Wonderful Learnings

Finally, I get to see Sayalay Susila for the first time, after hearing much about her in the past. Not much difference from what I imagine her to be, as I ve already heard she is a very out-spoken, eloquent and dynamic teacher, who is an expert in teaching the Abhidharma.

~~~ Sayalay Susila, not to be mixed up with Indonesian President Susilo, the one that ae2004 looks like (or so claimed by his friends) ~~~ Although she speaks the typical malaysian english, she seems to have no difficulties searching for the right vocab words to express her ideas. Reminds me of Ven Robina, definitely a very wonderful speaker/teacher.

I am very pleased that I got to learn a lot from today's lecture. Most importantly, its something which I am always very interested in. Many a times, I have tried to source the web for more info on the 5 Skandhas , but couldnt effectively grasp a comprehensive picture of even after spending hrs in front of my PC.

In fact, what Sayalay Susila taught today has often been emphasized by Sayalay Dipankara in her various Dharma talks and private sharing sessions. However for today, with the aid of lectures handouts + powerpoint slides, I find learning has become much more effective and easier.

4 more lectures to go, and I see the need to be early the next few sessions so as to ensure a good seating. Oh sincerely thank NTUBS Kendi for helping me get an almost perfect seat jus now.