Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia in Upwey, Victoria, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia

Locality: Upwey, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9754 3334

Address: 33 Brooking Street 3158 Upwey, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.bdcu.org.au

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25.01.2022 Sponsor-A-Stump Fundraiser Dear Friends, We hope this email finds you and your family well and happy.... Our dedicated team of volunteer builders along with the help of some professionals have been making incredible progress on the construction of the Golden Buddha Temple Pavilion Project. In just the last few weeks, the Golden Buddha Rupa image was lifted by crane into the new pavilion, and the temple-style roof structure has been completed (See photos in document attached). From the bottom of our hearts, we wish to thank all who have contributed to the building of our new pavilion. We have raised a little over $3000 through our Go Fund Me campaign, with a further $1000 donated directly to our account, an amazing effort! We are aiming to raise $30,000 in total to cover the construction costs, which leads us to introduce our new fundraiser... Sponsor - A - Stump! We are inviting our Members, Friends and others to take part in this wonderful project and further share in the merits created by sponsoring specific building materials that will become the new building. You may also wish to sponsor building materials on behalf of a loved one or someone who has passed away, dedicating the merit to them. The names of sponsors (or loved ones) will be written directly onto the building materials. In this way you will be providing part of the physical temple housing our Centres largest Sakyamuni Buddha image. Items available for sponsorship range in price from $17.00 - $11,000. You can download more information and sponsorship form here (click link below): https://www.dropbox.com//Sponsor%20A%20Stump%20-%20Compile (Please email us if you have any trouble accessing form [email protected]) Thank you very much for your support!

25.01.2022 You are warmly invited to participate in our Dhamma Dana project. Our Centre wishes to offer 1000 copies of our recently published book "Bringing Wisdom To Life" to Buddhist organisation libraries, municipal libraries, secondary school and college libraries throughout Victoria, as a Dhamma Dana dissemination project. To fund the book donations, we need to raise approximately $10,000. Were well on our way to achieving our target with over half of this amount having already be...en donated. If you would like to help by sponsoring this Dhamma Dana activity please transfer funds to our Centre's account below with the reference - "Book Dhamma Dana" + your name. Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. BSB: 063503 Account: 1005 4207 You are also welcome to donate via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/ May the merit of these Dhamma Dana activities help all beings bring wisdom into their life. May those who could benefit from our book find it or hear about it with ease, read and understand it with clarity. May you be well and happy. May all beings be well and happy!

23.01.2022 We would like to share an ancient health recipe offered recently by Korean born Supreme Master Dae Poep Sa Nim to over 40 Yun Hwa Dharma centres located around the world for these difficult times. The main ingredient in the recipe, white Asian radish, can be purchased from many large grocery stores. This ancient recipe is good for coughing and uncomfortable chest problems. This is a great remedy for sore throat and to prevent viruses. It also enhances the immune system. The ...name of this recipe is Honey Daikon and is comprised of white Asian radish in squares and placed in a glass jar. When the jar is full put a couple of teaspoons of honey and refrigerate it. Then, about 12 hours later, water can be seen coming out of the radish. This is similar to an H2O molecule, where hydrogen and oxygen bond together to form water. Then drink a couple of teaspoons of that water and chew a couple of pieces of the radish. Those of you who are allergic to honey can just chew a couple of pieces of the radish. This tastes good and will relive chest problems as well as other difficulties in the body. Also, any left-over radish should be put in soup or sautéed, and used as a sauce. This will benefit and help you for not only the cold viruses but all sorts of other viruses too. May you be well and happy.

23.01.2022 Dear Friends, We invite you to make a cup of tea and enjoy the new edition of our new Brooking Street Bulletin. Inside it you will find a range of articles written by our members about the activities of our Centre, a highlight being the progress on our majestic new Golden Buddha Pavilion which is taking shape in the garden, and some personal contributions from our members including a fascinating entry from one of our members Martin Lawless who recently undertook a Buddhist ...journey to Sri Lanka and Sweden. Thank you to all members who contributed to this months Brooking Street Bulletin, and thank you to our editor, Brenda Chen. May all beings be well and happy. http://www.bdcu.org.au///bulletin_2020_Issue_90_August.pdf

21.01.2022 Congratuations to the Buddhist Discussion Centre 'Lifetimes of Learning' podcast! Our Centre has uploaded 97 podcast episodes to Podbean and we recently reached 5000 downloads. Thank you to all Members involved in the production of our podcast. We invite you to tune into the Lifetimes of Learning podcast and listen to the Dhamma, anywhere, any time. May all beings be well and happy! https://bdca.podbean.com/

21.01.2022 Introduction to Buddhism Course on ZOOM Our centre will conduct an eight week introductory course on Buddhism starting on Saturday the 5th of September from 2.00pm via Zoom. Our eight-week course entitled Bringing Wisdom To Life will explain how to attain brighter and happier mental states and a more fulfilling life through Buddhist practice.... Each session will be from 2.00pm 4.00pm on Saturdays and classes and materials are free of charge. For further information and the Zoom log in details please email Frank at [email protected]

21.01.2022 Invitation to support our new Buddha Pavilion We are very excited to share with you our Go Fund Me crowd funding campaign! Our Centre is in the process of constructing a new pavilion for the large golden Shakyamuni Buddha image which resides in our garden. We would like to thank all our members and friends who have already made a donation towards this special project. ... To finish this project, we have set a crowd funding target of $30,000 AUD. Please visit our Go Fund Me page to learn more.

