Dharma Activities For The Month Of May 2011

Sunday, 1st May 2011
(3.00 pm – 5.00 pm)
Teaching : 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva [3/7] By Geshe Deyang

(5.00 pm – 7.00 pm)
Medicine Buddha Puja Led by Geshe Deyang


Monday, 2nd May 2011
(9.30 am – 11.30 am)
Teaching : 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva [3/7] By Geshe Deyang

(3.00 pm – 4.00 pm)
Mantra Recitation With Geshe Deyang

Wednesday, 4th May 2011
(8.30 pm – 10.30 pm)
Meditation: Calm Abiding / Vipasana By Geshe Deyang

Sunday, 8th May 2011
(3.00 pm – 5.00 pm)
Teaching : 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva [4/7] By Geshe Deyang

Monday, 9th May 2011
(9.30 am – 11.30 am)
Teaching : 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva [4/7] By Geshe Deyang

Wednesday, 11th May 2011
(8.30 pm – 10.30 pm)
Meditation with Tara Puja

Thursday, 12th May 2011
(8.30 pm – 10.30 pm)
Guru Puja

Sunday, 15th May 2011
(3.00 pm – 5.00 pm)
Teaching : 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva [5/7] By Geshe Deyang

Monday, 16th May 2011 (WESAK DAY EVE)
(9.30 am – 11.30 am)
Teaching : 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva [5/7] By Geshe Deyang

(8.30 pm – 9.00 pm)
Meditation: Calm Abiding / Vipasana By Geshe Deyang

(9.00 pm – 11.00 pm)
• Refuge Prayer
• 7 Limbs Prayer
• Bath Offering Prayer
• 12 Deeds Prayer
• Mantra Recitation with Lights Offering & Circumambulating

Tuesday, 17th May 2011 (WESAK DAY)
(11.00 am – 11.30 am)
Meditation: Calm Abiding / Vipasana By Geshe Deyang

(11.30 am – 12.30 pm)
Teaching: “Finding Purpose in Life” by Geshe Deyang

(12.30 pm – 2.00 pm)
FREE VEGETARIAN LUNCH

(2.00 pm – 4.00 pm)
Shakyamuni Buddha Puja
Mantra Recitation
Light Offering

(4.00 pm – 4.45 pm)
Dedication prayers & blessings by Geshe Deyang

Wednesday, 18th May 2011
(8.30pm – 10.30pm)
Meditation, Calm Abiding / Vipasana ~ By Geshe Deyang

Sunday, 22nd May 2011
(3.00 pm – 5.00 pm)
Teaching : 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva [6/7] By Geshe Deyang

Monday, 23rd May 2011
(9.30 am – 11.30 am)
Teaching: 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva [6/7] By Geshe Deyang

Friday, 27th May 2011
(8.30 pm – 10.30 pm)
Guru Puja

His Holiness The Dalai Lama Teaching For South East Asia 2011

This year, His Holiness The Dalai Lama's teaching for South East Asia will be held from 30 August 2011 (Tuesday) to 1 September 2011 (Thursday) at Dharamsala, India. The topic is Shantideva's A Guide To The Bodhisattva's Way of Life.

You can register online via the website www.tibetanbc.org. Registration will start on 15 April 2011 and close on 31 July 2011.

Please click on the poster above for furthur information.

Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact us at fpmt.cgc@gmail.com

Thank you.

Monday Morning Dharma Classes

Embracing others...

Geshe Deyang is very kind to give morning class for those who are unable to attend the Sunday class.

The class will start from April 11, 2011 (9.30 am to 11.30 am) and the subject is 37 practices of a Bodhisattva which is similar to the one on Sunday.

So if you can't make it on Sunday (3pm) class, you can join the Monday class.

For more information, kindly write to us at fpmt-cgc@gmail or call 012 428 2929.

Dharma Activities For The Month Of April 2011

Sunday, 3rd April 2011 (3.00 - 5.00 pm) - Teaching by Geshe Deyang : 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva (1/7).

