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The New Year Activities at Dhammakaya Florida Temple
Dhammakaya Florida Temple arranged the Meditation and chanting to welcome the New Year 2011 and performed the morning alms round.
Phramaha Cakrtra Samacakrko, the abbot of Dhammakaya Florida Temple, led the congregation to pray the evening chant and meditate. Nearly midnight, the teaching monk led the participants to chant and bless H.M. King Bhumiphol continuously until January 1st, 2011. The teaching monks also gave the memorial things and calendars to all participants. Then, the congregation lit the firework together to celebrate the New Year Day happily.
In the morning of Saturday January 1st, 2011, the teaching monk led the congregation, who had done the pilgrimage at the temple, to meditate in the morning session together. After that, the participants requested to keep the precepts, offered the meal to the monks indefinitely and offered the morning alms round due to the New Year Day together.
In the evening of Saturday January 1st, 2011, Luang Phaw Dhammajayo’s disciples in Florida went to the temple with food and fruit to prepare for the First Sunday Ceremony of offering alms to the Lord Buddha. Firstly, the teaching monks led to pray the evening chant, meditate to purify their action, speech and mind to be the best merit container for the coming First Sunday Ceremony. Then, the congregations made wish together and offered alms to participate in the First Sunday Ceremony to the monks. At Dhammakaya Time, the Most Ven. Phrarajbhavanavisudh had led to meditate and performed the First Sunday Ceremony of offering alms to the Lord Buddha via DMC, the Florida disciples meditated following Luang Phaw’s voice. After finishing this ceremony, the teaching monks gave the Certificate of Crystal Laywoman to those who participated in the 1,000,000-Laywoman Mass Training Project at Dhammakaya Florida Temple. Then, the monks drew the New Year lots to give the New Year Gifts to all participants with the joyful atmosphere.
On Sunday January 2nd, 2011, the teaching monk led the congregation to meditate in the morning session. Then, the participants requested to keep the precepts together. Ms. Malee Lorenzo and Mr. Sumon Tanjai led the other participants to say the meal offering speech. Then they offered the alms round and offered the meal to the monks indefinitely. In the afternoon, they listened to Dhamma taught by the teaching monks. They were very happy and joyful in merit they had done continuously since the New Year Day.
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