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Malaysia: Teachings with Ven. Thubten Chodron
December 10, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - December 15, 2019 @ 5:00 pm SMT
Malaysia Young Buddhist Association hosts
Ven. Thubten Chodron in Penang and Kedah
December 10-15
Contact Bro Vincent Tan Chor Lim 019-809 9851
PenangÂ
♦ Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps
A public talk with Venerable Thubten Chodron
Tuesday, December 10: 7:30-9:30 pm
The Buddha was once an ordinary sentient being just like us. How did he attain awakening, and what makes him a reliable guide to follow? Ven. Thubten Chodron shares the unique qualities of the Buddha and his teachings from her latest book Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps, the fourth volume of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion, a series she is coauthoring with His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the stages of the Buddhist path.
Than Siang Temple
132, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah
11900 Bayan Lepas
Contact: +60 4 641 4822
http://thanhsiang.org/en/
♦ Creating Habits for Happiness
A public talk with Venerable Thubten Chodron
Wednesday, December 11: 7:30-9:30 pm
Many of us think that having more money, power, fame, and better relationships will bring greater happiness, but is that really the case? Ven. Thubten Chodron speaks about the true causes of happiness and how to create habits that will bring about long-lasting satisfaction and joy to ourselves and others.
Pu Ai Community Service Centre
No. 3, Lintang Macallum 1
Georgetown, Penang 10300
Contact: +60 4 262 9299
https://www.facebook.com/PuAikomuniti/
Kedah
♦ Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature
A public talk with Venerable Thubten Chodron
Thursday, December 12: 7:30-9:30 pm
How can the mind be the basis for both the unsatisfactoriness of cyclic existence and the bliss and fulfillment of nirvana? Ven. Thubten Chodron shares His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s explanation of this apparent paradox from their book Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature, the third volume of The Library of Wisdom and Compassion.
Central Kedah Buddhist Association
5-F, Jalan Kampung Baru, Taman Sentosa
08000Â Sungai Petani
Contact:+60 4 421 2929
https://www.facebook.com/CKBA1975/
PenangÂ
♦ Public Talk & Weekend Silent Retreat
 With Venerable Thubten Chodron
Friday, December 13: 7:30-9:30
Saturday, December 14: details to come
Sunday, December 15: details to come
Do you often judge yourself and compare yourself to others? What might it be like to cultivate love and compassion for yourself and all beings instead? Join Ven. Thubten Chodron for a weekend of self-exploration to deepen our understanding of how applying the Buddha’s teachings in daily life can help us to relate to ourselves and others in healthy, realistic, and beneficial ways.
Butterworth Lay Buddhist Society
TBP 6334, Kampung Baru
Sungai Puyu,, Sungai Puyu,,
13400 Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia
Contact:+60 16 499 5627
https://www.facebook.com/groups/blbs740/