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Hey everyone!

Today, we shall have our session on the Fourth Noble Truth: Magga(The Path to the Cessation of Suffering), or more commonly known as the Noble Eightfold Path.

This is the Path that the Buddha has shared that can allow one to attain enlightenment and be truly free from suffering. The Path is often depicted as the 8 spokes of the Dhamma Wheel. It forms the foundation to cultivation of Wisdom, through Right Views and Right Thoughts, Morality through, Right Speech, Right Actions and Right Livelihood and Concentration, through Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.

Tonight, Venerable Chuan Guan Will once again guide us for the exploration regarding this topic.
The zoom link is https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/510806024

See you there!
Finally, we hope that all will be safe and calm amidst the Covid-19 situation. May you and your loved ones be well and happy!

With Metta,
NUSBS 41st MC
Hey everyone!
Tonight, the meditation shall continue and the topic is on:
Ways to stay in the Present.

The session will start at 1900hrs. You may join us through the Zoom link: https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/324363881

Find a place that is comfortable and possibly spacious so that you may partake in the walking meditation. The outline of the programme will be as follows.

1900: Sitted meditation for 20mins
1920: Walking meditation for 20 mins
1940: Sitted meditation for 20 mins
2000: Break
2005: Discussion on the Topic
2030: End of Session

We hope to see you there!
Hey everyone!

Today, we will embark on the final session of the 4 Noble Truths Series.

The Noble EightFold Path is the Path discovered by the Buddha, for those with the intent to live a happier life. It starts by borrowing the wisdom of the Buddha, and seeing the world through his perspectives as we slowly shape our lives until one day we can see it for ourselves.

Today in our Dhamma Circle, we shall further explore the Noble EightFold Path, with the guidance of Venerable Chuan Guan, on the Zoom platform!

The link is: https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/655613713

The session starts at 1830. We hope to see you there!
Finally we hope that youโ€™ll stay safe amidst this difficult time!

With Metta,
NUSBS 41st MC
Hey everyone!!!!

Thank you for your participation in our 4 Noble Truths Series!

The circumstances that bring us pain and suffering, can be changed. The means of changing them can be found in the Path laid forth by the Buddha. As we walk the spiritual path, while facing the demands of daily lives, try to do what we can and to the best of our abilities.

We thank our participants for their support and attendance throughout this series, as we transit to an online platform. We thank you for your patience and understanding as we overcome these adversities together to learn the Dhamma, this is precious indeed.

Finally, we will like to the dedicate the merits that we have gathered through this series to those affected by the Coronavirus. Those who have caught the virus, those who have lost their loved ones and in this difficult time, those who have displayed immense compassion and will, to continue working for the sake of others. May all find peace, happiness and be well.

With Metta,
NUSBS 41st MC
If you may be keen to continue following Venerable Chuan Guanโ€™s sessions, please take note of the following.

Join us this Sun 29 Mar 2020 for SGC-AMA and Diamond Sutra Series @ FB Live!

Reference:
- Puja pdf
https://buddhlib.org.sg/puja/

With metta, XPS ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป
On the upcoming Monday, NUS Medical Dhamma Circle will be holding a meditation session. Feel free to join in, the informationare as follows:

Hi all, here are the details for our next MDC session ๐Ÿ™

Date: 30 Mar (Mon), 7pm
Venue: Zoom!
Topic: Meditation/Open to discussion ๐Ÿ˜
You can access the link at http://bit.ly/mdcweekly
See you all there! โ˜บ
Hey everyone!
This week, weekly Wednesday's meditation shall continue through a zoom session.

Here are the details:
Advanced Meditation 4: Visualization Meditation

You may join us through the Zoom link:

https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/655613713

Find a place that is comfortable and possibly spacious so that you may partake in the walking meditation. The outline of the programme will be as follows.

1900: Sitted meditation for 20mins
1920: Walking meditation for 20 mins
1940: Sitted meditation for 20 mins
2000: Break
2005: Discussion on the Topic
2030: End of Session

We hope to see you there!
Dear all, here are the details for our next MDC session ๐Ÿ™ Date: 6 April (Mon), 7pm Venue: Zoom! Topic: Meditation๐Ÿ˜Š You can access the link at http://bit.ly/mdcweekly Guide: Venerable Chuan Guan See you all there! โ˜บ We hope that everyone has been well during this period๐Ÿ™๐ŸŒป๐Ÿงผ๐Ÿงด
Hi all!
NUS Medical Dhamma Circle will be holding their meditation today evening! Feel free to join them, for the meditation session led by Venerable Chuan Guan!
Hey everyone!
This week, weekly Wednesday's meditation shall continue through a zoom session.

Here are the details:
Mindful Exam: 5 Hindrances to Meditation

You may join us through the Zoom link:

https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/324363881

Find a place that is comfortable and possibly spacious so that you may partake in the walking meditation. The outline of the programme will be as follows.

