The Brooking Street Bugle
Issue No. 88 (New Series)
ISSN 1321 - 1463
Publication Date: 1 June 2003
Published and Printed by the Chan Academy Australia.
Chan Academy is a registered business 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 3158 Australia
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
Our web sites:
www.bdcu.org.au
www.bddronline.net.au
www.bdcublessings.net.au
www.bsbonline.com.au
www.buyresolved.com.au
Editors: John D. Hughes Dip.App.Chem., T.T.T.C., GDAIE,
Anita Hughes RN Div 1
Assistant Editor: Pennie White, B.A., Dip.Ed.
Assistants: Julian Bamford B.A.App.Rec.,
Frank T Carter B.Ec., Lisa Nelson
Chan Academy Australia
Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. Disclaimer
As we, the Chan Academy Australia, Chan Academy being a registered business name of 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 any 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 Chan Academy Australia, Chan Academy being a registered business name of 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.
Index
1. Glossary
2. Sangha News
3. Coming Events
4. Company Structure
5. Keynote Opportunities
6. Appeals and Special Projects
7. Current Research and Development Interests
8. John D. Hughes’ News
9. Information Technology News
10. Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S)
11. Corporate Governance & Reporting (CGR)
12. International Dhamma Activities (IDA)
13. Local Area Planning & Asset Management (LAPAM)
14. Members’ News
15. Funds Appeal
16. Photographs
17. Transferring of Merit
18. Appendix
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.
1. Glossary
2. Sangha News
2.1 Vajrasattva Puja
Visiting Teacher, Master Fransciso So will conduct the Vajrasattva Puja at the Chan Academy Australia on 9 June 2003 (Queen's Birthday weekend) from 9.30am to 11.30am and from 1.30pm to 4.00pm.
Requirements:
1. Sukhavati Ritual
2. The Yoga of knowing the mind (a part of "Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation")
3. The Vajrasattva one hundred words mantra sheets.
Members and friends are requested to bring round offerings such as fruit and sweet biscuits as well as flowers.
2.2 Venerable Dhammavihari's visit
Venerable Dhammavihari visited our Temple on Friday 18 April, day one of the April Five Day Bhavana Course.
Venerable Dhammavihari gave a Dhamma Teaching on the topic of 'Buddhism from an Historical Perspective - Beliefs and Practices' to Members and friends.
Venerable Dhammavihari has been a lecturer in Buddha Dhamma at Universities in Sri Lanka since the 1940's.
At the conclusion of the Venerable's Dhamma talk our President Mr Julian Bamford, Members and friends thanked the Venerable for blessing our Teacher and Temple, and then offered flowers.
Recollections of Venerable Dhammavihari's talk can be read online at www.bdcublessings.net.au, in the Buddhist Hour Broadcast script No.273 titled 'Practicality in Buddha Dhamma Practice, read live on air on Hillside FM on 20 April 2003.
The Venerable's driver for the visit was Member Frank Carter.
2.3 Kalyanamitta Awards
A file called Kalyanamitta Award 2003 has been created and placed in the general filing cabinet.
It contains the unsigned awards for Kamfatt Lin, Arthur Lipscome, and John Watson.
2.4 Abhidhamma Classes
Abhidhamma classes continue every Tuesday evening at 7.30pm.
These classes are free of charge to students.
We will continue to document weekly lessons for nine years and publish these in our online journal the Buddha Dhyana Dana Review at www.bddronline.net.au and www.bdcu.org.au.
Students are requested to bring suitable offerings each week to the Abhidhamma Teachings each week including flowers, Basmati rice and two reams of A4 paper.
Our students are enjoying these classes and maturing under these teachings.
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3. Coming Events
Vajrasattva Puja, taught by Master Francisco So at the Chan Academy Australia on 9 June 2003 (Queen's Birthday weekend) from 9.30am to 11.30am and from 1.30pm to 4.00pm.
Five Day Bhavana Course from Friday 6 to Tuesday 10 June 2003. 9.00am to 5.00pm daily.
4. Company Structure
4.1 Our Company Office Bearers and Management Team
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 Peter Boswell CPA
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 Dip.App.Chem. T.T.T.C. GDAIE
Anita Hughes R.N.Div.1
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.
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.
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5. Keynote Opportunities
5.1 Devas of Dictionaries Altars
The Devas of Dictionaries Altars are located on:
Key:
(1) Main Altar
(2) Deva of Learning Altar
We have over 100 dictionaries at our Centre. The following dictionaries have been offered on the two Altars as above.
Buddhadatta Mahathera A. P. (1968) Concise Pali-English Dictionary, U Chandradassa De Silva, Colombo. Altar (2)
Chophel, Norbu (1985) New English-Tibetan Dictionary, Norbu Chophel, Dharamsala. (1)
Nyanatiloka, Buddhist Dictionary - Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines, The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation, Taiwan. (1)
Kai, HyojunRomaji (1975) All-Romanised English-Japanese Dictionary, Charles E, Tuttle Company Inc., Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo. (2)
The Japan Times (1958) Japanese-English-Chinese Dictionary, Hara Shobo, Japan. (2)
Nyanatiloka, Buddhist Dictionary - Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines, The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation, Taiwan. (1)
(1979) The Student's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, India. (1)
We shall continue to list all the dictionaries in our reference library.
5.2 Chan Academy Australia Brochures
We aim to have a stock of 100 current Chan Academy Australia brochure printed onsite at all times.
The brochures are handed out to visitors to the Temple, and good at PR activities such as the weekly Camberwell market each Sunday morning.
