WELCOME TO PERTH YAD 2009!

Hey Guys,

Victor here, I'm the awesome activities officer so I organize all our events and activities with my team according to the interests of our members so if there is a particular event or activity that you would like, feel free to contact me!

First of all I'd like to welcome you all to the YOUNG ADULTS DIVISION (YAD)! You've made the right choice joining or being interested in both a social and informative Buddhist club, in fact one of the largest Buddhist youth groups in the world as we are a part of a larger organization called The Buddhist Light International Association (BLIA).

To get to know us better or to constantly get updated you can join our facebook group that we created not too long ago and we even have twitter!!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18374819296
Twitter: YAD_Perth

As you may know we run many activities throughout the year and we'd like to invite you to our first activity, the welcome BBQ! The welcome bbq is just a friendly and social gathering for all new comers or for those who are simply curious about yad. The bbq caters for both vegetarians and non vegetarians and we include drinks :) We're looking forward to getting to know you guys so this event is definately not to be missed!! The details are listed below:


WELCOME BBQ 2009
Date: Sunday 1st of March (1/3/09)
Time: 10.30am
Place: Synergy Parkland, Kings Park
Cost: $3 for members and $5 for non-members
What to bring: A change of clothes, hat, sunscreen etc.
Please RSVP to me by Friday (27/2/09) so we have a good idea of how much stuff to buy.

Oh yeah! We do provide transportation if needed so no worries there, just simply contact Cheech on 0423383543 (great guy!)

If you have any more questions of queries about yad or any of our events feel free to contact me, I'll be more than happy to help :)


Thanks again for your interest in the YAD
Cheers,
Victor
Activities officer
victa.cha@gmail.com
0401406417

Dharma Classes

Chinese Dharma Class

Sunday 10/08/2008 will be our study classes again, please come and join us for this special event at the Temple at 1.30PM.

English Dharma Class

Heart Sutra 1: 15th Aug, Friday, 7pm-9.30pm
Heart Sutra 2: 22nd Aug, Friday, 7pm-9.30pm

The Heart Sutra is the shortest and the most popular sutra in Buddhism. The Heart Sutra is regarded as the summation of the wisdom of Buddha. It expresses perfectly the insight attained by non-attachment, the doctrine of emptiness.
There will be half hour of meditation before the discussion. So come join us if you would like to learn more about it! :)

Winter Sleep Out!

Winter Sleep Out
1pm, 30th Aug till 12pm, 31th August
280. Guildford Road, Maylands

Every year in the month of August, the Young Adult Division brave the cold to raise funds for the homeless.

What do we do? First we gather in front of super markets to fund raise and get people to sponsor us. On the day of the sleep out, we take our sleeping bag and sleep out in the COLD!!! Gasp! This is so we can experience, just for a night how the homeless spend their nights!

Our sleep out is more than just a night out in the cold. Starting at 1pm in the afternoon, there will be activities and workshops to raise awareness about homelessness amongst the youths! Participants would also learn more about what Mission Australia does and gain a better understanding to where their donations go. At the end of the sleep out participants return home with a greater sense of social responsibility and gratitude.

You can be a part of this cause too! We are looking for participants! We WELCOME ALL participants above the age of 12. Registration fee is a mere $5, and this includes dinner and breakfast. In the situation where you cannot attend the sleep out, please donate generously to our cause! We raised a total of $3000 for Mission Australia last year, and we look forward to increasing the sum this year!

If you are interested to know more about the event, contact: Ser Ley :: lees47@student.uwa.edu.au :: 04 3377 6507

Saturday Sports

Helloooo people!!


Victa here with some upcoming sports updates!!!

Our next sport is BADMINTON again! and yes it is very exciting so I will give you the details!

Where is it at? As usual the venue for this event is the UWA rec centre
what time is it? Starts at 1pm and ends at 2pm!! Saturday August 2nd
What shall I bring? Bring your uber Badminton racquet and about $5 preferably in coins to make it easy and if you don't actually have a racquet it's ok, we'll lend you one of our uber racquets =] (it's cheaper on the day!)
Walao! Who do I contact? You can either contact Me (0401406417) or Dear Cheechie poo (0423383543) for any questions or details. This includes transport inquiries also!


Yup.. thats it, Hope to see you all there and don't forget you're welcome to bring your many many friends along, as they say the more the merrier.

