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YouTube Excerpt posted on 26 July 2018
Why is Birth considered Suffering?

The birth of a new life has always been a cause of celebration. Why did the Buddha classify birth as a type of suffering?

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Our Attitude towards Volunteering

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Remember why we are volunteering. If we volunteer for words of thanks, a nod of approval, or others’ affirmation, we would be disheartened and give up if we receive no such thing.

Instead, let’s keep our heart and mind focused on the Dharma, on sharing the Dharma, for the welfare and benefit of whoever have the conditions to come in touch with the Dharma, then our efforts will not wane regardless of whether we receive praise or blame.

初心易发恒心难持。

Easy to make the initial aspiration or intent, not easy to sustain with perseverance.

Someone replied to me

I don’t need thanks or affirmation. I need a no nonsense system. Hahaha

Good point!

If we focus on the Dharma, even if people give us nonsense or rubbish or sh*t … we will brush aside the nonsense, recycle the rubbish, and fertilise the plants with the sh*t … … and continue!!! 💪😤

Remember, the Buddha didn’t attain Buddhahood with everyone giving him the best conditions. It is also through the worse conditions, that the Buddha was able to complete the perfections! 🙏

加油，加菜！

Winners and Losers

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It’s the hope of the draw.  Every week, every month, a spin of the number balls.  A chance to make it big.

Even if it does pan out, winning the lottery will not solve all of life’s problems.

In fact, many people’s lives became notably worse after they got super rich, and they managed to lose it all quite quickly.

http://www.businessinsider.com/lottery-winners-who-lost-everything-2016-1/

However, lottery winners often lose everything within a short time.  Managing one’s money is a life skill that is crucial and can be summed up with  入不敷出 Spending more than what one earns.

In the Sigalovada sutta, the Buddha advised Sigalaka

With wealth acquired this way,
a layman fit for household life,
in portions four divides his wealth:
thus will he friendship win.

One portion for his wants he uses,
two portions on his business spends,
the fourth for times of need he keeps.

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.31.0.nara.html

If one spends everything one earns, any emergency expenses would eat into one’s savings if any.

If one spends more than one earns, then one’s savings is gradually reduced.

 

Be a winner … … Earn rightly, spend wisely, live stress free!

SGC – 20180715

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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 15 Jul 2018
Living with Anger… ARRRGGGGH

Anger puts us in a state of less control. A person holding an anger holds on to a hot coil.

Come listen to Ven Chuan Guan on what he has to share on how to deal with your anger.

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SGC – 20180708

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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 08 Jul 2018
Comms 102: Best Practices – How to quarrel effectively?

Quarrels begin where there is disagreement.

Come listen to Ven Chuan Guan on what he has to share about quarreling effectively.

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YouTube Excerpt – 20180705

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YouTube Excerpt posted on 5 July 2018
Right View – The Root of Skillfulness

What are the roots of unskillfulness? How do we develop skillfulness and how does it benefit us in life?

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