1900: Sitted meditation for 20mins
1920: Walking meditation for 20 mins
1940: Sitted meditation for 20 mins
2000: Break
2005: Discussion on the Topic
2030: End of Session

We hope to see you there!
The 4 Noble Truths.pdf
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Hey Everyone!!!!

This is a summary of the notes that weโ€™ve compiled over the 4 Noble Truth series. This is a rather long read, but we hope that you may find it useful for your cultivation. The Noble Truths, are after all the basis to Buddhism.

We will like to extend our gratitude for those who have tirelessly and diligently joined us on this journey, as we embarked on the 4 Noble Truths Series, amidst the evolving Covid-19 situation. We also like to thank Venerable Chuan Guan for his efforts to teach us and show us this path to enlightenment. Finally, we will like to thank NUS Medical Dhamma Circle, for their contribution in terms of their support and towards the compilation of the notes.

We hope to dedicate the merits accumulated from this 4 Noble Truth Series to all in Suffering. May all find peace and tranquility needed to develop the wisdom towards final liberation.

With Metta,
NUSBS 41st MC
Hey everyone!!!

We have decided to start a brand new series on Meditation!!! But why meditation?

In this series, we intend to tackle some of the issues we struggle with in our daily lives, including anger, restlessness... We believe that the meditation practise can allow us to quieten down our body and minds, to understand these issues and better overcome them!

We have invited Venerable Chuan Guan (CG) to lead us in this series. Ven. CG was ordained under the Mahayana Tradition by Master Miu King in 2002. He has practised meditation from various traditions including both Mahayana schools and Theravadin schools.

This series is intended for practitioners both new and advanced in their meditation as different Meditation techniques will be explored!


We shall begin with the first problem, โ€œCravingsโ€. The link for todayโ€™s session is
https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/655613713

Do take note that the session starts at 7pm!!! We suggest you grab a light dinner before meditation, so that you can focus better.

See you!
Hey Everyone!!

MDC will be conducting their session tomorrow! The details are as follows:

Dear all, here are the details for our next MDC session ๐Ÿ™

Date: 13 April (Mon), 7pm
Venue: Zoom!
Topic: Meditation๐Ÿ˜Š

You can access the link at http://bit.ly/mdcweekly

Guide: Ajahn Bramh Online Video Guided Meditation

We will continue with a short dharma sharing or discussion after the meditation:)

See you all there! โ˜บ
Hey everyone!!

This Friday we will continue with the meditation led by Venerable Chuan Guan!! The topic will be on โ€œAngerโ€. Anger, ill will and aversion are emotions and feelings that arise when we face things that are unpleasant. For example, how do we react when we hear somebody cough, during the Covid-19 situation? When something does not go your way, do we react with irritation? The meditation will be centred around tackling these emotions.

Once again; the meeting will be on Zoom:
https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/655613713

The session starts at 7pm. Try to avoid a heavy dinner to meditate better!! We hope to see you there! Stay safe, be well and be happy!

With Metta,
NUSBS 41st MC
Hey everyone!

This week, weekly Wednesday's meditation shall continue through a zoom session.

Here are the details:
Many Faces of Equanimity

You may join us through the Zoom link:

https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/324363881

Find a place that is comfortable and possibly spacious so that you may partake in the walking meditation. The outline of the programme will be as follows.

1900: Sitted meditation for 20mins
1920: Walking meditation for 20 mins
1940: Sitted meditation for 20 mins
2000: Break
2005: Discussion on the Topic
2030: End of Session

We hope to see you there!
Project MettaYANA

Metta: Loving Kindness
YANA : YouAreNotAlone

In lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of our daily routines have been affected, most of us aren't able to meet up frequently and some might even feel alone.

Project MettaYana is an initiative led by Buddhist youths to allow Buddhist to show greater care and support for fellow Buddhists and to understand that we are not alone while journeying on the path.

This initiative contains 2 segments:

Segment 1 : One Word Challenge
Video record your response to the question โ€œ Describe what Buddhism means to you in one word โ€
(Please ensure you have the video recorded response ready in your device)

Segment 2 : Tell us your stories!
Share with us how Buddhism has benefitted you!

Join us and participate here: https://tinyurl.com/mettayana

Please send in your submission by 30th April 2020
#YouAreNotAlone #MettaYANA #SBYD2020
Dear all, here are the details for our next MDC session ๐Ÿ™ Date: 20 April (Mon), 7pm Venue: Zoom! Outline: Meditation followed by short sharing๐Ÿ˜Š You can access the link at http://bit.ly/mdcweekly Guide: Venerable You Guang See you all there! โ˜บ
Hey everyone!

This week, weekly Wednesday's meditation shall continue through a zoom session.

https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/324363881

Find a place that is comfortable and possibly spacious so that you may partake in the walking meditation. The outline of the programme will be as follows.

1900: Sitted meditation for 20mins
1920: Walking meditation for 20 mins
1940: Sitted meditation for 20 mins
2000: Break
2005: Discussion on the Topic
2030: End of Session

We hope to see you there!