Catcha
Victa

BLIA Fund Raising for the recent disaster in Burma and China

Dear friends

You are all aware to the recent 2 tragedies which occurred in Burma and China and its ongoing disaster recovery.

Love & Care Group, in conjunction with Fo Guang Shan Temple and BLIAWA are organizing a prayer offering service and fundraising activity this Sunday at the temple. All proceeds collected will be remitted to BLIA World Headquarters for them to carry out direct relief work in these countries. Please see attached leaflet.

We urge you to come and join in our effort to do whatever we can towards this cause. For those of your interested to attend the service, it starts at 10.30 am. If you would like to make a donation, full details on how you may send in your donation, either in cash, by cheque or direct credit, can be found on the attached leaflet.

We may seem far away from the sad circumstances but let us come together to show our compassion for their suffering and love for the people.

中國大陸四川省5月12日發生規模7.8的大地震，據悉傷亡人數不斷增加，已經有超過兩萬人罹難.

缅甸风灾死亡人数已经窜升到三万五千人，另外还有两万五千人列为失踪。联合国估计，缅甸风灾死亡人数可能高达六万两千到十万人.

佛光山西澳道场，国际佛光会西澳协会及友爱服务队為響應大師指示，展开募款活動，希望把佛光人的爱心与关怀，奉献给受难的人们，尽我们的一份力。

全部捐獻款項將會轉交給佛光會世界總會進行救助，為災民重建家園。

讓我們以“無緣大慈，同體大悲”的具體關，溫

暖各地災區的人心，現示人間有愛。

Omitofo,

Grace Collins

Love & Care Group

Buddhist dog prays for worldly desires

PerthNow - Brought to you by the Sunday Times

Thought this was cute, Enjoy!

Buddhist dog prays for worldly desires

From: Agence France-Presse

March 23, 2008

BUDDHISTS clasp their palms together to pray for enlightenment, but Conan, a chihuahua, appears to have more worldly motivations.
The dog has become a popular attraction at a Japanese temple after learning to imitate the worshippers around him.
'Conan started to pose in prayer like us whenever he wanted treats,' said Joei Yoshikuni, a priest at Jigenin temple on the southern island of Okinawa.

Click link for full story
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23423060-950,00.html

Welcome to the University Buddhist Club

Hello Everyone~

Welcome to the University Buddhist Club

The University Buddhist Club is a sub division of BLIA-YAD WA. It stands for Buddha's Light International Association – Young Adult Division of Western Australia. We are a part of a greater global Buddhist organisation called Buddha's Light International Association. (BLIA)

Hence the notifications you receive, would be directed at all YAD members, regardless whether or not you are from UWA.
To welcome all of you, we are organising an Orientation BBQ this coming saturday.

8th March, 280 guildford Road, Maylands
Starts 10.30pm till 2.30pm
And it only cost you $3

The idea is such, that we would have the opportunity to introduce all of you to us and what we do~ :D
After meeting at the temple, we will head to a bbq spot nearby where we can all enjoy the afternoon and get to know each other.

PLS RSVP us, and let us know if you can make it.
It helps us estimate the amount of food we need to prepare. ;)
In case you need help/ transport getting there, please contact us as well.
We would try our best to assist you.

Contact:
Cheech : chee.chun.foo@gmail.com 0423383543


Thank you very much, i hope to see you around.

With Loving Kindness,
Ser Ley
YAD President

YAD December Events!!!

Hohoho people!

Hope your christmas preparations are going well.. :)
2 things!

#1: Badminton for Social Gathering
There is going to be a badminton game this saturday~
Held between the First Division and YAD

It's gonna be on next saturday, 4-6pm.
George Burnel Leisure Centre, Manning Road, Karawara.
It only cost $5 per person for 2 hours.

Do come along to catch up and play some badminton~ :)
And if u usually do play badminton during the weekend, why not just join us for this week?
You are more then welcomed to bring your frens along~

See attached poster for more information.

#2: Christmas Blood Donation Drive next Wednesday~!
As usual, this is going to be at the Red Cross Centre in Wellington sT in the city.
It goes on from 4pm till 7pm.
Drink PLENTY of water before you come!
This is espcially important, as it is close to the festive season.. and the blood bank will need supplies... People may go on breaks, but the red cross still need to operate to save lives~ :)

Otherwise...
2 WEEKS TO CHRISTMAS~!

