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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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..
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Peaceful passing away
About 2 years ago, a friend came to me saying that her grandfather was admitted to the Hospital in coma. The doctor could not detect what was wrong with him. He, the patient, did not respond to any of the medicine the doctor applied or fed him. As he was still breathing, so they had to keep him alive by providing the respiratory aids + liquid foods. That went on for more than a week, and as the medical cost was running more and more, her father was thinking of pulling off the plug, but the doctor did not allow him to do so as the patient was still “alive”.…
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Dharma Talk in Tzu Yun Tung, Kuala Lumpur
The Dharma talk came as a surprise. mum just came home from the temple last Sunday and said, Ven.Heng Sure would be having a dharma talk at Tzu Yun Tung next Sat night. I was very happy (an understatement) to hear that, the last time I saw him was nine years ago. Since it’s Saturday night, my usual evenings for dating purpose, I tried to get my bf to go too. He didn’t want to. I nagged, begged, and even told him, you might want to make the mistake of going,( then found that it’s not right for you), than to make the mistake of not going at all. Well,…
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Travel and Donation
Yesterday, my family and I just came back from Cambodia. We heard that it is a very poor country and so I decided to bring along some food to give to the poor children there. When we were giving out the chocolate we brought, the children were fighting and snatching from the other smaller kids. We were a bit disturb at their conduct.It shows that they are hungry for the food. I know the food cannot help them much but I am instilling the kindness of giving to my children and not to waste food.
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Touch by the love by my Parents and remorse for not having done enough
The loss of both my parents shook me into realising how inadequate attention and enough appreciation were extended to them despite their gift of life to me. A gift that is so unconditional that it touches my heart deeply despite moments of discontent felt during my adolescence age which at that time was considered unjustly meted to me. The guilt felt became so strong that I began radiating daily metta and merits to them. In addition I have also sponsored printing of dharma books dedicated in memory of them. Wishing that they rejoice in the merits of dharma-dana and may they take existence in a happier and more blissful state…