How Buddha Dhamma Chanting Develops Our Practice’
27 October 2002 'Developing adosa (non hate)
3 November 2002 ‘Buddha Dhamma Practice and the Kathina Robe Ceremony’
10 November 2002 ‘Living in present time’
17 November 2002 ‘Food for thought’
24 November 2002 ‘The importance of maintaining sustainable Temples’
1 December 2002 ‘Affirming a resolution into practice’
8 December 2002 ‘Our Approaches to Wisdom and Compassion : Our Way Forward’
Payment for Buddhist Hour radio payment to Hillside Radio
Jannette
Grainger confirmed on 5 December 2002 that the payment for the
Buddhist Hour radio broadcast renewal has been received.
Required
Buddhist Hour broadcast attendance on 8 December 2002
Although
the Buddhist Hour radio broadcast for 8 December 2002 is
pre-recorded, it was required that one radio team Member attend the
radio station during the broadcast air time.
Leanne Eames
confirmed that she attended and made the offerings to the Devas and
Devatas during the broadcast.
Brendan Grainger will run this
broadcast off the pre-recorded mini disk. However, there must also be
an audiotape of the pre-recorded program as a backup.
It is important to put a smile in the announcers of local news voice.
13. Local Area Planning & Asset Management (LAPAM)
Colour Code: Green
LAPAM Manager: Frank Carter
LAPAM Vice President: Frank Carter
LAPAM Task Unit Members: Julian Bamford, Frank Carter, Jason Glasson, Brendan Hall, Lenore Hamilton, David Igracki, Leila Igracki, Rodney Johnson, Lisa Nelson, Rilla Pargeter, Peter Boswell.
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.
Fire Reduction
Fire
Risk Reduction has continued with the following tasks:
Cutting
of bamboo to around 9 centimetres above ground level along Eastern
wall of Sariputta Room, and garden on West side of Australia Pond.
Opening up of the path running between the Sariputta Room and the
Australia pond.
Removal of dried leaves and grass from along
East side of Sariputta Room.
Removal of ivy, wandering dew,
various plants and dry leaves from the rock wall around the Australia
pond.
Filling of the Australia Pond with fresh water from
Tank No.2
Cutting of branches from tree at South end of
Australia pond.
Removal of stones from bird bath, cleaning and
filling with clean water. Providing clean water for birds during hot
summer months when clean water can be hard to find.
These
actions have reduced the fire risk and opened up the flow of chi
around the Australian pond and through to the Village Square and the
west end of the Heavenly Garden.
Julian Bamford moved soil
from the humus heap at the western end of driveway to several garden
beds. Spreading over the soil excavated from the dining room
foundation heaped along the Eastern fence line near the Australia
pond is completed. This has soil has been watered and plants planted
to form a new garden.
The present humus heap is the one at
the end of the driveway. Two load of branches and weeds were taken to
the Lysterfield Landfill Site.
Photographs of the completed works were taken and will be loaded with BSB82 to www.bsbonline.com.au
Front Entrance floor reconstruction
Recently, stumps holes have been dug from Buddhist students from Monash University and La Trobe University. They will visit every Friday to help us.
Work
has progressed on the reconstruction of the front entrance. Concrete
stumps were cemented into place on Saturday 23 November 2002.
Each
stump hole has been dug to a regulation depth of 600cm in accordance
with local building regulations.
Before the first stumps were
cemented in place, offerings of incense, flowers, perfumed oil and
copper wire were offered into the stump holes as offerings to the
Nagas and Heavenly protectors of the old entrance room requesting
their help and protection.
The offerings were made by Julian
Bamford and Frank Carter.
The work was guided by our Teacher
John D. Hughes and assisted by Anita M. Hughes.
Prior to
cementing the stumps into the ground sole plates were placed into the
stump holes.
Completion of stumping for front entrance
The work to complete the project took approximately 5 hours and a total of 23 person hours.
To
complete this stage of the project, each stump has had a metal ant
cap fitted. The names of all the persons who have worked on the
project to date have been painted onto the antcaps in 22-carat gold
paint. The painting work was done by Frank Carter.
The
persons names inscribed are:
John D. Hughes
Anita M.
Hughes
Julian Bamford
Frank Carter
Brendan Hall
Evelin
Halls
Jason Glasson
Rodney Johnson
Kamfatt Lin
Julie
O'Donnell
Max Svensson
Bearers and joists were placed on the stumps and floorboards made of Tasmanian Oak were laid in place. A window was placed on part of the floorboards near the library and Suite 1 doorways.
New plants for garden
New donated plants have been placed in various garden beds and pots. About 60 new plants were planted.
Six Members will attend the World Fellowship of Buddhists conference in Malaysia. These are Members Mr Julian Bamford, Ms Julie O’Donnell, Ms Pennie White, Ms Evelin Halls, Ms Rilla Oellien (Pargeter) and Mr Peter Boswell.
We appeal for funds or materials to build the new dining room.
Donations
To make a donation please complete and return this form to:
The Secretary, Chan Academy Australia,
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.
I / We wish to contribute funds as follows: $.......................
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Gifts are not tax deductible.
View Photographs of our new verandah and reading room
We regularly share merit with the Mahasangha and 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