Tag: Pure Land
The best pithy one-liner on TV in a long time. Amanda tells Alex in Nikita: ‘Home is where you stop…
One of the methods to ‘combine’ Pure Land and Zen practice is that the one who practise mindfulness of Amituofo’s (Amitabha…
Before we returned home, we spent a night at the district called the Tibetan Refugee Colony in Delhi. We had…
More than ten years ago, I visited Buddha Kasetra School (佛陀园地: http://www.buddhakasetra.org). Based at Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, Buddha…
Question: Does the Buddha teach a systematic way of cultivating wisdom? Answer: The Buddha’s teachings are valuable precisely because they…
To empathise is to civilise. To civilise is to empathise. – Jeremy Rifkin As mentioned in the video, ‘We are…
From the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra (http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln260/Vimalakirti.htm) are lesser known but some very surprising and illuminating teachings: ‘… Then the Licchavi…
There is some confusion recently as to whether Pureland is only in the mind. The below will clarify this, and…
Truth be told, with all due respect to all great Tulkus, many Tulkus (recognised reborn Buddhist masters or students) still…
Q: We continue to have delusions, and fail to see the truth, because the truth hurts. A: This is why…
Q: If one is reborn as an animal, say an ant, how would the ant be able to practise the…
A reason why I write a lot is to record my ideas to share with others, and even myself. If…
Q: I was not aware that the purpose of life is to realise True Happiness (via enlightenment). I thought all along…
Q: Sometimes, suffering may not be a bad thing. A: Suffering is ‘useful’ only if it spurs one to advance…
S: Long general Buddhist courses (some spanning years, including degrees) might appear comprehensive, but this is often an illusion as…
From ‘A Spacious Path to Freedom: Practical Instructions on the Union of Mahamudra & Atiyoga’ by Karma Chagme, Commentary by…
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Date: 23 May 2010 (Sun) Time: 9.00-11.30 am Speaker: Shen Shi’an Venue: Pu Ji Si Buddhist Research Centre (39 Geylang…
G: Thank you for all the effort and time to lead the Pureland fellowship. S: You’re welcome! The Pureland teachings…
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