We also plan to have a stock of 50 brochures for the Chan Academy Australia's Sumi-e classes for 2003.
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6. Appeals and Special Projects
6.1 Fundraising
To help pay our monthly American Express Account, Members are required to give an extraordinary donation of $100 or more each as soon as possible.
6.2 The Way of the Garden 2003 - Garden Roster
Sunday 1 June 2003 marks the beginning of the winter season in Australia.
Each season we ought to renew our practice.
At our Centre we practice the "Way of the Garden".
Our Temple Garden requires ongoing maintenance and seasonal care.
- When people come to our Temple they will have confidence when they see our beautiful and well maintained Garden.
- Members learn and practice the "Way of the Garden" and maintain the garden for the Landlord;
- Care and attention of the garden creates causes to visit this beautiful garden in the future;
- All Members should plan to do work outdoors;
- Members should know the way of the Garden and practice this.
Our priority must be to rejuvenate the Garden with regular weeding.
Members are requested to assist in this project by practicing the "Way of the Garden".
Phase 1 of this undertaking is to complete the weeding of our Temple Garden by 15 June 2003.
Members should consult the Garden Task List and add their name to the Garden Roster and specify the area (by number) in which they have worked.
The Chan Academy Heavenly Dhamma Garden Roster was prepared by Garden Manager: Lenore Hamilton & First Assistant: Rodney Johnson on 30 May 2003.
Ch'an Academy Garden Task List
Items to be completed by Sunday 15 June 2003
Weeding Area Locations
1. Geology Museum
2. Garden shed
3. Quan Yin Pond
4. Padmasambhava Altar
5. Kitchen Garden
6. Rose garden behind kitchen garden
7. Western Fence Line
8. Suite 4 area
9. Rear Verandah
10. Clothes line area
11. Caravan area
12. Emerald Pavilion
13. Humus Heap area
14. Southern entrance to the Chan Hall
15. Chan Garden ( along Chan Hall)
16. Topiarised Tree
17. Driveway
18. Southern Gate area
19. Front Rose Garden
20. Water Tank near driveway
21. Flower Garden near front Water Tank
22. Main Entrance
23. Rock Garden near new kitchen
24. Venerable Monks
25. Australia Pond
26. Garden along eastern side of Sariputta Room
27. Southern side of Sariputta Room
28. Northern side of Sariputta Room
29. Underneath new kitchen floor area
30. Second driveway
31. Asoka Lion garden
32. God of wealth alter and surrounding area
33. Behind Nat House
34. Near Front Verandah Entrance
35. Stupa
36. Bell Tower
37. Bodhi Tree Surround Garden
38. Water Tank 3 ( near Sariputra Room)
39. Wood Rack
40. Wood Heap area
41. Along path near Northern Fence
42. Reclining Buddha Altar (completed 31 May 2003)
43. Mound Garden
44. Tool Trailer area
45. Suite 11
46. Garden in front of Suite 11
47. Main Buddha Rupa Altar
48. Water Tank near Buddha Rupa Altar
6.3 Flower Stall
A cash generation flower stall was held during the Five Day Bhavana Course on Sunday 20 April 2003 (Easter Sunday). The location of the stall was Swansea Road, Lilydale.
Members Amber Svensson and Frank Carter set up and were attendants at the stall from 9.00 am to 5.15 pm. Rodney Johnson attended the stall from 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm to provide a rest break for Frank and Amber.
The total profit for the day was $366.
The total quantity of flowers sold was 53 bunches being made up of 7 bunches of roses, 10 bunches of native posies and 36 bunches of gerbera posies.
After the stall was packed up Frank and Amber visited John D. Hughes and Anita Hughes at Maroondah Hospital and offered 4 bunches of flowers.
Thank you to the Devas and Devatas who helped the flower stall, to the suppliers of the beautiful flowers and to our customers.
6.4 Camberwell Market
Thank you to the Chief God of Wealth and his retinue and all the Devas and Devatas and Members who help us with the Camberwell Market Stall on Sundays.
The Camberwell Market Stall held on Sunday 13 April 2003 raised the following amounts of money:
Profit $52.35
Raffle $82.00
Bangladesh Stand $5.00
The sales team for the day was Julian Bamford and Amber Svensson until approximately 9.30 am then Frank Carter and Effie Metaxes.
The Camberwell Market Stall held on Sunday 6 April 2003 raised the following amounts of money:
Profit $98.00
Raffle $140.00
Bangladesh Stand $6.30
The sales team for the day was Julian Bamford and Amber Svensson until approximately 9.30 am then Frank Carter and Evelin Halls from 9.30 on.
The market stall goods are being stored at Mavis' house in Brooking Street.
The Camberwell Market Stall held on Sunday 16 March 2003 raised the following amounts of money:
Profit $177.95
Raffle $54.00
Bangladesh Stand $2.85
The sales team for the day was Lenore Hamilton, Lainie Smallwood and Jason Glasson until approximately 9.30 am then Frank Carter and Kate Ryan.
6.5 Storage of Camberwell Market goods
Thank you to our neighbour Mavis, who has kindly provided storage space for our market stall goods.
Would Members and friends please look for another suitable location to store these goods off site. Please contact Frank Carter.
6.6 Cash Generation Project - Moving House?
What about all those things you do need to keep but are too good to throw away?
Donate them to a local charity.
Phone Frank Carter on 9754 1433 or 0408 303 550 to arrange for us to collect them.
Each Sunday we run a stall selling donated second hand goods at the Camberwell Market. Funds raised support many projects, including the Dhammarajika Orphanage in Bangladesh.
