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Benny: Could you share with us your journey into until I became very busy including a lot of overseas
Buddhism, and what was it that first attracted you travelling during my time working in corporate
to it? company (1999-2004). From 2005 I was back being
“active” in contributing to different Buddhist societies
Mi Yen: Coming from a “traditional Buddhist” family as I was in private practice and able to better manage
when I was first year at the university (UKM 1989- the workload.
1993) naturally I explored the Buddhist activities
available and found that I really enjoyed attending UKM Today you are a well sought after speaker on
Buddhist Fellowship (UKMBF) Common Class every Buddhism and a mentor to many new Buddhists.
Friday 12pm-2.00pm with Hymn singing & Dhamma What really inspired and motivated you with such
talk. I was especially very interested in hymn singing as dedication?
I was in my school choir for 5 years! I have met many
wonderful people through UKMBF (still good friends Ha..ha…ha….I think I am a more of a speaker on
and some as very close friends till today). I became very Buddhist-psychology topics rather than the direct
active, joined many other UKMBF activities, became a Dhamma topics. In my own journey of learning and
regular Emcee for Common Class in my second year practicing Dhamma, I am always blessed to have met
and later appointed Deputy President of UKMBF during and am meeting great Dhamma teachers (monastic
my third year. Post-graduation I was still actively and lay) and remain very inspired by them. In paying
contributing through UKM Buddhist Alumni, pioneered/ tribute to some of my seniors from UKMBF whom have
set-up the yearly “Career Workshop” for final year inspired me with their Dhammaduta work (till today), I
students or freshly graduated individuals from UKMBF have followed “the path” too till today, as best as I could.
with a few other Buddhist friends and I was also active In addition, whenever I share Dhamma either through
with Buddhist Gem Fellowship Counseling unit as talks, trainings, mentoring, social media outreach or
committee member and later as Main Coordinator, any other informal channels, I am reminded of the