Hehe~ Can't wait! XD

With loving Kindness,
Ser Ley

Stories of Dharma

Welcome to the inaugural feature of this blog titled: Stories of Dharma

Stories is a wonderful way in which one can convey messages of buddhism. This will be a weekly post.The first story that has been chosen for this week is our one and only Ajahn Brahmavamso from Perth. He currently resides in Serpentine as an Abbot and more information about him and his forest monastery can be found by visiting http://www.bswa.org. I hope you will enjoy 'The Worm'.

With Metta,

7th October 2007

THE WORM
Ajahn Brahmavamso

There is a wonderful little story about two monks who lived together in a monastery for many years; they were great friends. Then they died within a few months of one another. One of them got reborn in the heaven realms, the other monk got reborn as a worm in a dung pile. The one up in the heaven realms was having a wonderful time, enjoying all the heavenly pleasures. But he started thinking about his friend, "I wonder where my old mate has gone?" So he scanned all of the heaven realms, but could not find a trace of his friend. Then he scanned the realm of human beings, but he could not see any trace of his friend there, so he looked in the realm of animals and then of insects. Finally he found him, reborn as a worm in a dung pile... Wow! He thought: "I am going to help my friend. I am going to go down there to that dung pile and take him up to the heavenly realm so he too can enjoy the heavenly pleasures and bliss of living in these wonderful realms."

So he went down to the dung pile and called his mate. And the little worm wriggled out and said: "Who are you?", "I am your friend. We used to be monks together in a past life, and I have come up to take you to the heaven realms where life is wonderful and blissful." But the worm said: "Go away, get lost!" "But I am your friend, and I live in the heaven realms," and he described the heaven realms to him. But the worm said: "No thank you, I am quite happy here in my dung pile. Please go away." Then the heavenly being thought: "Well if I could only just grab hold of him and take him up to the heaven realms, he could see for himself." So he grabbed hold of the worm and started tugging at him; and the harder he tugged, the harder that worm clung to his pile of dung.

Do you get the moral of the story? How many of us are attached to our pile of dung?

Hey ALL~!

SPRING FEAST IS AROUND THE CORNER!
For those of you who are not familiar with Spring Feast,

It is an event held in UWA every year. Diff associations and clubs would come along to sell food.

So you have PLENTY of international food~! YUM~!
And This year, we are setting up a stall as well~! :D


DATE : 4th of October 2007
TIME : 5pm onwards
VENUE : Guild Village UWA

We are gonna make... ICE KACANG!!

WE need volunteers to help us out on the night itself,

and we need help from YOU to prepare the ingredients prior to the night!
:D

We would be preparing the ingredients on Monday and Tuesday Afternoon~!

If you would like to volunteer yourself for the night,
or help us with the preparations prior to the day
CONTACT ME OR JUEN~!

:D

We'd be MORE then happy to hear from you~!

Have a good week people~
And hope to see you there!

With Metta,
Ser Ley

Happy Fathers Day! 父親節快樂

A special dedication to all dad, Thank you for being there for us at all time. With this borrowed clips, may we wish you a Happy Father's Day

借花獻佛，僅以這短片與您結緣，感恩父親對我們為子女的辛勞。父親節快樂~

Youtube Dharma Talk by Ajahn Brahm

Ajahn Brahm talks about different sects of Buddhism, how it all came to be this way and what it means. One of the many post by the Buddhist Society of　W.A.

Sangha Offering Ceremony 22nd July

Hi beautiful people!

There is going to be a Sangha Offering Ceremony on the 22nd of July at
our temple.

280, Guildford Rd,
Maylands

THAT is a ceremony where by we, as the lay people make our offerings
to the Sangha. (Order of the monks, but in our case nuns.) To show
appreciation and gratitude for what they have done for us so far.
There would be a ceremony, with the offerings. And there would be food
and performances.
All participants need to be seated in the Main Shrine of the temple by
10.15am

All members of the public is more then welcomed to participate in/
witness the ceremony.
However, it would be better to keep us informed if you are coming,
(let me know.)
just so the temple would be able to estimate and provide the
appropriate amount of food for the crowd.

