SingaSpeaks A PERIODIC NEWSLETTER FROM THE RAMAKRISHNA MISSION, SINGAPORE
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Glory to Golden Nation! “Welcome to Golden Myanmar” proclaimed the bill-board as Swami Vimokshananda and Prof Dr K Bose noticed it while they were driven from the Yangon airport on 16 November 2016. Myanmar is getting a big facelift. The commoners on the roads or anywhere are quite humble and hospitable. During the 4-day visit to Myanmar, Swami Vimokshananda met many distinguished people. He had discussions with Venerable S i t a g u S a y a d a w o f t h e International Buddhist Academy too. On his request, the Swami visited Mandalay where he addressed the Buddhist monks and nuns at the Sitagu International Buddhist Academy. At Yangon, he conducted a Satsang at the RKM Centre to the members of the Sarada Sangha, addressed devotees of Sri Durgabari and delivered a lecture at a Reception hosted by the
Sri Ramakrishna Altar at Yangon Centre. The altar is decorated in a Buddhist style of Umbrellas, canopy and thrones. A Nepali devotee is doing Nitya-puja.
Indian Association of Myanmar at Coriander Leaf on "Law of Karma and Family Values". He also participated in a Public Meeting held in his honour at the Ramakrishna Mission Society at
The Buddha Shrine The Ramakrishna Mission Society at the present spot is in existence since 1920. Besides the altar of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother and Swamiji, the temple has a beautiful Shrine for Lord Buddha. This is the Shrine that came up in 1950s. The exterior tile decoration was done with the munificence of U Maung Thaung & Daw Mynt Mynt Aye from Sydney in 2010. 179 BARTLEY ROAD | SINGAPORE 539784
Botataung Pagoda Road. Earlier he held discussions with Co m m i tt e e m e m b e r s a n d devotees for two days. Here we present a few glimpses of this memorable visit.
Maha Thiri Thudhamma Daw Khin Kyi, the mother of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Laureate of Myanmar and the popular leader who brought democracy back to this country was devoted to Sri Ramakrishna. She was a VicePresident of the Managing Committee and due to her leading efforts the Centenary Celebration of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi was celebrated in Yangon with due eclat.
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Ramakrishna Mission in Yangon
The members of the Sarada Sangha of the Ramakrishna Mission Society at Yangon organised a Cultural function in honour of Swami Vimokshananda. This was his second visit. He explored the prospects of reaffiliation of this quiet centre to Belur Math. In 1962 our Monks were asked to leave the then Burma and thereafter due to the tireless efforts of a few sincere and devoted volunteers the Light of the Centre has been kept alive. The devotees now want one or two monks to be stationed at Yangon as done in any RKM official centre.
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News from Abroad
SATURDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2016 New Statue of Swamiji at Ladysmith
Most Revered Srimat Swami Gautamanandaji, a senior Trustee of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math and the President of Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai unveiled the statue of Swami Vivekananda at the Ladysmith branch of the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa on Sunday 27 November 2016. Swami Sumanasanandaji, Swami Saradaprabhanandaji, Swami Tadbhasanandaji, Swami Yadavendranandaji from Ramakrishna Mission and Pravrajika Ishtapranana Mataji of Sri Sarada Devi Ashram,
Asherville graced the programme with their holy presence. The above is the Altar within the Temple at Ladysmith, Northern Natal, South Africa. It is to be noted that this statue is the second one after the first one at Durban, inaugurated by Revered Swami Suhitanandaji on 11 September 2016 on the occasion of Inauguration of the Joint Celebrations of the 75th Anniversary of The Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa and the 150th Birth Anniversary of Sister Nivedita. This was the first and foremost statue to be installed in the African soil.
Swami Suhitanandaji’s Visit to Singapore On Wednesday, 23 November 2016 Swami Suhitanandaji, the General Secretary of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math stopped by at Singapore ashram enroute Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. He was accompanied by Swami Bhudevananda, Principal of the Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, Kolkata. During his brief stay, a few devotees of the Singapore ashrama met him and received his blessings. He was pleased to see and speak to a few devotees of Ramakrishna Vedanta Association of Thailand in Bangkok through Skype. It was an interesting session. Both the Swamis left for Perth, Australia the very next morning. They are scheduled to stop over at Singapore ashram on their return journey on 15 December 2016.
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