Dharma Talk

Dhamma talk

Dhamma Talk

Dhamma Talk

Dhamma Talk

Have you been feeling stressed out? Is your university life too much to handle?Do you feel like you are having more PBLs than dates lately? Have you been thinking that your boyfriend is treating you like a Streptococcus sp? Please do join us. Learn to handle suffering, learn to lead a better University life.

Dharma Talk

2nd Workshop (Self-Awareness)

It All Begins With Awareness

“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.” - Lao Tzu

Awareness is the first step in the nurturing process. As you grow in self awareness, you will better understand why you feel what you feel and why you behave as you behave. That understanding then gives you the opportunity and freedom to change those things you’d like to change about yourself and create the life you want. Without fully knowing who you are, self acceptance and change become impossible.

Having clarity about who you are and what you want (and why you want it), empowers you to consciously and actively make those wants a reality. Otherwise, you’ll continue to get “caught up” in your own internal dramas and unknown beliefs, allowing unknown thought processes to determine your feelings and actions.

If you think about it, not understanding why you do what you do, and feel what you feel is like going through your life with a stranger's mind. How do you make wise decisions and choices if you don't understand why you want what you want? It's a difficult and chaotic way to live never knowing what this stranger is going to do next. This session will equip you with some ideas for creating self awareness within you. The session will include a psychometric assessment tool.

The following are the details of this workshop:

Date: 8th April 2011 (Friday)

Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Venue: 2.07.02

Speaker: Bro. Mui Han

Please RSVP (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=201076273248556&index=1) if you're attending this workshop to facilitate better preparation by the speaker for the expected number of participants.

Thank you.

Dharma Talk 1

Dharma Talk

Date: 24 February 2011 (Thursday)

Time: 7:00pm

Venue: 3.06 (IMU Bukit Jalil Campus)

Speaker: Bro. Charlie Chia

Person-in-charge: Stella Tan (stella_tpz@hotmail.com)

Have you ever felt that there’s so much more you want to accomplish in life but somehow you’re just not getting there? We are, in fact, limiting ourselves with our beliefs. By limiting ourselves, we limit so much more happiness we can achieve in all areas of life.

Limiting beliefs are such:

1. I am not good enough.

2. Studying is a chore.

3. Dreams are not practical.

4. My life is not perfect.

And the list goes on.

Do you want to change your life? Do you want to live a happier, more fulfilling life than ever before? Change your beliefs and you change your life!

Join us in this workshop to learn the tools to recognize what are your limiting beliefs and develop your potential by understanding the mind =)

This workshop is facilitated by Bro. Charlie Chia, a very experienced speaker who gives inspiring talks and workshops to Buddhist Societies, universities and colleges.

This will be the first of our Personal Transformation Workshops for the month of Feb and March. Do drop a message here if you wish to inquire more information or you can drop me a message in my inbox =) - by Stella Tan

Recording - Dharma Talks by Bro. Mui Han

Brief Introduction of Brother Mui Han

1. Dharma Talk 3: Managing Emotions and Resolving Conflicts

Interested in finding solutions for the following questions?
- How to eradicate anger, impatience, selfishness, jealousy, greed etc
- How to cultivate humility, patience, compassion etc. towards everyone
- To what extent do we treat other people with loving-kindness?
- How do we love ourselves?

Let's listen to the recordings for the answers.
Dharma Talk 3 Part 1
Dharma Talk 3 Part 2
Dharma Talk 3 Part 3
Dharma Talk 3 Part 4
Dharma Talk 3 Part 5

2. Dharma Talk 4: How to Resolve Conflicts

Interested in learning how to resolve conflicts between family, friends and companion?
- How to deal with difficult people, especially the ones who’re close to you
- How to deal with anger when conflict arises
- How to manage the conflicts in the best way possible
- How to forgive when wronged by our close ones

It's okay if you missed the talk. Let's listen to the recording at the following links.
Dharma Talk 4 Part 1
Dharma Talk 4 Part 2
Dharma Talk 4 Part 3

Hope that these links are useful.

May you be well and happy always! =)

Dharma Talk 4: Managing Emotions and Resolving Conflicts

Ehipassiko!



Date: 7 September 2010
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Venue: 1.09
Person in Charge: Stella Tan
Speaker: Bro. Mui Han

Hey guys, this will be the last talk of our talk series for this year, if you're interested to learn how to manage your emotions (Emotional Intelligence) and how to resolve any conflicts in the best possible ways, do come and join our talk ;)

- How to eradicate anger, impatience, selfishness, jealousy, greed etc
- How to cultivate humility, patience, compassion etc. towards everyone
- To what extent do we treat other people with lo...ving-kindness?
- How do we love ourselves?

please refer to Stella Tan (0162617757 stella_tpz@hotmail.com) for details.
Hope to see you there!

may you be well and happy always!

Dharma Talk 3: How to Resolve Conflicts

Ehipassiko!



