Today, 8 September 2017 (Friday) - Today, I had only one house fengshui review then I went to Nex to do my foot and shoulder massage as I felt that very long (probably about 4 months) didn't do already. True enough.....I had one hour session on the foot ! (very hard it seems). Actually when you are on a vegetarian diet....the muscles all become soft but maybe only certain parts of the body only. haha.
On Shurangama Mantra - For the first time, I read out loud this mantra on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month. Just now.......I had also recited once. So far....I intend to recite once a day first until I understand more about this mantra and its meaning and also how to recite the Sanskrit correctly.
When I am home, I would spend time either reading on the Shurangama Sutra or go to Youtube to listen to some dharma and rest and then fall asleep. After I wake up..... then is the time for my meditation.
So....today I read about the benefits of this mantra and how powerful it is. Only those who has good "roots" will be able to encounter this mantra in this lifetime and would want to learn it or recite it.
I was told to recite it, 7 times a day. But I find it hard to read the Sanskrit words just when it was like when I was learning how to recite the Shurangama Heart Mantra (the shorter one). I also need to learn by heart.......but now I can do it already !
I was told to recite it, 7 times a day. But I find it hard to read the Sanskrit words just when it was like when I was learning how to recite the Shurangama Heart Mantra (the shorter one). I also need to learn by heart.......but now I can do it already !
These days when I meditate, I recite the shorter ones silently.....and it helps. You may wish to try it too.
On Fengshui - Someone ask why it is good for a family to travel together once a year ? Singaporeans usually travel as a family once a year. The good ones are those who gather all family members and travel in a big group.
One of my client bought 8 SQ business class tickets for his family members to Taiwan recently. He posted in Facebook.........so when I saw that, my tears dropped......so wonderful to give your parents business class tickets to sit to go to Taiwan !!! Such Great filial piety !!!
How many of you ever bought Business Class tickets for your parents and is SQ de hor.....such great MERITS of filial piety !!!
Well.....in fengshui terms, when a family travels together, there can be more bonding. However, not all brother and sister family can travel together as sometimes bazi clash then how....jia lat !!!
On Destiny Reading - Someone ask me what can they do or what they cannot do on their birthday and wondered why I never talk about it. My reply to her was : I never celebrate my birthday. Simple. So no need to talk lah...... why celebrate.....?
Buddha was born on a certain day and got enlightened on same day, different year and passed on same day and different year too. So do Buddha celebrate birthday or celebrate passing away ?
That is why........there is nothing good to celebrate about. Maybe if you like then go out for a nice dinner with family or friends is one way to celebrate, that is all.
Ok.......since you ask, cannot attend funeral on your birthday loh ! hehe (actually buddhists not so pang tang one) because only when a person passed on then his or her sufferings on this world ends.
On Dharma - When we are born to this world, we are here to suffer. We face all kinds of sufferings. When we are hungry, we yell that we are hungry. Then we go and eat. Eat already then say Ai yah....very full. See complain and complain all the time. When are you ever satisfied or never ??? ....and this is just food. Then what about money ? Ah ha !!! ;)))
Unless you meet with the Dharma or skilfull Dharma teachers or even a Destiny Reader and learnt how to look at a situation or problem differently. That way, you can transform your problems/issues.
Simply, look at the positive side of things...then all matters are solved. But most important is to take 5 precepts ok ? so that next life time, you can come back as a human being and make a vow that you will never be separated from Dharma. I already did this vow liao.....just in case I can't be a Buddha in this lifetime........I didn't speed up my studies mah.
Then at least .......I can still meet with the Dharma and meet good Dharma teachers to teach me how to gain enlightenment. Next lifetime........can still try again.
But I hope to do it this life time......and don't come back to the cycle of birth and death..... and yes I vowed to become a Buddha so that I can liberate more sentient beings....deliver many people out of this cycle of birth and death ;)))
Ok.......since you ask, cannot attend funeral on your birthday loh ! hehe (actually buddhists not so pang tang one) because only when a person passed on then his or her sufferings on this world ends.
On Dharma - When we are born to this world, we are here to suffer. We face all kinds of sufferings. When we are hungry, we yell that we are hungry. Then we go and eat. Eat already then say Ai yah....very full. See complain and complain all the time. When are you ever satisfied or never ??? ....and this is just food. Then what about money ? Ah ha !!! ;)))
Unless you meet with the Dharma or skilfull Dharma teachers or even a Destiny Reader and learnt how to look at a situation or problem differently. That way, you can transform your problems/issues.
Simply, look at the positive side of things...then all matters are solved. But most important is to take 5 precepts ok ? so that next life time, you can come back as a human being and make a vow that you will never be separated from Dharma. I already did this vow liao.....just in case I can't be a Buddha in this lifetime........I didn't speed up my studies mah.
Then at least .......I can still meet with the Dharma and meet good Dharma teachers to teach me how to gain enlightenment. Next lifetime........can still try again.
But I hope to do it this life time......and don't come back to the cycle of birth and death..... and yes I vowed to become a Buddha so that I can liberate more sentient beings....deliver many people out of this cycle of birth and death ;)))
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