Here are some ideas of items to donate:
household good and vases
old China
garden ornaments
sporting goods
tools (not electrical)
bric'a'brac
books and magazines
art and crafts
jewellery / costume jewellery / cosmetics
original CD's, records and audio cassettes
small items of furniture
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7. Current Research and Development Interests
Our Enterprise Technology Manager Evelin Halls is currently researching holograms.
8. John D. Hughes' News
8.1 Medicine Buddha Puja
The following are the instructions for Medicine Buddha Practice carried out by John D. Hughes' students for 49 days following their Teachers admittance to hospital and visit by Master Ru Sun on 13 March 2003.
Members can follow the instructions below and chant the Medicine Buddha mantra daily in their homes or at the Centre to make healing water for John D. Hughes. The students offer their blessed water daily to John in the hospital.
This way the students created the causes for their Teacher John D. Hughes to stay in human birth.
8.2 Medicine Buddha Practice for preparing blessed water
Master Rusun prepared some blessed water for John D. Hughes. Master Rusun has advised that the water be used in the following way to prolong the life of our teacher.
Boil some water and let it cool. Add the cool water to the blessed water prepared by Master Rusan.
Pay homage to the Medicine Buddha three times.
Chant the Medicine Buddha Mantra forty-nine times, or more if you wish.
Give some of the water to John D. Hughes, and offer some of the water to the Devas and Devatas or water plants. Keep some of the water to be used the next day.
This process was repeated for forty-nine days.
The result of this practice will be the safe recovery of our teacher John D. Hughes.
Members may attend the Medicine Buddha Puja at a time allocated each day or they may chant the Medicine Buddha Mantra at the Centre for as long as they wish when they have the time available.
Fresh flowers should be offered on John D. Hughes and Anita's Mandala every day.
Fresh flowers and water, round shaped fruit and other suitable puja offerings should be offered on the main altar everyday.
As the number of Mantras chanted increases, the blessed water becomes more concentrated.
Preparation of blessed water will continue. We need about 60 litres per week.
Homage to the Medicine Buddha
NAMO BHAGAVATI. BHAISAIJYA GURU VAITUREYA PRABHA RAJAYA.
NAMO BHAGAVATI. BHAISAIJYA GURU VAITUREYA PRABHA RAJAYA.
NAMO BHAGAVATI. BHAISAIJYA GURU VAITUREYA PRABHA RAJAYA.
Medicine Buddha Mantra
NAMO BHAGAVATI. BHAISAIJYA GURU VAITUREYA PRABHA RAJAYA. TATHAGATAYA ARHATI SAMYAKSAMBUDDHAYA. TADYATHA. OM. BHAISAIJYI. BHAISAIJYI. BHAISAIJYA. SAMUDGATI. SVAHA.
REPEAT 49 TIMES OR MORE.
8.3 Medicine Buddha Puja - dedication of merits
Offering the Puja and blessed water to John D. Hughes and Anita Hughes for their health, strength and long life increasing.
At the completion of the Medicine Buddha Puja each day Members need to make the following offerings and dedications.
May the merit of these good actions increase the health, strength and long life of John D. Hughes.
May the merit of these good actions increase the health, strength and long life of Anita M. Hughes.
May the merit of these good actions bless the Chief Deva of Maroondah Hospital, his attendants and advisers.
8.4 Offering the blessed water at the Maroondah Hospital
After offering the Blessed water to John D. Hughes make the following dedications:
May the merit of these good actions increase the health, strength and long life of John D. Hughes.
May the merit of these good actions increase the health, strength and long life of Anita M. Hughes.
May the merit of these good actions bless the Chief Deva of Maroondah Hospital, his attendants and advisers.
May all the Doctors, Advisers, Nurses and Staff of the Maroondah Hospital be well and happy.
May they make the correct decisions to prolong the long life of John D. Hughes.
May they be guided by the Buddha in their decision making.
8.5 Sangha Blessings and visits to the Maroondah Hospital
During the period John has been in hospital the following Members of the Sangha have come to the hospital to chant blessings for him and wish him speedy recovery.
Venerable Master Ru Sun, Inh Young Temple, 6 - 10 Reservoir Road, Narre Warren
Venerable Tang - Quang Duc Temple, 85 - 105 Lynch Road, Fawkner
Venerable Phuoc Tan - Quang Minh Temple, 18 Burke Road, Braybrook
Venerable Nanda - Buddhist Society of Victoria, 71- 73 Darling Road, Malvern East
Venerable Dhammavihari - Buddhist Vihara Victoria Inc, 125 Homestead Road, Berwick
Venerable Vimilananda - Buddhist Vihara, 125 Homestead Road, Berwick
Other Venerable Monks and Dhamma Teachers have chanted for John's return to good health at their own Temples. They include:
Venerable Doe, Linh Son Temple, Reservoir
Geshe Loden, Tibetan Buddhist Society, Yuroke (who sent flowers with his students)
Geshe Doga, Tara House, East Brighton
Traleg Rinpoche, Kagyu Evam Buddhist Institute, Carlton
Lama Choedak, Canberra
Venerable Ajarn Dtun, Bunyawat Forest Monastery, Warburton
Many Monks overseas chanted for his long life.
We thank these Members of the Sangha and send gratutde to them for their kind help and support for our Teacher.
8.6 Medicine Buddha Puja
On Friday 2 May 2003, Members and Friends of the Chan Academy Australia were informed that Master John D. Hughes was returned back into critical care at Hospital and was unconscious.
Mr Jason Thigh, Master Ru Sun's main attendant was contacted on Friday 2 May 2003 and asked if he could contact Master Ru Sun in Taiwan and request further information for what we Members and Friends may do to assist Master John D. Hughes' recovery.
