We are honored to present a unique retreat that explores the profound relationship between physical and mental balance through the lens of the Buddha's teachings on Satipatthana (Four Foundations of Mindfulness).

In this special retreat, Ajahn Kusalo will guide participants to:

•⁠  ⁠Discover the intimate connection between physical and mental balance

•⁠  ⁠Learn practical body-balance exercises that enhance meditation

•⁠  ⁠Develop deeper understanding of all four foundations of mindfulness

•⁠  ⁠Experience the natural harmony of relaxed awareness

This retreat offers a fresh perspective on traditional Buddhist practice, emphasizing the often-overlooked importance of mindfulness of the body (Kayanupassana) in developing mental clarity and emotional stability (Upekkha).

Retreat details are as follows: 

Date: 16 - 20 November, 2024

Theme: “Finding Balance: An Exploration of Body and Mind”

Check-in : 7.30 am daily

Check-out : 5.00 pm daily

Venue : Uttama Bodhi Vihara

For further details and registration, please click www.bubs.my/retreat-2024-11-16

Registration closing date: 13 November 2024, or upon reaching our optimum level, whichever is earlier. No fees charged. Donations are encouraged.

Please contact Sis. ST at 012-3313171 or email us at retreat@bubs.my for further information.
BUBS is organising a 5-Day Non-Stay In Meditation Retreat with Ven. Ajahn Kusalo from Sat, 16 Nov 2024 to Wed, 20 Nov 2024.

Retreat details are as follows: 

Check-in : 7.30 am daily

Check-out : 5.00 pm daily

Venue : Uttama Bodhi Vihara

To register, please click www.bubs.my/retreat-2024-11-16

Registration closing date: 13 November 2024, or upon reaching our optimum level, whichever is earlier. No fees charged. Donations are encouraged.

Please contact Sis. ST at 012-3313171 for further information.

For registrants who are on the waiting list and those not participating in the retreat, please do not miss the meal dana opportunity;

Breakfast Dana: 28 Apr - 1 May @ 7am

Lunch Dana: 28 Apr - 1 May @ 11am

Please bring your cooked food 30 minutes before the designated meal time. On Sun, 28 Apr, please bring your cooked food for lunch Dana by 9.15am to LG Floor.

Please be advised that Ven Ajahn Achalo’s stomach is allergic to raw/root vegetables like tomatoes, carrots, beetroots, turnips, and celery. He is fine if these root vegetables are cooked. No fresh or raw herbs like parsley, spring onions, or coriander as dressings.

For details on the dana from 28 Apr to 1 May, please contact Sis. Emily (012-339 9238).

Registration is closed as we have reached the optimum number of participants.

Kindly be informed that the registration for MAS Retreat is now closed.

For further info, please email to dhammaduta@bubs.my

We are happy to announce that BUBS will join Palelai Buddhist Temple, Wat Ananda Youth, and Nibbana Dhamma Rakkha in organizing a Two-Day Virtual Retreat with Tan Ajahn Thānissaro & Tan Ajahn Keng.

Date: 12 - 13 February, 2022

Time: 6:30 am - 8 pm Malaysia / Singapore (GMT+8)

Registration is closed.

For further inquiry please email: forestway.sg@gmail.com

Retreat recordings: https://bubs.my/retreat-2022-02

We are fortunate to have Luang Por Sucitto conduct a meditation retreat in the new year, 2022 with the theme “Well-being Is the Shape of the Heart”.

The date & time of the retreat is detailed as follows:

Date & Timing:

United Kingdom (GMT)
Start: 15 Jan 2022 (Fri) 5:30 am
End: 18 Jan 2022 (Tue) 2:30 pm

Malaysia / Singapore (GMT+8)
Start: 15 Jan 2022 (Sat) 1:30 pm
End: 18 Jan 2022 (Tue) 10:30 pm

For further inquiry please email retreat@bubs.my

For details and registration, please go to: https://bubs.my/retreat-2022

We are pleased to announce that BUBS (supported by Uttama Bodhi Buddhist Society) and Cittarama from Malaysia together with Palelai Buddhist Temple and Wat Ananda Youth from Singapore, are jointly organising this 3 Days Year-end Virtual Retreat from 24 Dec to 26 Dec 2021.

