Ramblings of a Monk- Dharma Course: Water Repentance Puja May 21, 2013Dear friends, join me in this Dharma course on the Water Repentance Puja 水懺, starting June, every Friday for 8 sessions. We’ll share the practice of repentance found in Buddhism and how that can help us find inner peace in our life. […]
- Dharma Course: Water Repentance Puja May 21, 2013
Tag Archives: meditation
Jhana lite and Jhana like
Below is an interesting personal testimonial from a friend who had a “Jhana-like” experience: The reason why I call it Jhana- like or Jhana- lite experience (I will use the acronym JLE for the rest of the testimony) is because … Continue reading
Ng Kok Song, the man who taught LKY to meditate
Featured in The Straits Time on 22 September was an article titled “His Serene Highness”. The article is based on an interview The Straits Time did with GIC chief of investment, Ng Kok Song, also known as the man who … Continue reading
Buddhist or Christian Mantra?
Question and Answer (with permission from Dr Wong Yin Onn): Question: Lee Kuan Yew spoke of his ‘monkey mind running off to all kinds of thoughts’. He overcame the ‘monkey mind’ by meditating on a Christian mantra. Could you comment on that? Answer: It … Continue reading
Reflections of Man
(Below is a reflection my wife, Yin Yin, had after reading The New York Times article entitled “Days of Reflection for Man Who Defined Singapore”.) The New York Times ran a touching article about Mr Lee Kuan Yew on 10 … Continue reading