We held or Annual General Meeting yesterday (4 March 2012). The following is our Annual report presented yesterday during the AGM. We are sharing this with you, so you could have an overview of our activities last year. Thank you.
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Annual
Committe Report for the Year 2011
(for
presentation during the AGM 2012)
A
Year of Significant Happening.
This
year was a year of significant happenings, one that brought us joy
and satisfaction, but as well as great sadness. The two events are
(1) The Parinirvana of Our Guru and the Spiritual Advisor to the
Centre, His Eminence Khensur Jampa Yeshe Rinpoche; and (2)The
Completion of the Payment of the Installments for the purchase of
Our Current Premises.
The
Parinirvana of Our Guru and the Spiritual Advisor to the Centre
On
29 July 2011, days before our Guru was scheduled to leave for his
visit to Singapore and Malaysia, we received a sad news that Rinpoche
had manifested entering into Parinirvana. It was a great shock to all
of us, especially when we were all busy preparing for his visit to
the centre. Fortunately, we had the help of Geshe Konchok Tashi (our
former resident teacher, who was visiting Malaysia at that particular
period) in organising the Pujas at the centre. During the Puja, we
were also honoured to have the presence of the Most Venerable B. Sri
Saranankara Nayaka Maha Thera Chief Adhikarana Sangha Nayaka of
Malaysia (Chief
Judiciary Monk of Malaysia).
Chief Reverend who has known Rinpoche for years, gave a short speech
of guidance and subsequently led the members in a short prayer in
memory of Rinpoche.
After
memorial pujas at the centre, many of us at the centre, and many
Rinpcohe's students from all over the world, traveled to India to pay
final respect to Rinpoche. For those members who could not travel to
India, Guru Puja was performed every Thursday, until the 49th day of
the Rinpoche's passing. The final day being 15 September 2011.
Having
been pronounced clinically dead on 29 July 2011, Rinpoche remained in
the clear light meditative state for ten days. This has allowed many
of Rinpoche's students in India and overseas to travel to Rinpoche's
house to pay homage to him.
Rinpoche
exited his meditation on 7 August 2011, and the cremation puja was
held on 8 August 2012.
It
seems Rinpoche had chosen many auspicious dates for his parinirvana.
Rinpoche entered into parinirvana and into clear light meditation on
29 July 2011 (Protector Puja Day), exit on 7 August 2011 (Tara Puja
Day) and his holy body would be cremated on 8 August 2011 (the day
for Guru Puja and Tsog Offering).
Such
manifestation by Rinpoche has increased the confidence of his
students (especially the lay students) in the greatness of Buddhist
teachings and its practices. It also shows that our Guru was indeed a
greatly accomplished Buddhist Practitioner.
We
sincerely pray and request that Rinpoche return swiftly to continue
to guide us and all sentient beings. All students are requested to
recite the two quick return prayers composed in honour of Khensur
Rinpoche by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and His Eminence Khen
Rinpoche Jangchup Choeden (the abbot of Gaden Shartse Monastery,
Mundgod, India) respectively.
Dharma
Activities
Normal
Puja
Fro
the most part of the year, we had no resident monk at the centre. but
we continue to carry out many activities. Every month we would hold
(according to the Tibetan Calendar) Guru Puja, Tara Puja and
Protector Puja. We would also arrange special puja on other
auspicious dates.
Wesak
Day
This
year Wesak we saw the visit of our Geshe Jampa Lobsang to Malaysia.
This was his first visit to Malaysia after he obtained his Gehse
Lharampa degree. We were delighted to see Geshela after so many years
and were honoured to be able to have him to guide us in the
activities of our month-long Wesak Day Celebration. The response to
all the events was very good and we all rejoiced at the excellent
result.
Blood
Donation
The
blood donation campaign for this year was held on 23 October 2011.
The response to the blood donation drive has been declining. We again
plead to all of you to support and take part in such a noble and life
saving charitable events
Building
Funds Committee
The
Completion of the Payment of the Installment of Purchase for Our
Current Premises
It
has always being the wish of our Guru that we should have a permanent
premises to call our own. The reason being that with the stability of
not worrying about rental and also the threat of needing to move from
time to time at the mercy of a landlord, it would allow the centre to
focus on the purpose of its existence, i.e. to perform Dharma and
Charitable activities so as to help more sentient beings.
