Published on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 by admin Dear Members and friends of BUBS, BUBS Activities Update – from 18  January   2012 1. Morning Puja on 1st day of Chinese New Year (CNY), Monday 23 February 2012 UBV will be opened for New Moon Puja on the First Day of Chinese New Year (CNY) at 9.00 a.m. There will be lighting of oil lamps, followed by offerings of flowers and chanting. Programme: ...

Published on Sunday, May 8, 2011 by admin This year,  Wesak will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 17, 2011.   On this Thrice Sacred Day, members and friends will be able to participate in the following  activities:  Listen to  Dhamma Talk, Candle light circumambulation of UBV, Offer Dana to the Sangha,  Blood and Organ Donation, 'Bath the Buddha', Offer Flowers at the Buddha's Shrine,  Light Oil Lamps...

Published on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 by admin The Appeal of Buddhism  by Lee Yu Ban Interest in Buddhism is growing steadily worldwide, especially from people seeking answers in this current global age of clashing ideologies, fanatical strife and senseless violence.  The number of its adherents is growing at a phenomenal rate in many parts of the world particularly Australia, the US and many countries in...

Published on Monday, May 3, 2010 by admin THE CREED OF THE BANDAR UTAMA BUDDHIST SOCIETY OUR SOCIETY Our SOCIETY exists to provide a platform to further the knowledge and practice of the Buddha Dhamma as preserved in the Pali texts of the Theravada tradition.  All endeavors and actions of our SOCIETY are directed towards this sacred purpose, out of compassion for the world, for the benefit...

Published on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by admin by Thanissaro Bhikkhu According to the Buddhist monastic code, monks and nuns are not allowed to accept money or even to engage in barter or trade with lay people. They live entirely in an economy of gifts. Lay supporters provide gifts of material requisites for the monastics, while the monastics provide their supporters with the gift of the teaching. Idea...

Published on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 by admin Sunday Puja and Dhamma Talk on  7 February 2010 by Ven. Ajahn Sucitto at 9.00 a.m. The talk will be followed by lunch dana at 10.30 a.m.  Please be advised that Ajahn Sucitto prefer NOT  to take white and red meat. and bring your  cooked food or fruits to the Centre by 10.30 a.m.   For details, please contact Sis YY Kow at 012-3453829 or Sis Choy Kuan  ...

Published on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 by admin by Lee Yu Ban Buddha rupas or images of the Buddha, where they are used for veneration, are considered sacred.  They are symbolic of the Three Jewels and each rupa in UBV carries a special significance. Buddhacetiya Hall The main object of worship in UBV is the Rupa in the Buddhacetiya (Buddha shrine) hall.  It was carved in China from a block of white ...

Published on Sunday, January 3, 2010 by admin by Dr Peter Strong PhD, Psychology Today Blog, December 3, 2009 Mindfulness can stop you being a victim of your emotions New York, USA -- When you really look closely at anxiety, depression, fear, anger or stress, you will almost always find recurring patterns of negative thoughts, traumatic memories and habitual emotional reactions. They are our tormentors,...

Published on Friday, January 1, 2010 by admin By Evelyn Ruut, The Buddhist Channel, Dec 5, 2009 After a conversation in which I was challenged rather vehemently to give accounting of the reasons behind the choice I made 16 years ago to begin to study Buddhism, and having left my Christian background and prior belief system behind, I determined that it might be OK if I sat down and wrote the reasons down on a one...

Published on Thursday, December 31, 2009 by admin By Marc Kaufman Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 3, 2005; Page A05 Brain research is beginning to produce concrete evidence for something that Buddhist practitioners of meditation have maintained for centuries: Mental discipline and meditative practice can change the workings of the brain and allow people to achieve different levels of awareness.Those t...