Importance Of Continual Active Enquiry Question: It has been a long time since I sent you a query. I believe you have heard from H’s (not the real name) ‘big...
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How Do We Have Healthy Aversion?
Question: It is said that we should have ‘healthy aversion’ towards life in Samsara. What does this mean? Answer: This means to see the spiritually limiting conditions of life in...
Should We ‘Crave’ For Supernormal Powers?
Question: It is said that we should not crave for supernormal (psychic) powers in this life. However, these powers are made available to us by Amituofo (Amitabha Buddha) when we...
Why Do I ‘Naturally’ Hold My Breath During Meditation?
Question: I realised that I tend to hold my breath when I practise meditation on mindfulness of breathing (Anapanasati meditation, as a kind a Samatha or calm-abiding meditation)...
Giving Rise To Bodhicitta & Reaching Pure Land
Giving Rise To Bodhicitta Giving rise to Bodhicitta means having the aspiration to be perfect in compassion and wisdom. This does not mean Bodhicitta is expected to be perfect...
Are All Buddhas, Bodhisattvas & Gods The Same?
[1] Buddhas, Bodhisattvas & Gods By definition, gods are spiritually lesser than Bodhisattvas, who are lesser than Buddhas. The average god has more positive karma than the...
Support-Chanting For All Practitioners
If the dying is a good practitioner, all the more should there be support-chanting, to further ‘guarantee’ reaching Pure Land. If the dying is an average practitioner, all the...
Can Those Who Die Suddenly Reach Pure Land?
Question: How can those who have sudden deaths (e.g. due to accident, suicide, murder, natural disaster or heart attack) have the opportunity to Nianfo (chant Amituofo) before...
[23] An Inspiring Zhunian Incident
Hi Shi’an, in our most recent Zhunian (support-chanting) session, Brother Kee and I had a wonderful experience, and we would like to share it with you. On the afternoon of...
How Is Amituofo Our Loving ‘Father’?
Amituofo (Amitabha Buddha) is often described as our loving father (弥陀慈父) – as a spiritual relational analogy; not in the actual paternal sense, and not as a perfect...