Act of Kindness Stories

Act of Kindness Stories

  • Reaching Out To Help

    I recall an incident about three years ago when one of my College mates sank into a state of depression over a relationship problem. One afternoon I had a strange feeling that this college mate was about to take her own life. Together with a few friends,we rushed over to her flat. We forced our way into her room when there was no response to our calls and knocks at her door. We found her unconscious on her bed and there were some pills around her. We knew that she had attempted to commit suicide. We immediately called for help and sent her to the hospital. With treatment, her life…

  • Promotion of Donation of Body or Organ

    During Buddha’s time, we had learnt that Buddha before becoming a Buddha, he has donated his bodies in his many past lives! This has not only benefited others, but also himself.What my perception below may be different from others in the understanding of buddhism and the way of preparation for death,but I strongly believe that it is true and would be happen based on the below explanation!When we just come to near death, we actually surrounded by a lot of negative energy or environment such as sadness from relatives due to our departure, which is difficult to avoid and most of time deter our way to next life. From what…

  • First contact with the Dharma.

    My first real contact with the Dharma actually begings during my University years. The very first dharma talk that I ever listen to was by Ajahn Brahm on ‘How do Buddhist deal with sickness and death’. It was from there onwards I regarded myself as Buddhist. I started to look for dharma talk CDs and would listen to them over and over again. The special things about these CDs is that everytime I listen to them they would bring a different meaning. Until last year when The Chief Reverend was about to pass away I receive a SMS asking all Buddhist to send Metta to the Chief Reverend. That moment…

  • A little help from a friend

    My step father have had a rough year this year health wise. I’ve decided to go help him with no renumeration what so ever. I’ve been doing it now for a couple of months. people are looking at me strangely not really understanding how I can do it. I’ve studied all sort of medicine and therapy but true service is actually my medicine. Helping others I actually help myself!!

  • A Boy Named Chong Guan

    Two days before I attended the 5th Global Buddhist Conference ( 17 – 18 November 2007 ) in the Sunway Convention Center in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, a little happening took place at our local Buddhist Association in Teluk Intan. A widow and her only child, a 7-year old boy named Chong Guan visited us. They were one of the cases in our Welfare Aid Program. When I first saw Chong Guan, something in my heart told me that he had the potential to grow in the Dhamma. He is intelligent and has an inquiring mind. I showed and explained to him the 30 copper-tooling plates displaying the life of the…

  • Make friends by doing Dana

    I am a Chinese Malaysian studying in China for the past one and a half years. This is my first time to study abroad and I got many opportunities to meet friends from different background. Sometimes, chatting is not the only way to build a friendship as we may concern about different topics. I found out that doing Dana is a useful way. Dana included helping people financially or physically, sharing knowledge/skills and showing our sympathy. Doing dana not only can make merits, but also make ourselves to be more thoughtful, helpful and caring, and the more important thing is, we manage to help people! Both of us will be…

  • WONDERS OF FAITH

    Rev Heng Sure was recently here in KL for a conference. My wife received word that the reverend would be paying a visit to the way place at Old Klang Road and persuaded me to take her there. Reluctantly I agreed and took her there. I am glad I did!. Master Heng Sure’s dharma talk was most inspiring. He gave us a prebriefing of his following day’s presentation at the conference, “Preparing for Death”. His story about the widow of Wintech Technology’s widow was thought-provoking. It greatly illustrates that with faith, one can remain steadfast and resolute to overcome all pains & obstacles. The lure of ‘The Pure Land’ was…

  • Glad to bring my parents along to the door of dharma

    The greatest part of getting to know the dhamma, I learnt to be grattitude towards my parents. The difficult part is how to do the talk. For several years have been trying to share the joy of learning the dharma with my parents. Recently, my sister have bought the ticket to the 5th Global conference and she can’t make it. My first thought is to invite my parents to join. I know that will be difficult. The next thought is as usual they will be making excuses trying not to make it. However, I’ve make the effort to give them a call, encouraging them to come. Guess what, my mum…

  • Mindfulness of my parents.

    Every since I graduated from University, I travelled down to Kuala Lumpur from Ipoh, to look for a job, later settled down for good in KL until today, about 14 years already. When I was working I did not think about my mom ( of course my dad passed away 14 years ago) All my brothers have also left to work outstation, left with my mom and a younger sister. Soon after that married with kids, everyday just work and spend more time with friends and my family only, less time spent talking to mom, call her or visit her in Ipoh. Sometimes months never call or visit. That changes…

  • Rats in my house

    there has been rats visiting & residing e in my house since weeks ago.. is getting less !? why..we set up rats-trap in cage, everytime we caught one for past 2 years, Jasmine & I release them in the wilderness neighbourhood., not forgeting chant triple gems for them.then, we noted rats visiting us become less agressive & wiser.they are less visiting our house now! or, perhaps seasonal.may we all become compassionate & wise..