{"id":212,"date":"2013-02-18T20:38:46","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T09:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/?page_id=212"},"modified":"2022-09-19T22:45:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T12:45:32","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/blog\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-212\" style=\"padding: 40px 0px; color: #141412; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Helvetica, sans-serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 24px;\"><strong>\u0db8\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dda \u0da2\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0db1 \u0d9c\u0db8\u0db1\u0dda \u0db8\u0dcf \u0dbd\u0daf \u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dbb \u0d85\u0dad\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd1\u0d9a\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dca, Pahana Newspaper, Australia by Dr.Daya Rohana Athukorala, University of Colombo \u2013 July Issue\u00a02013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161027075541\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/PAHANA-MA-LADA-SUNDARA-ATHDEKEEM-EDIT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1524 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PAHANA-MA-LADA-SUNDARA-ATHDEKEEM-EDIT-Phone.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PAHANA-MA-LADA-SUNDARA-ATHDEKEEM-EDIT-Phone.jpg 320w, https:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/PAHANA-MA-LADA-SUNDARA-ATHDEKEEM-EDIT-Phone-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 24px;\"><strong>Ven.Bikkhuni Kusuma&#8217;s Dhamma talk 29nd June 2013<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ededed; border-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 604px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"850\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px solid #ededed; padding-top: 6px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 6px;\" width=\"420\" height=\"305\"><a style=\"color: #bc360a;\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ven.Kusuma-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; vertical-align: middle; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118im_\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ven.Kusuma-02.jpg\" alt=\"Ven.Kusuma-02\" width=\"415\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px solid #ededed; padding-top: 6px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 6px;\" width=\"420\" height=\"305\"><a style=\"color: #bc360a;\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ven.Kusuma-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; vertical-align: middle; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118im_\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ven.Kusuma-01.jpg\" alt=\"Ven.Kusuma-01\" width=\"415\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px solid #ededed; padding-top: 6px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 6px;\" width=\"420\" height=\"305\"><a style=\"color: #bc360a;\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ven.Kusuma-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; vertical-align: middle; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118im_\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ven.Kusuma-03.jpg\" alt=\"Ven.Kusuma-03\" width=\"415\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px solid #ededed; padding-top: 6px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 6px;\" width=\"420\" height=\"305\"><a style=\"color: #bc360a;\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ven.Kusuma-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; vertical-align: middle; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118im_\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Ven.Kusuma-04.jpg\" alt=\"Ven.Kusuma-04\" width=\"415\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 24px;\">An invaluable dhamma discussion was held by Ven.Bikkhuni Kusuma in simple terms so that everybody could understand easily. Many of the participants were benefited with lots of dhamma knowledge to their lives. As Bikkhuni is at 80???s and after having a morning session too, she was very tired and we appreciate her effort to deliver a successful event. We wish her live longer and may attain all courage to success her future events locally and internationally. Thank you very much for the participants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 24px;\">-Nisala Arana Exco<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 24px;\"><strong>Saturday Meditation and Master Chi Kwang Sunim&#8217;s Dhamma talk 02nd February 2013<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ededed; border-spacing: 0px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 604px;\" border=\"3\" width=\"830\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px solid #ededed; padding-top: 6px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 6px;\" width=\"280\" height=\"205\"><a style=\"color: #bc360a;\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_2368.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118im_\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_2368-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2368\" width=\"275\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px solid #ededed; padding-top: 6px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 6px;\" width=\"280\" height=\"205\"><a style=\"color: #bc360a;\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_2358.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118im_\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_2358-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2358\" width=\"275\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px solid #ededed; padding-top: 6px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 6px;\" width=\"280\" height=\"205\"><a style=\"color: #bc360a;\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_2367.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118im_\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_2367-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2367\" width=\"275\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px solid #ededed; padding-top: 6px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 6px;\" width=\"280\" height=\"205\"><a style=\"color: #bc360a;\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_2363.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118im_\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_2363-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2363\" width=\"275\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px solid #ededed; padding-top: 6px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 6px;\" width=\"280\" height=\"205\"><a style=\"color: #bc360a;\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_2361.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118im_\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_2361-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2361\" width=\"275\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: 1px solid #ededed; padding-top: 6px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 6px;\" width=\"280\" height=\"205\"><a style=\"color: #bc360a;\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_2359.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: initial; vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118im_\/http:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/IMG_2359-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2359\" width=\"275\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 24px;\">As an added event,\u00a0Ven Bodhicitta kindly invited Master Chi Kwang Sunim to deliver a special Dhamma talk at Nisala Arana Saturday meditation program on 02nd February 2013 at Chislom Institute of TAFE, Dandenong. The Master\u00a0talked\u00a0about her experience and the way she faced ???Black Saturday???\u00a0bush-fire\u00a0on 07th February\u00a02009. Venerable explained how she gained the\u00a0ability\u00a0to remain calm in the\u00a0midst\u00a0of\u00a0such\u00a0a calamity and made\u00a0prompt\u00a0decisions\u00a0that saved her life and others. Zen Master also\u00a0emphasized\u00a0the\u00a0importance\u00a0of meditation and how the meditation can help us to calm our minds and\u00a0develop\u00a0our good side and\u00a0intelligence that helps us to be a better person.<\/p>\n<p>Master has taught meditation to Ven Bodhicitta when Venerable was a young girl. Ven Bodhicitta was so happy to have one of her teachers visiting us and\u00a0guiding\u00a0us. Master was so kind to extend her stay with us and we were so lucky to have this well known Meditation Master all for our selves. Nisala Arana\u00a0devotees\u00a0really\u00a0appreciated\u00a0Masters presence and look forward to have her at Chisholm in the near future.An article about her charity work can be found at\u00a0<a style=\"color: #bc360a;\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150421212118\/http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/innovation\/vicbushfires\/blog\/chi-kwang-buddhist-nun-environmentalist.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/innovation\/vicbushfires\/blog\/chi-kwang-buddhist-nun-environmentalist.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0db8\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dda \u0da2\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0db1 \u0d9c\u0db8\u0db1\u0dda \u0db8\u0dcf \u0dbd\u0daf \u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dbb \u0d85\u0dad\u0dca\u0daf\u0dd1\u0d9a\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dca, Pahana Newspaper, Australia by Dr.Daya Rohana Athukorala, University of Colombo \u2013 July Issue\u00a02013 Ven.Bikkhuni Kusuma&#8217;s Dhamma talk 29nd June 2013 An invaluable dhamma &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/blog\/news\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;News&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-212","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1568,"href":"https:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/212\/revisions\/1568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nisalaarana.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}