Dear members,
Does anyone know where in KL is this diploma course,
made known on this forum by bro. Govinadsamy
Gopalakrishna held?
--- Govinadsamy Gopalakrishna <
gopal1046@...>
wrote:
>
> Brother Sukhdev,
>
> It is not necessary to attend a full time class but
> you may obtain the syllabus of the Course with one
> or two session (attendance in class ) per week to
> understand the subjet including basic Pali (most of
> which is a mixture of various Indian languages).
>
> I understand there are several Bookshops in your
> location who may help you with the Books for the
> Course. But do remember you have to register for the
> examination.
>
> Do keep in touch and my other brothers and sisters
> in the group be able to help you.
>
> Best Regards.
>
> Sukhdev Singh <sukh2val@...> wrote:
>
>
> Thank you for the suggestion. As a matter of fact
> the
> idea of a diploma course sounds rather attractive.
> But a peculiar problem that I have is that the only
> day I am free is on Sundays. The Buddhist centres
> that I have inquired about do not conduct meditation
> classes nor Pali classes on Sunday. Otherwise I
> would
> have enrolled quite some time ago.
>
> I work as a driver in a Sikh-run children's welfare
> home in Taman Zooview, Ulu Kelang, Kuala Lumpur, not
> too far from the Zoo Negara.
>
> My day starts at 6.45am, sending the morning school
> children and the last trip brings the afternoon
> school
> children back at 7.30pm. And officially I am on
> stand-by for any emergencies like running any child
> to
> the clinic or if not the GH. But this is just the
> worst scenario which happens only sometimes.
>
> Then there is the official home "lights-out" time,
> which also includes the entry/exit gates. This makes
> it extremely inconvenient for me to contemplate any
> evening classes, both Pali and/or meditation on any
> weekday or even Saturday, though on Saturdays my
> schedule is somtimes lighter.
>
> So this goes for the Diploma class as well.
>
> Thanks for the idea anyway.
>
>
> --- Govinadsamy Gopalakrishna
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Welcome to the group. How about joining the
> Diploma
> > Classes in Buddhism where you shall embark on
> basic
> > pali sesssion and explore further. I believe this
> is
> > available in KL.
> >
> > Best Regards
> >
> > Sukhdev Singh 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
> > about my native religion, Sikhism. It simply
> doesn't
> > answer all the questions. All it tells you to do
> is
> > to be more obedient and more devoted to the
> "Guru".
> > To do that, you have to stop asking questions and
> > put
> > more effort into devotion, something I got
> > extrememly
> > tired of doing.
> >
> > Just these three months of reading of the Buddha's
> > methods and viewpoints has taught me more about
> life
> > than all the Sikhism (or even philosophy) I have
> > ever
> > studied and all the devotional practices that I
> have
> > ever carried out.
> >
> > Praise be to The Enlightened One
> > Praise be to The Path to Enlightenment
> > Praise be to The Community of The Enlightened
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Sukhdev Singh
> > Kuala Lumpur
> > Malaysia
> >
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