My background story In sitting for the Abhidhamma Exam 2023

Today I just finished doing Abhidhamma Exam Level 3 in Dhammavihari Buddhist studies. I'm so relieved and happy because I've just completed one of my 2023 resolutions, which is sitting for Abhidhamma Exam Level 3. I made this resolution to challenge my FOCUS.I try to enjoy the process by following every Saturday class and submitting the homework, as well as doing self-reflection exercises throughout the week (for me, this is the hardest part because we have to be mindful of what we experience every day and observing our states of mind)

I told my self if we can pass the exam, it's a bonus, if we don't ,we still can try next year.So,with this mindset, I can enjoy of the process of learning wihout worry and overthinking of the result.

At the beginning, I'm not getting used to writing about what we experience throughout the week and observing our minds. But I found out that it's very useful for us to train our mindfulness by observing our mind. The learning becomes more interesting because we are trying to understand ourselves and the responses that we make every day in our lives.

My Grateful Words:

I learned Abhidhamma for the first time in DBS with Sayadaw Ashin Kheminda in 2016. I interested in learning it after I watched the Abhidhamma Made Easy uploaded in YouTube

The benefits I get from learning Abhidhamma

Become more clear about our self (for those who always ask "who am I? " And want to find the truth, I suggest them to join this course.)
I become aware how important it is to be mindful of our state of mind .
I become understand theoritically of the connection between Nama and Rupa and through self reflective exercise help me to understand mental and physical phenomena relation in our daily life.
At the last chapter I understand the way of mental development that Buddha taught to us and make me want to practice it because it is a way to digging more into our self to find out that there's nothing core in one self (Anatta).
It is important to learn Abhidhamma in structured and systematically with a competent Teacher so we don't get lost in the process of learning it..I am so grateful and thankful to have the opportunity to learn Abhidhamma from two competent Teacher Sayadaw Ashin Kheminda and Daw Kyi Kyi Nyein. Mahānumodana 🙏
Overall, of course we gain more understanding about Buddha's teaching. There's a lot of Buddha's advice that also beneficial to us as a layperson to be applied in our daily life. Thank You Dhammavihari Buddhist studies to organize the course, May more and more people learn and get benefits from this Great Teaching 🙏