Learning Haiku
Oct. 11 | Even more stupid than mere stupidity is refusal to learn.Refuge Haiku
Oct. 4 | Take refuge in the Buddhas and eventually also become one of the Buddhas. Take refuge...Countdown Haiku
Sep. 27 | Is your life countdown to redeath and rebirth or towards liberation?Beyond Yet Within
Sep. 20 | A[n ideal] monastic is a human who is separated from all and who is in harmony with all. –...Greed Haiku
Sep. 13 | If not much needs to be spent, why make too much? If not much needs to be saved, give...Practice Haiku
Sep. 5 | Spiritual cultivation is the exorcism of personal demons.
Excerpts
How To Guard Your Six Senses?
Oct. 11 | To experience things as they are, as clearly as you can, do so with as little attachment, aversion and delusion as you can. – Shilashanti And how does... Read more »- The Glass Is Already Broken
- Be Ever More Sober
- One Hell Of An Act Of Compassion
- There Is No Need To Be Depressed
- Pure Land Teachings Within Earliest Found Buddhist Scriptures (Before The Pāli Canon Formed)
- The Buddha When Just A Gardener Sage
- The Three Bodies Of Buddhas
- Repair & Repurpose Before Rebuying
- Don’t Put It Off Till Tomorrow
- How Sariputra Spoke The Dharma
Just Work Harder
Oct. 17 | Should you desire the great tranquility, prepare to sweat white beads. – Zen Master Hakuin There are no shortcuts or ways to bypass the Apprenticeship Phase. It is the nature... Read more »Quotes
Verses On Water
Oct. 17 | 洗浴身体，当愿众生， 身心无垢，内外光洁。 – 文殊菩萨 (华严经: 净行品: 第126偈) Washing and bathing the body, [reflect that] ‘May sentient beings’ bodies... Read more »Verse On Chanting
Oct. 11 | 讽诵经时， 当愿众生， 顺佛所说， 总持不忘。 – 文殊菩萨 (华严经: 净行品: 第129偈) When chanting sūtras, [reflect that]... Read more »Letters
Can Chanting Where The Deceased Are Not At Benefit Them?
Oct. 11 | Question: Is it alright to practise chanting at other temples or Buddhist centres, where ancestral tablets of deceased loved ones are not placed, while... Read more »- Is Lab-Grown Meat Ethical?
- Am I At Fault For Not Finishing Shared Food?
- Do Doctors Create Negative Karma By Healing?
- Why Does The Bad Happen To The Good?
- How To Clean A Buddha Statue?
- Should An Unethical Job Be Done For Survival?
- Is Sponsoring Of Buddha Images To Create Them?
- Can A Buddhist Shrine Be Near A Dining Table?
- Are These IVF Choices Killing?
- Do Donations To The Corrupted Create Bad Karma?
Does Blood Donation Break Any Precept?
Oct. 17 | Question: Does blood donation break any Buddhist precept? Answer: Voluntary donation of blood does not break any precept at all. In fact, it upholds the spirit of the First... Read more »Movies
Lost & Found In ‘The Sea Of Trees’
Oct. 17 | ‘The Sea Of Trees’ is an alternative name of Japan’s ‘Suicide Forest’. Believed by many to be very easy to get lost in, it is reminiscent of this... Read more »How To Vanquish ‘The Darkness’?
Oct. 11 | ‘The Darkness’ is based on a ‘myth’ that Anasazi Indians bound demons to rocks hidden in underground caves. If removed, they will... Read more »- ‘Seven’ Deadly Sins Vs Five Poisons?
- An Imaginary Movie On Water Ghosts’ Origins
- Nobler Brotherhood For ‘A Better Tomorrow 2018’
- ‘The Empty Hands’ Full Of Spirit
- How Does ‘Attack On Titan’ Relate To Humans?
- The Rise & Fall Of ‘Icarus’
- What Truly Is ‘The Shining’?
- The ‘Historically’ Fantastic ‘Legend Of The Demon Cat’
- ‘The Monkey King 3’: Kingdom Of Women (Vs Four ’Monks‘)
- Don’t Be A ‘Don Verdean’
Courses
Project Patience: How To ‘Fight’ The Fire Of Anger (4th Run)
Mar. 31 | As featured in the June 2018 issue of ‘For You Information’ Click HERE To Register Praise From Previous Runs: An extremely important course... Read more »- The 48 Great Vows Of Amituofo (7th Run): Boundless Blessings For This Life & The Next
- Introduction To Buddhist Perspectives On Death & Dying
- Project Rebirth: Rediscover, Reflect, Recharge (Round 12)
- 净土归宿：如何拥有最佳的往生
- Project Connection: Principles Of Classic & Modern Pure Land Testimonials (1st Run)
- Understanding Amituofo Via The Amitabha Sutra (20th Run)
- Destination Pureland: How To Have The Best Rebirth (7th Run)
- Understanding Amituofo Via The Amitabha Sutra: Introduction To Pure Land Buddhism (19th Run)
- The Heart of ‘The Heart Sutra’: The Core Of Wisdom (11th Run)
- Destination Pureland: How To Have The Best Rebirth (6th Run)
Books
FAQs On The Pure Land Passport Book
Apr. 25 | Question: Why is it called so? Answer: As stated in the book’s first section at purelanders.com/passport, ‘As a skilful means to spur interest, this handy book is... Read more »Notice On Reprinting Without Permission
Feb. 21 | It came to the attention of TDE Press that its latest publication, a fresh English translation of ‘The Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra’ (as below)... Read more »- The Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra 般若波罗蜜多心经
- The Pure Land Pass Card
- Media Release On Book On Amituofo’s 48 Great Vows
- Amitābha Buddha’s Forty-Eight Great Vows 阿弥陀佛四十八大愿
- ‘Apply’ For ‘The Pure Land Passport’ Here!
- 100 Reasons To Get ‘The Pure Land Passport’
- Media Review Of ‘The Pure Land Passport’
- Praise For ‘The Pure Land Passport’
- Launches Of ‘The Pure Land Passport’
- Distribution Of ‘The Pure Land Passport’
- Tenzin Sangpo on The Four Harmonious Friends (Bird, Hare, Monkey & Elephant)
- Guessed on The 'Go Drink Tea' Koan (‘吃茶去’的公案)
- Ali-1Ans on Can One Committed To The Five Precepts Cook Meat?
- Ken Wee on Wisdom Haiku
- andy on Project Patience: How To 'Fight' The Fire Of Anger (4th Run)
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