Alone in a valley? Not alone; but with the valley. With the experience of the valley, for what it is worth.
Are You (Dis)connect...
posted by Shen Shi'an
An ordinary phone for getting connected with someone absent. A ‘smart’phone for getting disconnected from someone present. From ‘Coming to Our Senses’ & ‘Arriving at Your Own Door: 108 Lessons in Mindfulness’ by Jon Kabat Zinn: ‘With our cell...
Middle Path of Accep...
posted by Shen Shi'an
The above is a page from Mitch Albom’s ‘Have a Little Faith’ (which I have not read fully). Te below are comments on it: Being attached is an extreme. Being detached (as in being apathetic) is the opposite extreme. Being attached to being detached is extreme too, a marriage...
Huat Ah!
posted by Shen Shi'an
Friend: (Greeting in anticipation of Chinese New Year) Huat arh!! (This means in dialect and in short, ‘May all prosper in wealth!’) Me: Huat (发)菩提心! Haha. (‘Huat’ is dialect for ‘发’ and ‘发菩提心’ means to give rise to Bodhicitta,...
The ‘Birds And...
posted by Shen Shi'an
Imagine coming home, to realise your treasured stuff gone! That’s how bees feel when their honey is stolen! Imagine coming home, to realise your treasured home gone! That’s how birds feel when their nests are stolen! Related Article: Veganism is Not An Extreme Way of...
New Project Rebirth ...
posted by Shen Shi'an
click to enlarge Register: http://www.awarenessplace.com/activities/forms/project_rebirth.doc Here’s more feedback from past participants of the 1st round to share. (Hope you can be one of the participants of this coming 2nd round!) : ‘Thank you for the insights and sharing. As a...
New Pure Land Course
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click to enlarge Register: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/events/amituojingform.doc Here’s more feedback from past participants of the 5th run to share. (Hope you can be one of the participants of this coming 6th run!) : “The instructor is very motivational and...









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