Master Ru Sun expounded the below instructions for Members, friends, devas, devatas and the other Buddhist beings that reside at 33 Brooking Street Upwey Victoria 3158 (Chan Academy Australia) to complete daily for the next seven days to assist Master John D. Hughes recovery.
The Medicine Buddha Puja continued two times daily for the next seven days.
The morning Medicine Buddha Puja commenced from 5.00am daily for seven days in the Hall of Assembly.
The evening Medicine Buddha Puja commenced at 6.00pm daily for the next seven days in the Hall of Assembly.
The blessed water procedure that was outlined in the Medicine Buddha Puja (49 day continuation) was continued with each morning and evening Medicine Buddha Puja for the seven days.
During the second seven days, Members chanted the Quan Yin title; "Quan Yin Bodhisattva" as many times as possible.
They visualised Quan Yin coming to Master John D. Hughes bedside and blessing him.
All these practices were completed by persons who have sincere wishes for Master John D. Hughes to recover as soon as possible.
Thank you for your practice.
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9. Information Technology News
9.1 Photographs of Venerable Dhammavihari Online
Photographs taken during Venerable Dhammavihari visit to our Centre on 18 April 2003, during the Five Day Bhavana Course (in the Easter break), can be viewed on the BDDR Online Vol. 13 No.2. at www.bddronline.net.au. There are 18 photos on 4 pages.
The photographs, stored on CD, were prepared and loaded from offsite by our webmaster Evelin Halls.
The photographers were Pennie White and Leanne Eames.
9.2 Photographs of Master Ru Sun Online
Photographs from the Venerable Master Ru Sun's visits to Master John D. Hughes in hospital in April 2003 are uploaded on the Buddha Dhyana Dana Review Online, Vol. 13 No.2. There are 30 photos on 6 web pages.
9.3 New VET Computer Virus Protection
The VET program on our main Internet machine, PC4A, has been updated. This is the latest VET version 10.58.0.3.
The Vet software is automatically updated itself every time we go online, so we do not have to do autodownloads on PC4A anymore.
All of our other machines still need to have the latest version installed.
It is recommended all our webmasters and Members regularly update their computers at home with current software such as the VET in order to protect the Centre's IT systems as well as their own.
9.4 Buddhist Hour Tapes to CD-ROM conversion
David Ley has volunteered to continue the project of the conversion of Buddhist Hour Broadcast Tapes to CD-ROM.
This will assist us with our plan to make these recordings available on the internet in audio format.
9.5 Connection of library computers to laser printers
Three computers, PC7A, PC14A and PC15A, all located in the library have been connected to a single A4 laser printer.
PC7A, PC15A and PC14A are able to print to the HP Laserjet 3 printer via a printer switch located next to PC5A.
The switch position for each computer to access the A4 printer is written on a label on top of the printer switch.
PC5A will be used as the default computer for the Data products A3 paper size printer. Lotus Word Pro will be installed on this PC enabling it to be used for composing A3 signs.
Thank you to Frank Carter for carrying out this important upgrade to our IT Systems.
9.6 IT Systems Maintenance Program Report
The following report was prepared by our Manager Enterprise Technology Evelin Halls on 30 May 2003.
Members are advised to make offerings to the Chief Deva of Information Technology.
PC1A (LAN2 and database)
Load network driver (Intel Etherexpress TP-Intel Pro 100 PCI
Adapter 6784 00-001) to enable reconnection to LAN2 (Kamfatt).
Fix Word registry problem (Kamfatt)
Load Internet Explorer (Pennie, Evelin, Kamfatt)
Database: change design so persons do not need to scroll when entering data (Arthur)
Continue with database upgrade (Arthur)
PC4A (Internet machine - stand alone)
is out of disk space on drive C: (Kamfatt)
PC5A (library catalogue - stand alone)
does not find its CD-Rom drive (Kamfatt)
PC10 (Sariputta Room - LAN1, ISYS)
does not boot up at all (Kamfatt)
PC13 (LAN1 and ISYS)
cannot connect to LAN1 I:drive possible solution: needs to have network path reset (Kamfatt, John Watson)
PC14A (LAN2 - multimedia PC)
replace LAN2 cable (looks faulty) - must be reconnected to LAN2 (Frank, Pennie)
PC15A (for photo camera downloads, scanner, CD-burner- stand alone) scanner needs to be installed (Kamfatt)
General tasks:
Backup all LAN1 and LAN2 data (Kamfatt, Pennie, Evelin, John Watson)
Backup database (Arthur, Evelin, Pennie)
Regularly produce all documentation required (all)
Sort the store Suite 2A - unclutter (Frank)
Upgrade the VET on all machines (done: PC4A) (Kamfatt, Evelin)
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10. Occupational Health and Safety News (OH&S)
No aerosol sprays must be used at the Centre. They cause asthma.
11. Corporate Government & Reporting (CGR)
Colour Code: Red
CGR Manager: Pennie White
CGR Vice President: Evelin Halls
CGR Task Unit Members: Julian Bamford, Peter Boswell, Frank Carter, Leanne Eames, Lenore Hamilton, Lisa Nelson, Lainie Smallwood, Anita Hughes, Amber Svensson.
CGR Task Unit Responsibilities: Adhere to legal requirements of corporate affairs; accounts; communicate with Federal, State and Local government departments; organise GST payments; supply Australian Tax Office with Business Activity Statements; provide timely managerial information to ensure profits are made; provide quarterly Profit and Loss Activity Statements; arrange for the audit of accounts at a professional level to meet the Statutory requirements of the Gaming Commission of 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; create goodwill with our neighbours; and with local newspapers to advise the community of upcoming events.
