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Golden Light Sutra?Originally posted by Isis:mm i have to mull over the book 'power of now' before posting any things... so not of any discussion on it yet... and i also haven't really finish reading the entire book..
Btw a friend jio me to the Buddha's relic temple yesterday and i went around with this sutra ( which is also rotating clockwise ) on the 4th floor of the temple.. heard it was a powerful sutra but i forgot the name of it...
and frankly, if i haven't join my sch's Buddhist society as a programmer for their foc, i couldn't honestly have learnt what buddhism is really about.
Diamond Sutra?and i think i haven't been practising much cos i have been distracted by many things lately... so much worldly pleasure and troubles.. heh
Hope TPON can help.
Try to meditate more
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Nope... not of this two sutra...
what is TPON?Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Hope TPON can help.
Try to meditate more
Yep, i need to meditate.. i have even lose count the number of times i walk around there rotating wheels.. it should be an easy feat.. -
TPON = the power of nowOriginally posted by Isis:Nope... not of this two sutra...
what is TPON?
Yep, i need to meditate.. i have even lose count the number of times i walk around there rotating wheels.. it should be an easy feat.. -
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thats the Buddha spoke on the benefit of reciting Om Mani Padme HumOriginally posted by Isis:mm i have to mull over the book 'power of now' before posting any things... so not of any discussion on it yet... and i also haven't really finish reading the entire book..
Btw a friend jio me to the Buddha's relic temple yesterday and i went around with this sutra ( which is also rotating clockwise ) on the 4th floor of the temple.. heard it was a powerful sutra but i forgot the name of it...
and frankly, if i haven't join my sch's Buddhist society as a programmer for their foc, i couldn't honestly have learnt what buddhism is really about.
and i think i haven't been practising much cos i have been distracted by many things lately... so much worldly pleasure and troubles.. heh -
Just came back from my Master's 11th anniversary memorial.
My organisation (Ren Cheng) also just mass published a book called 'Ren Cheng Pu Sa Dao', compiled by my Master in 1977 which he asked his students who have received dharma transmissions from him to read through. But since now most of the Ren Cheng students have received dharma transmissions by my Master's dharma successor, Missionary Chen Ming An, we have decided to mass publish the book for our students. Costed $60 per book.
It has really interesting stuff... many Great Buddhist sutras, commentary by 6th Patriarch Hui Neng on Diamond Sutra, and many of the old Chan/Zen masters' conversations and talks, those by 6th Zen Patriarch Hui Neng, Zen Master Huang Po, 1st Zen Patriarch Bodhidharma, Zen Master Hui Hua.
It has lots of high level dharma teachings in there... and topics like non-duality is elaborated quite a lot inside. Really good stuff.
This is only the first series. It is really an interesting read... I'm quite excited about it and after my exams will take time to read it... the only bad thing is the book is in traditional Chinese, but the great thing is that my mom agreed to translate them to simplified Chinese for me
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hmm..it good for buddhists to make it clear that the rites and rituals that are practiced in some Buddhist nations are local traditions and therefore part of their identity, and are not found in the original Buddhist teachings.The thrust of Buddhism is the study and understanding of the mind.Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Just now some Christian youth group approached me to do a survey... some 'life science' survey asking me about my views on evolution, etc.
Only after talking a bit to them did I realise that they are actually a Christian group
They asked me a lot of things like my beliefs and understanding... I don't think they have approached any true Buddhists before because they assume that since I'm a Buddhist I am those 'pray-pray' type of people, and believe that Nu Wah is the creator of all beings Then I had to tell them the 'guang yin tian' story in brief... well I told them a few things, including that in Buddhism, our aim is about liberation and enlightenment, and is not about accumulating good karma through good works. I also told them about us not worshipping Guan Yin but taking Guan Yin as a Bodhisattva role model in the Bodhisattva path to attain Buddhahood.
But because time is so short... I only was able to talk with them a while. Interesting conversation.
I just hope that more people will really find out more about what Buddhism truly is... it seems like theres alot of people out there who doesnt have the slightest idea what the Buddhadharma is about. -
Yes fully agreedOriginally posted by neutral_onliner:hmm..it good for buddhists to make it clear that the rites and rituals that are practiced in some Buddhist nations are local traditions and therefore part of their identity, and are not found in the original Buddhist teachings.The thrust of Buddhism is the study and understanding of the mind. 
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Well, it's good that most of the younger generation of Buddhist knows, but it gets really frustrating for me to tell my own Mom not to go burn incense paper offerings on the first night of the Seventh Month. It makes our neighbourhood really dirty with all the ashes flying and the people in my block blatantly ignore the bin and just burn stuff on the walkways.