The Young Adult division would now be involved by :
- Distributing lunch boxes to the crowd in the main shrine.
It has been decided that lunch would be prepared much earlier in the
day, They would be packed and ready for distribution by 10am in the
morning. But would be stored in foam boxes in the main shrine prior to
distribution.
All lunch boxes would be put in place before the commencement of
ceremony in the morning. (10.20)

Young adult division would also be involved in the Offering Ceremony.
All participants for offering ceremony would be dressed in red top and
blue jeans.

And all volunteers are required to arrive at the temple by 9.15 in the
morning.

thats all for now regarding the Sangha Offering Ceremony!
:D

Have a good week!

With Metta,
S Ley

Various Buddhist Events around Perth

HI All, Just an update on the various Buddhist events going on~!
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The Australia Buddhist Culture Bliss Mission is holding a very auspiciousBuddha's birthday celebration. Kindly share this message and let yourfriends, family members, relatives to come and join them and rejoice withthem.

Date: 27th may,2007
time: commencing at 9.30 am
venue: Australia Buddhist Bliss Culture Mission
21, woodthrope drive, willetton
Tel: 9354 1245Please

Come join us on the 27th of May (Sun) for a very special event –Special Ceremony for Bathing Buddha on Buddha's Birthday and ReverentViewing of Buddha's Relic to commemorate the birth and enlightenment ofSakyamuni Buddha. Attached is the flyer with details.You are very welcome to bring any friends/family who is interested incoming along to join us. See you soon! We will provide the transport to you if you do not have any transport. May you be with Buddha always,

info from: CURTIN BUDDHIST BLISS CULTURE SOCIETY (CurtinBBCS)
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Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre

Vesak Day Celebration - Sunday 3 June 2007

The purpose of Vesak Day: is to celebrate the Birth, Death and Enlightenment of the Buddha.

The event starts from 10am till at night.
Detials regarding the event can be found on http://www.bswa.org/modules/news/

Volunteers are needed on Vesak Day, for various tasks. If you would like to help, please contact John Treasure at events@bswa.org

Vesak Day fund raising:
To help raise funds for our new retreat centre, there will be a 'Head Shaving' sponsoring event. For details please contact Lee, the organizer on 93853239.
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Last but not least, Please check into this website from Singapore which advocates humanitarianaids in Myanmar , sri lanka and as well as local concern.

www.fireflymission.org

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With Metta,
Ser Ley, Lee

Dharma Talk by Ahjan Bram

Hey ppl,

Ahjan Bram is going to give a talk tmr at nollamara.
For those of u who are not familiar with the place, it is in :

The Buddhist Society of WA (Inc), Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre,
18-20 Nanson Way, Nollamara WA 6061

The session starts off at
Chanting 7:00pm - 7:20pm
Followed by Guided Meditation 7:30pm - 8:00pm
Then the Talk. 8.00-9.00pm.

This is something i make an effort to attend on a weekly basis. My dose of dharma to keep me... buddhist... enough.
Ahjan Bramavamso is the abbot of the place, and in my opinion one of the best dharma teachers there is around.
He is born in the UK and trained as a monk in Thailand. Therefore all sessions are in english.
Let me know if u are interested to come. :)

Ehi-passiko, Opanâyiko, Paccattam veditabbo viññuhiti.
Come and see, the path,to be known by the wise, each for himself.

S Ley

Post BBF BBQ!!

Lets just put it this way~

EVERYONE who was anywhere near Supreme Court Garden from the 14-15th of April is invited. :D(And any YAD/UBC members who wants an excuse to chill out despite not being able to make it for the event.)

YES! This includes ALL the volunteers, ANY one who assisted us, PPL who went for the Offering Ceremony, Henna Stall ppl, Everyone and anyone who feels young at heart~ :D

WHERE? Mill Point, the BBQ spot closer to Cocos

WHEN? 25th of April, Anzac day. Wednesday 11am

WHY? Because YOU GUYS worked for it,and you deserve it!

THE CATCH? It cost $4 per person. Caters for vegetarian and non vegetarian. Includes drinks. Some of you make not had the opportunity to know each other better during the event, And MANY of you have not collected your Certificate of Appreciation. (Those who helped at YAD stalls)

IF ANY of you is interested but need transport, don't hesitate to contact me.

PLS RSVP ASAP!

We need to know how many ppl is coming so we can estimate the amount of food to prepare! :) THANKS PPL!

