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How We Celebrated Amituofo’s Birthday

By Shen Shi'an under Photojournal | Your Comment | Tags: Amituofo

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 and this is probably the closest to getting something that resembles a medal! Thank you for the encouragement! Dear Bro. Shi’an, “The Gift [...]



Scenes from a Pure Land Class (1)

By Shen Shi'an under Photojournal | Your Comment | Tags: Amituofo, Pure Land

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 practice. Amituofo Related Article: Scenes from a Pure Land Class (2) http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/11/scenes-from-a-pure-land-class-2



A Buddha Mindfulness Lesson

By Shen Shi'an under Photojournal | Your Comment | Tags: Amituofo

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: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/07/understanding-amituofo-via-the-amitabha-sutra-8th-run [Next run is next year :-] Amituofo Kindly and homely-looking images of the Three Saints of Western Paradise (Amituofo with [...]



You Got The Love

By Shen Shi'an under Music | Your Comment | Tags: Amituofo, Buddha-nature, compassion, love, loving-kindness, Pure Land

I’m interpreting ‘You’ve Got The Love’ by Florence + the Machine my way, with ‘Lord’ standing for Lord Buddha, and even Amitabha Buddha (Amituofo). Electric ‘spiritual’ beginning to the song at the concert in the video above! In a way, the ‘You’ sung about can refer to yourself, your own Buddha-nature, which ‘got the love’ [...]



My Perfect Guru

By Shen Shi'an under Odds & Ends | Your Comment | Tags: Amituofo, guilt

A ‘root guru’ is the main teacher you learn from, or the root teacher of your lineage of teachers. My root guru is the main teacher I learn from – the Buddha (Shakyamuni), the root teacher of the lineage of all teachers – the Buddha. My guru devotion is to Amitabha Buddha, as taught about by [...]



Stablisation Needed

By Shen Shi'an under Odds & Ends | 1 Comment | Tags: Amituofo, Buddha, mindfulness

For someone (or anyone) suffering from bipolar disorder and/or schizophrenia: To be frank, it is tedious reading your mails which swing from one end to another due to your condition. Just before responding to one mail, another mail comes in with another swing. The previous mail becomes not so relevant. But I understand, as these [...]



Good Idea?

By Shen Shi'an under Odds & Ends | Your Comment | Tags: Amituofo, attachment, death, Pure Land

Lost a good idea within a finger snap Arghhh! Imagine if this happens on the deathbed. Arghhh! Not a good idea then, no matter how good it seems. Amituofo! (Best thought and idea!)



A Grave Issue

By Shen Shi'an under Odds & Ends | Your Comment | Tags: Amituofo, attachment, death, generosity, Pure Land, rebirth

Question: We went to exhume of one of our long-time ancestors’ graves for cremation and discovered some ornaments with the remains. Some relatives suggested keeping them for remembrance and good luck. Is there any harm in doing so? Answer: It’s not likely that the items will bring good luck, especially since there is no such [...]



The Everyday Song On The Last Day

By Shen Shi'an under Music | Your Comment | Tags: Amituofo, attachment, death, grief, rejoice

Almost everyday I hear the same busker singing the same few lovelorn love songs in the same few ways. I wonder which is his main theme whose thoughts and emotions he relives the most. I wonder which will replay the loudest in his mind as his last song as his parting haunting melody. I wonder [...]



How to Meet a Buddha

By Shen Shi'an under Odds & Ends | 1 Comment | Tags: Amituofo, Pure Land

Tim: I read a teacher saying that to meet the future Buddha, who comes a long time later, simply don’t practise the Dharma! Jim: I know what he means, but the lesser you practice the Dharma, the farther away you will be from any buddhas physically, including future ones! * The quickest way to meet [...]



The Last Supper

By Shen Shi'an under Odds & Ends | 2 Comments | Tags: Amituofo, attachment, aversion, mindfulness, regret

The vegan restaurant is closing soon. (Vegsenz at Tekka Mall, at end of month) It’s my last chance to eat there (till they reopen at another place). Should I savour the dishes not yet tried? Should I savour the ones I’m familiar with already? Will I be glad? Will I regret? What if it’s my [...]



What Bitter Irony!

By Shen Shi'an under Odds & Ends | Your Comment | Tags: Amituofo, Buddha, Dharma, health, Pure Land, Sangha, Threefold Refuge, wealth

He spent $200,000 to change his kidneys via the black market. He spent 1 second to fall and die. What bitter irony! Wealth is no true refuge. Health is no true refuge. What is your true refuge? Amituofo… Amituofo… Amituofo… Amituofo is the name of the Dharmakaya of all Buddhas. Amituofo is the essence of [...]



To Align & Awaken

By Shen Shi'an under Odds & Ends | Your Comment | Tags: Amituofo, Buddha-nature, evil, good

Amituofo! I chant this for you to hear, not to condemn you for the evil you do, but to urge you to awaken to your Buddha-nature. Amituofo! I chant this for you to hear, not to flatter you for the good you do, but to urge you to align it to your Buddha-nature.



Why Auld Lang Syne?

By Shen Shi'an under Music | Your Comment | Tags: Amituofo, attachment, death, Pure Land

A live band played Auld Lang Syne at his ‘Buddhist’ funeral. Way too sentimental a parting gift. Is it supposed to make him (if he’s still around) and the survivors attached and weepy? They should had chanted Amituofo sincerely instead, And asked him to do the same, to  reach the wonderful Pure Land. What better gift [...]



If Another Doesn’t ‘Buy’ the Precepts or Karma

By Shen Shi'an under Odds & Ends | 2 Comments | Tags: affinity, Amituofo, anger, deceit, intoxication, karma, precepts

Q: How do I convince my father to observe the Five Precepts, when they don’t ‘buy’ karma readily? A: The ‘simple’ solution is this. You must learn and practise the Dharma better, so that you will be able to touch and influence him more deeply through your conduct. Whenever you come across good teachings, you [...]



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