21.01.2022 Our next course is beginning this Saturday 20th June. We invite you to us online, or attend the class in person (social distancing is observed)

20.01.2022 On Saturday 17th August 2019 we farwelled our Dear Melba Nielsen, our Chan Painting Teacher, born on 9th Dec 1939 and died 30th July 2019. We gathered at Ferntree Gully Le Pine Funeral Home to celebrate her life, well lived.

19.01.2022 Dear Members, please tune in to the Buddhist Hour today at 4pm (AEST) on 3MDR 97.1fm (or online www.3mdr.com) to hear part two of 'The Way of the Brush' by Melba Nielsen. We have broadcast this two part series in memory of our Chan Painting Teacher, Life Member and kalyanamita, Melba Nielsen (9/12/39 - 30/7/19). If you missed part 1 last week, you can find it on the 3MDR website archive: http://programs.3mdr.com/buddhist-hour/2019-08-11 May all beings be well and happy

19.01.2022 Send loving kindness ahead of you! Take a moment before you speak to someone, before you walk into their office, before you telephone them, before you buy something from them, to think; May you be well and happy, May you be happy hearted. Send your love before you as your messenger.

19.01.2022 Update on BDCU Activities: Dear Members and Friends, I hope you and your families are all well and doing well.... Recently we have been offering our Saturday evening Dhamma classes online via a link-up between our Centre and our Members and Friends who wish to join the classes taught by Anita. The app we are using is Zoom and so far it has proven to be very stable for participants who can watch on their computers or mobile phones to see Anita giving us teachings and leading the meditation. We wish to provide Dhamma classes during this time which are engaging and enable students to increase your Dhamma learning and practice regardless of the physical separation. To this end Anita will provide teachings and commentary week by week from one of the greatest Buddhist books written, A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life, by Achariya Shantideva. The text introduces and gives illuminating teachings on the Six Perfections which are the core practices for each of us to walk along the Path to enlightenment throughout our present human life. The English language text we will use for our classes was translated in 1979 by Stephen Batchelor and is considered to be an excellent translation. The complete text is available online at https://www.tibethouse.jp//pd/Bodhisattvas_way_English.pdf We are delighted to have this opportunity to study and learn from this wonderful teaching and hope you will all use this weekly class as a powerful way of keeping your connection to the Dhamma and your teacher. Teachings will commence this Saturday the 4th of April from 8.00pm. We expect these classes will continue for some months but please join in this week as it is highly recommended to not miss the introduction which will help your connection to this teaching. You can find out how to download and use Zoom by emailing Claire at [email protected] With metta Frank

18.01.2022 We hope this message finds you and your family safe and well. Due to the recently re introduced COVID restrictions, unfortunately we will not be able to have Members or Friends attending our classes or courses in person at the centre. Our Saturday afternoon Introduction to Buddhism classes and Saturday evening classes will be conducted via Zoom only. ... Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to join and we can send you the log-in details for Zoom

17.01.2022 Happy Vesak to All. May the blessings of this Vesak be with you always

11.01.2022 Dear Members and Friends, on Sunday 9th August at 10am AEST, we will chant the Ratana Sutta 33 times, to help to reduce the effect and suffering of Covid-19. We invite you to join us. When the town of Vesali was in despair suffering from drought, famine, negative non-human beings and plague, they desperately called for assistance from the Blessed One. The Lord Buddha instructed Ananda to go through the town of Vesali and chant the Ratana Sutta, successfully driving away the ...negative spirits and bringing an end to the disease and famine. We invite anyone who wishes to help to chant this sutta. You can do it any time or participate with us by joining our Zoom session. Please email [email protected] for Zoom log-in details. We expect it will take around 2 hours to chant 33 times. http://nalanda.org.my//ratanas/download/Ratana%20Sutta.pdf

