What is the Heart Sutra?
Want to know how this teaching applies to our life?
Workshop starts 3 Jan 2016.
Happy New Year!
Year: 2015
The Cycle
~ A short story written by Ven Chuan Guan. An adaptation inspired by The Lotus Sutra and The Egg.
You passed away in your sleep, leaving behind your two kids.
Then you saw me. Or more like you noticed that I can see you.
“Am I dead” you asked.
“Yeap.” I replied.
“Is this the after-life? Am I in heaven or hell? … ” Read More …
Consecration Ceremony and BCS Open House
Dear friends,
Join us this Sunday for the consecration and open house of Buddhist College of Singapore!
10am @ Sunday 4 Oct 2015
Happy Birthday Singapore! Happy SG50!
Happy Birthday Singapore!
Here’s a reflection from 2009 during national day … 50 years later, what will we have achieved as a nation?
http://buddhavacana.net/2009/08/happy-national-day-singapore/
What shall we celebrate?
SG50 is upon us in two days time. Celebrations abound all over the island. As we celebrate our nation’s 50 years of modern nationhood, what do we celebrate? (rightly speaking, Singapore can be traced back to Temasek, which would make Singapore 200+ years old)
For the longest time, we celebrate successful entrepreuners and business man and woman for their business acumen and material success. We celebrate actors and actresses for their acting, beauty and looks. We celebrate singers and musicians for their talents and mastery of vocals and instruments. We celebrate top students for their academic excellence.Don’t get me wrong, not suggesting to undermine people’s success and effort. But are there other things worth celebrating? Fortunately, there is.
“Seeing the happiness in the eyes of the Syrian refugee children is just priceless. We started our journey to happiness with making others happy.”
These are such beautiful words that speak of such loveliness in the Turkish couple who decided to get married in a different way. Makes me feel so inspired!
Let’s celebrate this couple’s wisdom and kindness! Isn’t this as worthwhile emulating, if not more?We may know of those around us with wisdom, kindness and compassion in Singapore.
Why not celebrate and share this? You might just inspire someone to do some good today! ^_^
Why not celebrate and share this? You might just inspire someone to do some good today! ^_^
Thank you Jay for sharing this video on facebook!
Ouija Board: What moves the planchette?
Below is a video by National Geographic on the ouija board.
The ouija (/ˈwiːdʒə/ WEE-jə), also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0–9, the words “yes”, “no”, “hello” (occasionally), and “goodbye”, along with various symbols and graphics.
It uses a planchette (small heart-shaped piece of wood or plastic) as a movable indicator to indicate a spirit’s message by spelling it out on the board during a séance.
So what moves the planchette? Is it really spirits from beyond? Ghosts of our loved ones, demons, gods? Some religions consider the ouija board to be occult and dangerous and have even banned their followers from using it. Is it really dangerous? Who are we reaching out to with the ouija board?
Watch the video clip below and find out.