Sunday, May 20, 2012
ACE CAMP 2012 Trailer
ACE CAMP 2012 Trailer!
ACE CAMP is a 4 days - 3 nights Buddhist youth camp organized specifically for young people aged 17 to 25 years old (26 to 30 are also welcomed). The objectives of the camp is to
(A) Share the Buddhist faith to young people
(B) Build strong spiritual friendships amongst the participants
15th (Fri) to 18th (Mon) June 2012
For more information, please visit http://sbmyouth.blogspot.com/p/ace-camp.html
Email sbmyouth@gmail.com for enquires.
Youth Sharing Session
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Buddhist Boy
Self-composed Buddhist "rock" song performed by our very own band, Reaching Jhana. For Vesak 2012 celebrations.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Beneath The Bodhi Tree
Beneath the Bodhi Tree. Buddhist hymn performed by Amanda and Melody with Zeming on the guitar. Vesak Day 2012. Song written by former adviser to the youth group, Brother Daniel Yeo. Enjoy!
Saturday, May 12, 2012
The Climb
I am watching the latest season 11 of the American Idol, and we are down to the Top 3 finalists. The amount of reflection it brings to me at the end of the show was tremendous and the feelings tied in very beautifully when Hollie Cavanagh rendered out her version of Miley Cyrus’s “The Climb”.
Filled with very joyous state of Mudita (appreciative joy), I am very touched to see how every contestant has grown throughout the competition. It is not an easy task to stand out there singing in front of millions of people worldwide and at the end of the performance, being judged for how good or even how bad you are. And, we are talking about very young talents here aged 17 to 22 – does remind me of you guys in SBM Youth.
Someone once told me for people my age, SBM Youth may not necessarily be the best place I could learn dhamma because the crowd was much younger. But, I said I learned a lot, just by seeing how each of you have grown over time, and how that essentially gave me a lot of courage to slowly push my boundaries and grow along with all of you.
Many times in life we will be faced with challenges and often than not, we are bound to fail. But, we should never stop trying and continue to strive. Ajahn Brahm calls it falling forward. We might not have American Idol judges to point out our strengths or flaws but with the right mindfulness, you will be surprised with the amount of feedback you will see for yourself as an individual and never undermine that potential for growth.
Coming to London to me was exciting but at the same time challenging, constantly asking myself a lot of “what-ifs” and in fact, at this very moment I am still learning about myself – what are my true aspirations and what is true joy and happiness to me? I am really inspired by the journey and maybe the song was right and I am sure Buddha would agree too – that it takes a lot of patience (khanti) for one to realise and see how the journey of learning will blossom and a lot of times, it is not what you have achieved but the journey that gets you there that makes you who you are today…
Filled with very joyous state of Mudita (appreciative joy), I am very touched to see how every contestant has grown throughout the competition. It is not an easy task to stand out there singing in front of millions of people worldwide and at the end of the performance, being judged for how good or even how bad you are. And, we are talking about very young talents here aged 17 to 22 – does remind me of you guys in SBM Youth.
Someone once told me for people my age, SBM Youth may not necessarily be the best place I could learn dhamma because the crowd was much younger. But, I said I learned a lot, just by seeing how each of you have grown over time, and how that essentially gave me a lot of courage to slowly push my boundaries and grow along with all of you.
Many times in life we will be faced with challenges and often than not, we are bound to fail. But, we should never stop trying and continue to strive. Ajahn Brahm calls it falling forward. We might not have American Idol judges to point out our strengths or flaws but with the right mindfulness, you will be surprised with the amount of feedback you will see for yourself as an individual and never undermine that potential for growth.
Coming to London to me was exciting but at the same time challenging, constantly asking myself a lot of “what-ifs” and in fact, at this very moment I am still learning about myself – what are my true aspirations and what is true joy and happiness to me? I am really inspired by the journey and maybe the song was right and I am sure Buddha would agree too – that it takes a lot of patience (khanti) for one to realise and see how the journey of learning will blossom and a lot of times, it is not what you have achieved but the journey that gets you there that makes you who you are today…
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Monday, May 7, 2012
Vesak Celebrations at SBM (Part 1)
Photobomb
Puja
No one can resist not taking a photo
Pali Chanting
Getting to work. "Bao Zhu Po" knows best.
The Maha Sangha.
Wrapping blessed flower water.
The brawn behind those lanterns on high places and tables in the right spots.
Telepathy
Sales
Ice-Breaker
Limited Edition?
Lighting the candles
of wisdom.
Part 2 coming up! Thanks to Brother Alvin Teo for the photos!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Preparations for Vesak Celebrations at SBM
Do join us for our Vesak Day celebrations this Saturday.
There will be the unveiling of the Buddha's relic, blessings by the Sangha, offering of Dana, song-singing, lotus light offerings and many more!
Vesak Morning Programme: 8:00am to 12:00pm
Vesak Appreciation Night: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
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