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Dhamma Talk
Date: Wednesday, 1st November
Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Venue: Green room, Frank Tate Building
Topic: How the Dhamma helps deal with exam stress and
improves exam results!
Speaker: Venerable Mahinda
Notes: Venerable Mahinda conducted two
workshops in July this year and it was immensely educational,
inspirational and enjoyable. Ven. Mahinda will conduct a short meditation
and blessing for the first half-hour of the talk to cater for those
who do not have much time because of exams. Ven. Mahinda is based
at the Aloka Meditation Centre at Peats Ridge on the NSW Central
Coast.
Dhamma Workshop
Date: Friday, 13th October
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Venue: Green room, Frank Tate Building
Topic: Living and Dying
Facilitators: Corey and Tiem Leong
Notes: The workshop or discussion will be chaired by Corey
and Tiem Leong, both active members of MUBSS. Come support them
and MUBSS! This is a Dhamma workshop not a Dhamma talk so being
an informal and interactive session, join in and contribute as much
as you like. Please bring along any questions.
Dhamma Workshop
Date: Friday, 6th October
Time: 7.30pm - 9.00pm
Venue: Green room, Frank Tate Building
Topic: Buddhism and Social Ethics: 1) Abortion 2) Womens'
rights 3) Pre-marital sex
Facilitator: Brian White
Notes: Brian
is MUBSS's lay advisor. For more information about Brian please
visit here. This
is a Dhamma workshop or discussion not a Dhamma talk so being an
informal and interactive session, join in and contribute as much
as you like. Please bring along any questions.
Date: Friday, 15th September
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Venue: Green room, Frank Tate Building
Topic: What has Buddhism got to do with me?
Speaker: Ajahn Ian Ariyesako
Notes: Ajahn Ian was born in England and ordained in 1972
in Thailand. He now resides in Sanghaloka Forest Hermitage in the
Dandenong Hills of Victoria.
Date: Friday, 8th September
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Venue: Green room, Frank Tate Building
Topic: Karma and Rebirth (Part II)
Speaker: Venerable Jinalankara
Notes: Venerable Jinalankara is the new resident monk of
Buddhist Society of Victoria. He was ordained in a forest monastery
in Sri Lanka.
Date: Friday, 25th August
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Venue: Rehearsal room, 4th flr., Union House
Topic: Karma and Rebirth
Speaker: Venerable Phra Khru Sirithamwithet or Acharn
Somwang (informal)
Notes: Acharn Somwang is the President and Chief monk
of the Melbourne Thai Buddhist Temple (Wat Thai Nakorn).
Date: Friday, 18th August
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Venue: Student Union Advisory Service Lounge, ground flr.,
Union House.
Topic: Meditation in the Mahayana Tradition
Speaker: Reverend Chien Kuan
Notes: Reverend
Chien Kuan is the Abbot of International Buddhist College
of Victoria, Yarraville.
Dhamma Discussion
Date: Friday, 11th August
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Venue: Student Union Advisory Service Lounge, ground flr.,
Union House.
Topic: How to apply the Dhamma to improve learning
Facilitator: Brian White
Notes: Brian
is MUBSS's lay advisor. For more information about Brian please
visit here. This
is a Dhamma discussion not a Dhamma talk so join in and contribute
as much as you like.
Venerable Mahinda Workshops
Workshop 1
Date: Sunday, 23rd July
Time: 2.00pm - 6.00pm
Venue: Buddhist Society of Victoria, 71-73, Darling Rd.,
East Malvern 3145
Topic: The relevance of the Buddha's Teachings to a student
in the information economy
Workshop 2
Date: Monday, 24th July
Time: 6.30pm - 9.00pm
Venue: Raymond Priestley room, Union House, Melb. University
Topic: Buddhism on a University campus
Speaker: Venerable Mahinda
Notes: Venerable Mahinda was born in Malaysia and ordained
as a Theravada Buddhist monk in 1976, under the tutelage of Ven.
Dr. K. Sri Dhammanada Nayaka Thera. He undertook basic Buddhist
studies and training in Sri Lanka and practical Buddhist meditation
under several masters in Sri Lanka, India, Burma and Thailand. His
attendance at international conferences and inter-faith dialogues
has taken him to more than 30 countries, including Tibet and Taiwan.
Since arriving in Australia as founder and Spiritual Director of
the Australian Buddhist Mission, Ven. Mahinda has given a wide range
of lectures. He is the Buddhist chaplain at the University of Technology
Sydney, and has been invited to be the religious patron to the Buddhist
societies at Sydney University, Macquarie University and Newcastle
University. When not travelling overseas, Ven. Mahinda is based
at the Aloka Meditation Centre at Peats Ridge on the NSW Central
Coast.
Date: Thursday, 11th May
Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Venue: Rehearsal room, 4th flr., Union House
Topic: Introduction to Buddhist meditation
Speaker: Michael Wells
Notes: Michael Wells is currently the president of the Buddhist
Society of Victoria.
Date: Thursday, 4th May
Time: 7.30pm - 10.00pm
Venue: Green room, Frank Tate Building
Topic: It's not difficult to become a good Buddhist
Speaker: Dr. Saman Fernando
Notes: Dr. Saman Fernando has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering
and was the top student at university. He owes his success to Buddhist
meditation which he started at a very early age. He provides his
services at the Buddhist Vihara Victoria, Noble Park.
Date: Thursday, 20th April
Time: 7.30pm - 10.00pm
Venue: Rehearsal room, 4th flr., Union House
Topic: Why Buddhism? Why practise the Teachings of the
Buddha? Why meditate? Why call ourselves Buddhists?
Speaker: Dr. Saman Fernando
Notes: Dr. Saman Fernando has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering
and was the top student at university. He owes his success to Buddhist
meditation which he started at a very early age. He provides his
services at the Buddhist Vihara Victoria, Noble Park.
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