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Every devotee appreciates the opportunity of offering robes during Kathina or robe-offering ceremony. It was a big gathering of Dhamma friends during Kathina Day and a total of 9 Sayadaws attended the ceremony. The Dhamma hall was so crowded it could not accommodate the number of  devotees and visitors. We should treat this as a good sign to the centre that our devotees, Dhamma friends and members have increased. We understand how important the Kathina or robe-offering ceremony is to the centre and also to our Sangha.

As stated by Sayadaw U Pannathami during the Dhamma talk on Kathina ceremony (15th October 2011), devotees can only perform robe-offering to the Sangha or community of monks once a year. Thus, one should not choose which monk to offer the robe to because the Sangha will decide who shall own the Kathina robe based first on the needs and secondly by seniority.

He also explained how the Kathina robes offering was started...

Kathina, robe offering signifies the ending of the three months Rainy Retreat (Vassana). This tradition has been passed down since the time of the Buddha. Once some monks after observing the three months rain retreat were going to the Monastery at Savatthi where the Buddha was staying. By the time they arrived, they were thoroughly drenched and soaked to the skin by a heavy downpour. Upon seeing this, the Buddha prescribed that the laity may offer robes to the monks who have completed the Vassana. (Bearing in mind that the monks at the Buddha’s time were supposed to be clad in discarded rags, the offering of a robe must have been indeed a very special gift.) 

We would like to thank our Kathina Main sponsors 2011 for their generosity.
1.    Teoh Cheok Yen and Family, Penang, Malaysia
2.    Daw Khin Hla Maw, U Myint Thein & Daw Ninn Yee Pwint (Grandson) Tracey Thein. Joshur Thein
3.    Daw Khin Than Kywe, Daw Khin Sann Win & Daw Aye Than

We greatly appreciate your contribution such as dana, your voluntary help in the preparation of  Kathina Day and cleaning up after the event. The ceremony was a success because of your participation and support. We'd like to invite you again to come and join us next year. 

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

At PSMC, this year, the 12th Kathina will be celebrated on Saturday 15th Oct 2011 at Villawood Senior Citizen Hall. Enjoy this day with all activities in meritorious atmosphere. We are delighted to announce that about 11 Sayadaws in total will be attended to this ceremony and Devotees will bring SWAN to offer sayadaws on that day.

2011 Kathina Main Sponsors

1. Teoh Cheok Yen and Family
   Penang, Malaysia
2. Daw Khin Hla Maw, U Myint Thein & Daw Ninn Yee Pwint
   (Grandson) Tracey Thein. Joshur Thein
3. Daw Khin Than Kywe, Daw Khin Sann Win & Daw Aye Than

2011 SWAN Donors

Event Details

Agenda

How to contribute a donation to Kathina Robes Offering

Your generous contribution and unwavering support are very much appreciated. May all devotees and well-wishers rejoice and share in these merits accrued from this Dhamma-dana. May these merits of our doners be a good pre-condition for the attainment of Nibbana.

May you and your family be blessed with peace and happiness always.

Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu.

You can donate...

» 1 set of Kathina Robes - $30

» Your own made dishes

For those who wish to donate, please contact us on 02 9729 2343 or reach one of our committee members as below.

It is 2 months on 9th Jan 2011 that Sayadaw underwent for head operation.

Sayadaw is currently staying at PSMC. He is on his way to fully recover from head operation so as to continue teaching meditation in overseas.

For those who'd like to see the improvement of his stitches, we share these two photos with you.

Thanks so much for all your support and suggestion.

We pray Sayadaw will regain better health and continue Vipassana teaching.

We celebrated Sayadaw U Pannathami's 63rd birthday on 21st May 2011 at Villawood Senior Citizen Hall

It's really delighted to see that 3 other Sayadaws and lots of Dhamma friends come together to celebrate his birthday. The lunch table was filled with different dishes of Burmese food as our Devotees brought cooked food from their home to offer them Sayadaws.

All Dhamma friends sang the birthday song for Sayadaw and he then cut the birthday cake. Sayadaw also gave Dhamma talks in the afternoon to practice meditation whenever there is time and to remember Buddha's talks while you are facing the danger.

May all devotees and well-wishers rejoice and share in these merits accrued from this Dhamma-dana. May these merits of our doners be a good pre-condition for the attainment of Nibbana. May you and your family be blessed with peace and happiness always.

Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu.

Just 6 ways you need to follow to have a happy life.

1. Don't involve yourself with too many activities
2. Talk less
3. Sleep less
4. Be happy alone
5. Don't socialize
6. Don't allow Desire, Pride, or wrong view to grow.

This is a good (peaceful) way of living.

This is a good (peaceful) way of death.

At 6.50pm on 15th Nov 2010, all stitches are completely removed from Sayadaw's head. He is physically and mentally well.

Sayadaw U Pannathami had head operation at Westmead Private Hospital on Tue, 9th Nov 2010 to remove lesion.

It went successful and he is recovering very well. He will be discharged from Hospital on Tue (16th Nov) or Wed. Thanks so much for all your support and suggestion.

On Wednesday, 3rd November, Sayadaw U Pannathami was admitted to Westmead Hospital in Sydney. He apparently had a seizure like activity on early hour of that morning (i.e. after the night he came back from Kathina Robes ceremony in Melbourne).

He then had a CT scan where he was found to have a lesion. As a result, he was scheduled to go operation on 9th Nov as to remove it.

We pray Sayadaw will regain better health and continue Vipassana teaching.

The date of September monthly food fair has been changed to Saturday, 4th September due to difficulty of hall space . Iit is only affected to the month of September. The updated date, time and venue are as follows:

At the same time, we'd like to announce that 3 days and 10 days meditation retreat will not be temporarily conducted. However, for those who wish to donate daily saun and practice meditation can still be arranged and pleas contact us on 02 9729 2343

The day of Waso marks the day of the Buddha's first sermon and the start of a monsoon season retreat. The full moon day was actually fall on 26th July this year. A simple ceremony of chanting and Dhamma talk had been conducted on this date. 

However, the actual celebration of Waso Day will be conducted by PSMC on Sunday 15th August at Villawood Senior Citizen Hall, so that more dhamma friends could join the ceremony together.  It is the tenth Waso Robe Donation Ceremony.

Agenda

• 11:00am - The ceremony started with food offering to Sayadaws. The generosity and compassion of donors can be witnessed from the varieties of food, the way they were prepared and served. Our dhamma friends took this good chance to have luncheon, sharing and gathering together.
• 12:30pm - The chanting ceremony and it was then followed by a session of Dhamma Talk from  Sayadaw U Pannathami with a message about the benefits of offering Vassa Robe.
• 2pm - The robe offering session - the devotees took this opportunity to do meritorious deeds. Besides robe offering, some devotees had also donated household product and food to monks.

To donate Waso Robe

1 set of Waso Robe - $30

Sayadaw U Pannathami was back to Sydney meditation centre on 24th July from his Dhamma Duta oversea trip. Last 2 months, he spent 3 weeks in Belgium, 2 weeks in Manchester and France, and a few days in Singapore & Malaysia.

This is an another successful Dhamma Duta Trip for Sayadaw. From those countries, a large number of Yogis is participated in meditation retreat and they were happy and practised diligently.