And hopefully, I'll see you next Wednesday!!

Metta!

Ser Ley
YAD President

Social and friendly basketball game for youths

Hello Everyone!!
Its Vic here 2 tell u some great news!! the yad2 is having its first
event!! please come and support the event and join the fun :D

When: 21st October 2006
Where : Lords Subiaco
What : social and friendly basketball game for youths
Why : To have fun and meet heaps of people!TIme: 2pm to 4pm
Cost : ~$5 pp

Please let either me or Lay Yoke know if you're able 2 make it

PLease RSVP to Victor at (speed_sprinter@hotmail.com) or sms/call
(0401406417).
Alternatively you can contact Lay yoke at
karope34@hotmail.com or 0422 574 624

Ta!!
thanks every1
Victa!

UBC Spring Festival

Dear Beautiful Metta Friends

SPRING is coming and its time for the everyone to come in to actions!

so what is spring feast?
FOOD FOOD FOOD FOOD FUN FUN FUN!

When?
5th October 2006 [Thursday]

Where?
Guild Village UWA

Time?
6pm- 9pm

For?
UBC havent join Spring feast before and Ser Ley decided to give it a try this year
So is mainly to create bonding with the rest of the clubs in UWA, raise fund for YAD (if we profit), to gain experience and basically is for us to have FUN FUN FUN!!

What are UBC up to?
Thanks to Esther's Mum, We are borrowing her "Ice-Kacang" machine to sell
ICE KACANG & JELLY DRINKS

$$$$?
Ice Kacang - $3.50
Jelly Drink- $ 3.00

Helpers are needed, please contact EJ on eejuen_leong@yahoo.com or 0423059862

With Metta

Ee Juen [EJ]

Upcoming Events: September

Hi everyone,

We've got a few upcoming events - come along or volunteer to help - we'd love to see you there!
[BLIA YAD]

Father's Day
A celebration of Father's Day. Bring your family and friends along (and of course - your dad!).

What: Dinner, Performances and Games
Date: 1st Sep 06
Time: 6:30pm - 10pm
Place: FGS Temple, 280 Guildford Rd, Maylands
Cost: Free!
RSVP: Ga Vin at gavin@mosaic.net.au / 041 326 3366 (Three) to let us know who is coming so that we can make sure we have enough food

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Multifaith Community Service
Working together with Muslim, Christian and Buddhist groups, Multifaith Community Service events are held as joint events between a number of religious organisations to promote interfatih dialoge. This time, we're clearning bush near a mosque and helping out at a Catholic primary school if you have time to come along and help.

What: Interfaith community work to build meaningful dialogue
Date: 2nd Sep 06
Time: 8:30am - 3pm
Place: Hepburn Mosque, Padbury (64 Walter Padbury Blvd) and Padbury Catholic Primary
Cost: Free
RSVP: Carl Ong at ong.carl@gmail.com / 0433 207 025 (Three) to arrange transport

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Wedding Renewal Ceremony
If you have some time on the 9th of September, we'd love to help from you. We're looking for volunteers to help out at the BLIA wedding renewal ceremony. Volunteers for this event are needed between 1-4pm to help run some stations.

What: Volunteer work helping out at a Buddhist Wedding Renewal Ceremony
Date: 9th Sep 06
Time: 1-4pm
Place: FGS Temple, 280 Guildford Rd, Maylands
Register: Please contact Ga Vin if you're free to help! (gavin@mosaic.net.au / 0413263355)

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Charity Dinner
As part of the wedding renewal event, there will be a charity dinner on the evening of the 9th of Sep to raise funds for the BLIA Love and Care group. Proceeds go to a number of charity organisations and activities. In the past this has ranged from the Salvation Army and Mission Australia, to aged care homes.
What: Volunteer work helping decorate the dinner venue, and performing various tasks on the night
Date: 9th Sep
Time: 9am - 12pm / 6pm till late
Place: Perth Town Hall
Register: Please contact Ga Vin if you're free to help! (gavin@mosaic.net.au / 0413263355)

For more information, visit: http://bliawayad.blogspot.com/
Or Contact Ga Vin Lee, contact details as above.

With Metta,
Ga Vin

Clip for my Dad

This is the link to my blog that I put the clips for my dad's birthday, I'll use it for the Fathers Day presentation too, but with a bit more modification.

Regards,
Carl