New Beginnings, Better Endings

In Buddhism, we learn to look at life as a series of continual changes because nothing lasts forever. A moment is ending and a new one is beginning at every point in time. This means we are empowered to make choices that can change our lives for the better.

This year, celebrate new beginnings with a new lunar year and the start of a new 12-year zodiac cycle when Chinese New Year 2020 and the Year of the Metal Rat comes around on 25th January 2020.

The Year of the Rat is traditionally celebrated in a big way as most think of it as a year of renewal. It is believed that when a Rat Year comes around, it brings new experiences with favourable results for all animal signs in the Chinese Zodiac.

So join us at Kechara Forest Retreat, Bentong and Kechara House, PJ to welcome the Year of the Metal Rat and invite immeasurable happiness and good fortune for you and your loved ones.

And if you’re driving, don’t miss the FREE group car blessing by Kechara’s pastors for safe journeys on the road during this festive season.

Chinese New Year Eve Prayers @ Kechara Forest Retreat

Date: 24 January 2020 (Fri)
Time: 11.00 pm – 1.00 am
Free group car blessing: 12.30 am (after midnight prayers)

Join us at Kechara Forest Retreat in Bentong to usher in the new lunar year with extensive offerings of light and incense at the Wish Fulfilling Gyenze Chapel. You’ll create the causes for increased health, wealth and happiness for yourself and your loved ones for the year to come as Gyenze is known to fulfill the wishes of devotees.

Chinese New Year Eve Prayers @ Kechara House

Date: 24 January 2020 (Fri)
Time: 11.00 pm – 1.00 am
Free group car blessing: 10.00 pm

Join us at Kechara House in SunwayMas, Petaling Jaya for a Lama Chopa midnight puja. After the puja, everyone is invited to make extensive light offerings, a Tibetan monastic tradition for auspicious days such as the Lunar New Year.

For enquiries, please get in touch with us at 09 221 5600, 03 7803 3908, 012 987 3908 or email [email protected].

CHINESE NEW YEAR OPENING HOURS

Kechara Forest Retreat, Bentong

• Open from 10.00 am — 5.00 pm daily

Kechara House, Petaling Jaya

• Friday, 24 Jan: 10.00 am – 3.00 pm, 9.30 pm – 1.00 am
• Closed from Saturday, 25 Jan – Monday, 27 Jan
• Normal operating hours resume Tuesday, 28 Jan

Chinese New Year Offerings

Chinese New Year is all about wishing each other longevity, joy and prosperity. A traditional custom during the festive period is the giving of red packets containing cash, which is a symbol of good fortune for the year to come. This act of giving is as Buddhist as it gets, especially if the action is coupled with a genuine wish for the recipient’s ultimate happiness.

In the spirit of Chinese New Year giving, take the opportunity to make auspicious offerings of lights, incense and more for the good fortune of your family and friends. Our CNY 2020 offering packages have been carefully put together with you in mind.

ALA CARTE

• Holy Walk Light Offering – RM100
• Giant 8 Feet Incense – RM300
• Wish Fulfilling Lamps for Life – RM2000
• Dorje Shugden Puja Package for a Blessed Year (10+2) – RM4000

Offering packages can be invited throughout the 15 days of Chinese New Year or pre-ordered from our online partner at VajraSecrets.com.