Grrrrr....
And it's more annoying considering she (my Mom) has been going to Dharmma classes (in Chinese)...sigh. -
Is Bartender a wrong livelihood ?
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You might want to show this article to your mom: http://www.jenchen.org.sg/vol5no1a.htmOriginally posted by atman:Well, it's good that most of the younger generation of Buddhist knows, but it gets really frustrating for me to tell my own Mom not to go burn incense paper offerings on the first night of the Seventh Month. It makes our neighbourhood really dirty with all the ashes flying and the people in my block blatantly ignore the bin and just burn stuff on the walkways.
Grrrrr....
And it's more annoying considering she (my Mom) has been going to Dharmma classes (in Chinese)...sigh. -
Yes, bartending is a wrong livelihood. But no need to stress on this to those who depend on this for a living, cos change is gradual.Originally posted by Isis:Is Bartender a wrong livelihood ?
http://www.urbandharma.org/kusala/revkus/5precepts.html
...Okay, now we come to right livelihood. The Buddha said there are certain kinds of livelihood that increase suffering, and certain kinds of livelihood that decrease suffering. For instance, it's not skillful to be a butcher, or sell drugs and alcohol. It's not skillful to sell human beings... slavery, or to make poison. Certain livelihoods aren't conducive to Buddhist practice because the create more suffering, not less.
One time I was teaching a meditation class, and I was talking about right livelihood. A woman in the class was a bartender, and she never came back after my little talk. I see now, I should have been more skillful. So, if you find yourself involved in a livelihood that seems to increase suffering, just don't quit your job. It's really hard to find work, and there may be people dependent on your pay check. Retrain yourself, and then seek other employment.... -
I think you have to be specific that the above is quoted from http://www.urbandharma.org/kusala/revkus/5precepts.htmlOriginally posted by An Eternal Now:...Okay, now we come to right livelihood. The Buddha said there are certain kinds of livelihood that increase suffering, and certain kinds of livelihood that decrease suffering. For instance, it's not skillful to be a butcher, or sell drugs and alcohol. It's not skillful to sell human beings... slavery, or to make poison. Certain livelihoods aren't conducive to Buddhist practice because the create more suffering, not less.
One time I was teaching a meditation class, and I was talking about right livelihood. A woman in the class was a bartender, and she never came back after my little talk. I see now, I should have been more skillful. So, if you find yourself involved in a livelihood that seems to increase suffering, just don't quit your job. It's really hard to find work, and there may be people dependent on your pay check. Retrain yourself, and then seek other employment....
If not others might have misunderstood that AEN is teaching meditation.
Or maybe you do teach meditation. I might be wrong though. -
Sorry, but I thought it was pretty obvious that I quoted from the URL especially when I wrote "..." and "...." at the beginning and ending of the text.Originally posted by yamizi:I think you have to be specific that the above is quoted from http://www.urbandharma.org/kusala/revkus/5precepts.html
If not others might have misunderstood that AEN is teaching meditation.
Or maybe you do teach meditation. I might be wrong though.
Anyway I will be more specific next time. Thanks. -
AEN tends to make linguistical mistake and generalisation.Originally posted by yamizi:I think you have to be specific that the above is quoted from http://www.urbandharma.org/kusala/revkus/5precepts.html
If not others might have misunderstood that AEN is teaching meditation.
Or maybe you do teach meditation. I might be wrong though. -
What linguistical mistake and what generalisation?Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:AEN tends to make linguistical mistake and generalisation. -
Maybe he only teach dharma.Originally posted by yamizi:I think you have to be specific that the above is quoted from http://www.urbandharma.org/kusala/revkus/5precepts.html
If not others might have misunderstood that AEN is teaching meditation.
Or maybe you do teach meditation. I might be wrong though. -
I don't teach. I discuss.Originally posted by justdoit77:Maybe he only teach dharma. -
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bohi ruci mean awaken love
awaken from the attachment of love .Towards the greater selfless love in life
thats what the name bodhi ruci means -
Activity Rating: 87.324 and regained top 20 positionOriginally posted by An Eternal Now:Forum ratings are a lil weird these days...
Forum Activity Rating rose to 81.621 but still out of top 20 list (1 position behind)
Perhaps it suggests an overall increase in postings and traffic in sgForums as a whole...
p.s. metta lounge seems so quiet in august. -
Here's another version:Originally posted by An Eternal Now:
"The sun shines on both sides" -
Kinda cute.
Non-Duality Cartoons
This one by Thich Nhat Hanh:
Enlightenment for the wave
Is the moment the wave realizes it is water. -
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