Dharma-sharing by Bro Jeffrey (1) Dharma-sharing by Bro Jeffrey (2) Bro Chin’s singing of the Heart Sutra in Cantonese Sis Jacqueline’s sharing on the below Inspirational charity photo-cards by Sis Jacqueline’s daughter Listening to the Heart Sutra song Listening to...
Scenes From Pureland...
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Group-chanting session Sharing session by Purelander Chanting practice precedes Dharma discussion Sharing session by another Purelander Sharing session by yet another...
Scenes From Amitabha...
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Participants trying out the practice of mindfulness of Buddha. Sharing by past participant, on the benefits of practising Buddha...
Scene From Project R...
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A scene from Project Rebirth (Run 4), when participants try out basic meditation, after sharing the recommended physical and mental postures. Details on Run 5 (& Feedback on Past Runs) can be seen...
TDE Book Series
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Me suspect much of the essential worth of my life is in these pages. (More about TDE Book 5 @ http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2012/04/get-tde-book-5...
The Last Task Of Thi...
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Detail from Segantini’s ‘The last task of the day’. Reminds me of the Dukkha of life’s routine burdens and dreariness, and the setting sun signifying it’s time to go home at the end of the day. Towards the Western Pure Land for me....
Starry Night (2)
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Ironic that the picture of calm was painted while Van Gogh was in an asylum. Perhaps the stars helped ease his troubled mind, as they still do, somehow, as we gaze upon them. But if real stars flicker, would peace of mind not be fickle too, if it was dependent on them? How different they are,...
Colour Obsession
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Colour was my visit-long obsession and joy too, gazing upon Monet’s works, learning about his hard life, which makes his works all the more amazing and...
Starry Night (1)
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And the sight of stars on his paintings make us dream on too. And look… Stars in the darkness above his starry night and starry...
Double Rainbow
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There is no rainbow without rain. There is no rainbow without sun. - Stonepeace There is no rainbow without sight? There is no rainbow without...
Another Lamp Reader
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More than two years after the first sighting, another ‘Be a Lamp Upon Yourself’ reader on the subway. (The lady to the upper left of the picture.) You can read it online at http://media.kmspks.org/publication/be-a-lamp-upon-yourself Related Article: Be a Lamp Upon...
How We Celebrated Am...
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I had requested feedback from a recently completed class: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/07/understanding-amituofo-via-the-amitabha-sutra-8th-run This is a part of what I received, a nice commemorative Amituofo coin with a message. I’ve never won any major prizes in my life...
Dharma@Cinema for NU...
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Last night, at NUS Buddhist Society’s camp at Cheng Beng Buddhist Society, I conducted the most detailed Groundhog Day Dharma@Cinema session yet… from 7.30 – 11pm! The prizes for the best group effort – a set of TDE...
Thank You for the Th...
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A special present with a thank you card from a student from this class that ended last Sunday: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/07/understanding-amituofo-via-the-amitabha-sutra-8th-run Under the grey wrapping paper is another box, with red paper. Wait! It’s actually a paper box...
Scenes from a Pure L...
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These are some scenes from lesson #9 of this 10-lesson class: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/07/understanding-amituofo-via-the-amitabha-sutra-8th-run at Buddha of Medicine Welfare Society. The class is practising guided mindfulness of Amituofo (Amitabha Buddha’s name). [The 9th...
Scenes from a Pure L...
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These are some scenes from lesson #7 of this 10-lesson class: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/07/understanding-amituofo-via-the-amitabha-sutra-8th-run at Buddha of Medicine Welfare Society. [The 9th run will be next year :-] In the pictures are a past participant sharing his Pure Land...
Sharing the Dharma o...
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Was also sharing ideas with Sunday School Dharma teachers at Pujisi yesterday, on sharing the Dharma with kids. Gave an example of using happening music as an entertaining yet ‘enlightening’ attention-grabbing skilful means to share the Dharma:...
A Buddha Mindfulness...
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Pujisi class participants practising guided mindfulness of Amituofo’s name, in the room set up for Ven Miaodeng’s 96th birthday buffet lunch celebration yesterday. Was sharing a condensed 1.5 lesson version of this 10-lesson course:...
How Much Do You Need...
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The picture is a shred of toilet paper that I accidentally tore off while in the loo. As it was too small to use, I recycled it with the newspapers. An interesting thought struck me… I was able to use the rest of the toilet paper piece without that little shred. If so, how much, or...









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