Ramblings of a Monk

In-Brief

1. The significance of Vesak Day @ 25 May 2007 (Private talk, Maris Stella High School)
2. Million Lotus Celebrations @25 ~ 26 May 2007 (Public, Ngee Ann City)
3. NTU Buddhist Society Alumni Vesak Celebration @ 27 May 2007 (Alumnus & friends, Venue TBC)
4. Dharma talk for Little India Vesak Celebration @ 29 May 2007 (Public, See below for venue)
5. Meditation Practice @ 31 May 2007 (Public, Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery)

Details after the jump …
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OT stands for Off Topic, and in this series, we take a look at a BBC web site showing a very impressive view of the British History Timeline.

I’m not exactly a fan of BBC or the British folks, but hey, always good to have some general knowledge. Last I check, it’s good for small talk, party conversation and the Bodhisattva Path. Enjoi!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/timelines/british/index.shtml

There will be an “Om Mani Padme Hum” 12hr chanting day on 6th April, 2007 at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, Singapore.

Location:

Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery
88 Bright Hill Road
Singapore 574117

Participation fee: Sincerity and kindness

Date & Time: 6th April 9:00am ~ 9:00pm

Details:

The chanting day will be split into 6 continuous sessions of 2hrs each.

• Session 1: 9:00am ~ 11:00am
• Session 2: 11:00am ~ 1:00pm
• Session 3: 1:00am ~ 3:00pm
• Session 4: 3:00am ~ 5:00pm
• Session 5: 5:00am ~ 7:00pm
• Session 6: 7:00am ~ 9:00pm

Each session will have:

1. Homage to the Buddha
2. Triple Refuge
3. Mantra chanting
4. Dedication of Merits

Guiding Monastic:

Chuanguan bhikkhu

Please contact KMSPKS Youth Ministry, Billy @ youth@kmspks.org or 6849 5346 or sms: 9765 4322 for participation slots.

Here’s a first segment of a series of talks by Master MiuKing on the Mahaprajnaparamita sutra.
I’ll continue to encode the talks from DVD for upload to google video.

摩訶般若波羅蜜經系列
三歎品第30 / 現滅諍品第31（四之一）
妙境長老宣講
（1999年溫哥華）
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I mentioned in one of the talks that our physical bodies are replaced totally over a period of time. I got curious and went looking for a reference.

Here’s one:

http://www.contouring.com/chapter1.html

The physical body that each of us possess (or possesses us) is made up of roughly 50 trillion cells. About 30 billion of these are nerve cells. Every day millions of cells throughout our bodies are being replaced. This takes place through the normal process of attrition and replacement. Indeed 98% of our body is replaced within one year. The remaining cells are replaced the following year. In fact, 10% of all cells in your body are replaced every 3 weeks, 25% of the cells are replaced every 5-6 weeks. The cells that make up our skin is totally new every thirty days. The cells that make up the soft muscle tissue of our internal organs is replaced in two to three months. The liver is replaced within six weeks, while the stomach lining takes as little as four days. Some cells, such as those closely involved in the process of digestion, are replaced as rapidly as every five minutes!
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Below is a work in progress. I’m penning (doesnlt look right somehow) down a simple commentary on some phrases from the Diamond Sutra 金剛經.

一切有为法
All conditioned phenomena
如梦幻泡影
are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows,
如露亦如電
dew and lightning
應作如是觀
such is how one should reflect and observe!
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