BSV Weekly Update : 30th Oct 2013
BSV Secretary
Dear Members and Friends of the BSV (Buddhaloka and Sanghamittarama),
Please see below the news and program for this week.
1. Ajahn Achalo’s request for Dedications for his father
This is for those for knows Ajahn Achalo, an Australian monk ordained under Ajahn Char’s lineage, and who has visited BSV a number of times in the last few years.
Ajahn Achalo’s father has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Initial biopsies suggest that it has not yet spread and that it may be operable. Ajahn Achalo is taking a 2-weeks meditation retreat of intense practice to focus on prayers for his dad wellbeing.
If you would like to offer good wishes and to add to this wholesome energy of Ajahn, you can do so in your own individual meditation practice. During your meditation, you can wish for yourselves be well, happy and peaceful and to generate some positive energies. Then you may wish to share your good wishes, loving kindness and positive energies with Melton Hansen, who is aged 76, living in the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. May Melton Hansen overcome this illness and experience peacefulness in his mind, and that when the time comes, may he die in the most timely and auspicious manner.
With lots of metta from Ajahn Achalo.
2. Buddhist Council of Victoria (BCV) Request the following:
a) Invitation to a Special General Meeting (SGM) on Saturday, 7th Dec 2013. If you have a couple of hours a week, and are happy to bring the gift of Dharma to the people of Victoria, you are most welcome to attend this SGM, as well as in various administrative functions.
Date : Saturday 7th Dec
Time: 11am for lunch Dana offering, follow by an official meeting at 1:30pm
Venue: Melbourne Thai Buddhist Temple, 489 Elgar Rd, Box Hill.
Please RSVP for the SGM by 7th Nov by email to ad...@bcv.org.au or call 8822 2013.
Please consider giving a helping hand to the BCV whilst helping the people of Victoria to benefits from the Dharma.
Further details are available on BCV website, http://www.bcv.org.au
b) Volunteer with graphic design skill
If you have graphical design skill, and are happy to dana your service to benefit the Buddhist community of Victoria, please contact Gerald Lim on geral...@bcv.org.au , who is a member of the BCV committee. The skills will be applied in the design of fliers and other promotion materials for the BCV.
3. BSV Membership Subscription for 2013
The year 2013 is almost coming to an end, and there are still a number of members whose subscription for this year is still outstanding. It is possible that you may have forgotten to pay or thought the subscription had been paid, or had paid but we have misplaced your payment details.
We value your support and the Society needs to maintain a level of membership for legal and operational reasons. As such, an email will be sent out to members who subscriptions are shown to be outstanding in BSV Membership record. Please do not feel offended should you receive this email, as it is just a courtesy reminded. If you wish to continue with the membership, the Society will value your continuous membership.
4. 4 days “Sitting and Walking Meditation Retreat” conducted by Venerable Jag from 29th Nov to 2nd Dec’13 to be held at Millgrove
This retreat is now open for application.
The finalised details regarding the retreat are posted on the BSV website, under Events -> Retreat Calendar. On the right of the event description, there is a “Click Link” which you can click to download the poster which outlines the details including the venue, cost, and how to apply. A copy of the poster will also be put up on BSV Notice Board at BSV Malvern East centre.
If you are interested to attend, I would encourage you to apply at your earliest convenient.
Latest update: Please note that due to popular demand, only the 4person room arrangement is available. If you have any query, please email ret...@bsv.net.au.
5. Next 8 Precepts 24 Hours Observation at the BSV starting on Saturday, 16thth Nov @ 7:30am to Sunday, 17th closing @ 8:00am
We are very happy to advise that the next 8 Precepts 24 Hours Observation will be conducted on the above stated date at the BSV Malvern East centre. To ensure that there are sufficient “sitting area space” for the 8 Preceptors within the BSV Meditation Hall, to practise their meditation comfortably, the number of 8 Preceptors participating in this event, will be limited to 40. Registration to participate in this event will be closed once the number has been reached. Details and rules are the same as applied in the previous sessions. The rules will be posted closer to the date.
All registration should be sent to Sanghamittarama at: sanghami...@gmail.com. In your email please, please write “8-Precepts day: <your full name>” in the Subject line. Please also provide your contact number.
6. Volunteers to provide lunch and breakfast dana for the monastics and 8 Preceptors on the above listed date for the 24 hours 8 Precepts Observation weekend.
We are very grateful to the Lunch and breakfast dana providers who were very generous in helping to prepare meals for the monastics and 8 Preceptors during last few events.
For this coming event, we are inviting volunteers to prepare lunch and/or breakfast dana meals for the monastics, 8 Preceptors and participants. If you are happy to help out, please email your interest to Padmini Perera on pad...@egoof.com.
7. Sunday Teaching Program for the month of Oct’13
The Sunday teaching program scheduled for the month of November’13 is listed below:
a) November 3rd: Dhamma talk by Bhante Jag
b) November 10th: Dhamma talk by Bhante Jag
c) November 17th: Dhamma talk by Chi Kwangju Sunim
d) November 24th: Recorded Video Dhamma talk by Ajahn Brahmali.
Subject to be announced
8. BSV Residential Retreat conducted by Ajahn Brahmali
From 4th April to 13th April 2014. Details regarding the retreat will be posted on the BSV website when it has been finalised. A brief profile of Ajahn Brahmali has been posted on BSV website under Events -> Retreat Calendar.
9. Dana (Offering of meals) to the Monastic at the BSV Malvern East centre
The Dana (Offering of meals) roster for the monastic residing at the BSV Malvern East centre is now listed on BSV Calendar which you can view on the BSV website, www.bsv.net.au.
To provide dana to the monk(s) on a particular day, you can either call the BSV office on 03 9571 6409 between 10am to 2pm, or email off...@bsv.net.au. If you email, please provide your name, phone contact number and the date of your choice.
10. Lunch Dana for the Nuns at the BSV Sanghamittarama Centre
To offer dana/meals to the Nuns at the BSV Sanghamittarama, Bentleigh East, please email Kanthi on percyan...@hotmail.com or call/email Sanghamittarama at sanghami...@gmail.com.
11. Weekly program, please visit www.bsv.net.au
May you be very Happy and Well.
With much Metta,
Adrian Tee
Honorary Secretary
BSV - Buddhist Society of Victoria Inc.