Happy New Year 2014
Wellness and Welfare Zhineng Qigong Practical Session: 11 & 12 Jan 2014
Ms Sara conducted a Zhineng Qigong Talk at SJBA Vihara on 9 November 2013 at Subang Jaya Buddhist Association.
There will be a follow up practical session to be conducted by Ms Sara on 11 & 12 January 2014 from 9am to 5pm on Saturday and 2pm to 5pm onSunday.
Wellness and Welfare Zhineng Qigong ( 智能气功 ) Practical Session
Date : 11 & 12 January 2014 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time : 9.00am – 5.00pm (Saturday)
Time : 2.00pm – 5.00pm (Sunday)
Venue : Top Floor (Meditation Hall), Subang Jaya Buddhist Association
Lot 12593 Jalan Kewajipan, SS13, 47500 Subang Jaya
*Practical Session will be conducted in English*
***A minimal donation of RM50 is appreciated. The collection will go towards the SJBA Building Extension Fund***
Please register early your name, telephone contact & email address with Sis Cindy or Sis Lily at 03-5634 8181 or e-mail to : office@sjba.org
About WW Zhineng Qigong
– Designed to meet the needs of busy modern lifestyle
– Conducted based on easy, simple, practical, effective and flexible steps for:
• healing and prevention of illnesses
• health maintenance and enhancement
• improved mental capacity
– Promotes the principles of learning for wellness and charity
Instructor : Sara Low
“The instructor, Sara Low is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) by profession.
She qualified as a CPA from KPMG. She was Deputy Head of Risk
Management Division in a Bank and lectured in TAR College and University
Science Malaysia.
In 2002 she started to learn Zhineng Qigong and has since been deeply involved in the learning, practice, teaching and promotion of this powerful mind-body practice.
Sara studied Zhineng Qigong from various masters and has visited China tofurther her knowledge. She is enrolled in a double degree course in Chinese Medicine at RMIT to further advance herself in this field.
She was one of the founding members in the set-up and running of a very successful Qigong centre in Malaysia. Later, she started teaching Zhineng Qigong to promote wellness in health through Qigong practice, and welfare of the local community through donations to deserving institutions from fees collected. She has been conducting classes in Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Sri Lanka and Melbourne since then. She is dedicating her time to promote and share this powerful mind-body practice to benefit as many people as possible.”
Announcement (Sunday, 29 Dec 2013)
1) SJBA is organizing a New Year Blessing Night cum Charity Countdown (in assistance of the Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-kanak Kurang Upaya) on this Tuesday, 31 December 2013 to usher in 2014. It is a good time for all of us to come together to reinforce our fellowship, show our care for the less fortunate, and at the same time, reflect on our deeds and make aspirations to improve ourselves in the coming year. The program will begin at 8.30pm with Buddha Puja, Blessings by the Sangha, Reflections on 2013 and making Aspirations for 2014, followed by refreshment (mee siam, bubur cha cha, etc.), karaoke fund-raising and countdown, accompanied by some fireworks to user in the New Year. Please bring your family and friends to join us to user in a better year. Karaoke enthusiasts are requested to bring their favorite discs.
2) Subang Jaya Buddhist Association (SJBA) conducts weekly Mandarin Dhamma talks every Sunday, 11.30am-12.30pm. The first talk in 2014 will be given by Sister Yee Yean on the topic ‘Learning to be Good’ on 5 Jan 2014, followed by ‘The Law of Cause and Effect’ by Sister Yee Yong. Please inform your relatives and friends. For enquiries, please contact : 03-56348181 or visit www.sjba.org.
3) SJBA Sunday Dhamma School will reopen on 5th January 2014 for both new and old students. For new registration, please contact Sis Lily at 03-56348181,
4) This morning’s (29/12/13) Dhamma Talk is on “Meditation or Self-Hypnosis?” which will explain the differences between the two and how to avoid self-hypnosis during meditation. The Speaker, Bro. Billy Tan is a Professional Trainer and Business Development Consultant who has trained countless corporate executives and business professionals in more than 20 countries over the past three decades. Bro. Billy is a Certified Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), as well as being certified by the International Association of Counselors and Therapists, USA, in Clinical Hypnotherapy. In recent years Bro. Billy has conducted several professional training programs for resident and visiting Monks at the Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields, in the areas of Emotional Intelligence, Communication, Professional Presentation, Public Relations, Community Services, Leadership, and Management. In sharing the Dhamma, Bro. Billy researches discoveries from the fields of Neuroscience and Psychology to present teachings of the Buddha from a scientific perspective.