11.1 Replacement Fax Machine Operating
We have installed a Tandy Fax 1000 facsimile machine in Suite 2. The fax machine was kindly donated by Peter Boswell.
11.2 General meetings held last Friday of each Month
One of the duties and responsibilities of each Members is to attend General and Annual General. We must assure that the required quorum of seven Members is always met. The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. General meetings are held on the last Friday of each month at 8:00pm.
All Members are welcome.
11.3 General Meetings held 30 May 2003
namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammasambuddhassa
General Meeting of the
Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
A.C.N. 005 701 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488
held at 33 Brooking Street, Upwey, Victoria 3158, Australia
on 30 May 2003 at 8:00pm
Agenda
1. Meeting Opened
2. Members Present
3. Apologies
4. Minutes of the last General Meeting
5. Financial Statements
6. General Business
7. Date of Next Meeting
8. Meeting Closed
*All Members are requested to be present
namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammasambuddhassa
Minutes of the General Meeting
of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
A.C.N. 005 701 806 A.B.N. 42 611 496 488
held at 33 Brooking Street, Upwey, Victoria 3158, Australia
on 30 May 2003 at 8:00pm
Members Present: Julian Bamford, Frank Carter, Leanne Eames, Evelin Halls, Lenore Hamilton, Rodney Johnson and Pennie White.
Minute Secretary: Pennie White
Meeting Opened: 8:07 pm
Chairperson: Julian Bamford
Apologies: John D. Hughes, Anita Hughes, Peter Boswell.
1. Motion: That the Minutes of the General Meeting of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. held on 25 April 2003 as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Frank Carter
Seconded: Leanne Eames
Carried
2. Motion: That the Cash Generation Performance Measurement Report April 2003 for the Buddhist Discussion (Centre) Upwey Ltd. as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Frank Carter
Seconded: Leanne Eames
Carried
3. Motion: That the Profit and Loss April 2003 Report for the Buddhist Discussion (Centre) Upwey Ltd. as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Frank Carter
Seconded: Lenore Hamilton
Carried
4. Motion: The Mother's Day Flower Stalls Sunday 11th May 2003 Report for the Buddhist Discussion (Centre) Upwey Ltd. as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Frank Carter
Seconded: Evelin Halls
Carried
5. Motion: That the Incoming Correspondence Report April 2003 for the Buddhist Discussion (Centre) Upwey Ltd. as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Evelin Halls
Seconded: Lenore Hamilton
Carried
6. Motion: That the Outgoing Correspondence Report April 2003 for the Buddhist Discussion (Centre) Upwey Ltd. as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Lenore Hamilton
Seconded: Evelin Halls
Carried
7. Motion: That the Correspondence Report April 2003 for the Buddhist Discussion (Centre) Upwey Ltd. as tabled be accepted.
Moved: Lenore Hamilton
Seconded: Frank Carter
Carried
8. Motion: That the next General Meeting of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. be held at 33 Brooking Street, Upwey 3158 Victoria, at 8.00pm on 27 June 2003.
Moved: Evelin Halls
Seconded: Frank Carter
Carried
Meeting Closed: 8:34 pm
namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammasambuddhasa
Notice of General Meeting of the
Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
Our ref: PC1A LAN2 I:\gm300503.rtf
Notice is hereby given of the General Meeting of all Members that will take place on
27 June 2003
at 8.00p.m at 33 Brooking Street, Upwey Victoria 3158, Australia
Agenda
1. Meeting Opened
2. Members Present
3. Apologies
4. Minutes of the last General Meeting
5. Financial Statements
6. General Business
7. Date of Next Meeting
8. Meeting Closed
*All Members are requested to be present
11.4 Monthly Correspondence Report April 2003
Prepared by:
Pennie White, BA DipEd
Secretary, Manager Corporate Governance and Reporting
and Evelin Halls, DipFLC
Director, Vice-President Corporate Governance and Reporting
Welcome to the fourth Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. monthly correspondence report for 2003. Our Correspondence Reports are tabled at general meetings to inform Members of our activities.
Thank you to the Members and Friends assisting with the administration of our Temple.
Correspondence figures for the month of April 2003:
1) Incoming Correspondence items entered into database = 88
2) Outgoing Correspondence items entered into database = 5
3) Incoming items recorded in the Correspondence book but not yet entered into database = 0
4) Outgoing Items recorded in the Correspondence book but not yet entered into database = 2
5) Incoming External Emails not entered into database or Correspondence Book = 218
6) Outgoing External Emails not entered into database or Correspondence Book = 928*+
7) Internal Emails sent: 18 emails sent to 20 persons = 360 at time of writing report.
* This is the total number of emails sent and does not include the cc: and bcc: This means that the actual figure would be significantly higher.
+ As of 24 March 2003 our incoming and sent items are immediately forwarded to our Secretary Pennie White. This amount includes all incoming and outgoing emails forwarded to our Secretary Pennie White including those stored in the sent folder and inbox at the time of setting up this feature.
