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		<title>Take this 2 pills, three times a day after meal.  Repeat.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 11:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a fictitious story about a boy who fell ill.  To protect the identity of this non-existent fictitious boy, let&#8217;s call him Ah Boy. So this Ah Boy fell ill.  Did I tell you he caught a flu?  I didn&#8217;t?  It&#8217;s flu alright, but no, not the swiney type, the usual type.  He is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering and honouring the departed during Qing Ming 清明节</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the official day for Qing Ming 清明节, a day (or period) where Chinese would traditionally remember their ancestors by visiting the cemetery and perform religious services for them. A student from the English Dharma Class at SBF (Singapore Buddhist Federation) asked me what practices Buddhists should be observing during this day or period.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>應以何身得度者，即現何身而為說法 Teach the Dharma in the local language</title>
		<link>http://buddhavacana.net/2009/03/31/%e6%87%89%e4%bb%a5%e4%bd%95%e8%ba%ab%e5%be%97%e5%ba%a6%e8%80%85%ef%bc%8c%e5%8d%b3%e7%8f%be%e4%bd%95%e8%ba%ab%e8%80%8c%e7%82%ba%e8%aa%aa%e6%b3%95-teach-the-dharma-in-the-local-language/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[應以何身得度者，即現何身而為說法 does not translate to &#8220;Teach the Dharma in the local language&#8221;.  The Chinese text would translate loosely to &#8220;Depending on the need of the audience, (one) shall manifest in whatever form/appearance to teach the (Buddha) Dharma&#8221;.  This is the crux of the teachings in “妙法蓮花經 觀世音菩薩 普門品” Saddharma-puṇḍarīka sūtra, chapter on Samantamukhaparivarto nāmāvalokiteṡvara-vikurvaṇa-nirdeṡa. Confused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WACANA 2008 Conference</title>
		<link>http://buddhavacana.net/2008/12/09/wacana-2008-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi all, Just returned from WACANA 2008 Conference! What an experience it was, learning and sharing Dhamma with my fellow venerables of the MahaSangha and Buddhist brothers and sisters. Due to the 20min cap and my tenacity to do a &#8220;ChuanGuan&#8221;, I could only share a few key points at the conference. Therefore, I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Human Rights vs Human Responsibilities</title>
		<link>http://buddhavacana.net/2008/05/28/human-rights-vs-human-responsibilities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 05:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The one place you would not expect to find demand of &#8220;Human Rights&#8221; would be in a college, a Buddhist College I mean. One would think that 1) a Buddhist College would be extolling values above and beyond mere human rights and 2) students (monks in this case) would not really care much about human [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dharma Talk on Sunday</title>
		<link>http://buddhavacana.net/2007/12/13/dharma-talk-on-sunday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dharma Talk on Sunday Speaker: Bhikkhu Chuan Guan Time: 2:30pm to 4pm (estimate) Place: Buddhist Union 28 Jalan Senyum, Singapore 418152 Tradition: Non-sectarian Map  For enquiries, email me.]]></description>
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		<title>To my Mom and Dad! &#8230; :)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is not Mother&#8217;s day, nor is it Father&#8217;s day. It is also not my parent&#8217;s birthday. Least of all, it&#8217;s also not my birthday. Today, they accompanied me to run an errand to Funan. (Yes, sometimes monks also need stuffs &#8230; *grin*) Here I am back in the monastery, after a meditation class/session with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How much would you give?</title>
		<link>http://buddhavacana.net/2007/06/18/how-much-would-you-give/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Buddha said &#8220;The Highest Gift of all is the the Gift of Dhamma&#8221;. For most lay people, Dana, the practice of giving, means giving material support. This includes giving Robes, Food, Lodging and Medicine, the four requisites. Some communities provide avenues for lay people to offer food on a daily basis before noon. Others [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So does it mean that one have to be a vegetarian to be a Buddhist?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simply put, no. One does not have to be a vegetarian or vegan for that matter, to be a Buddhist. Vegetarianism as a pre-requisite to being a Buddhist is a misconception that had been advocated directly or indirectly in the Chinese Mahayana tradition. I&#8217;ve received many queries and responses from lay people about vegetarianism. Some [...]]]></description>
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