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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>How To: Pureland Practice (100 ~ 200)</title>
		<link>http://buddhavacana.net/2009/03/03/how-to-pureland-practice-100-200/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preface In this HowTo series, we explore the Pureland Practice. The contents herein is set at level 100 ~ 200, meaning it&#8217;s targeted at introductory to beginners&#8217; level. 100 &#8211; Introductory 200 &#8211; Beginner 300 &#8211; Intermediate 400 &#8211; Advanced This article was first drafted in 2007 and intended for publication on this blog. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shifu can I do this or that?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shifu, can I do this?  Shifu, can I do that?  Can I kill insects?  Can I drink whisky?  How about beer? Can I pay for less bus fare than I travelled?  How about overtime pay?  Can I dock in more hours than I worked? The answers to the above, would be yes, yes, yes &#8230; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Come to Spiritual Countdown 2007 &#8211; FaithAspirationPractice</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Announcement May this msg find you well n happy. Good opportunity to meetup and spend a meaningful last few hours of 2007 together at the Spiritual Countdown 2007 &#8211; FaithAspirationPractice @ Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery on the 31 Dec. Door Price S$15 (Inclusive of entry fee, evening temple tour and an exclusive [...]]]></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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		<title>Putting one’s money where one’s mouth is</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 08:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Putting money where one&#8217;s mouth is basically means showing due support for what we advocate. Also interpreted as &#8220;stop giving lip service and taking some real actions.&#8221; Yesterday, Puay Khim commented to me that there is an interesting debate going on in some online forum about how it is wasteful or pointless or both to [...]]]></description>
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