The Buddha potential is in us all....

The year 2011, the year of the metal rabbit will see the construction and completion of the celestial dragons. It will also herald the arrival of the Holiness, the statue of first Buddha, a gift from devotees in Thailand and also mark the appearance of a pair of celestial phoenix from China, a gift from a devotee.

The sangha community would like to see healing of the minds by exploring Buddhism as a science of mind and by understanding how the mind works which will help reduce mental suffering and create family well being. In a world seeing an increase in violence and dependence on drugs to get through daily life, learn how to manage fear and anger, join the reverand sangha in their daily prayer and meditation 10 A.M. - 11 A.M., 3 P.M. - 4 P.M. and 8 P.M.-9.30 P.M. In 2011, engage in acts of loving service to other beings and cultivation of loving-kindness (metta), act compassionately within our families and in the world around us.

If you are feeling blessed, repay the blessings bestowed unto you by forwarding this blogspot and its contents to all dhamma friends, devotees and relatives. The link between Buddha and men/women is faith, that is all that keeps things moving and alive.

May the merits generated by all the acts of charity at Wat Puthanimittam be shared equally amongst you all!

Good manners aren't like a suit you wear to impress others but take off when you get home.

Fasting helps you contemplate spirituality and remind you that material things aren't the most important thing in your life.

Each human being is totally unique from the very beginning of his/her life at fertilization.

When Children Leave Home:

• maintain a regular spiritual routine
• make good choices and decisions
• effectively communicate with others
• care for personal health
• manage personal finance
• clean and maintain a house/apartment
• be self motivated

Faith is the assured expectation of things hope for. Strong faith build on solid evidence. Without faith, no one please Buddha. Anyone who comes to Buddha must believe He is real and His dhamma reward those who wish to learn about it. The wisdom of the dhamma can make us wiser.

Do not be anxious over anything, let your prayers be known to Budhha, and the light and teachings of Buddha will guide you. Don't be spiritually bankrupt that you find it difficult to turn to Buddha, the dhamma and the sangha for help. The dhamma will keep our emotional, mental and spiritual equilibrium when beset with strong problems. Establish a good routine of reading dhamma, pray to Buddha for strength and availed the support of the sangha and like-minded Buddhists.

Dear dhamma friends,

Upgrade of Wat Puthanimittam's Landscape

We are at the end of the “rain season”, contributions thus far will be used for the construction of the celestial dragons, the “dragon scales” fund will be use to construct the scales of the two celestial dragons.

The upgrade of “Wat Puthanimittam landscape” project evolved from a responsibility to teach man to live in a harmonious symbiosis with nature. Buddha and his disciples reveled in the silent solitary natural habitats unencumbered by human activity.

Buddha is conscious of the evil of pollution in its various form and this project is Wat Puthanimittam social and spiritual responsibility to provide a beautiful, natural environment that will provide great joy and aesthetic satisfaction to the local community. In Buddhism,some of the main events in the life of Buddha took place in the open air... He was born by a tree and he attained enlightenment by the foot of a Bodhi tree. Large trees are esteemed in Buddhism and some are recognized as the Bodhi trees of former Buddhas.

So please join us in this spiritual quest.... to preserve the beauty of nature and tap this source of strength and help teach mankind to treat nature in a caring and protective way. Please find time to donate. Thank you.

WAT PUTHANIMITTAM
TAMAN KEMUNCAK IPOH, PERAK

DRAGON'S SCALES – RM5.00 EACH

Four years ago, the Abbot of Wat Puthanimittam, the venerable Ajahn Phra Sunti Kamapirato had a dream...a dream of a celestial dragon (naga) in the vicinity of the wat. Nagas are serpent figures who play a role in Buddhist mythology. They are beings of great power to protect the underworld and bestow fertility and wealth in the area they are individually associated. If properly worship, prosperity can be the result. When Buddha achieved enlightenment, He is said to have been protected by the cobra hood of the Nagaraja Mucilinda, symbolizing the fact that the Nagas are placing their natural powers in the service of Buddha.

The funds raised for the year 2010 Kathina Festival will be used to translate this dream to reality. Kathina, literally translated is the one month period after the annual three months rain season (vassa) residence of monks that Buddhist lay people offer robes to them. Wat Puthanimittam is sourcing funds to construct the dragon scales.

