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technical guidance, online teaching is not as effective Dharma to benefit themselves.
as physical teaching. Venerable Chang Zao gave an
example of a participant who had finished the study Venerable Chang Zao pointed out that many people
from the Online Beginner´s Meditation Class. When get used to the convenience of online activities until
coming to the group meditation practice in DDMMY, they are too lazy to go out to attend offline activities.
the senior who oversaw found that this participant ‘It may seem convenient to avoid traffic jams and
was doing something wrong and relearn was required. save time, but is it beneficial for learning Buddhism?
Furthermore, staying at home might scatter the mind If you always give priority to your own convenience,
and do not possess the environment and strength you will not be keen enough to learn the Dharma,
of group cultivation at a Buddhist centre. Venerable and what you learn will be limited. This is not good
holds the opinion that online meditation is more for learning Dharma.’
suitable for those who already have a foundation.
Nevertheless, Venerable does not deny the
DDMMY Deputy Convenor Foo Siang Luen added convenience brought by technology. For example,
that there weree some activities at Dharma Drum during the epidemic period, Buddhist ceremonies for
Mountain that are not held online, such as children's the deceased can be conducted online to reassure
classes. He explained that the online mode cannot the families. Venerable stressed the most important
achieve the expected results because DDMMY thing is to be aware and not to be slack because of
children's classes focus on life education guiding the convenience. We can make good use of Internet
children to change their way of life through interactive resources, but should not be led blindlessly.
and experiential activities. Therefore, it would rather
not be held. With the end of the MCO, DDMMY has now reopened
to the public. To achieve a better learning outcome,
When being asked whether the online activities most activities will gradually be brought offline.
had brought in more participants, Venerable Chang For the time being, the meditation group practice
Zao agreed that the number of participants in some will be conducted in the hybrid mode, as there is
activities had increased but stressed that instead already a group of people who have been following
of the number of participants, DDMMY is more the practice online for quite a long time. While the
concerned about the quality of the activities, hoping Dharma assembly will still be streamed online to
that the participants will realise the importance of avoid gathering of crowd.
Dharma, rather than just being a passer-by. Nowadays
the Internet technology is advanced, what we lack is Bodhi Buddhist Fellowship Malaysia
not information but down-to-earth learning. DDMMY
focuses on making use of what we have learned The first online event conducted by Bodhi Buddhist
and encourages the spirit of support among fellow Fellowship Malaysia (BBFM) is the Dharma Fellowship
participants in the sharing process, applying the Reading Group held every Wednesday, starting on

菩提主持行者以混合式会议方式进行主持人培训，也让远在雪隆地区以外的主持行者能参与。
BBFM‘s host training was conducted via hybrid meeting, allowing host practitioners who are far away from Kuala Lumpur and Selangor area to participate.

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