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Last month, I heard about the starvation of children and adults of Somalia. So I donated $25 to AmeriCare. After the donation, I was prompted by AmeriCare site to tell my other friends what I have done and encourage them to donate. First I thought I shouldn’t let others know what I did. But then I decided to put in email address of some of my friends, whom I have helped before, in the hope that they would make a donation and share in the act of kindness and compassion. Whether my friends donated or not, or how they would think of me and themselves shouldn’t be of my concern.…

I just finished a seven day Chan retreat. It was a very challenging, but ultimately inspiring experience in which many people from all walks of life came together in sincere practice. A few weeks earlier, I was at CTTB and appreciated hearing Master Heng Sure speak about the act of dedicating merit, so after finishing the retreat, I dedicated the merit from my practice to all living beings, wishing that they may swiftly accomplish Bodhi. As far as everyday things, there are a number of homeless people in the area where I live and when I pass them on the street, I try to make it a point to acknowledge…

Due to injury, I have been unable to work for the last few years and thus making it difficult for me to continue good deeds wider in the world and keep up donations to charities. But I hold these actions very close to my heart, so still do what I can ever day: I speak to my friends daily and help them with their troubles – no matter what it is. I am very close to my family (especially my mum and nan) and help them with daily household tasks. I also have two very loving dogs who I show equally the unconditional love they show my family!I am not…

HiI wasn’t too sure what was “labelled” as a good deed. Was it to speak words of kindness? Was it to harbour kind thoughts? I was thinking of probably something more than that… I started doing voluntary work more proactively and realised… it really didn’t matter how big or how small the act of kindness was. It simply means doing it with a heart of compassion.I find joy in involving in animal liberation and helping out at Homes for the aged. Hope to do more and hope to have more people join in the fun :)With kind regards.

I am currently decorating – quite a large and time condensed project – and I have got an extraordinarily busy time at work due to colleagues’ illnesses. Therefore I had agreed with my daughters that we would need all hands on deck on the weekends to clear rooms, move boxes, clean up etc. My middle daughter asked to go to a party last weekend and my knee jerk reaction was to just remind her of the agreement and bury myself in work and carpet rolls again. she seemed rather withdrawn though, so I put down my stuff and listened. she then told me about the fact that as a rather…

I wish to express my gratitude to Guan Shr Yin Bodhisattva and Earth Store Bodhisattva for their kindness shown on me. I was visiting my Chinese physician for my weak leg. It was crowded on that day and I was told to come back after lunch. I planned to have my lunch at home after seeing the physician as finding vegatarian food within that area is difficult. Nevertheless, I went to explore the area and as expected I wouldn’t find any food stall selling vegetarian food, so I went back to the clinic. As I started to recite Great Compassion Mantra while waiting, one of the physicians told me there…

I have been giving small amount of money every month consistently over the last 10 years to help others (but feel shameful that although my income has been increased significantly, but the donation I made is not).I read somewhere that:”When we are happy and fortunate, always remember that there are others who are not so fortunate and need our helps.When we are sorrow and unfortunate, always remember that there are others who are even worst compare to us, so be content and not be greedy.”In whatever we do, try to think of other people perspective, and asking “what happen if I am that person…”. Take other person as if it’s…

as far as i can remember i never really appreciated what my parents had done for me in the past. they always stood behind me, no matter what the issue would be, helped me in my helplessness, cared about me even if i didn’t care.i didn’t fully appreciated that the two always tried to be the best parents, to make me happy, to give me the feeling that they really love me, and that it was never their intention to harm me in any way. Sometimes my mother would ask me a little favour, like washing dishes or cleaning a room, or simply to close the door to the kitchen…

I was feeling very weighed down with things to do on New Year’s. I spoke to a neighbor who came by and learned there had been a fire that morning at a home on the next block. Although I felt busy I went to check on the home, and found one of the tiny apartments in the single apartment unit on that street was completely destroyed. It was boarded up, with a pile of burned possessions on the patio. I spoke to the man who was going through the items and found he had just come home from several days work shift and found it that way. His hands were…

My mother and I were coming out of the Walmart to my vehicle. I was placing groceries in the back while my mother got in the passenger seat. An elderly lady was standing behind my vehicle with a puzzled look of her face. She lifted her keyring and held it in the air then looked around. She did this several times and I came to realize she was looking for her vehicle. Two men walked beside her and told her they heard the horn from the other side of the parking lot at the other Walmart entrance and proceed to walk inside the store. The lady still looked confused so…