Wednesday, 6th April 2011 (8.30 - 10.30 pm) - Meditation by Geshe Deyang : Calm Abiding/Vipassana.

Sunday, 10th April 2011 (1.30 - 2.30 pm) - Teaching by Geshe Deyang : Benefits of doing Jangwa Puja. (3.00 - 5.00 pm) - Medicine Buddha Jangwa Puja.

Monday, 11th April 2011 (8.30 - 10.30 pm) - Tara Puja.
Wednesday, 6th April 2011 (8.30 - 10.30 pm) - Guru Puja.
Sunday, 10th April 2011 (3.00 - 5.00 pm) - Teaching by Geshe Deyang : 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva (2/7).

Monday, 11th April 2011 (8.30 - 10.30 pm) - Medicine Buddha Puja.

Wednesday, 20th April 2011 (8.30 - 10.30 pm) - Meditation by Geshe Deyang : Calm Abiding/Vipassana.

Sunday, 24th April 2011 (11.00 - 12.00 pm) - Animal Liberation.

Wednesday, 27th April 2011 (8.30 - 10.30 pm) : Meditation & Guru Puja by Geshe Deyang.

Message from CGC's President

Dear members, benefactors and friends,

It is with much pleasure that we are introducing our newly arrived Resident Geshe, Geshe Deyang. Geshe Deyang's biography is extracted below. In wikipedia, Geshe (Tib. dge bshes, short for dge-ba'i bshes-gnyen, "virtuous friend"; translation of Skt. kalyāņamitra) is a Tibetan Buddhist academic degree for monks. The degree is emphasized primarily by the Gelug lineage. There are four categories of Geshe: Dorampa, Lingtse, Tsorampa and Lharampa, Lharampa being the highest. Geshe Deyang is of the highest academic class, a Lharampa Geshe.

In short, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche sent one of the best geshes to CGC, and we are all so grateful to the kindness of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

Geshela has been awarded a 3 years visa to stay in Malaysia, and during these three years, Geshela will help develop CGC into a dharma powerhouse. CGC for the next 3 years will hope to benefit a lot of people, spread dharma to lots of people. Therefore, you could expect there will be many series of dharma teachings and activities catering for beginners, intermediate and advanced students.

3 years is a short time, and there is no more a better time to start learning dharma from the one of the most qualified teacher available in Penang.

I look forward to seeing you in CGC more regularly, and I trust that everyone is going to experience a wonderful taste of dharma nectar from Geshe Deyang. I leave you with the very high profile biography of Geshe Deyang.

For more information, do write to us.

Best wishes,
Daniel


Introducing Geshe Deyang
Past Resident Teacher of LDC (2006 Jan - 2007 Jan)

Geshela was born in June 16, 1966 in Dharamsala, India.

In 1979 when He was 13 years old, Geshela left His hometown and traveled southward to Bylakuppe, a remote neighborhood where He was admitted into Sera Je Monastic University, then home to approximately 1,200 monks from all over India, Tibet and countries of the Himalayan region. From 1979 to 1999, Geshela participated in the extensive studies of Buddhist philosophy through attending classes, daily memorization of texts and rigorous debates with classmates etc. This eventually culminated in His graduating with a Lharam Geshe degree (equivalent to PhD) in year 2000, which is the highest possible credential granted by the monastic university to any monk who successful completed his 20 years of curriculum and passed all tests with top grades, which include written tests and public debates.

In 2001 Geshela returned to Gyuto Tantric College to further His knowledge in the tantric rituals. Upon completing His study, Geshela was elected into the Gelug Examination Board as the Secretary General. From 2001 to 2003, He took charge of the monastery's examinations. After retiring from the Board of Examination, Geshela was again chosen to be the Head of Sera Je's Hayagriva Committee in 2003, Geshela is Himself an expert in the entire practices and rituals of Hayagriva.

Then at the end of year 2004, among 5 other candidates who are also Geshes and His seniors, Geshela was selected to become Sera Je's new Gegu (Master of Discipline, and a position next to the Abbot) with 60% votes from all the monks in the monastery.