One morning (between the end of April and early May of 2008), I was suddenly awakened from my sleep – when I heard chanting on my left. It sounded like monks chanting “Namo...
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[3] A Welcome Breather
Hello, My thoughts on the three day Pure Land retreat: This was my first time participating in a retreat, and it was a welcome breather from my mundane life, which is often...
A Teaching Extremely Difficult to Believe In
The truth is usually harder to believe than the untrue – which is why we are more deluded than wise. – Stonepeace In the Amitabha Sutra, the Buddha said that he, ‘for all in...
The 88 Buddhas & the 39 Buddhas
Question: There are passages in the Amitabha Sutra that speaks of (altogether) 38 Buddhas of the various six directions (with Shakyamuni Buddha in the ‘centre’). I...
How to Inspire Family & Friends’ Interest in the Dharma
Question: How do I get my child (or other family members) to be interested in the Dharma? Answer: You can do so by practising the Dharma well. When you practise the Dharma well...
[2] Amituofo’s Wake-Up Call (2)
Inspired to share after reading sister Keira’s experience, here is an account of my encounter “with” Amitabha Buddha… On one Sunday morning many years ago, when I...
Should I Chant Silently, Loudly or In Between?
Reciting the Buddha-Name to Rein in the Mind In buddha-remembrance through reciting the buddha-name, there is reciting the buddha-name silently, there is reciting it in a loud...
What’s Useful on My Deathbed?
On my deathbed… mindfulness of doctors isn’t going to help. mindfulness of loved ones isn’t going to help. mindfulness of wealth isn’t going to help. mindfulness of status isn’t...
[1] Amituofo’s Wake-Up Call
Something strange happened last morning. I was suddenly awoken by what I first thought was someone’s alarm clock. I soon realised it was the chant of “Namo Amituofo” (Homage...
If You Encounter a Ghost
If you hear your name being called out from behind on a dark lonely street, by someone you are pretty sure you do not know, who probably isn’t human, what do you do? The...