Interested in learning how to resolve conflicts between family, friends and companion?
- How to deal with difficult people, especially the ones who’re close to you
- How to deal with anger when conflict arises
- How to manage the conflicts in the best way possible
- How to forgive when wronged by our close ones

Date: 1 September 2010
Time: 7.15pm to 9.15pm
Venue: 1.09
Speaker: Bro. Mui Han
Person in Charge: Stella Tan 0162617757 stella_tpz@hotmail.com

Do join our talk to learn the ways to cultivate harmony around you! =)

Dharma Talk 2: Ethics in Healthcare

Ehipassiko!




Topic: Ethics in Healthcare

Date: 16th August 2010 (Mon)
Venue: 1.09
Time: 7.15pm-9.30pm
Speaker: Dr. Neoh Wee Keong

Ethical issues in Medicine and Healthcare

1. What is the Buddhist point of view in Euthanasia?
2. Confidentiality - cases involving the diagnosis of a sexually transmitted disease in a patient who refuses to reveal the diagnosis to a spouse. Termination of pregnancy in under aged without parent’s consent.
3. Animal experimentation – is it againsts the First precept? Experiments for the greater good?
4. Should Buddhist who are vegetarians take medication or supplements (such as fish oil, cod liver oil, etc) that are extracted from animals?

All are welcome to join us!

Please contact Stella Tan (0162617757 stella_tpz@hotmail.com)for further information.

Dharma Talks for August

Ehipassiko!

IMU Buddhist Society will be having a series of talks for the month of August and September! Do come and learn with us =)

Learning Series 1 (Application of Buddhist Values in Daily Life)

1. How to apply mindfulness in a Student’s Life (9th Aug)

2. Ethics in Healthcare Profession (16th Aug)

3. How to Resolve Conflicts (Between family, friends and companion) (1st Sept)

4. How to Manage your Emotions and Cultivate Goodness in you (7th Sept)




Talk 1: How to Apply Mindfulness in a Student’s life (9th Aug)


Feeling insecure with meeting new people in a whole new environment? Feeling stressed with the relentless lectures, assignments, quizzes and mugging for exams? Meeting all sorts of challenges in university?


Not to worry, what you can do is apply mindfulness to cope with all the challenges that you face. With the practice of mindfulness, we can all improve our quality of life, enjoy greater satisfaction in relationships, manage stress better and even improve your sleep quality!


If you want to make a change in your life now, do come and join the talk!=)

hope to see you there!

4th Dhamma Sharing Session

"What is the cause, what is the reason, O Lord," questioned he, "that we find amongst mankind the short-lived and long-lived, the healthy and the diseased, the ugly and beautiful, those lacking influence and the powerful, the poor and the rich, the low-born and the high-born, and the ignorant and the wise?"

The Buddha’s reply was:

"All living beings have actions (Karma) as their own, their inheritance, their congenital cause, their kinsman, their refuge. It is Karma that differentiates beings into low and high states."

Have no idea what all these means?
It means u should come for this talk ! XD
B'cos Contentment is The Way to True Happiness~

3rd Dhamma Sharing Session

Life is a complex mechanism.

However like most mechanisms, there is a SOLUTION to it. The Buddha discovered this sophisticated mechanism through ages of practice over 2500 years ago and this ancient teachings are still around till today.

Life is governed by many laws, amongst them are the Law of Karma and Law of Conditioning. Through these laws, the Buddha found a breakthrough, the eternal bliss of Nibanna.

To learn more about this breakthrough, join us in this upcoming sharing session hosted by Sis. Guet Cheng.

First Dhamma Talk of 2010

This is a start of a series of four sharing that aim to bring better understanding of the dhamma to the IMU buddhist population.

The topics of the day are The Triple Gem, Threefold Refuge, Four Noble Truth and Noble Eightfold Path.
Everyone is invited. Please join us.. and bring your friends along..

The dhamma sharing speakers are Brother Kian Foh and Sister Guat Cheng.

Venue: SR3 (1.09)

Time: 7.50pm - 9.30pm

Date: 2 March 2010 (Tuesday)

4th Dhamma Talk @ IMU

Buddhism, being a 2500 years old teaching, is finding itself in all parts of the world today. In answering the needs of the different masses out there, many external influence and also local practices has comfortably made its mark in the different traditions of Buddhism around the world. This dhamma talk, aims to enlighten the audience on the subject, correcting some of the commonly mistaken practices, and also shed a new light on some misunderstood practices. The talk also aims to create a sense of appreciation for the different “colors” in Buddhism in the audience with the appropriate understanding.

We have specially invited Bro. Ananda Fong as our Dhamma speaker to address this topic.

Bro. Ananda Fong

Biodata:

Bro. Ananda Fong hails from Kuala Lumpur, and is a graduate from the UK. He was a student, facilitator and former Deputy Principal of the Buddhist Institute Sunday Dhamma School (BISDS) at the Buddhist Maha Vihara (BMV), Brickfields, KL He was also a facilitator and former Principal and President of Bandar Utama Buddhist Society (BUBS), PJ. During his service in BISDS and BUBS, he also helped as the co-organizer and facilitator of Dhamma School Teachers Training Program.

