Attention all Buddhists down under!
I heard that Bhante Punnaji is coming your way! (or may in fact already be there)
I believe his first stop is in Melbourne and then later to New Zealand, then back to Malaysia and Canada.
You don't want to miss seeing and meeting him, if you get the chance! I am not sure which vihara he will be staying at. Perhaps if any Aussies know where, you can post it here.
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Attn: all Buddhists down under!
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Attn: all Buddhists down under!
by David N. Snyder » Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:50 am
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Re: Attn: all Buddhists down under!
by Ben » Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:53 am
Times like this I wish I was still living on the mainland!
Thanks for letting us know, David.
kind regards,
Ben
Thanks for letting us know, David.
kind regards,
Ben
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Re: Attn: all Buddhists down under!
by retrofuturist » Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:56 am
Greetings,
April 22 (Sunday) Venerable Madawela Punnaji giving Dhamma talk on Sunday Morning. BSV Meditation Hall 9:30am - 10:30am - http://www.bsv.net.au/
(Looks like he gave one last Sunday at the same venue, and interestingly, the website links to David's Dhammawiki entry on ven. Punnaji)
Metta,
Retro.
April 22 (Sunday) Venerable Madawela Punnaji giving Dhamma talk on Sunday Morning. BSV Meditation Hall 9:30am - 10:30am - http://www.bsv.net.au/
(Looks like he gave one last Sunday at the same venue, and interestingly, the website links to David's Dhammawiki entry on ven. Punnaji)
Metta,
Retro.
If you have asked me of the origination of unease, then I shall explain it to you in accordance with my understanding:
Whatever various forms of unease there are in the world, They originate founded in encumbering accumulation. (Pārāyanavagga)
'We should not congratulate someone on the success of their misdeeds, but on the contrary should endeavour to advise him or her to lead a more skilful and wholesome life. If such advice is ignored then we can only give up and let go' - Phra Panyapatipo
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Whatever various forms of unease there are in the world, They originate founded in encumbering accumulation. (Pārāyanavagga)
'We should not congratulate someone on the success of their misdeeds, but on the contrary should endeavour to advise him or her to lead a more skilful and wholesome life. If such advice is ignored then we can only give up and let go' - Phra Panyapatipo
Dharma Wheel (Mahayana / Vajrayana forum)
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Re: Attn: all Buddhists down under!
by David N. Snyder » Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:12 am
Thanks for posting the date and time for his talk. If you (or anyone else) goes and meets him, please send him my warmest regards.
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Re: Attn: all Buddhists down under!
by SDC » Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:05 am
Don't pass up this opportunity if you are able to attend. You will not regret it. 
Through many of samsara’s births I hasten seeking, finding not the builder of this house - pain is birth again, again.
O builder of this house you’re seen, you shall not build a house again, all your beams have given away, rafters of the ridge decayed, mind to the unconditioned gone, exhaustion of craving has it reached.
Dhp - 153, 154
O builder of this house you’re seen, you shall not build a house again, all your beams have given away, rafters of the ridge decayed, mind to the unconditioned gone, exhaustion of craving has it reached.
Dhp - 153, 154
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Re: Attn: all Buddhists down under!
by Goofaholix » Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:48 pm
I haven't been able to find out anything about engagements in New Zealand so if anybody has information that would be appreciated.
"Whenever we feel that we are definitely right, so much so that we refuse to open up to anything or anybody else, right there we are wrong. It becomes wrong view. When suffering arises, where does it arise from? The cause is wrong view, the fruit of that being suffering. If it was right view it wouldn't cause suffering." - Ajahn Chah
"Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things. We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it." - Ajahn Chah
"Remember you dont meditate to get anything, but to get rid of things. We do it, not with desire, but with letting go. If you want anything, you wont find it." - Ajahn Chah
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Re: Attn: all Buddhists down under!
by manas » Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:04 pm
David, and retro - thank you so much for that information.
When this is, that is.
From the arising of this comes the arising of that.
When this isn't, that isn't.
From the cessation of this comes the cessation of that.
From the arising of this comes the arising of that.
When this isn't, that isn't.
From the cessation of this comes the cessation of that.
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Re: Attn: all Buddhists down under!
by Dan74 » Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:48 am
retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
April 22 (Sunday) Venerable Madawela Punnaji giving Dhamma talk on Sunday Morning. BSV Meditation Hall 9:30am - 10:30am - http://www.bsv.net.au/
(Looks like he gave one last Sunday at the same venue, and interestingly, the website links to David's Dhammawiki entry on ven. Punnaji)
Metta,
Retro.
I am thinking of going, but according to the BSV website, there is Ven Jag giving Dhamma talk tomorrow morning, not Ven Punnaji.
Mind you a friend tells me Ven Jag is rather good too, but hey, he is a regular, hence not so special.
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Re: Attn: all Buddhists down under!
by Dan74 » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:35 am
We ended up going anyway! BSV on Sundays seem to be drawing incredible crowds - they certainly need new (or more) space. Ven Punnaji didn't speak but it was an excellent morning service, with meditation in the beginning, the chanting of the Refuge, homage to the Triple Gem, Five Precepts and Metta Sutta followed by the talk by Ven Jag first reading the Uposatha Sutta and then some of his comments and reflections.
Anyone from Melbourne goes or was actually there this morning? We were the couple with an 8-year-old boy sitting on the cushions at the back (the younger ones were with the grandparents today).
Anyone from Melbourne goes or was actually there this morning? We were the couple with an 8-year-old boy sitting on the cushions at the back (the younger ones were with the grandparents today).
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Re: Attn: all Buddhists down under!
by Ben » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:46 am
I'm glad you went, Dan. Thanks for the update.
kind regards,
Ben
kind regards,
Ben
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Re: Attn: all Buddhists down under!
by Dan74 » Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:17 am
Me too, Ben. And I am even more glad that my wife liked it. She isn't exactly a card-carrying Buddhist and the liturgy and the long talk could've easily been too much. But they weren't. 
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Re: Attn: all Buddhists down under!
by Ben » Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:12 pm
Fantastic news, Dan!
...he wondered whether there was any love between human beings that did not rest upon some sort of self-delusion.
-- John le Carré, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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