20/06/2026
๐ฟ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐: ๐บ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ ๐บ๐ซ๐บ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐' ๐ถ๐๐-๐ซ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐งโจ
On Wednesday, June 17, the Upper Primary Sunday Dhamma School (SDS) teachers successfully organized a peaceful, soul-nourishing One-Day Teachers' Retreat at the beautiful Buddha Sasana Foundation (BSF) in Hulu Langat, deeply blessed to be guided throughout the day by Venerable Paรฑรฑajoti!
Under the theme "Renewing the Dhamma Heart: Cultivating Metta within Nature," our teachers, former educators, family members, and students stepped away from their daily routines to immerse themselves in the healing embrace of the Dhamma and nature. Bhante's presence and profound guidance showed us the path toward mindfulness and loving-kindnessโtimeless qualities for us to practice, develop, nurture, and cultivate in our daily lives.
Here is a glimpse of our beautiful day together:
๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฐ๐๐ฅ: We began our morning with a grounding Puja and a peaceful Guided Meditation session, refilling our spiritual cups surrounded by the stillness of the forest.
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๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ & ๐
๐ฎ๐ง: An energetic ice-breaking segment and afternoon balloon games brought our diverse group closer togetherโconnecting generations from our 14-year-old youths to our seasoned meditators! ๐ Group bonding at its finest!
๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Through creative role-play sketches and straightforward group presentations, we explored how to practically apply Metta (loving-kindness) to real-life modern challenges like caregiver burnout and gadget obsession.
๐ถ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ: We integrated our dayโs learnings with a peaceful, silent Mindful Walking session across the beautiful BSF grounds.
โจ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ โจ
The retreat was made seamless and successful by a dedicated team of drivers and food donors who managed logistics and nourishment, alongside an incredibly sporting, generous, and cooperative group of participants who were always ready to step in and render help to one another whenever needed.
We concluded our day by asking for forgiveness from the Sangha, offering Navakamma, and collectively sharing our merits. May everyone rejoice in these beautiful, wholesome deeds! ๐ธ๐
Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu! ๐๐๐