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 …
Just to share with everyone that a Lunar Eclipse is happening right now. If you are reading this at the time of post you can still catch the show. The eclipse started at 7:31pm, 10th Dec, Sat and will end at 1:31am, 11th Dec, Sun. For more details about the …
The much awaited 2011 YMBA Exam results are out! Click on the following links to view the results … Junior I – YMBA result 2011 Junior II – YMBA result 2011 Senior I – YMBA result 2011 Senior II – YMBA result 2011 Diploma – YMBA result 2011 Congratulations to all who passed …
Announcement from MVDF The following is the new time schedule for Buddhanussati Meditation from January 2012. Metta Bhavana Chanting is also newly added: For more details please visit the following link … MVDF Spiritual.
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 …
In this mudra the right hand, palm facing out, is directed downward. It symbolizes summoning Heaven as witness to his Buddhahood. In a variant form, the thumb and index finger of the downward extended hand touched one another. Frequently the abhaya and varada mudras are combined with the right hand …
This hand gesture could be seen on the image of Buddha either in standing, sitting or walking position. The right hand bent and raised outward with open palm to the shoulder height with the extended fingers pointing upwards. The left hand hangs down at the side. The right hand symbolizing …
At the time of the Buddha’s enlightenment he was still sitting serenely under the Bodhi tree. Mara, the personification of temptation, saw this and was greatly troubled. So Mara came before the Buddha with a great army (these are mind state) of both monstrously ugly and fearsome and the wonderfully beautiful …
