Tag: Dharma

V: … Thank you very much for your Dharma sharing… As I was mostly busy at the reception area, I…

A message shared with a friend: Usually, it’s my habit to play safe, to recommend Dharma classes and talks personally…

Question: Hi Teacher Shen, Amituofo. Did you watch ‘Journey to the West’ last week? I know you said that we…

A Tit for a Tat (359) Tit: If the Dharma is so good, why are you not practising it? Tat: Because I’m…

末法末法，人末法不末。 正法正法，人正法自正。 ~ 石子 Dharma Ending Age, Dharma Ending Age… It is in the humans that the Dharma ends, the…

Here is the original Hippocratic Oath taken by ancient Greek doctors, from which modern versions of doctors’ moral conduct is…

Some friends comment that some relics (sairira) of great Buddhist masters look quite ordinary, in the sense that they can’t even…

Gift of vegetarian mid-autumn mooncakes on teacher’s day from M & Y with post-it that says ‘法轮常转’ (May the wheel of the…

He spent $200,000 to change his kidneys via the black market. He spent 1 second to fall and die. What…

There is much discussion accounting for the drop of 9.2% of Buddhists here, according the latest census. Wanted to write…

He collects many Dharma books that are sponsored by others for sharing the Dharma. But he doesn’t really read them;…

Open-hearted communication is the lifeblood of any relationship. Without the Buddha’s communication of the Dharma to the Sangha, of the…

The more you learn the Dharma, the harder is it to share the Dharma, as you realise the depth of…

I worry for Dharma friends who learn from many teachers, because they might become confused if there are (‘seemingly’) contradicting…

To know if your moves happened to be right due to unmindful beginner’s ‘luck’, keep practising them, to repeat the…

The Buddha is also called ‘The Blessed One’. But who blesses the Blessed One, who blesses us with the Dharma?…

As generally defined, seven kinds of refuge. Which one are you? Generally, any form of refuge missing Dharma is spiritually…

A friend’s experience… While shortlisting films for a Buddhist short film festival, I spoke firmly against the choice of one,…

The singing duo ‘Everything But the Girl’ (EBTG) adopted their name from the slogan of furniture which had a window sign…

Sometimes, there are requests for notes for my Dharma classes, by those who have not attended them. Usually, I decline,…