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𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐏𝐑𝐂 (𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐚̄𝐥𝐢 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬) 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 (𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲) OPRC is seeking a volunteer coordinator to help manage and support our weekly (every Thursday) online class (from 6pm to 7.30pm KUL time) 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 •Female (preferred) •Young to middle-aged (60 years of age or below) •Friendly, Punctual, responsible, organized, and able to communicate. * Applicants of any nationality are welcome to apply 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 -Post weekly WhatsApp polls and share class materials. -Emcee the Thursday class (opening and closing announcements). -Serve as the main liaison between Bhante and participants. -Respond to inquiries and help promote OPRC. -Guide participants in offering a virtual bow at the end of class. -Coordinate the collection of navakamma dāna (ang pau) offerings from students who wish to express gratitude for the Dhamma teachings through weekly or monthly online offerin...

Common Mistakes We Make in Think 1. Planning Fallacy (underestimating how much time, effort, or resources a task will require).  Eg:   This project will take only two days,  even though similar projects have repeatedly taken much longer. 2. Overgeneralization (drawing a broad conclusion from one or two experiences). Eg:   One person betrayed me, so nobody can be trusted 3. Jumping to Conclusions (deciding something without sufficient evidence).  Eg:   He/she didn’t reply, so she/he must be angry with me. 4.  Mind Reading (assuming we know what another person is thinking).  Eg:   He/she thinks I’m incompetent. 5.  Catastrophizing (imagining the worst possible outcome). Eg: If I lose this job, my whole life will be ruined. 6.  Emotional Reasoning (treating feelings as proof of reality). Eg:  I feel afraid, therefore something bad must happen. 7. Confirmation Bias (looking mainly for information that supp...

  1.  Why is it important to learn the Dakkhiṇāvibhaṅga Sutta (MN 142)? 2.  You cannot repay if you were helped this way. —The Buddha 3. 14 Personal Dāna Offerings ( pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā ) and Their Different Results 4.  7 Saṅgha Dāna Offerings ( saṅghagatā dakkhiṇās ) 5. The Four Purities ( visuddhiyo ) of Giving ( dakkhiṇā )

Common Mistakes We Make in Speech 1. Speaking without thinking 2. Speaking when we are angry 3. Interrupting others 4. Assuming instead of asking 5. Exaggerating 6. Gossiping 7. Speaking about things we don't know 8. Telling the truth without kindness 9. Being truthful at the wrong time 10. Using sarcasm 11. Bringing up the past 12. Making comparisons 13. Giving unsolicited advice 14. Talking too much or too little 15. Trying to win rather than understand 16. Using labels 17. Mind-reading 18. Speaking while emotionally overwhelmed 19. Using absolute or threatening language 20. Failing to apologize 12. Reflection Before Speaking 12.1 yadeva tvaṃ, rāhula, vācāya kammaṃ kattukāmo ahosi, tadeva te vacīkammaṃ paccavekkhitabbaṃ. Whenever, Rāhula, you are about to say something, first reflect on what you are going to say. The Buddha extends the practice of wise reflection to speech. Ethical spee...