Please register online: https://bit.ly/retreat-registration-2021 before 20 Dec 2021.

This online meditation retreat is jointly organized by Bandar Utama Buddhist Society and BuddhaDhamma Foundation,

and supported by Uttama Bodhi Buddhist Society.

Open to all practitioners, the retreat will be an opportunity to practise meditation with reflections on the Buddhist path with Dhamma teachings.

The date & time of the retreat is detailed as follows:

DATE & TIMING:

Timezone: Malaysia / Singapore (GMT+8)
Start: 1 Oct 2021 (Fri) 7:30 am
End: 3 Oct 2021 (Sun) 7:30 pm

Timezone: New Zealand (GMT+13)
Start: 1 Oct 2021 (Fri) 12:30 pm
End: 4 Oct 2021 (Mon) 12:30 am

Timezone: USA California (GMT-7)
Start: 30 Sep 2021 (Thurs) 4:30 pm
End: 3 Oct 2021 (Sat) 4:30 am

For further details and registration, please click: www.bubs.my/retreat-2021-10

Registration was closed on 9 May 2020 (Sun), 6pm (GMT+8.00).

Registration for this retreat is closed. Details for attending the retreat and the zoom testing session tomorrow have been emailed to all confirmed retreatants. We wish all retreatants a fruitful and inspiring retreat.

Registration for this retreat is closed.

Retreatants are reminded to read through the Retreat Handbook. The first session starts tomorrow, 23 December at 7pm. Please login 15 minutes earlier.

We wish all retreatants a fruitful and inspiring retreat.

We are delighted to inform you that Ven. Ajahn Vajiro, the abbot of Sumedharama Buddhist Monastery in Portugal, has kindly accepted our invitation to facilitate the above at UBV.

Meditation is a vital skill for developing calm and insight in the midst of a chaotic modern world. Besides training to be more mindful, meditation is a means for awakening to the profound truths of nature.

This retreat is suitable for all who are interest in finding inner peace.

Registration for this retreat is open now. Do not miss this opportunity.

There will be no fee charged but a donation to defray the cost of holding the retreat is encouraged.  

The closing date is on Sunday, 12 noon, 1 Dec 2019 or when the optimum number is reached, whichever is earlier.

Please register online or at our UBV Sunday counter.

For further info, please contact Bro. Danny: 012-2073925. or email to retreat@bubs.my

Venerable Ajahn Vajiro

Ven. Ajahn Vajiro was born in Malaysia in 1953. He met Ven. Ajahn Chah and Ven. Ajahn Sumedho at the Hampstead Vihara in 1977. He joined the community in London in 1978. In 1979 he went to Wat Pah Nanchat and received upasampadā from Ven. Ajahn Chah at Wat Pah Pong in 1980. Ven. Ajahn Vajiro returned to England in 1984 and assisted with the establishment of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. He lived in the monasteries in the UK for many years and then went to New Zealand followed by Australia. He returned to Amaravati in 2001. In 2010, he was formally invited to Portugal to help establish a monastery of the Forest Tradition there named Sumedhārāma Buddhist Monastery. Currently, Ven. Ajahn is the Abbot of the monastery.

Specially tailored for cancer patients, this camp aims to support participants to improve their physical and mental well-being through healthy diets, exercises, meditation practice and opportunity for accumulation of merits in a peaceful environment.  

The camp will be facilitated by Ven. U Buddharakkhita and other medical specialists. Medium of instruction is a mixture of English and Mandarin, depending on the speakers (no translation will be provided).  BUBS Cancer Support Group is happy to be able to support this camp and would like to strongly encourage cancer patients who are physically independent to attend this camp. 

To participate, please register online.

For further info about this programme, please contact  Bro Puṇṇa @ +6012-334 1116 (WhatsApp only)

For further info about BUBS Cancer Support Group, please contact Sis See Tow: 012-3313171.