I’ve always had a strong feeling that the classic story The Wizard of Oz is a Buddhist parable. Dorothy and the cowardly lion, the tin man and the scarecrow are off following the yellow brick road to meet the Wizard who will be the answer to their prayers. Their journey as we know is one of many adventures and in which they confront danger and evil to finally arrive at the moment of their enlightenment. Which is of course that the Wizard is no such thing a charlatan who has fooled everybody. On hearing this they each have their moment of personal enlightenment when they realise that they are responsible for their own happiness and destiny and it is through their own beliefs and actions that they will finally be whole and complete.
Well if that aint Buddhist I don’t know what is so I’m pleased that others have had the same thoughts.
Meanwhile enjoy the trailer to what at the time was the most expensive movie ever made and certainly one of the best loved timeless classics.
Meanwhile enjoy the trailer to what at the time was the most expensive movie ever made and certainly one of the best loved timeless classics.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. Buddha
Dear brothers and sisters who love the Dharma
ReplyDeleteLet me tell you the history about SANNAK SAMBODHI, TAMAN DESA JAYA, KEPONG, KUALA LUMPUR. Last time we were members of the temple but now we are very far apart because now the committee members are very proud of the activities or duties of the temple.
On the other hand, the current president of the temple is YIP KUM FOOK and son YIP JIUN HANN. His son always said to the devotees: THIS TEMPLE IS MY FATHER'S TEMPLE. Or is it my father's property…we are silent because We know this temple very well where it came from...
Now the members of the temple committees are their only group. Others cannot join as members and use Myanmar monks only for service and blessing. Only Myanmar monks are very smart (All monks from Myanmar have the rank of DR or PH. D), but the disciples(devotees) here are very confused because the disciples here have never heard of that name(titles).
If we understand the teachings of Buddhism that creates BAD KARMA. will receive what has been done
by the previous committee
Samnak Sambodhi, Desa Jaya, Kepong, KL
Dear brother and sister,
ReplyDeleteI am Myanmar who working in Malaysia more than 10 years and I would like to explain about SAMNAK SAMBODHI BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION. Therefore, recently I stayed at SASANARAKKHA BUDDHIST SANCTUARY (SBS), Taiping, Perak. I am very close with Ven. U Nandiya Maha Thero.
My monk Ven. U Nandiya is very good heart and compassion to everyone in the world, also I heard when he stayed at Kuala Lumpur Buddhist Temple, he lends donation money to President of Temple (DATUK YIP KUM FOOK, MCA Gombak) with amount RM20,000.00 only and he said that money belong to Myanmar society in Malaysia.
On the other hand, my monk said, also many things happened when he stayed there because committees always disturbing, I am very sadly about that matter, why committees are very poor and crooks. Others Temple, people come to Temple to respected Buddha and Monks, also give red packet to monks. Why this Temple, monks must give money to committees, this is opposite.
If anyone receive or read this message, please inform to DATUK YIP KUM FOOK (president of Temple) to return that amount to my monk as soon as possible.
My monk contact place:
Ven. U Nandiya
SASANA DAJA BUDDHIST TEMPLE
49 Bombay Street, Lidcombe NSW 2141.
Tel: (02) 9649-8124
With kindness
KO KO NAING
Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Anyone visiting this Buddhist Temple must be careful with the committee members as they can suck your money and the president of the Temple is also more sucking monks’ money already, add and call the police to arrest Buddhist monks