Special Ahlu

Posted on July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

We plan to hold a special Ahlu (ceremony) on Sunday, August 7, 2022.
The lunch (Mote-hin-gar) donors are Daw Aye Aye San and daughters: Maple and Noble, in the fond memorial of their late beloved one, U Tin Tun, who passed away on July 9th 2022.

The event agenda is the following:

Time:
10:00 a.m. – Taking five precepts,
10:05 a.m. – Listening to Dhamma talk,
11:15 a.m. – Offering lunch to Venerable U Sanda, and
11:30 a.m. – Lunch (Mote-hin-gar) to well-wishers.

Place:
Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)
13260 108th Ave Surrey BC
(604) 951-9054

Summary of 2019 Kahtina

Posted on October 27, 2019October 27, 2019

As you know that among the donation events, the Kahtina robe donation is the greatest. With the donation, you may get what you wish for.

After building and donating Pubbarama Monastery, which is also known as Migāramātupāsāda, meaning “Migaramata’s Palace” the Lord Gautama Buddha at the Kosalan capital of Savatthi, Migaramata Visakha recites happily among others that she has fulfilled her wish, which she made at the time of Padumattara Buddha.

Therefore, may we wish for the fulfillment your wish after today’s donation.

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

Summary of Dhamma talk for the Waso Robe offering ceremony

Posted on July 28, 2019July 28, 2019

One who is stingy or who never donates anything to anyone may not be reborn in one of six Devas planes. One who donates something to someone will never be reborn into a woeful life.

One day, our Lord Buddha goes out for a routine alms receiving in the street when people are struggling to survive. A man of the street asks him why he is asking for alms from the people who are poor now. Then, the Lord Buddha uses Dibba-cakkhu and see the past lives and rebirths of all beings. Then, the Lord Buddha replies to him that he never sees anyone who donates, being born poor.

Summery of Myanmar New Year Celebrations 2019

Posted on April 24, 2019April 24, 2019

When a new year comes, we should reflect what we have done last year: whether we have accumulated merit (kuso), we have earned wealth, we have learned knowledge, we have kept in shape, we have improved our status or we have had a promotion at work.

However, we should not be arrogant for our achievements and accomplishments but we should use them wisely. We should bear in mind that the physical properties we have accumulated are common properties, not permanent personal properties because they may disappear one day by five causes: fire, government, water (flood), thief and someone or something who we don’t like.

If we don’t use them wisely that means we abuse them or attach to them extremely, we will be in trouble in this life and/or in the next existence (samsara). If so, they may become our enemies. Therefore, we should use them wisely: we use them for our benefits and others’. With them, we should do wholesome merits: donate some appropriately, take precepts, build our mental concentration, do insight mediation and learn empirical knowledge on Dhamma. Those merits of donation, moral, concentration, and insight empirical knowledge are our permanent properties that will follow us like a shadow in the samsara if we are reborn in the next life.

Summary of the Dhamma talk for the Ka-hti-na robe offering ceremony on Oct 29, 2017

Posted on October 29, 2017October 31, 2017

The donor should have the three following characteristics to get maximum Kuso (wholesome merit):-

the donor is happy about the donation before happening;
the donor’s mind is clear during the donation period; and
the donor is satisfied and pleased after the donation.

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Summary of the Dhamma talk September 10, 2017

Posted on September 30, 2017October 31, 2017

Summary of Dhamma talk on September 10, 2017 is those who practise Dhamma, the Dhamma will look after and take good care of them: the Dhamma will give them comfortable lives, protect from being woeful existence, courage to face any challenges and eventually lead them to Nibbana (Nirvana). So, we should practise the Dhamma daily.