• Universal Door Chapter Lecture 1 — the Many Faces of Compassion

    Lectured by Rev. Heng Sure on April 2, 2021 (Reverend Heng Sure is playing the banjo) Good morning everybody! Good afternoon. Good evening. My name is Reverend Heng Sure. Today, we are going to launch a brand new lecture series focusing on Guan Yin Bodhisattva, the compassion being who regards the cries of the world and the Universal Door 普門品 of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, Chapter in the Lotus Sutra.  So, if that’s what you come to hear, you’re at the right place. Let us begin by putting our palms together.  I have a bell.  I’m going to make three half bows.  Say: Namo Miau Jue Hui Shang Fo Pusa (3x) …

  • Song of Enlightenment Lecture 1

    Lectured by Rev. Heng Sure on December 3, 2021 Lecture summary: The very first lecture of the Song of Enlightenment lecture series introduces the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua’s verse for the Song of Enlightenment and the biography of Great Master Yongjia. Good morning, everyone. How are you all doing today? My name is Heng Sure. Good morning to you. Good afternoon. Good evening to you if you live in Europe, or any place else where it’s evening. It is early in the morning here in the Gold Coast of Queensland and I am going to be with you for an hour as we discuss the Song of Enlightenment 证道歌 (Zhèng…