Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Wisdom Audio Visual Exchange

Wisdom Audio Visual Exchange or more commonly known as WAVE is a non-profit organization that prints and distributes Dhamma books out for free. They are constantly in need of people's support to continue the good effort.

Currently a few of us in MMUDSG is planing to help them reprint a book entitled : BODHIYANA by Ven. Ajahn Chah (pic below). It cost RM1.80 a copy to reprint, but the printer need at least 1000 copies to print. This means we need to collect RM1800 to reprint this book.



To know more about WAVE, please go to http://www.geocities.com/wave_books/index.htm.

For more infomation kindly contact Bro. CheeOnn (ym! : mmucasper) or Sis. BeeHui (ym! : bhcheah23 )

" the gift of dhamma excel other gifts "

Saturday, August 27, 2005

The Meanings of Dhamma

The Meanings of Dhamma

The Dhamma (Dharma) of life has four meanings:

1. Nature itself,
2. The law of nature,
3. The duty that must be performed according to that law of nature,
4. The fruits or benefits that arise from the performance of that duty.

Always keep these four interrelated meanings in mind. Please investigate that Truth within yourselves, in this body and mind that you imagine to be yourselves. Within each of us are various natures compounded into a body, into a being. Then there is the law of nature that controls those natures. And there is the duty (Noble Eightfold Path) that must be performed correctly by and for all things regarding the law of nature. Lastly, there are the results of the performance of that duty. If the duty is performed correctly, the result will be well-being, tranquility and ease...

... life is made up of just these four meanings of nature. Now, however, we have yet to understand them correctly and completely. We have not truly penetrated into the secret of what we call life. We have not grasped the secret of Dhamma, so we are unable to practise in a way that gets the fullest benefit from life. Let us take the time to study the Dhamma and "secret of life" enough that we may take advantage of them.

-Mindfulness with Breathing (Buddhadasa Bhikkhu)

Friday, August 26, 2005

A New Begining

Welcome to the MMUDSG blog.

This blog will be updated by MMUDSG committee members. The blog will feature some upcoming events, reports or anouncements. There will also be dhamma articles posted here.

I am Wei Loong, and I am the administrator of this blog. If you have any questions or requests, do drop me a line in the comment box. I will try my very best to check it often!

together we serve the Buddha-Sasana.