Para aktivis Dharmajala alias Engaged Buddhism, lihatlah, bisa kita adakan bantuan dari Amerika. Banyak monks dan nuns di Amerika yang kekurangan Vihara, tetapi jumlah mereka banyak. Kebalikannya Indonesia. Dan monk / nun Amerika itu berpendidikan tinggi, kebanyakan. Mereka tentu lebih dari senang untuk membantu pengembangan Engaged Buddhism di Indonesia. Apa boleh saya jadikan bank account Dharmajala menjadi sumber donasi bagi para donatur Buddhist Amerika? Dengan begitu, saya minta nomor bank dan keorganisasian Dharmajala. Jadi semisalnya nanti ada masukan duit dari luar negri (bukan Amerika saja, saya sebarkan ke Australia juga), itu artinya untuk disalurkan pada: pembangunan mutu Sekolah Buddhis, Universitas, & Klinik. Pokok nya yang berbau social.
Silahkan baca-baca dibawah ini, dari Amerika yang ingin membantu berbunga-nya kembali Buddhisme Nusantara. Salam perjuangan, Michael Suswanto >From: Jeffrey Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Michael suswanto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: Please help Engaged Buddhism >Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 20:01:41 -0800 (PST) > >Hello my good friend Michael. It is so nice to hear >from you again. I am so very sorry to hear of the >decay of Buddhism in your country. I would of course >be very happy to write to the two highly respected >monks you mentioned. I can only assume you have >already been in contact with them, because what is >more important than western monks filibustering for >change in Asia, is for the Asian people to express >that need themselves. > >Have you found a group of Indonesians who feel the >same way you do about the condition of Indonesian >Buddhism? If so, perhaps what is needed is for them >to form social service organizations that will take on >key roles, such as one organization to over-see the >welfare of Buddhist schools and universities in >Indonesia. Perhaps another organization could >over-see the preservation of existing viharas. > >While I think it is wonderful that a bank account has >been setup for receiving donations, I believe donors >in the USA and elsewhere will want to know that there >is an organization that will oversee the proper >distribution of those funds. > >When it comes to taking your message to the World Wide >Web, I believe you should construct a strategy for >your mission. With a properly constructed mission >statement then I believe you will be able to construct >a series of messages that could be broadcast at >intervals that would be very effective in attracting >the attention and support you seek. I believe you >should also have already in place an organization that >can respond to the support as it comes in. > >Further, I believe there are many monks and nuns in >the USA who would be more than happy to move to >Indonesia to help preserve the empty viharas, as well >as preserve the practice and teachings (dhamma) of >Buddhism there. It seems the USA has little interest >in its own Buddhist monks and prefers foreign monks. >Perhaps Indonesia could then benefit by providing >opportunities for teaching for American monks who >cannot find those opportunities in their own country. >I know this monk would move to any country in the >world if he knew there was a community who was >interested in what he had to say. > >May the dhamma flourish once again in Indonesia, > >Sotapanna Jhanananda (Jeffrey S, Brooks) >the Great Western Vehicle >http://www.greatwesternvehicle.org/index.html > > >--- Michael suswanto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >--- Michael suswanto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello Jeff, > > > > please help me to gather contacts of Viharas > > > > (temples) all around the world > > > > with the Abbot's name. Countries like Thailand, > > > > Japan, Taiwan, USA, England, > > > > Europe, Australia, etc. Little by little as what > > you > > > > know or what you could > > > > help, would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > It's for the project: the wellness of Buddhism - > > a > > > > Socially & Formally > > > > Engaged Buddhism on Earth. > > > > > > > > Kindest regards, > > > > Michael Suswanto > > > > > > > > > > >From: Jeffrey Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: Michael suswanto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: Re: Please help Engaged Buddhism > > >Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:54:37 -0800 (PST) > > > > > >Hello Michael, I would be more than happy to help > > you > > >reach out to the international community of > > Buddhism > > >for reinvigorating Asian Buddhism. However, there > > is a > > >wonderful international directory of Buddhist > > >resources on Buddha Net at this URL > > >http://www.buddhanet.net/ Through this directory > > you > > >will be able to find Buddhist Viharas all over the > > >world. I do have a directory of viharas in the > > USA, > > >which I would be very happy to send to you, > > however, I > > >will need to know what kind of format you want it > > in. > > >The file is currently in Filemaker Pro format. I > > can > > >export it in various formats. However, if you > > could > > >use it in its original Filemaker Pro format I > > believe > > >you will find it most useful. The most universal > > >format is, however, is “tab delimitated.” > > > > > >I would be more than happy to use the computer and > > web > > >resources of the GWV to aid you in your endeavor. > > I > > >could easily send out emails to the Buddhist > > community > > >if you think that would help. If you would like we > > >could compose a series of messages to be sent out > > to > > >the Buddhist community. I have a listserv of 615 > > >Buddhist viharas in the USA. I also subscribe to > > 279 > > >Yahoo groups, so I could very easily broadcast your > > >message to a very large International Buddhist > > >community. Since your needs are international I > > could > > >also, with some time and effort, capture the > > contact > > >information of every vihara that is listed in the > > >Buddha Net directory. > > > > > >I believe the Great Western Vehicle needs some kind > > of > > >engaged outreach program that serves as a vehicle > > for > > >the betterment of all. The plight of the decay of > > >Buddhism in Asia seems like a worthy outreach > > program. > > > Thus I and the GWV would be more than happy to > > serve > > >in any way we can to reinvigorate Asian Buddhism. > > > > > >Our work in support of contemplatives who have > > arrived > > >at absorption (jhana) is our primary focus, > > however, > > >that community is a very small one. Because the > > jhana > > >community is so small I believe the Great Western > > >Vehicle needs a larger focus, that focus has been > > >defined as forging alliances between Buddhism and > > the > > >other religions of the world. Indonesia happens to > > be > > >in a rather interesting position in that Buddhism > > is a > > >minority there, when it was a majority religion at > > one > > >time. Thus Indonesia might be the perfect place > > from > > >which alliances between Christianity and Islam > > could > > >be forged. > > > > > >I believe what you may need to reinvigorate > > Buddhism > > >in Indonesia is one individual who can function as > > a > > >"lightning rod" to draw international attention to > > the > > >plight of Buddhism in Indonesia, and for that > > matter, > > >Sri Lanka as well. That individual would have to > > have > > >impeccable credentials with respect to leading an > > >ethical life. One would not want to find a > > champion > > >for your cause who turns out to be a self-serving > > >narcissist, or a drug addicted philanderer. > > > > > >I believe what Asian Buddhism is lacking is a > > >philanthropic attitude. I believe it is through > > >loving kindness (metta) that Asian Buddhism can and > > >will be able to reinvigorate itself. And, with the > > >recent tsunami relief effort one could fairly > > easily > > >direct that effort to the larger issue of giving > > Asian > > >Buddhism a philanthropic focus. What Asian > > Buddhism > > >does not need is a bunch of pampered monks who do > > not > > >work for the betterment of all. > > > > > >Please let me know if there is anything that I can > > do > > >to help you reinvigorate Asian Buddhism. > > > > > >Kindest regards, Jhanananda > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > > MICHAEL: > > > > Regarding your question about one who's respected by > > the Indonesian Buddhist > > community and leading an ethical life in Indonesia > > is Bhikkhu Pannavaro Maha > > Thera - he's known internationally. But, another > > monk named Bhikkhu > > Dhammasubho Maha Thera is the one who has the power > > (chairmonk?) over the > > STI (Sangha Theravada Indonesia), I think. So if you > > are willing to help in > > action, please send this two bhikkhu a letter, a > > snail mail from USA; from > > you or some American robed monk (if you can lead one > > of them to do it) > > planning or concerning about Engaged Buddhism > > Internationally including > > Indonesia (about the condition of Viharas with > > mostly no monk in Indonesia, > > and the Formal / Social penetration of Buddhist > > Schools, Universities, > > Hospitals in Indonesia). > > > > These two important monks: > > > > Bhikkhu Dhammasubho Maha Thera > > Jl. Margasatwa 9, Pondok Labu, > > Jakarta Selatan > > West Java > > Indonesia > > > > B. Sri Pannavaro Mahathera > > Vihara Mendut > > Kotak pos 111 > > Magelang > > Central Java > > Indonesia > > > > Please when you send them letters, don't mention one > > of them in the letter > > for each part. Meaning: in the letter intended to > > Dhammasubho, don't mention > > the name of Pannavaro. Vice versa. But I think, and > > (I think) most people in > > Indonesia think too, Pannavaro is wiser. > > > > ________________________________________________ > > Regarding your listserv, thank you for willing to > > spread my letter to > > Buddhists or people with interest of Buddhism all > > around the world in the > > internet via your listserv. > > > > By the way, I was actually going to give a bank > > account (for receiving > > donation :-)) of the Centre of Buddhist Formal > > Education >=== message truncated === > > > > >__________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Buy want you really want - sell what you don't on eBay: http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/705-10129-5668-323?ID=2 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. 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