Dearest Piya Tan,
Apart from thanking you for the info I must let you
know that you really know how to throw a complement,
especially such a compelement that one would not
expect from a person of non-northern-Indian descent.
But then you know Pali, a northern Indian language.
Anyway, thanks for highlighting the meaning of my
name.
I really like my name very much and try to live up to
its meaning.
Its very flattering that you should bring it up.
Actually, that is the reason why I am "chasing after"
Pali. After reading a lot of romanised Pali
quotations in the books that I have read I found that
I could understand some of the words because they are
similiar to that of my mother toungue, that is
Punjabi.
And again, thank you for the information.
Sukhdev
--- Piya Tan <
libris@...> wrote:
> Dear Sukhdev,
>
> I think your name in Pali would be Sukhadeva (Happy
> Deva, or One who is happy and
> shining). There are a number of places (like the
> Graduate School of Buddhist Studies
> at the Buddhist Library here) that teach Pali. I
> occasionally run Pali courses, too.
> However, my main current interest in the translation
> of the Pali Nikayas into English
> and their comparative study with the Chinese Agamas.
>
> I am in close touch with the Forest Meditation of
> Ajahn Chah, now propagated by
> practitioners such as Ajahn Sumedho (UK), Ajahn
> Brahm (or Brahmavamso) (Perth,
> Australia) and Ajahn Sujato (Sydney, Australia).
> Ajahn Brahm often visits Singapore
> and Malaysia and is very popular there.
>
> Ajahn Brahm or any teacher for Ajahn Chah's
> tradition are highly recommended as they
> teach from personal experience. They are both very
> adept in the Sutta tradition and
> meditation. Most importantly, they teach the
> pre-sectarian and pre-"Vipassana"
> methods, and are visibly happy, calm, and patient
> people.
>
> Happily, Ajahn Brahm is conducting a retreat now in
> Selangor (Chempaka Buddhist
> Lodge), but which is in progress. His retreats are
> usually quickly full. His public
> lectures are also well attended by Buddhists and
> non-Buddhists. I'm not sure if they
> still accept any more retreatants, but I suggest you
> first meet Ajahn Brahm
> personally. There is no formality except perhaps you
> might have to contact the centre
> first:
>
> DO GO TO THIS ADDRESS to meet Ajahn Brahm:
> Chempaka Buddhist Lodge
> 60 Jalan SS 23/25, Taman Sea, 47400
> Petaling Jaya, Selangor
> Malaysia
> Tel: 03-7880-3936 / Fax: 03-7880-3927
> Email: cblpj@...
>
> In case of any difficulty, simply approach Ajahn
> directly.
>
> If you are unable to meet any of these radiant monks
> of the forest, you might like to
> contact any of these two here listed. However, as
> long as you keep an open mind, and
> allow for a bit of sectarian peculiarities (simply
> noting them as "sound..sound" and
> letting them go), you would find a good spiritual
> foundation in (1).
>
> Ven Javapan~n~o (2) is a dear friend of mine (when I
> was a monk decades back in
> Malaysia), but may be difficult to meet (as he often
> wanders around teaching).
> However, you should keep a look out for him. I
> remember him as a resolute forest monk
> of great compassion in his teachings, but he is a
> rhinoceros (lonely wanderer) who
> stays above sectarianism and religious worldliness.
> He may however have settled down
> at the address given below.
>
> (1) SELANGOR BUDDHIST VIPASSANA MEDITATION SOCIETY
> (SBVMS)
> 29-b, Jalan 17/45
> 46400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
> Tel/Fax: (603) 755 0596
>
> Web site: members.xoom.com/sbvms
> Email: sbvms@...
>
> Programme:
> Library: Daily 7:30 - 11:30 am (open if requested)
>
> Activities:
> Sanghikadana : 11:00 - 12:00 noon. (once a month -
> phone to check date)
> Sutta Discussion : 2:30 - 4:00pm (Sunday - phone to
> check date)
> New and Full Moon Paritta Chanting: 8:30 - 10:00 pm
> Dhamma Talk and Short Sitting 8:00 - 10:00 pm (first
> Saturday. of month - phone to
> check) - conducted by Bro. James Ong.
>
> Meditation:
> Every Saturday : Meditation Practice at 8:00 pm
> First half-of-year (phone to check
> time and date)
> Vipassana Meditation Course (8 sessions) for
> Beginners. - Second half-of-year (phone
> to check time and date)
> Metta Meditation Course (6 sessions) for Beginners.
> - Meditation Retreat at
> Buddhirama, K.K.B (Tel/Fax. for information)
>
> (2) VEN. JAVAPAN~N~O
> Bukit Kecil Meditation Centre
> Kampung Pasir Senor
> 18400 Temangan, Kelantan, Malaysia.
>
> Teacher: Rev. Javana Panno
> A Theravadin Buddhist Temple
>
> Contact: Lai Yeong Choong
>
> Email: Samanolai@...
>
> With best wishes in your search for the truth.
>
> Piya Tan
>
>
>
> Sukhdev Singh wrote:
>
> > Thank you Tan Bee Ean, but I do know the Maha
> Vihara
> > in Brickfields and have visited a few times to
> pick up
> > some literature. But there are no meditaion
> classes
> > on Sunday, the only day I am free. Hopefuly the
> Kajang
> > centre has meditation classes on Sunday. (And
> maybe
> > Pali too)
> >
> > metta
> >
> > Sukhdev
> > --- TAN BEE EAN <morbel_tns@...> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > > Great to hear that you are interested in
> Buddhism.
> > > Buddhism is not a supertiscious religion.
> Buddha
> > > taught us the way to free from rebirth and
> > > sufferring. The cause of rebirth is due to
> > > ignorance, craving and clinging.
> > >
> > > Buddha taught us to do offerrings, keep precepts
> and
> > > practice meditation. These are the three main
> > > things that we need to practice inorder to be
> free
> > > from rebirth.
> > >
> > > You can go to Buddhist Missionary Society at
> > > Brickfried, KL. to learn the teaching of Buddha.
> I
> > > will try to get the address for you to visit a
> place
> > > at Kajang where monks are practicing meditation.
> > >
> > > From.
> > > R.A
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sukhdev Singh <sukh2val@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Respected members of this forum,
> > >
> > > My name is Sukhdev Singh, male aged 44, living
> in
> > > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I learnt about this
> forum
> > > through the Theravada-my (yahoo group) forum. I
> am
> > > very intersted to learn Pali.
> > >
> > > I am new in the Dhamma, about just over three
> > > months.
> > > No one introduced it to me. I just happened to
> come
> > > across some Buddhist literature while trying to
> seek
> > > some facts of life by studying my native
> religion,
> > > Sikhism, as well as some western philosophy.
> > >
> > > I think that it was the shockingly intelectual
> and
> > > empirical nature of the Buddha's methods and
> > > viewpoints that hooked me.
> > >
> > > Mentally, I have already rejected almost
> everything
>
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