As part of our Community Outreach programme some MVDF members brought CNY festive cheer to 9 senior citizens from the 7 households whom they had been visiting regularly in Eunos Crescent. Devotees from Mangala Vihara Buddhist Temple had generously contributed more than $500 which were used to purchase CNY goodies, biscuits, canned food, …
One of the MVDF activities is Buddhanussati & Metta Bhavana Chanting held in the shrine hall from 1-2.30pm on the first Sunday of every month Metta bhavana means ‘cultivation of loving kindness’. Metta is a mental state characterized by promoting welfare, amity, goodwill and friendliness. The cultivation of this mental …
The first Buddhanussati meditation and Metta Bhavana chanting for 2012 was carried out on 1 Jan 2012, which also happens to be the first Sunday of the month, from 1.00 to 3.00pm. It was attended by about 30 devotees from the temple, under the guidance of Ven Raja. Buddhanusati is …
A group of 12 female and 14 male devotees from Mangala Vihara, attended a 9-day meditation retreat at the Brahma Vihara Arama (BVA) in Bali from 10-18 Dec 2011 under the guidance of Ven Raja. This is the 2nd time we are using BVA for the retreat, the 1st being …
29 October 2011 was my first visit to the Samadhi Centre in Pontain, Johore. The centre is nestled in a quiet place far from the hustle and bustle of modern city life. It is surrounded by rich vegetation with lots of trees and has a sense of peace and tranquility. Though …
I am happy to share these pictures of saplings grown from cuttings taken from our MV Bodhi tree on 27 Sep 2011 after our tree was uprooted during a thunderstorm the night before . Like many, I was saddened by what happened to our Bodhi tree. I asked Ven Cittara for permission to …
A talk was organised by Mangala Vihara Dhamma Fellowship (MVDF) for the YMBA Junior 1 & 2 students on 25 Sep 2011. The purpose of the talk was to share the objectives of MVDF and the activities that had been carried out since its launch in November 2009. Though only 17 …
