By Shi ChuanGuan, on 25th June, 2011 On 15th June 2011, Master Long Gen passed away. Known for his life long work and effort in Buddhist education, he has left us and on 24th June 2011, a cremation ceremony and puja service was conducted in his honour. At 1145am, when the puja service was about to begin, a halo of light appeared around the sun. Below is a newspaper cutting that captured what was seen as an auspicious aura, an auspicious ring of light in the sky, seen from Leng Foong Prajna Temple.
For many, such a sight is indeed inspiring!
Being inspired, let us go learn about the teachings shared by late Master Long Gen, so that we may learn the Buddha's teaching through his sharing.
Through this learning, let us practise. Through the practice, let us realise the way things truly are. Through such realisation, let us attain to Nibbana!
In this way, let us we honour the late Master Long Gen.
Footnote: Newspaper scan by Yeo Kia Liang … I decided to crop out the other unrelated news and post the sharing I gave yesternight at Buddhist Union. Suki hontu! ^_^
. . . → Read More: Cremation Ceremony of a Dharma Master, Master Long Gen 隆根长老荼毗（火化）大典
By Shi ChuanGuan, on 31st May, 2011 After over a year … we present to you …. an English translation of a chapter from the Buddhist commentary "Yogacarabumi sastra 瑜伽師地論".
http://buddhavacana.net/yogacara-bumi-sastra/ch20-cultivation/
By Shi ChuanGuan, on 10th May, 2011 I find Bhante's delivery during the Mother's Day lunch very meaning, practical and close to heart. As I recall, one part that resounds deeply with me, goes like this: "… During Mother's Day, at least don't give trouble to your mother! And not just during Mother's Day, everyday, don't give her trouble. That way, you show your love and respect for your mother by not giving her trouble. … "
The same goes for our father. Our parents' kindness to us is so great, the Buddha declares that it is uneasy for us to repay them even if we were to serve them, make them rulers of the world with the seven treasures!
In Anguttara Nikaya 2.31, he first teaches what is a person of no integrity and what is a person of integrity.
"Monks, I will teach you the level of a person of no integrity and the level of a person of integrity. Listen & pay close attention. I will speak."
"As you say, lord," the monks responded.
The Blessed One said, "Now what is the level of a person of no integrity? A person of no integrity . . . → Read More: During Mother’s Day, at least don’t give trouble to your mother! And not just during Mother’s Day, everyday, don’t give her trouble. That way, you show your love and respect for your mother by not giving her trouble
By Wakeupnow, on 29th May, 2010 In the Anguttara Nikaya 7.35, the Buddha said this
“He gives what is beautiful, hard to give, does what is hard to do, endures painful, ill-spoken words.
His secrets he tells you, your secrets he keeps.
When misfortunes strike, he doesn’t abandon you; when you’re down & out, doesn’t look down on you.
A person in whom these traits are found, is a friend to be cultivated by anyone wanting a friend.” http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an07/an07.035.than.html
If one wants to have many friends, one should be a friend to many. And one should have qualities of a friend worth associating with!
By Wakeupnow, on 12th March, 2009 Recently I’ve been thinking, that since many people in the city suffers from bouts of insomnia, I could share my thoughts about it and how one could potentially deal with it.
First of, I don’t suffer from insomnia. The one major time I couldn’t sleep was when I downed a whole tin pot of coffee-tea brew that my good friend Ivan (NTU Hall XI, you know who you are! :p ) made for me. He did it with the best intention and in a twisted way, I’m grateful for his intentions, but boy I only managed to catch a wink at 5am only to have to wake up at 7+am to do an exam paper for Japanese.
Then there was the other time … … hmmm … … either my memory is failing, or I really don’t have problem with sleeping.
