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Sunday 10 September | 8:30pm – 9:30pm | ZOOM<\/p>\n
We joyfully invite you to join us this Sunday (10 September 2023), for a Dhamma teaching \u00a0 on the topic of \u00a0–\u00a0\ud835\ude00.\u00a0<\/span><\/b> Guarding sense doors does not mean getting rid of one’s senses. Guarding sense doors refers to watching our reactions to what is perceived through the senses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Bhante Dr. Soorakkulame Pemaratana, born in Sri Lanka, went to the United States in 2008 to serve in the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center. Bhante Permaratana became a Buddhist monk in 1986 at the age of 10 years old. His monastic training was under the tutelage of the most Venerable Attangane Sasanaratana Maha Thero at Sripathi Pirivena Monastery in Kuliyapitiya, Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n Bhante Pemaratana holds a bachelor\u2019s degree with first class honors in Buddhist Studies from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and a master\u2019s degree in philosophy from the National University of Singapore. Amongst the places he has lectured are the University of Peradeniya and the Buddhist and Pali College of Singapore.<\/p>\n He\u00a0received his Ph. D. in Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh in April 2017. He is currently the Chief Abbot of the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center. He actively conducts workshops on meditation and Yoga studios in the greater Pittsburgh area and overseas provides spiritual counseling to help people to deal with challenging issues of life.<\/p>\n Topic\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\ud835\uddda\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\ud835\udde6\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf2\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Venue\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Zoom\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Event Date\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>10 September 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Time\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>08:30 PM\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(Kuala Lumpur)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 :\u00a0\u00a0 06:00 PM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (Sri Lanka)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n