By Shi ChuanGuan, on 2nd February, 2011 Happy Chinese New Year to all!
Here's some programmes coming up at the Buddhist Library for this Chinese New Year:
Wednesday 2 Feb Chinese New Year's Eve 年除夕
8:30pm ~ 9:30pm Special Chinese New Year Puja & Chanting led by Ven. B. Dhammaratana
Thursday 3 Feb (1st Day of Chinese New Year 年初一)
8:30am ~ 9:00am Blessings by Ven. B. Dhammaratana
11am ~ 11:30am Puja in Pali & English
11:30am ~ 11:45am Dhamma talk by Ven. Chuan Guan
11:45am Dana for monks
6:30pm Evening Puja in Pali & English by Ven. B. Dhammaratana
8:00pm Chanting in Chinese by Ven. Yuan Qing
Friday 4 Feb (2nd Day of Chinese New Year 年初二)
6:30am ~ 8:30am Library opens for blessings
Saturday 12 Feb (10th Day of Chinese New Year 年初十)
1:30pm Visit to . . . → Read More: Happy Chinese New Year to all!
By Shi ChuanGuan, on 19th October, 2010 Robes and Books Offering 供袈裟与赠书仪式
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Robes offering is an annual event in the Buddhist tradition. Monks during the 4 months of rainy season spend more time in temples and attend to lay devotees by teaching the Dhamma and helping them to practise meditation. At the end of the season, in order to show their appreciation and to give thanks, lay devotees would choose one day to gather at temples to offer robes to the monks.
The Saffron robe symbolises monkhood and renunciation from worldly life. On the other hand, a robe is also one of the 4 requisites essential to monks in their daily lives. So robe offering is a great meritorious deed a lay Buddhist can do.
In the Buddhist Library, this tradition is observed and kept alive as one of our annual events.
Morning Service
10.00am – 10.30am: Puja & Chanting诵经法会 10.30am – 11.30am: Dhamma talk 佛理开示 11.30am: Dana for Mahasangha 供僧 11.45am: Lunch for participants 午餐
Evening Service
7.00pm: Arrival of participants 信众抵达 7.30pm: Arrival of the Mahasangha & Commencement of Puja 僧团抵达及法会开始 8.00pm – 8.15pm: Dhamma talk 佛理开示 8.15pm – 9.00pm: Robes Offering and Book Presentation 供袈裟与赠书 9.00pm – 9.15pm: Blessings . . . → Read More: z20101024 Oct 24 Robes and Books Offering 供袈裟与赠书仪式
By Wakeupnow, on 28th May, 2008 The one place you would not expect to find demand of “Human Rights” 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 rights (HR). Afterall, Buddhism as a whole seem to point towards an attitude of non-attachment and non-self (no-self or not-self if you will!), it seem strange that they while working towards these ideals, would be so concerned with human rights. After all, without a self, who is to enjoy the rights or suffer their absence?
But this article is not about that. This article is about what I think Human Rights is and its place in an Asian society vs the role of Human Responsibilities.
. . . → Read More: Human Rights vs Human Responsibilities
By Wakeupnow, on 16th March, 2008 So What? So What! So What!?
“So what” … sweet sound to the ears, and perhaps the mind as well. Two over months ago, Jan 3 2008 to be exact, during a Dhamma talk at Taipei Buddhist Centre, an participant uttered these magic words “So What?”. To some it was a challenge to the explanations given, while to others, its a curt retort to the speaker. To me, I just love it! … if monks are allowed to at least ‘love’ some idea … 
To me, it was excellent that that man thought of the question “So what?”. It implied to me that he was interested in not just listening to mere recitation of someone’s teachings, but is genuinely concerned about the practical implications of it. Or at least that’s how I interpreted his “So what?”. If he meant it any other ways, I didn’t know it. 
I replied by congratulating him on his question; that we Buddhist and non-Buddhist alike need to open our eyes to see and our mind to inquire, to paraphrase myself that day. My point is that, when we read a book, or . . . → Read More: So What? … …
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! …
By Wakeupnow, on 11th December, 2007 A few thousand moons ago, 30612+ moons ago, or 2551+ years ago, to be exact. … That was how long ago when Buddha was in India, walking the land, going on alms, teaching the Dharma, meditating under trees, in the caves, couselling the monks, enlightening the seekers of Truths. And last two weeks, we went and spent some time at Bodhgaya under the novice retreat programme.
It was pretty amazing, to say the least, to see constant throngs of people coming to Maha Bodhi to pray, to chant, to prostrate, to meditate, to be where the Buddha attained enlightenment! … and of course, not forgetting to take some pictures for posterity. What really touched me was to see people of various nationalities & religion, speaking different languages and dialects, inter-mingling there, like old friends coming back for a reunion!
The other interesting thing that struck me was how “un-strucked” I was about India as a whole. It seemed almost just normal to see it the way it is/was, that I didn’t felt awed, surprised or shocked, as some would put it. It was my first trip to India, but in a strange way, I just . . . → Read More: Back from India … the land that Buddha walked on moons ago
By Wakeupnow, on 18th June, 2007 The Buddha said “The Highest Gift of all is the the Gift of Dhamma”.
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 also put up their phone and utilities bill for voluntary offerings. All these requisites support existing sangha members in their monastic life, so that they can focus on their learning and practice of the Buddha’s teachings.
. . . → Read More: How much would you give?
By Wakeupnow, on 21st May, 2007 Putting money where one’s mouth is basically means showing due support for what we advocate. Also interpreted as “stop giving lip service and taking some real actions.”
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 have a stupa cast in gold. The theme here is that Buddhism should focus on its teachings and not so much on devotional aspects that it becomes the main focus. Such views are commonly upheld by a strata of Buddhists who are supposedly the intellects. They are inclined towards Buddhism because of its teachings and see little value in devotional practises like chanting, prostrations or having Buddha statues or stupas built.
. . . → Read More: Putting one’s money where one’s mouth is
By Wakeupnow, on 28th July, 2006 I recently met two old friends … no, not that they are old, but more that we knew each other a long time ago.
To protect their identity (I always like this! :p) … let’s call my friend … ok, ok, let’s cut the bull and get it over. If my friend has problem with his name appearing on my obscure blog, then he need to stop living under a rock!
So ChingWi messaged me one day that she has a friend Hanguan who needs some advice from a monk and referred him to me. I agreed but didn’t thought much about the name, though I thought she was referring to Angguan, another friend from awhile back, but that’s another story.
Friday came, and when this Hanguan came over my cubicle (monks have cubicles? *gasp*), I was like “Hey, I know you!” and he was like “Yeah, wow … you … ”
. . . → Read More: Catching up with old friends … …
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