Thursday, December 15, 2016

24HR METTA ROUND THE WORLD 31 DECEMBER 2016 - 1 JANUARY 2017

A gentle reminder to those who would like to be a part of this great event Namo Buddhaya Dear Dhamma friends For the sixth (6) successive year, 24hr Metta – the non-stop round-the-clock chanting of Karaniya Metta Sutta and other mantras for world peace, harmony and stability – will be held on 31 Dec. 2016 and 01 Jan. 2017. Aloka Foundation and the Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia (BMSM) are again co-organizing this annual Metta event which will be held at Samadhi Vihara - 1B, Jalan Pegaga U12/14, Section U12, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Raja, 40170 Shah Alam, Selangor. The 24-hr non-stop chanting will commence with the first hour chanting (10.00 am to 11.00 am) by members of the Maha Sangha and end at 10 am on Sunday, 01 January 2017. An Illumination Ceremony is being planned for 8 pm on Dec 31, symbolic of lighting up the world with metta with the circumambulation of the Vihara led by Ven. Mahinda with participants in tow bearing candle lights. Immediately after the circumambulation, all present will sit in meditation to radiate Metta for world peace, harmony and stability. We hope that you would gather you, your family members, relatives and friends will join us to radiate metta for world peace, harmony and stability

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