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The Hat
It all started in science class and I felt pretty much in a bad mood, since I just sort of injured myself last class. One group however, was fooling around like jesters. One of the people in the group I didn’t like because of the way he responded to people. It kind of sounded annoying and immature. Then one of his friends’ hat flew to the other side of the room, coincidentally where I was. The teacher wouldn’t let him get it, so he acted they way he usually did. Then, I kind of pitied him. So out of nowhere, I picked up the hat an walked towards the table.…
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paradigm shift
I am not sure whether a changing of way of thinking from ‘i’ to ‘you’ could be considered as ‘act of kindness’. But i just learned how to love, unconditionaly. And thus no fear anymore.
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Welfare
First of all, I feel very grateful that I could attend the 5th Global Conference on Buddhism as one of the volunteers. I have learnt a lot from the conference. Thanks to all the Bhante and Reverend. Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu! I am first exposed to Buddhism through a book entitled “10 Great Disciples of Buddhaâ€Â. This book brings a lot inspiration to me. However, I learned more after I joined the Buddhist society of my university. I feel no regret for that decision. In the society, I was responsible to arrange welfare activities for two semesters. Thus, we have visited the old folks’ houses, orphanages and other welfare organizations. We…
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Inspired Feeling
A student of mine passed me a brochure about the 5th Global Conference on Buddhism. I knew I had to attend this and I must not miss this great opportunity. I shared this information with a few friends and they too agreed to sign up immediately. I was looking forward to meet and listen to all the great teachers whose books I have read and given me so much joy and peace. Before the Global Conference, a friend informed me about a Metta Retreat for 3 days in Melaka. It will be conducted by Bhante Mahinda. My friend and I register immediately. It was such a wonderful experience – words…
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Sharing the Dharma.
I am grateful to have encountered the buddhadharma, without the buddhadharma i would not have been able to write this out.My parents were the people who helped me come across the buddhadharma.I am also very grateful to people in DRBA & CTTB & also Master Hua who have been able to translate Sutras in to english.Without their effort in translation i wouldn’t have been able to study and reflect on my mistakes.*prostates in respects*All my life i encountered plentiful of accidental occurences, which just turn up out of nowhere.It started off with a stomache problem then it became a back problem to a knee problem then to a permanent loss…
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Sharing Mahayana Dharma books to English Stream Mahayana Buddhists
I was overjoyed when I found out that Sutra books of Mahayana Buddhism are available at Tze Yun Tung.I decided to share the books with all my English speaking Dharma friends to improve our cultivation and gain a better understanding of all the Sutras that we have been chanting eg. Heart Sutra, Earth Store Bodhisattva Sutra, Medicine Buddha.At the Sunway conference, my friend told me that she will be attending the weekly Dharma talks at Tze Yun Tung soon to improve her cultivation after reading many Dharma books that I passed to her.Thank you Master Hsuan Hua.
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Thank you so much Dharma Master Heng Sure …
First of all I am very grateful to DM Heng Sure for being here in Malaysia recently to give and share the Buddha Dharma with all of us during the recent 5th Buddhist Conference at Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Dharma Master, you have given the most precious gem to all of us at the conference, that is the name of the Buddha … NAMO AMITUOFO …AMITUOFO…. with this name planted in our consciousness will in the future will bring great benefit to all of us here at the conference. No doubt some of the participants were never heard of this name, or never knew this dharma door of reciting,…
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Seeking for Good Deeds
My sister took her own life 4 1/2 years ago. I heard from the Mahayana nuns that people who took their own life will definitely go to hell and have to suffer for a long time. These people will require to receive a lot of good deeds in order to pull themselves up to the top. My sister used to make donations to some charitable organisations. In order to help my sister, I continue the act for her and trying my best to make donations within my means. I hope by doing so, she will not have to suffer and can quickly move on her life to another world. Am…
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if you can help others today, why wait?
OMIYTOFO. Thank you very much Rev Heng Sure for all the touching moments i got from the conference. Well, let’s start. I love writing. I always write down what i see or been through and the feelings and thoughts associated with it and send it out to all my family and friends via email. These emails often carry an inspiring message or simply some valuable life experiences that not everyone has the opportunity to experience (e.g. conversations i had with my teacher just the moment before he passed away). Thanks to Dharma, I have a very positive personality and am very resilient. Therefore, I have a lot of friends turning…
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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…