Lauk Chetrasena, Lauk Nayuk Perom and his team are doing a great job with the community in San Jose. They should be recognized and congratulated. I am very impressed and at the same time thanking them for their wonderful role model.
Sincerely yours, Jay On Sep 15, 8:01 pm, Perom Uch <[email protected]> wrote: > Lbawng Chetrasena, > > I have no plan to take* Acharya* exam :)) > > *A*s I reflected on my own life under the Khmer Rouge, in the U.S. @ San > Jose since 1984, and long into the future (assuming I live that long :), I > realize why I am very passionate about this little Cambodian-American > Community of San Jose. It is a community that brings social change and > diversity. > > I did not do much. I took a tiny one, but trust that it may be the largest > one possible for now. > > We have raised over $500K in the last two years to remodel our current Watt > Khmer San Jose. Every journey requires a posted destination, a planned path > and a purposeful movement. We, as the community leaders, members, friends > and supporters have done a great job. > > I trust people with good moral and ethical values, wise and yet humble, open > minded, courageous, genuine, sincere, forgiving, and compassionate with > empathy--not sympathy--toward others. One who is motivated by the act of > kindness and a willingness to make a difference in someone else ‘life. > > We , our community members have faith in each others...all of us have good > hearts, care for each other’s and will do the best to take care of one > another's well-being. What else we need for??? We care....what matters more > is that we keep pure hearts of compassionate and wise actions. > > I can only offer what I think might be helpful, but we all know what's best > for ourselves, our community. My only wish the best for our community > members is to love & care for one another, to heal and thrive, and go > forward into the future with open hearts & minds... > > However, our functional minds of having faith in each others, eventually > will lead us to understand others. At the same time we are so blessed for > having each others to count on and work as “A Team.” > > Although, “easier said, than done...” But our simple conversations have > made all of us > > So happy at hearts. When we’re able to make our community members smile and > cheers for their Happiness, in turn, all community succeeds and become our > shining stars and the ones who truly make a difference. > > Sincerely yours, > > //Perom > > On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 4:32 PM, Chetrasena <[email protected]> wrote: > > Acharya : Perom . you did good work in the temple of San Jose, I > > wished I had a time to meet with you and others to chat with. > > Please continue your good work and remember there are an > > evil (Mara) and good (Buddha) mingling together. Do something is > > better than do nothing. > > Following the Buddha teaching and practicing his advise > > are the best way to get rid off mara .Ayu Vannak Sukha Pala.. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