Correspondence Totals for the month of March 2003:
Incoming Correspondence Recorded for January (1 + 3 + 5) = 306
Outgoing Correspondence Recorded for January (2 + 4 + 6) = 935
Total Internal Emails Sent (7) = 360
Total Correspondence (1+2+3+4+5+6+7) = 1601
Previous month comparison:
|
January |
February |
March |
April |
| Incoming
Correspondence
Recorded (1 + 3 + 5) |
397 |
309 |
285 |
306 |
| Outgoing
Correspondence
Recorded (2 + 4 + 6) |
62 |
45 |
66 |
935 |
| Total Internal
Emails Sent (7) |
820 |
1000 |
360 |
360 |
| Total
Correspondence
(1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7) |
1279 |
1354 |
711 |
1601 |
Significant correspondence
Please refer to Incoming and Outgoing Correspondence Reports for April 2003.
Members dealing with significant correspondence are requested to send an internal email regarding this for inclusion in these reports.
Action:
To aim to record all incoming and outgoing correspondence.
All Members dealing with correspondence to record this.
Members undergo training to use database.
Our Business Practice:
We aim to record all incoming and outgoing correspondence. This is recorded in the database on PC1A. Evelin and Pennie are available by appointment to train Members with the wish to learn. Correspondence may also be recorded in the green hardcover correspondence entry book located on the PC1A desk.
When entering the date in the database please use the format DD/MM/YYYY.
All External Incoming Emails are now to be digitally filed in Incoming Archive Folder in line with our Information Management policy to increase searchability of our digital data by minimising the use of subfolders.
Future Plans:
To upgrade our database.
May you be well and happy.
11.5 Attendant roster
Members are requested to update the dates and times they intend to be at the Centre each week.
The rosters for Centre attendants, Centre night attendants, hospital evening and day rosters are located at i:\Centre Rosters and can be accessed from PC14A using Lotus 123.
Please feel free to participate in populating this roster.
11.6 Chan Academy Australia 7 Day Project List
The file reference for the 7 Day Project List is LAN2 I:/pl200305.rtf
Chan Academy Australia
Chan Academy is a registered trading name of the Buddhist
Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
ACN 005 701 806 ABN 42 611 496 488
33 Brooking Street, Upwey 3158 VIC Australia
7 DAY PROJECT LIST
Prepared by Julian Bamford, President.
Published 26 May 2003
Period 27 May to 2 June 2003
Seven day skill set
To harmonise between Members' Buddha Dhamma practice by way of fundraising.
To get our leading edge.
Request each Member make a $100 cash donation for the Temple.
Daily priorities
1. To increase fund raising activities
2. To chant Avalokitesvara Dharani, Heart Sutra and Quan Yin title 3 times daily (see roster at Centre)
3. Make offerings to Prajna Paramita and Deva of Learning
4. Make food offerings to Heavenly Monks: breakfast, lunch (by 11.30am) and evening
5. Feed the birds
6. Collect daily post and action accordingly (Julian)
7. Check incoming emails for high priority message and accounts (Julian, Pennie others)
8. Make offerings to Chief God of Information Technology and request help with our IT systems
9. Bring more flowers to offer
10. Vacuum and dust main hall, library, reading room
11. Clean amenities block, toilets, basin, mirror, walls
12. Remove old flowers from altars: inside/outside
13. Organise Hospital Attendant Roster for JDH (Rodney)
AAAA Priorities - Important and urgent
1. Abhidhamma class No. 49, 27 May 03 Teachers: Evelin Halls and Leanne Eames
2. Organise evening meal for Abhidhamma Students on Tuesday evenings 6:00 pm.
3. Bring flowers and A4 paper to offer for Abhidhamma Classes on Tuesday evenings
4. Gippsland Buddhist Discussion Group visit Tues 27th May (Julie, Julian, Pennie) arrange gifts for Dana (Driver: Julian)