11.01.2022 Happy Guru Rinpoche Day to all! Guru Rinpoche Seven Line Prayer - Chanted by Simon Kearney, Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia. Padmasambhava was a great Indian Master who introduced Buddha Dhamma to Tibet during the 8th Century AD. Guru Rinpoche, as he is commonly known in Tibetan Buddhism, overcame great obstacles to the propagation of the Buddha Dhamma in the Land of Snow (Tibet and the surrounding Himalayas), allowing the teachings to flourish on a grand scale. He ...is the founder of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism whose practitioners acknowledge him as the second Buddha. Padmasambhava is considered to be an emanation of Buddha Amitabha. Learn more about Padmasambhava at our website: http://bdcu.org.au/padmasambhava/

11.01.2022 UPDATE ON BUDDHA PAVILION FUNDRAISING From the bottom of our hearts, we say thank you to every single person who has donated toward the construction of our new Buddha Pavilion. At the time of writing, we have raised $9,505.67 through the Go Fund Me Campaign and Sponsor-A-Stump fundraiser! Dozens of items have already been sponsored however we have many items still available including stumps, doors, windows, floorboards, roof sheets, the frame and more!... This is an auspicious opportunity to make an offering of light, shelter and protection to the Buddha, as well as to the many practitioners who will visit our Centre in the future. About the Sponsor-A-Stump Project We invite you to take part in this wonderful project and further share in the merits created by sponsoring some specific building materials that will become the new Buddha Pavilion. You may also wish to sponsor building materials on behalf of a loved one or someone who has passed away, dedicating the merit to them. The names of sponsors (or loved ones) will be written directly onto the construction materials. Please visit the link below in the comments to find our sponsorship form and view items still available. Thank you once again. May all beings be well, happy and safe. https://vimeo.com/39624137

11.01.2022 Medicine Buddha Healing for the whole world. A medicine Buddha puja was conducted 21st of March 2020. Say the mantra as much as you wish. Namo bhagavati bhaisajya guru vaidureya prabha rajaya tathagataya arahate samyaksambuddhaya tadyatha OM bhaisaji bhaisaji bhaisajya samudgati svaha

11.01.2022 Today, the 6th of September 2020 is Father’s Day. Happy Father’s day to all Fathers! It is with joy that we celebrate the day and thank our Fathers for being our Fathers....Continue reading

10.01.2022 Our Centre will be running an online Bhavana Meditation Course on Zoom this weekend from Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th October, 10am - 6pm each day. The course will be comprised of the practices of chanting, mindfulness, meditation and merit making with teachings to be provided on the abandonment of the habit of worry which is defined as a hindrance to the cultivation of the Buddhist Path. The course is available to all who wish to learn and practice the Buddha Dhamma and is free of charge. Please email [email protected] if you wish to join us

09.01.2022 Dear Members and Friends, We are delighted to advise our Saturday evening Dhamma classes can resume at the Centre from this Saturday the 16th of May starting at 8.00pm. In the short term we will also conduct Zoom conferencing for the Saturday evening classes to allow several new students to attend the class and for those who cant make it to the centre.... The state government has advised religious organisations can have a maximum of 10 persons attend religious events plus the minimum number of persons who run the event. So that we can ensure that we stay within these numbers, please advise us in advance if you wish to attend this class in person. Please note the dinner prior to the class will not be held for social distancing reasons. To RSVP and attend in person or via. Zoom, please email us at [email protected] We look forward to seeing you soon!

08.01.2022 Chanting Vandana for Buddha (Virtually!) NAMO TASSA BHAGAVATO ARAHATO SAMMASAMBUDDHASSA Honour To Him The Blessed One... The Worthy One The Fully Enlightened One Members of the Buddhist Discussion Centre Australia chanting Vandana for Buddha together virtually. We continue to learn, practice and study the Buddha Dhamma together online during the COVID-19 lock-down. Visit our websites: www.bdcu.org.au www.dhammastream.org Visit our Facebook pages: https://www.facebook.com/buddhistdisc... https://www.facebook.com/dhammastreambdc Listen to our Buddha Dhamma Podcast: https://bdca.podbean.com/ May all beings be well and happy!

08.01.2022 Invitation to support our new Buddha Pavilion Go Fund Me Link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/haeapn-new-buddha-pavilion-proje We are very excited to share with you our Go Fund Me crowd funding campaign! Our Centre is in the process of constructing a new pavilion for the large golden Shakyamuni Buddha image which resides in our garden.... We would like to thank all our members and friends who have already made a donation towards this special project. To finish this project, we have set a crowd funding target of $30,000 AUD. The names of all donors will be listed and displayed inside the new pavilion. Please visit our Go Fund Me page to learn more.

07.01.2022 You are invited to practice with us Online, anytime! We have recently updated the Home page of our website with a fabulous new Dhamma practice section. Visitors to our site are invited to join in a meditation session, or a chanting session, or do a puja by clicking to select what they wish to do. Pujas were filmed at the centre during the past month or so and the chanting offered is from our chanting CD. A number of recorded meditation instructions are also offered for visit...ors to join with whenever they wish. Visit our website and try it out! http://www.bdcu.org.au/ Thank you to all who have helped create this great Dhamma resource for our website guests. This project was initiated and led by our Abbot and Dhamma Teacher, Anita Carter. We hope that this resource will be of great benefit to people interested in Buddhist practice all around the world.