Besides that, he was also invited as a facilitator in Dhamma Speakers Training Program in BMV and Buddhist Gem Fellowship (BGF), PJ. Later, he also helped as a facilitator in the Diploma in Buddhism program (Buddhist And Pali University (BAPU), Sri Lanka).

He currently gives Dhamma talks regularly at Buddhist Societies in the Klang Valley.

The topic focuses on the various aspects of superstitious practices which are either labeled wrongly as part of Buddhism, or Buddhist practices misunderstood as superstitious. Practices such as fortune telling, wearing amulets, making offerings to the Buddha, vegetarianism and many more fall under these categories. As Buddhists, we should learn to identify and understand the concepts behind various Buddhist practices and also expel those which are not appropriate. Bro. Ananda will not only answer your questions of "which is true?", but more importantly, put you on the right track to be able to identify true practices by yourself based on the teachings of the Buddha.

As said in the poster above, this talk will be held from 7.15pm to 9.30pm on 29 September 2009 (Tuesday) at SR3 1.09.

Please be punctual as we will be having a video sharing session before the start of the talk

Third Talk

Due to some technical errors, the second talk could not be posted here. This is the recording of the third talk entitled "Bad Relationships, Bad Friendships, Bad Marriages" by Dr. Chan Kar Yein held on 13 August 2009.
*Please turn your volume higher, the recording quality is slightly low

*The song Always There by Secret Garden was shared just before she ended the talk.

When I’m less than I should be
When I just can’t face the day
When darkness falls around me
And I just can’t find my way
When my eyes don’t clearly see
And I stumble through it all
You I lean upon, you keep me strong
And you rise me when I fall
(chorus)

You are there when I most need you
You are there so constantly
You come shining through, you always do
You are always there for me

When life brings me to my knees
When my back’s against the wall
You are standing there right with me
Just to keep me standing tall
Though a burden I might be
You don’t weary, you don’t rest
You are reaching out to carry me
And I know I’m heaven-blest
(Repeat chorus)

3rd Dhamma Talk @ IMU

Relationships, friendships and even marriages, are some of the on-going concerns of average young adults who are pursuing their dream careers in IMU and later in working life. The Buddha has stressed the importance of good spiritual partners, the kalyana mitras, for being instrumental in one's journey to peace, happiness and enlightenment. We will often find ourselves being in Bad Friendships, Bad Relationships and Bad Marriages. Therefore one must be diligent to make the necessary moves to improve things. Understanding the cause and nature of how things can go wrong in anyone of the above will often make one more aware and wiser, and perhaps a better lover, friend and soul mate.

We have specially invited Dr. Chan Kah Yein as our Dhamma speaker to address this topic. Her biodata can be found in an earlier post of her talk entitled "Why give it for free when others take it for granted?".

As said in the poster above, this talk will be held from 7.15pm to 10.00pm on 14 September 2009 (Monday) at SR5 3.06.

See You There!

2nd Dhamma Talk @ IMU for sem 2 2009

The topic of the talk is “Relaxing body, Transforming mind”. We students of IMU are always facing stressful situations when class test/EoS comes, PBLs and reports still not prepared and so on. Have you every wondered, Why does "#$%&" keep happening to me...!!!!!

We have specially invited Dr. Phang Cheng Kar as our Dhamma speaker to address this topic.

Dr. Phang Cheng Kar

Biodata:

Dr. Phang Cheng Kar is a psychiatrist with special interest in mindfulness-based psychotherapies. He’s currently practicing in Kuala Lumpur Hospital, and also lecturing in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Medical School. He is the author of the book, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy – a medical student’s motivational and inspirational guide”. Subsequently, he compiled three volumes of “Don’t Worry, Be Healthy – A Buddhist Guide for Health and Healing”. He’s also the President of Kuala Lumpur Buddhist Mental Health Association (BMHA), and a volunteer at the Sentul Buddhist Temple Free Medical Clinic.

The topic focuses on stress, whether from a stressful IMU student's point of view, from the days of a practicing clinical student, and even from the point where some students finally put what they learn to the test, in the harsh reality. With Dr Phang’s background in psychology, students will be able to benefit from his knowledge in the field. Dr Phang intends to cover issues like recognizing stressful thoughts and methods to relax the body, which contributes to a person overall well being.

Dr Phang, being a practicing doctor/psychiatrist, will also be able to share and relate some of his personal experiences as a medical student to medical and healthcare student in IMU, giving our dhamma talk a little extra as food for thoughts.

As said in the poster above, this talk will be held from 7.15pm to 10.00pm on 8 September 2009 (Tuesday) at SR2 1.08.

See You There!

First Talk

Group Photos with Dr. Chan

This is the recording of the first talk entitled "Why give it for free while others take it for granted" by Dr. Chan Kar Yein held on 26 August 2009.

*Due to technical errors, the recording started around 5 minutes late
*Please turn your volume higher, the recording quality is slightly lower than expected