Tag: Pure Land

Meritocracy sounds fair at first – the idea that may the ones who work the hardest shine, but the truth is,…

轮回路险，生生世世， 反目成仇，反仇成目。 何不大家厌离娑婆，欣求极乐， 与诸上善人，俱会一处， 修菩萨道，共成佛道？ 阿弥陀佛！ The rounds of rebirth are dangerous. From life to life, love becomes hate, hate…

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…

‘Assault Girls’, from the makers of ‘Ghost in the Shell’, is quite a letdown, lacking the usual profound philosophising. Its…

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…

I’m interpreting ‘You’ve Got The Love’ by Florence + the Machine my way, with ‘Lord’ standing for Lord Buddha, and…

She’d say, ‘oh, ohohohoh… I know the sun must set to rise.’ – Coldplay (Paradise) She expected the world, but…

A genie appeared to three in a boat and granted each of them a wish. A: I want to go…

Lost a good idea within a finger snap Arghhh! Imagine if this happens on the deathbed. Arghhh! Not a good…

His bipolar swinging of reason and emotion in this life is just like a compression of my ‘bipolar’ swinging of…

Question: We went to exhume of one of our long-time ancestors’ graves for cremation and discovered some ornaments with the…

Just before polling day, I wrote this on http://www.facebook.com/shen.shian/posts/10150189984054001 To my surprise, more than 30 friends ‘liked’ it, and many…

A reply to a Pure Land course participant, who decided to attend the next round due to a relative’s passing…

Tim: I read a teacher saying that to meet the future Buddha, who comes a long time later, simply don’t…

J.D Salinger wrote this in ‘The Catcher in the Rye’: ‘Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some…

It’s okay, such nonsense, this (somewhat) nonsensical place with (some) nonsensical people with (some) nonsensical matters, because I’m leaving this…

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

A live band played Auld Lang Syne at his ‘Buddhist’ funeral. Way too sentimental a parting gift. Is it supposed to…

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…

There is much talk these days, of mindfulness of many things, connected to life… From relationships, to work, to finances……