Therefore,
it seems more than a coincidence that the date for us to pay our
final installment should fall on 16 September 2012, the day after we
have completed our 49 day cycle of Guru Puja in memory of our Guru.
Many of us was amazed at the all dates which seems to be auspiciously
arranged.
To
mark the occasion, we held a small thank giving dinner. The Building
Fund Committee felt that a small but solemn event would be more
appropriate in view of the recent passing of our Guru. The event was
attended by many of the sponsors, friends and members. The Guests of
Honour for the dinner were he
Most Venerable B. Sri Saranankara Nayaka Maha Thera Chief Adhikarana
Sangha Nayaka of Malaysia (Chief
Judiciary Monk of Malaysia) and Datuk Dr
Victor Wee. We were honoured to have the presence of these two
distinguished guests, who have been great friends to our centre.
A
further note on the matter, although we have completed the payment of
installments, the transfer of the building has yet to be executed.
The transfer can only be done after all the legal requirements has
been fulfilled, all the legal processes are now being handled by our
solicitors and also the relevant authorities.
It
has taken us five years to reached this stage, it would not have been
possible without the kindness and hard work of all the members,
sponsors, families and friends, we would like thank all of you for
your help.
A
special note of thanks should also go to all the members of the
Building Fund Committee, namely Bro HP Lim, Bro Lai SK, Bro Loo CK,
and Bro David Cheong Kian Young. Their planning, persistence and
perseverance had made the whole exercise less taxing on the centre
and committee members.
SDC
Education Fund Committee
The
Start of A New Journey
We
have been preparing for the launch of this project pending the
completion of the purchase of our premises. It was started in 2009
with a seed money donated by the Building Fund Raising Dinner
Organising Committee (with the blessing of the Building Fund
Committee). Now the time has arrived for us to push forward this
project.
Education
is an important asset to have in the lives of everyone, especially
for young children. However, in the current economic climate, many
underprivileged children are suffering as their parents struggle in
their livelihood.
Over the past years, a small group of us at the centre have been working on this project, the aim of which is to promote education by helping those who is in need of help, financially or otherwise. After some effort, we have now managed to put two schemes in place.
The first is a bursary fund for schools near to our centre. Through the effort of both Bro Wan Yew Hoong and Bro Lam Chook Hong, we have managed to identify three primary schools and they are working with us to set up an yearly book prizes which are awarded to the top students of the respective years. The reason we chose these schools is because they all have a very high proportion of underprivileged students.
As we are a Buddhist centre, we also tried to promote Buddhist Education. In memory of our Guru, His Eminence Khensur Jampa Yeshe Rinpopche, we have established a bursary funds for the education of young monks in the monastery in India (we intend to name it "Khensur Jampa Yeshe Education Fund").
We
hope we would become more active and more organised in the coming
years. We sincerely hope with your assistance and the additional
fund, we could take our project to the next level. Some of the plan
we are thinking of, includes school meals, free tuition,
transportation...etc.
Note
of Thanks
We
would like like to start by thank our Guru His Eminence Khensur Jampa
Yeshe Rinpcohe for his blessing and guidance, it is with Rinpoche's
blessing that we were able to achieve all the things we have done.
Although Rinpoche is no longer with us physically, we would strive to
keep our Guru alive in our hearts and our minds through our devotion
and through our practice.
We
again sincerely pray and request that Rinpoche return swiftly to
continue to guide us and all sentient beings.
We
would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all Sangha members.
Their continued help and guidance has been of great help to us in
such challenging time. It is with such inspiration that we are able
to strive forward in our work in the centre.
Once
again we would to thank the Building Fund Committee for their work in
ensuring that the purchase of our current premises could be completed
in such short time frame. Kudos to Bro HP Lim, Bro Lai SK, Bro Loo
CK; and Bro David Cheong.
This
year will mark the end of the term of the current committee, the
outgoing president Bro LS Khor would like to thank all the committee
members for all the effort and hard work that they have put in during
their tenure.
To
conclude, we would like to dedicated all the merits of all the good
deeds we have done to all sentient beings
“ May
All Beings be able to achieve the Ultimate Liberation quickly;
May
all beings never be separated from the Dharma;
May
all being always be Well and Happy. ”
Thank
you and Tashi delek!
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Khor
Lai Siew
President
(on
behalf of : )
the
Committee. 2010-2011
Sakyamuni
Dharma Centre
Petaling
Jaya/Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
