MSTS' 2000 CALENDAR

MONTH	AUSPICIOUS DATES		EXPLANATION/MEANING OF EVENT/ACTIVITY TODAY
	CHINESE DATE	ENGLISH DATE
FEBRUARY	1ST MOON 1ST DAY	SAT FEB 5	BIRTHDAY OF MAITREYA BUDDHA, ALSO KNOWN AS 'LAUGHING BUDDHA'.
	1ST MOON 8TH DAY - 1ST MOON 15TH DAY	SAT FEB 12 - SAT FEB 19	FLOWER BATH DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. FLOWER BATH IS MEANT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO NEED A TURN FOR A 'BETTER LUCK, ENERGY, SMOOTHNESS AND HARMONY IN THEIR JOBS AND BUSINESSES' FOR THE COMING YEAR 2000. AS A RULE OF THUMB, 3 DAYS OF CONSECUTIVE FLOWER BATHS ARE TO BE TAKEN CONTINUOUSLY WITHOUT A BREAK IN BETWEEN WHICH IS THEN CONSIDERED AS A 'SUCCESSFUL FLOWER BATH'.
	1ST MOON 9TH DAY	SUN FEB 13	BIRTHDAY OF THE JADE EMPEROR OF HEAVEN, ALSO KNOWN AS THE RULER OF THE PURE ASTRAL WORLD.
	1ST MOON 10TH DAY	MON FEB 14	1ST FESTIVE DAY OF HOUSE SPIRIT OR 'TEH CHEE'
MARCH	2ND MOON 10TH DAY	WED MAR 15	2ND FESTIVE DAY OF HOUSE SPIRIT OR 'TEH CHEE'
	2ND MOON 19TH DAY	FRI MAR 24	BIRTHDAY OF BODHISATTVA KUAN YIN,ALSO KNOWN AS THE GREAT COMPASSIONATE, 'GODDESS OF MERCY', OR BODHISATTVA AVALOKITESHVARA.
APRIL	3RD MOON 1ST DAY	WED APRIL 5	'CHING MING' FESTIVE DAY OR CHINESE 'ALL SOULS' DAY
	3RD MOON 10TH DAY	FRI APRIL 14	3RD FESTIVE DAY OF HOUSE SPIRIT OR 'TEH CHEE'.
MAY	4TH MOON 8TH DAY	THUR MAY 11	(1) BIRTHDAY OF SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.
	4TH MOON 8TH DAY	THUR MAY 11	13TH MST SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY. ALL MST MEMBERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED FOR LUNCH AT THE MST HALL.
	4TH MOON 10TH DAY	SAT MAY 13	4TH FESTIVE DAY OF HOUSE SPIRIT OR 'TEH CHEE'
	4TH MOON 15TH DAY	THUR MAY 18	WESAK DAY - FESTIVAL OF SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
	4TH MOON 18TH DAY	SUN MAY 21	1ST CHARITY DRIVE - PARTICIPANTS ARE ADVISED TO GATHER AT THE ABOVE MST HALL AT 67 JALAN TTS 3, TAMAN TASIK SEMENYIH, SEMENYIH, @ 9.00 AM SHARP. A MEDITATION SESSION WOULD BE CONDUCTED FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES BEFORE THE GROUP GOES OUT TO DISTRIBUTE DONATIONS & ALMS TO THE NEEDY, THE OLD FOLKS & THE ORPHANS. DONATIONS TO THE MST SOCIETY ARE WELCOME.
	4TH MOON 27TH DAY	TUE MAY 30	(2) BIRTHDAY OF CHJ, THE FOUNDER OF MEDITATORS AND SPIRITUAL TRAVELLERS SOCIETY IN 1988. ALL MST MEMBERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED FOR LUNCH AT THE MST HALL.
JUNE	5TH MOON 10TH DAY	SUN JUNE 11	5TH FESTIVE DAY OF HOUSE SPIRIT OR 'TEH CHEE'
	5TH MOON 13TH DAY	THUR JUNE 15	BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET MUHAMMED.
JULY	6TH MOON 19TH DAY	THUR JULY 20	NIRWANA DAY OF BODHISATTVA KUAN YIN, ALSO KNOWN AS 'GODDESS OF MERCY' OR AVALOKITESVARA.
	6TH MOON 24TH DAY	TUE JULY 25	BIRTHDAY OF BODHISATTVA KUAN TI, ONCE A PATRIOT GENERAL OF THE ARMY OF ANCIENT CHINA.
	7TH MOON 1ST DAY	MON JULY 31	BIRTHDAY OF TAI SEONG LOW KWAN,ALSO KNOWN AS LAO TZU,THE FOUNDER OF TAOISM AND THE ADVISER TO THE JADE EMPEROR OF ASTRAL HEAVEN.
AUGUST	8TH MOON 1ST DAY	TUE AUGUST 29	BIRTHDAY OF BODHISATTVA LORD YAMA, ALSO KNOWN AS TEH CHONG WONG, A FORMER MASTER MONK TO THE 'MONKEY GOD'.
SEPTEMBER	8TH MOON 4TH DAY	FRI SEPT 1	BIRTHDAY OF GANAPATHY/GANESH THE PRIME GOD OF HINDUISM. ALSO KNOWN AS THE 'ELEPHANT GOD'.
	8TH MOON 6TH DAY	SUN SEPT 3	2ND CHARITY DRIVE - PARTICIPANTS ARE ADVISED TO GATHER AT THE ABOVE MST HALL AT 67 JALAN TTS 3, TAMAN TASIK SEMENYIH, SEMENYIH, @ 9.00 AM SHARP. A MEDITATION SESSION WOULD BE CONDUCTED FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES BEFORE THE GROUP GOES OUT TO DISTRIBUTE DONATIONS & ALMS TO THE NEEDY, THE OLD FOLKS & THE ORPHANS. DONATIONS TO THE MST SOCIETY ARE WELCOME.
	8TH MOON 22TH DAY	TUE SEPT 19	A 'SPIRITUAL SEND-OFF' DAY FOR SOULS. - WITNESSES ARE ADVISED TO GATHER AT THE MST HALL AT 67 JALAN TTS 3, TAMAN TASIK SEMENYIH, SEMENYIH @ 9.00 PM SHARP FOR THE CEREMONY.
OCTOBER	9TH MOON 19TH DAY	MON OCT 16	RENUNCIATION DAY OF BODHISATTVA KUAN YIN OR 'GODDESS OF MERCY'.
	10TH MOON 1ST DAY	FRI OCT 27	BIRTHDAY OF BHAISAJYA GURU BUDDHA, ALSO KNOWN AS THE HEALING BUDDHA.
NOVEMBER	10TH MOON 16TH DAY	SAT NOV 11	BIRTHDAY OF GURU NANAK, FOUNDER OF THE SIKHISM
DECEMBER	11TH MOON 17TH DAY	TUE DEC 12	BIRTHDAY OF AMITABHA BUDDHA,ALSO KNOWN AS THE BUDDHA OF BOUNDLESS LIGHT, MASTER TO BODHISATTVA KUAN YIN.
			SUKMAD FESTIVAL DAY. ALL MST MEMBERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED FOR LUNCH AT THE MST HALL.
	11TH MOON 30TH DAY	MON DEC 25	JESUS' BIRTHDAY.