Seriously, I rarely have problems with sleeping. But I’ve met people who face this difficulty (in some part of the world, they call it a medical condition) and here are some common traits I observe:
Anxiety or worry (about some matter or their lack of sleep itself!) Bad pre-sleep habits No sleeping habits
I’ll deal with 2 and 3 . . . → Read More: Howto: Sleeping well
By Wakeupnow, on 3rd March, 2009 How To: Pureland Practice (100 ~ 200) By Wakeupnow, on 3rd March, 2009
Preface
In this HowTo series, we explore the Pureland Practice. The contents herein is set at level 100 ~ 200, meaning it’s targeted at introductory to beginners’ level.
100 – Introductory 200 – Beginner 300 – Intermediate 400 – Advanced
This article was first drafted in 2007 and intended for publication on this blog. It was later revised and published in the December issue of Vaidurya 2008. It is now published here for public reading.
Introduction
Pureland Buddhism is ubiquitous in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. Throughout most, if not all, Chinese temples and monasteries in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hongkong, China, worldwide, pureland practise is more well known than perhaps meditation practises like anapanasati (breathing meditation) and satipatthana (Four foundations of mindfulness). In certain cases, a Buddhist may even know only to chant “Amituofo” and nothing about the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold path. Sometimes this is due to the literacy level in the audience and other times, due to the level of the sangha community. Try explaining the Four Noble Truth and Eightfold path to an 80 year old granny who can barely understand you or try getting . . . → Read More: How To: Pureland Practice (100 ~ 200)
By Wakeupnow, on 23rd February, 2009 http://confusion.tweakblogs.net/blog/1418/why-functional-programming-doesnt-catch-on.html
The above is an interesting article about functional programming and why it fail to catch on.
Every introduction to a programming language shows you the recursive method to calculate Fibonacci numbers. It’s abstract, many people do not relate to it very well, but it’s only a single example. However, the documentation for FP languages seem to consist solely of these kinds of highly mathematically inspired examples. No ‘Address’ class to be found there. Hasn’t anyone written a functional equivalent of the Pet Store application to demonstrate the power of FP for the regular work that most of us do?
This is sometimes the challenge I hear from people, that they find it too theoretical to apply certain religious concepts (be it Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam or the religion you dig!) in their every day life. While some faith’s tenets and ideals are meant to be other-worldly, Buddhist teachings are meant for daily applications.
When we attend Dharma classes, we need to relate it to our daily experiences and reflect upon how our life can be further improved. Is there anything we could have done or said differently? . . . → Read More: Getting real
By Wakeupnow, on 4th June, 2008 Daily Exercise II From the earlier Daily Exercises (Vesak Exercises), one should have determined certain traits about oneself. One should become aware of certain patterns in one’s life that may be beneficial or harmful. With that in mind, it is then time to move to the next stage: Practice!
1.Practice Day 2.Practice Week
. . . → Read More: Daily Exercise II
By Wakeupnow, on 27th December, 2007 
Earthlings – Make the connection
EARTHLINGS is a feature length documentary about humanity’s absolute dependence on animals (for pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research) but also illustrates our complete disrespect for these so-called “non-human providers.” The film is narrated by Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix (GLADIATOR) and features music by the critically acclaimed platinum artist Moby.
By Wakeupnow, on 12th December, 2007 Today is not Mother’s day, nor is it Father’s day. It is also not my parent’s birthday. Least of all, it’s also not my birthday. Today, they accompanied me to run an errand to Funan. (Yes, sometimes monks also need stuffs … *grin*)
Here I am back in the monastery, after a meditation class/session with NUSBS in FuHai Monastery, reflecting about the day, thinking about how my parents accompanied me to run an errand to Funan at a short notice. Color me silly, but I found myself teary just reflecting over it.
I just sent them an sms and thought I would share with you all here:
Thanks Mom and Dad! For accompanying me to Funan today at such a short notice. For giving me your time, incessant care and love since my birth! For giving me this precious human life! For bringing me into Buddhism and giving me away to the Buddha! Thank you! THANK YOU! Thank you! 
Before this day ends and we rest for the day, do take the time to reflect over the day. Ponder on the kindness, love and care that our parents had . . . → Read More: To my Mom and Dad! …
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