Guest guest Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 "BUDDHA POORNIMA: May 23-24 Buddha Poornima willbe celebrated with a function, probably to be held in Whitefield, onMay 23 and May 24. The Sri Sathya Sai Organization of Sri Lanka willbe the host country and all are invited to attend, especially theBuddhist devotees throughout the world. At this time we areexpecting several distinguished speakers to address the gathering.There will be suitable religious ceremonies as well as relevantcultural events. Most importantly, we will pray that Bhagavan Babawill give us the pearls of His Divine Discourse on this veryimportant occasion."Michael Goldstein Chairman, Prasanthi CouncilSource:Dr. Goldstein's email on Swami's 80th Birthday Programs Buddhist devotees for countries like Sri Lanka, Japan and Myanmar assemble at Brindavan to celebrate the Buddha Poornima, the Birth Day of Gautam Buddha who founded Buddhism. Bhagawan, in His Divine Message, explains Lord Buddha's teachings on Right Conduct, i.e., Right vision, Right Hearing, Right Thoughts and Right Actions. He also narrates incidents from Buddha's life, elaborates the inner meaning of the Buddhist prayer "Buddham Charanam Gachchami" and emphasises the importance of Non-violence or Ahimsa. Buddha Poornima usually falls in the Second Week of May. This year it is 23 -05-2005 / Attachment: (image/jpeg) bprnima.jpg [not stored] Attachment: (image/jpeg) lotusfooterblack.jpg [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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