Opening ceremony of Aggacara Education Centre in Malaysia

On 20th August 2017. we invited 4 bhantes from Nandaka Meditation centre to attend our ceremony and also performed the consecration of the Buddha image.

Opening Aggacara branch in Malaysia

Sukhihontu,  we would like to invite you to opening ceremony of Aggacara Education Centre which will take place in NO.1308,Taman Serai Wangi II Padang Serai at 20th August 2017 (Sunday). For any more details or questions please contact to Bro Goh (014-9417178).
Aggacara education centre aims to give dhamma education to the children, the spiritual and meditation opportunity for elderly people. our occasional projects will be.
1. children and youth camp
2. Adult meditation Retreat
3. Teenagers and Children dhamma class
4. Weekly meditation class
5. Learning based Activities
we believe by giving suitable education to children, youth and adult,  we will empower them to take care themselves happily and peacefully. In this way, they also can take care others.
our motto is "Talk the walk, walk the talk"= we practise what we think and believe.

Seasonal children program with help from the volunteers.

Here is an interesting question.
in Christianity, the God controls the people life and destiny.
in Buddhism, the kamma plays an important role to determine destiny, future life and good and bad. So, can we say God =Kamma?

let us continue to go in this direction of thought.
let us assume Kamma =God. what is the role of the Buddha then? is the Buddha less powerful than Kamma?

Answer:
In Christianity, the God controls the people life and destiny.
In Buddhism, the kamma plays an important role to determine destiny, future life and good and bad.
so, can we say God =Kamma?"

In Buddhism, there is no almighty, all controller God. so, this God does not exist, but kamma does exist. so God does not equal to Kamma.

Kamma is considered as non material, so it is a kind of power or condition according to the 24 conditions (patthana).

Kamma happens to all sentient beings, including the Buddha.

Once someone become a Buddha and also arahant, because of no defilements, the actions he done is no longer called kamma, it is called kiriya or functional.

After he passes away, he has no rebirth,  he escapes from the round of rebirths and deaths, in this way, he escape from the working of kamma.
Thus, the Buddha is more powerful than the working of kamma.

What to do when the mind is very boring?
1. Observe the state of boredom
2. Observe the mind is looking for external stimulation
3. Observe it makes this 'I' or self crazy with boredom, and trying desperately to escape from it.
What kind of knowledge can we get from these observations?

Because of tanha and upadana,  craving and clinging one cannot stay quiet,  but crave for sensual objects.

When one contemplates the boring mind, one can see it is a kind of thought,  or a kind of mental feeling. This arises and passes away, and follows by another thought/feeling. By Vipassana practice, one can get wearied of this boredom, and get to know the impermanent nature of this boredom.

What other knowledge can we get when seeing the mind bored with boredom? One can see suffering, the boring mind is a suffering by itself.

One can see anatta or non-self, the boring mind comes even when this self or i does not want it, this proves that this I or self does not exist at all.

Yes, one can see anicca, dukkha and anatta,
In fact, bad experience like boring, sadness etc. is the best teacher in our life.

Vipassana is the best practice,  because one can practice the four foundation of mindfulness at any time and any place. Like the contemplation of mind can be done even when you read Facebook.


This is the Dhamma lesson on the contemplation of boring mind. When you feel bored, do take it as meditation object.

With noting, when you are able to breakthrough the boredom, you will feel the 'renouncement' from defilements, and freedom.

 Dhamma objects means things to do with Dhamma.
1. Buddha image is Dhamma sight.
2.Chanting and dhamma talks are Dhamma sound.
3. Incense for the Buddha image is Dhamma smell.
4. Food offered to the Buddha statue, or food offered by others are good Dhamma taste.
5. Sitting cushion, robes or yogi clothes  is Dhamma touch.
when our minds come to contact with Dhamma objects, so our minds are more attune to Dhamma.This will reduce the attraction to sensual objects.

Whatever meditation that you take, whether samatha or vipassana, try to build some level of concentration until you can gain some calm and peacefulness. this will let your mind be free from kilesa/defilements fora short time.

Cittanupassana, contemplation of the mind?
Have you checked your own mind today?
Ask yourself?
1. What make you happy?
2. What make you sad?
3. Do you need good happy sensual objects to have a happy mind?
4. Can you renounce these good objects to have a happy mind?
5. How to renounce the sensual objects to be happy?

What are these sensual objects? These are good sight, pleasant sound, fragrance, good food and drink, and sweet and good thoughts.

6. There are few methods to renounce the sensual objects.
A. Try to see the impermanence of them.
B. substitute them with Dhamma objects.