May You Be Well Happy, Always!
Happily we serve,
SJBA Exco
27th December 2013
“SJBA – Your Friendly and Caring Dhamma Centre”
SJBA Educare 2013
On 15 December 2013, about 530 student needy students of various races received school bags, books, stationary, etc worth about RM100 each from SJBA, thanks to the generous contribution from our members, devotees and well-wishers. Subang Jaya’s ADUN, YB Hannah Yeoh also contributed RM10,000 and the Selangor State Government contributed shoe vouchers worth RM30 for the students to choose their own shoes at Bata outlets.
We hope that through this simple but sincere gesture, the students are motivated to study better and achieve academic success and eventual success in life. We wish to thank the Selangor State Government, Pejabat ADUN Subang Jaya, our members, devotees and others who have kindly donated to this meaningful project. We also thank the Organising Team led by Bro James Khoo and all the helpers for making this Educare Program a reality for the good, benefit and happiness of so many poor students. One family with 3 children (picture) expressed their gratitude to SJBA and all those who make this Educare Program a great help to the needy. The father, Mr Muneandy Selvam has been without a steady job for 4 years due his slip disc problem. Starting a new school term is a big burden to him without a steady income. He was very amazed at the selfless altitude of SJBA members who happily provide a good service to the poor irrespective of race and religion. He expressed his gratitude and appreciation to SJBA and all the donors and helpers.
Announcement (Thursday, 12 Dec 2013)
On this Sunday, 9am, at our Shrine Hall, SJBA will distribute school items to more than 500 needy students for them to be better equipped for the new school term. Each student will receive a full set of school items which consists of school bags, books, stationary, etc. courtesy from our generous donors. They will receive also shoes vouchers, courtesy from the Selangor State Government. We hope that through this simple but sincere gesture, the students are motivated to study better and achieve academic success and eventually success in life.
We wish to thank the Selangor State Government, generous Organizations, Donors, Devotees and Well Wishers for the kind contributions.
You are cordially invited to witness the handing over of the school items to the students.
May You Be Well & Happy, Always!
Happily we serve,
SJBA Exco
12th December 2013
“SJBA – Your Friendly and Caring Dhamma Centre”
Announcements (Sunday, 8 Dec 2013)
1) This year’s Educare Program in SJBA will be held on next Sunday 15th December , 9.00am, to provide needy students with school items to start the new school term. It is expected that about 500 to 600 needy students will receive the school items. Each student will receive a full set of school items which consists of school bags, shoes, books, stationary, etc. which costs about RM108.00. We hope that through this simple but sincere gesture, the students are motivated to study better and achieve academic success and eventually success in life. This meritorious deed can be achieved with the support of generous Organizations, Donors, Devotees and Well Wishers. Your contributions to support one or more of the students would be much appreciated. You are also welcome to witness the handing over of the school items to the students.
2) This morning’s (8 December 2013) Dhamma Talk will be given by SJBA Abbot, Ven. Nyanaramsi. Ven. Nyanaramsi was an accountant in Malaysia before he was ordained in 1995 at the Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Centre in Yangon, Myanmar with Venerable Chanmyay Yeiktha Sayadaw U Janakabhivamsa as his preceptor. He had also studied the Dhamma and meditation under Sayadaw U Indaka and other Sayadaws in Myanmar. Ven Nyanaramsi spent 9 vassas in Myanmar before he accepted an invitation from SJBA to come back to Malaysia in 2003 to teach the Dhamma and meditation to Malaysian Buddhists. Ven Nyanaramsi is now the Abbot of Subang Jaya Vihara He travels frequently to Taiwan, Thailand, Myanmar and Indonesia to conduct meditation retreats..
May You Be Well & Happy, Always!
Happily we serve,
SJBA Exco
4th December 2013
New SJBA office email : office@sjba.org
With immediate effect, the new SJBA Office email is office@sjba.org
This is also the email address to reach Sis Lily Low.
Telekom Malaysia is terminating all Unifi, Streamyx and TMNet email addresses. As such, the old email : sjba@streamyx.com will no longer be used.