5. Check dana box and do banking at (Frank, Julian)
6. Prepare Buddhist Hour Broadcast No.279 including running sheets & selling scripts (Pennie and others)
7. Source our PR Policies to write Public Relations Style Manual (Julian, Lisa, Pennie, Leanne)
8. Upload BSB 87 to www.bsbonline.com.au (Leanne or Helen)
9. Edit and print BSB 88 (Lisa, Julian, Leanne) and load to the bsbonline website (Leanne or Helen)
10. Upload recent photos to BSB 87 and 88 (Helen)
11. Start writing Buddhist Hour Broadcast 279 (Pennie, Leanne, Evelin) complete by Thur 29 May to allow rehearsal time
12. Wash down tiles in new bathroom (David L)
13. Complete bathroom plastering, basin area (Rodney)
14. Fit towel & hand rails in bathroom (Frank)
15. Paint bathroom (Frank, others)
16. Paint amenities block west wall (external) (David L)
17. Weed western garden (ask Julie, Evelin, Rilla)
18. Weed around Ming tree, Deva of Wealth outside Altar
19. Weed Australia garden at east end of new dining room (ask Julie, Evelin, Rilla, Lisa and others)
20. Weed North West corner behind Suite 10 and Garden shed (Julie, Evelin, Rilla, Lisa and others)
21. Prepare nomination forms for Annual General Meeting election (Julian, Pennie)
22. Chop/cut wood (Rodney)
23. Remove possum from inside library wall and shut access hole in roof (Frank)
24. Prune fenceline in preparation for new fence (David L, Brent, Frank)
25. Organise weekly roster (Rodney)
26. Finish mowing lawns (Julian)
AAA Priorities
1. Upload Appeal for Funds to www.bddronline.net.au and the Buddha Dhyana Dana Review on www.bdcu.org.au (Evelin)
2. Tidy North East corner, remove wood from near footpath, cut wood for fire and storage (Rodney)
3. Print, respond and/or action, file external emails.
4. IT system: Install new hard drive on PC1A (Evelin, Kamfatt)
5. IT System: check PC 13A LAN 1 connection I working (Evelin, Kamfatt)
6. IT System: install network drivers on PC1A and reconnect PC1A to LAN2 (Evelin, Pennie)
7. IT System: Check operational status of LAN1 BDDM email server (John Watson)
8. IT System: Load Internet Explorer onto PC1A (Evelin, Pennie)
9. IT System: Move PC5A (JDH Collection) to desk in Library (location of old PC8A) (Evelin, Pennie)
10. IT System: Move PC 14A to present PC5A location and reconnect to LAN2 (Evelin, Pennie)
11. File Buddhist Hour Broadcast Scripts
12. Review flower sales at Camberwell Market Stall (Frank)
13. Write and post thank you letter to owner of IL Castello Restaurant for use of his property for flower stalls. (Frank)
AA Priorities
1. Publish Longhair Vol 2. No 2. - not publish email address. (Evelin and others)
2. Connect new 12Volt garden lights along the path from the Southern Gate Entrance to the Heavenly Monks Images (Frank)
3. Check lights for Australia flag pole and Golden Pavilion (Rodney)
4. Obtain new Australian National flag - call our local parliamentarian (David L)
A Priorities
1. Convert Buddhist Hour Broadcast Audio tapes to Digital CD-ROM files (David L)
2. Repair building timber store (Rodney)
3. IT System: upgrade suitable PC for installation of USB port (Evelin, Kamfatt, Pennie)
May all beings be well and happy
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12. International Dhamma Activities (IDA)
Colour Code: Yellow
IDA Manager: Evelin Halls
IDA Vice-President: Pennie White
IDA Task Unit Members: John D. Hughes, Julian Bamford, Peter Boswell, Leanne Eames, Julie O’Donnell, Anita Hughes.
IDA Task Unit Responsibilities: To maintain WFB liaison; to maintain WBU liaison; to arrange Abhidhamma Teachings 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.
12.1 Versak 2546 B.E greetings
On 14 May 2003 at 8.42pm, approximately over 50 external emails were sent on the occasion to wish Buddhist practitoners a Happy Versak 2546 B.E. (2003).
The text read:
Dear Friends in the Dhamma,
May you have a Happy Versak 2546 B.E. (2003)!
May the Triple Gem bless you.
With Metta,
John D. Hughes and Anita M. Hughes
and the Members of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
33 Brooking Street
Upwey, Victoria
Australia 3158
wbu@bdcu.org.au
http://www.bdcu.org.au
12.2 Visit to New Gippsland Buddhist Discussion Group
Last Tuesday 27 May 2003 three of our Members visited Gippsland Buddhist Discussion Group. A student of John D. Hughes, Mr Bob Fawkner established the Group after visiting our Center earlier this year.
Members who attended were long-standing Member Ms Julie O'Donnell, our President Mr Julian Bamford and our Secretary Ms Pennie White.
On behalf of our Teacher and Centre our Members offered a Buddha image, a Stupa from Thailand, copies of our Flagship Journal the Buddha Dhyana Dana Review, Buddhist Hour radio scripts, brochures, business cards and chanting sheets.
Our President Mr Julian Bamford explained some of the benefits of chanting. He then led chanting of the Vandana for Buddha, Five Precepts and the Triple Gem by our Members. This is the chanting we do at the beginning of our weekly Buddhist Hour broadcasts.
Ms Julie O'Donnell explained about the five precepts and answered questions about them.
The five precepts are:
To abstain from killing.
To abstain from stealing.
To abstain from sexual misconduct.
To abstain from lying.
To abstain from intoxicants that cloud the mind.
She said, "The Buddha taught the cause of suffering can be attributed to not keeping these five precepts. The 227 rules kept by a monk come from these five as a foundation."
Julian Bamford explained how if one of the five precepts is overlooked then all other practices eventually all fall down like dominoes.
Julie said in Buddha Dhamma you want to clarify the mind and drinking clouds the mind - it doesn't work to your benefit.
Julian gave a brief history of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
In 1978 John Hughes founded the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. as an Australian Company from a concept he had in 1955. The organization is incorporated and has financial Members.
We have five websites.
Our library collection consists of over 10,000 items.
It is an environment for learning Buddha Dhamma.
Ms Julie O'Donnell said, "Years ago John D. Hughes remembered his practice of Buddha Dhamma. He wanted to help Australia have Buddhism."
Master John D. Hughes teaches Buddha Dhamma then students say what they have learned. It is a structured teaching, along Socratic method.
He would sit for hours just to teach one thing until it is understood in finer detail.
For our weekly Tuesday classes, we use a text by Dr Mehm Tin Mon and read a paper on a part of that text.
Once you learn something it ought to be put it into action to consolidate learning.
Julian Bamford said: "Put in more than you take out. Chop wood and carry water every day".
The radio is a teaching. It is uploaded on the Internet. It can be read; many skills are learned from it. It is a reference and a resource for many persons who want to know how to practice.
John D. Hughes is a recognised Teacher.
Mr Faulkner explained how the Gippsland group came to be.
He had visited John D. Hughes over many years, and had in his school years been a student of John D. Hughes while at Ferntree Gully Technical School.
Recently he came to visit John D. Hughes for some guidance and John advised him to start this group. Over the past few months Bob Faulkner has done that.
The Gippsland Buddhist Discussion Group is not a company. They gather fortnightly. They have set up the beginnings of a library and Buddha images.
The evening concluded with a ten minute silent vipassana meditation led by Julie O'Donnell.
We thank Bob and Donna Faulkner for inviting us to the Gippsland Buddhist Discussion Group. May they be well and happy. May their organization and Members prosper.
