By Royston Sim [The Straits Times]: ‘For 40 minutes on Saturday morning, representatives from eight religions took turns to recite prayers at Bedok Reservoir. They were blessing the area after the recent spate of deaths [6 suicides] there. The prayer event by religious representatives from the Inter-Religious Organisation…’ (Photo: Raj Nadarajan)
Comments: If the idea was just to bless the area in a general way, it’s alright. But it isn’t exactly a good idea to have share prayers from many religions if the intention is to urge any wandering spirits to take on a good rebirth – because the mixed messages can be confusing or even frustrating for them? It would be better to check which religions the deceased were inclined towards to help guide them accordingly?
No worries. Buddha is in control?