Thank You All

World honored one, to you we prostrate.

As we meander along Dataran Perajurit 1, along road strewn with flowers of compassion, lo and behold the image of Lord Buddha in all its splendor and light.

To you we prostrate..........

And through your teachings we endeavor to avoid evil and uphold the precepts.

Be mindful so we can create good. Learn to practice charity with wisdom and use the blessings of this human life to end the cycle of existence.

The Sangha community of Wat Puthanimittam wish to record their appreciation to all dharma friends and disciples who have helped to realize the aspiration of the Venerable Phra Sunti Kamapirato.

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

KHATINA

Wat Puthanimittam

Dataran Perajurit 1, Taman Kemuncak, Ipoh

Kathina Pinkama(ceremony of giving kathina robes)

Dear dhamma friends,

The three months of seclusion of monks for the raining season ends with the ceremony of giving 'kathina Robes” to the sangha community on 14.11.2010.

To participate in the robes sponsorship or other requisites, please contact :

Venerable Phra Sunti 014-3023887

Madam Low Heng Joo 017-5781781

Mr. Andy Fuan 016-5942575

• Itinerary :

Time	Event
9.30am	Gathering of devotees at the Wat
10.00am	Tak Bat and chanting by the venerable Sangha
11.30am	Offering of food to the Sangha community
12.00pm	Lunch for laity
1.00pm	Kathina Pinkama at the main hall of the Wat
8.00pm	Meditation and prayers at the main hall of the Wat

This is an important merit making event of great social and religious significance for the Buddhist laity.

• Dhamma in Motion____________awake your senses to the sounds of dhamma,awaken the faith in you.

To become a Buddhist,the first step is to take refuge in the Buddha,Dhamma and Sangha.When one observes the world,a Buddhist would notice the pain of frustrations and sufferings.He/she will seek refuge in a strong shelter_where one knows who the Buddha is and how Buddha,Dhamma and the Sangha can provide the shelter he/she seeks.The path to Nibbana for the lay Buddhists comes in one way Dana_Sila_Bhavanna.

Dana

Lay Buddhists acquire wealth through right livelihood to accumulate wealth to support family,sangha and the buddha sasana and in doing so reap merits to gain mundane benefits here and hereafter.Without this support,the Buddha sasana would come to an end and the monks would not be able to practice meditation worrying for their subsistence.We have to make special efforts to give constantly until generosity is part of our character,provide the four requisites for the sangha community-robes,monastery-shelter,medicines and alms food. In Wat Puthanimittam,there is a special age old ritual of offering food to the sangha community and in place, where transference of merits to the donor/s is accorded.For furthur information of the plan in place,please contact Eric @ 0175029938 or Madam Low Eng Choo @ 017-5781781.Endeavour to make contributions each month,invest in your children's future through accumulating lots of merits for them.If a person makes contributions to society through a long-term effort,Buddha will not forget and will double its return.Chose to live in a grateful world,build spiritual wealth that comes with philantrophy.

Sila_________Bhavana

The cultivation of morality is akin to the observation of the five precepts.

• Abstain from killing human beings
• Abstain from stealing
• Abstain from sexual misconduct
• Abstain from lying and false speech
• Abstain from drugs and intoxicants

At Wat Puthanimittam,we have in place training practices to cultivate bhavana to acquire wisdom.Endeavour to be a good Buddhist,acknowledge the healing and uniting power of prayers and meditation.Lift up your concern in prayers.Insight meditation brings into light parts that have been denied,suppressed and repressed and helps in anger and fear management.Metta meditation can help transform greed and envy into compassionate actions.For furthur information on the prayer and meditation sessions at the wat,please contact Andy Fuan @016-5942575.

Wat Puthanimittam has been running Light a Yellow candle........campaign to emphasize the benefits of light offerings...to eliminate darkness in our quests to achieve penetrative wisdom and clarity and radiance of complexions and repeated rebirths in the celestial and human realms. A popular choice near exam times to eliminate darkness and harness wisdom.

Light a candle...and as Lord Buddha reminds us on his deathbed....be the light yourself reminding us of the buddha potential in each of us.

We are not merely human beings going through a temporary spiritual experience....the next time the sangha community of Wat Puthanimittam needs you........just be there.Stay.


With metta