06.01.2022 Dear Friends, We wish to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who has supported our new Golden Buddha Pavilion Project. We have raised nearly $3,000 in just over a month! As you can see in this video, we have commenced construction but still have a long way to go to complete the project. Please continue to share our project with your friends and family.... https://www.gofundme.com/f/haeapn-new-buddha-pavilion-proje May you and your family be well, happy and safe!

03.01.2022 Beginning this Saturday 20th June 2020, we are running an eight-week course entitled Bringing Wisdom To Life, each Saturday from 2pm - 4pm. The course will explain how to attain brighter and happier mental states and a more fulfilling life through Buddhist practice. Each week of our course will introduce key understandings and practices which can be applied immediately in our everyday life, to bring about improvements in our relationships with our family, with our partner a...nd our friends, in our work and in our mental clarity and wellbeing. Classes will commence on Saturday the 20th of June 2020 and conclude on the 8th of August. They are offered free of charge. For further information please email Simon at [email protected]. Bringing Wisdom To Life courses will also be run later in the year from Saturday the 5th of September until the 31st of October

03.01.2022 Our upcoming course was advertised in the local newspaper! Beginning this Saturday 20th June 2020, we are running an eight-week course entitled Bringing Wisdom To Life, each Saturday from 2pm - 4pm. Join us in person or via. Zoom. The course will explain how to attain brighter and happier mental states and a more fulfilling life through Buddhist practice.... Each week of our course will introduce key understandings and practices which can be applied immediately in our everyday life, to bring about improvements in our relationships with our family, with our partner and our friends, in our work and in our mental clarity and wellbeing. Classes will commence on Saturday the 20th of June 2020 and conclude on the 8th of August. They are offered free of charge. For further information please email Simon at [email protected]. Bringing Wisdom To Life courses will also be run later in the year from Saturday the 5th of September until the 31st of October

03.01.2022 Happiness, peace and blessings to all.

02.01.2022 Dear Friends, We wish to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who has supported our new Golden Buddha Pavilion Project. We have raised nearly $3,000 in just over a month! As you can see in this video, we have commenced construction but still have a long way to go to complete the project. Please continue to share our project with your friends and family.... May you and your family be well, happy and safe!

02.01.2022 The 2019 Christmas Bhavana course was completed today. This course was very special as it was the first time the Yun Hwa retreat and Kisong workshop was held in Australia, the Southern hemisphere. We send our gratitude to Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim and her Disciple Do Gak for bringing the Teachings of Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim to us. We thank all of you for your generous donations which made this course possible and for providing the fabulous food we all enjoyed. Our course was a great success! All my love, Anita Carter

01.01.2022 Watch the Victorian UN Day of Vesak Celebration (online) - happening now!

01.01.2022 Today, the 6th of September 2020 is Fathers Day. Happy Fathers day to all Fathers! It is with joy that we celebrate the day and thank our Fathers for being our Fathers....Continue reading

01.01.2022 May all beings be protected from Fire danger. This Paritta was given by The Buddha specifically to protect against fire. Vattakaparitta, ... The Quail's Protection Atthi loke silaguno saccam soceyyanuddaya, tena saccena kahami saccakiriyaniamuttaram, avajjitva dhammabalam saritva pubbake jine Saccabalamavassaya saccakiriyamakasaham Santi pakkha apattana santi pada avancana Mata pita ca nikkhanta jataveda patikkama Saha sacce Kate mayham mahapajjalito sikkhi Vajjesi solasa karisani udakam Patva yatha sikkhi Saccena me samo natthi esa me saccaparami'ti English Translation... In this world there is the quality of virtue, truth and purity and compassion too I according with truth, shall make an unsurpassed truth asseveration. Reflecting on the power of the Dharma and calling to mind the conquerors of the past. Depending on this power of truth I made a Truth Asseveration: Here are wings that do not fly Here are feet that do not walk And Mother and Father have flown away Jataveda the Fire: Go Back This act of mine I made with truth, the great blazing crested flames, avoided sixteen lengths of land, like fire that has to water reached For truth my equal there is not This is my perfection of truth The Buddha

01.01.2022 From the bottom of our hearts, we wish to thank all who have contributed to the building of our new pavilion. We have raised a little over $3000 through our Go Fund Me campaign, with a further $1000 donated directly to our account, an amazing effort! We are aiming to raise $30,000 in total to cover the construction costs, which leads us to introduce our new fundraiser... SPONSOR-A-STUMP! Click the link below for more information: https://www.dropbox.com//Sponsor%20A%20Stump%20-%20Compile