This is an excerpt from the Buddhist Hour Broadcast No.279 titled 'Five Precepts for Good Living this Season', which can read in full online at www.bdcublessings.net.au., and heard live on air on the Buddhist Hour Hillside FM 88.0 on Sunday 1 June 2003 from 11am to 12midday.
12.3 Sri Lankan Friends
On Friday 18 April Members welcomed two Sri Lankan families to our Temple.
They were Mr Sarith Wijayakoon, the Karupa family and the Goonasekara family. They visited to hear the Dhamma Talk by Venerable Dhammavihari.
On Sunday 20 April Mr Sarith Wijayakoon, Mrs Janika Karupa and sons Manju and Wickum visited our Temple again.
After paying respect to the Buddha in the main hall they sat with Members, Pennie White, Lenore Hamilton and Julian Bamford and listened to the Buddhist Hour Broadcast No. 273.
Our visitors and members then sat in the hall for Buddha Dhamma Chanting.
12.4 Chan Academy Sumi-e Program 2003
Visiting Master Andre Sollier is teaching Sumi-e classes at the Chan Academy Australia this year.
Theme for 2003 is "The Seven Factors of Enlightenment".
Master Sollier has prepared seven paintings, one for each of seven Sumi-e classes. Master Sollier has given us permission to copy the pictures for display on our websites.
The original paintings have been scanned and can be viewed at www.bdcu.org.au and www.buyresolved.com.au. Each painting has a short description included with it.
The seven paintings were digitally scanned and up loaded onto our websites on 31 January 2003.
The dates and titles of the next six classes are:
Winter:
Class 2: 2 June 2003
"Keen Investigation of the Dhamma"
Class 3: 26 July 2003
"Energy"
Class 4: 23 August 2003
"Rapture or Happiness"
Spring:
Class 5: 27 September 2003
"Calm"
Class 6: 25 October 2003
"Concentration"
Class 7: 29 November 2003
"Equanimity"
Classes are held in the Chan Hall among rare calligraphy, Chan and Sumi-e masterpieces. All classes run from 10.00am to 3.00pm.
The cost of each class is $66.00 including GST. The class fee includes all materials.
Students may also purchase painting materials from our Centre.
An opportunity exists for the right person to train under Julian Bamford as an organiser of these classes. Julian has eight years experience in this position.
For class booking, purchase of materials and enquiries please contact Julian Bamford on 0400 267 330.
12.4 Pureland Buddha Dhamma
Currently, chapters 1 to 11 of the book 'The History of Pureland Buddhism' by Henri de Lubac, translated by Amita Bkaka, are uploaded on various issues of the Buddha Dhyana Review Online at www.bddronline.net.au.
12.5 Abhidhamma paper
The notes for Abhidhamma class 42 for Tuesday 8 April 2003 are written and uploaded on the BDDR Online Vol. 13 No 2.
12.6 Filing our weekly Buddhist Hour radio broadcast scripts
Each week we produce five copies of the Buddhist Hour program including running sheets, script and selling sheets for The John D. Hughes Collection. The copies are stored in two ring lever arch binders.
Two copies for John D. Hughes are stored in folders in the Sariputta room store.
May we preserve our Buddha Dhamma Heritage.
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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, Peter Boswell, Frank Carter, Brendan Hall, Evelin Halls, Lenore Hamilton, David Igracki, Leila Igracki, Rodney Johnson, David Ley, Brent Kerr, Lisa Nelson, Kate Ryan, Amber Svensson.
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.
13.1 Preparations for New Private Bathroom
George Costas attended the Centre on Monday 31 March from 12.00 noon and carried out the carpentry work required for the new private bathroom installation and walk-in wardrobe. Rodney Johnson and assisted with this work.
On Saturday 29 March the John D. Hughes' business library was relocated from the Store to an offsite location at Julian Bamford and Julie's O'Donnell's home. Members, Frank Carter, Brent Kerr, Peter Boswell, Julie O'Donnell and Julian Bamford carried out the move of the shelving and books.
13.2 Flower Stall
The Easter Sunday Flower Stall was held at the Lilydale site this year.
The Knox site's performance has been affected by a large sign being built between the stall and oncoming traffic and the access for vehicles has reduced due to roadwork's.
The Shire of Yarra Ranges has reissued our permit to trade at Lilydale to include Easter Sunday.
13.3 New Private Bathroom
Tiling of the new private bathroom floor commenced on Saturday 19 April (day two of the Five Day Bhavana Course) and continued on Sunday 20 April.
A total of 75 tiles were layed.
Materials and Equipment Used
1. Abaflex: 20kg Premium Grade Tile Adhesive
2. Monoimola (italy) Ceramic Floor Tiles (20cm x 20cm)7 boxes 25
tiles = 175 tiles
3. Tile Cutting Machine 300mm
4. Floor adhesive spreader
5. Tile nibbler
Total hours spent
Sat 19: 5 hours
Sun 20: 2 hours
The tiling work was carried out by Julian Bamford. The project is now complete.
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14. Members’ News
Lenore Hamilton is studying her last subject before she graduates from her TAFE certificate course.
Julie O'Donnell will visit Mongolia from 3 July to 24 July 2003.
15. Funds Appeal
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: $.......................
Name / Organisation ...................................................................................................
Address ....................................................................................................
Receipt Required YES / NO
Gifts are not tax deductible.
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16. Photographs
Photographs will be uploaded to this issue of the Brooking Street Bugle soon.
17. Transferring of Merit
We regularly transfer merit to the Mahasangha and local deities. They help us on all our projects.
We offer blessed water and food to the deities at the Nat House.
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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