Moments of 2019
JANUARY
05/01 Karma yoga practice @ DH.
12/01 Guided meditation and dharma talk titled "The Game of Duality" by Anam Thubten.
17/01 Public talk: Dream Yoga at Nirvan Centre Kuala Lumpur. Details below.
Silent Meditation Retreat at Song Yan Eco Resort.
18/01–23/01 This is Anam Thubten's seventh annual visit to Malaysia.
February
02/02 Guided meditation and dharma talk titled "The Demon of Self Concern" by Anam Thubten.
03/02 Chinese New Year dinner gathering @ Shirley's.
09/02 Chinese New Year and Losar gathering at Dharmata House. Lunch will be served at 1pm (photos below).
16/02 Sitting and Dharma Teaching titled "Unbelievably Simple Practice" by Anam Thubten.
March
02/03 Guided meditation and dharma talk "Losar Celebration" by Anam Thubten.
09/03 Guided meditation and dharma talk titled "In Love With Life" by Anam Thubten.
09/03 Small gathering to celebrate Willie's birthday!
23/03 Daylong Retreat @ Tanarimba, Janda Baik.
10.00 - 10.15 Opening Aspiration & Chanting
10.15 - 11.00 Guided Meditation
11.00 - 11.15 Break
11.15 - 12.00 Zazen (Just Sitting)
12.00 - 2.00 Lunch
2.00 - 3.00 Dharma Talk
3.00 - 3.15 Break
3.15 - 4.00 Guided Meditation
4.00 - 4.15 Break
4.15 - 5.00 Zazen (Just Sitting)
5.15 - 6.30 Dharma Talk & Sharing
6.30 - Dedication & Closing
April
06/04 Group meditation practice.
13/04 Guided Meditation and dharma talk titled "Craving for Existence" by Anam Thubten.
20/04 Guided meditation and dharma talk titled "Reincarnation, Karma and Grief" by Anam Thubten.
27/04 Short outing and fun @ Janda Baik in support of PINE SHOP eco bazaar.
May
06/05 Guided meditation and dharma sharing "The Fear of Being & Death" by Anam Thubten.
11/05 Guided meditation and dharma teaching "Attend To Your Mind" by Anam Thubten.
25/05 Guided meditation and dharma talk titled "The Joy of Letting Go" by Anam Thubten.
June
04/06 DH joining Sister Fatima of Samaritan Hope Soup Kitchen on Homeless Street Missions. PHOTOS
08/06 Guided meditation and dharma talk titled "The Open Secret of Enlightenment" by Anam Thubten.
15/06 Daylong Retreat @ Dharmata House. Check-in 9.30am. Retreat starts at 10am and ends at 5pm.
July
06/07 Guided meditation and dharma talk by Anam Thubten.
20/07 Guided meditation and dharma talk titled "Moments of No-Self" by Anam Thubten. Sangha lunch gathering offered by Poh Lian (traditional teochew-style home-cooked pan mee) from 12.30 - 2.30pm prior to practice. And we took the opportunity to celebrate Viven's and YK's belated birthday at DH after practice! PHOTOS
21/07 Gathering @ Dharmata House for the last session of DLP (Dharma Leadership Program) at 6am. PHOTOS (photo 10-14)
Aug
03/08 Paying a visit to a Dharma sister, Ai Lee, at her home. She fell into a coma the previous night. Update: Sister Ai Lee passed away peacefully on the 15th Aug 2019. May she be free from suffering and the causes of suffering. May she find happiness and the causes of happiness.
03/08 Talk by O Young Wen Feng, a Christian pastor, @ 7pm. He's invited to share his experience of Buddhism and Zen practice. As an author, he had published a Chinese book titled "I am a better Christian because of Buddha" of which Ven. Ji Cheng has written the preface for him. PHOTOS
17/08 No sitting. Paying last respect to sis Ai Lee.
24/08 Guided Meditation and dharma talk titled "A Conversation That Never Happens" by Anam Thubten.
Sept
07/09 Weekend Residential Retreat "Invitation To Awaken" @ Sonomama House on 7 & 8 Sept.
21/09 Meditation and dharma sharing "The Fragrance of Roses."
28/09 Book sharing on "The Fragrance of Emptiness."
Oct
12/10 Book sharing on "The Fragrance of Emptiness."
19/10 Silent sitting and dharma sharing.
26/10 Guided Meditation & dharma talk titled "Cosmic Traveller" by Anam Thubten.
Nov
02/11 Silent sitting @ Make Cafe
06/11 Celebrating bro Brian's and sis Jade's birthday @ Jugra Cafe. PHOTOS
09/11 Book and dharma sharing on Fragrance of Emptiness @ Make Cafe
16/11 Guided meditation & dharma teaching titled "Miraculous Play of the Ineffable" by Anam Thubten.
23/11 Guided meditation & dharma teaching titled "Natural Liberation" by Anam Thubten.
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Dec
07/12 Celebrating bro Alex's birthday @ ChoCha and Mingle Cafe. PHOTOS
14/12 Sitting meditation and Dharma sharing
21/12 Guided meditation and dharma talk titled "A Moment for Awakening" by Anam Thubten.
