Everywhere I go, it is all about Dharma. I often remind myself to be careful with my speech and actions. The 5 precepts, loving, kindness and generosity. To be generous not only with our money but with patience and forgiveness. Patience is tougher for me and yet the greatest generosity is patience.
To practise what the Buddha teaches is a big scope of work. I try all my best to keep and follow the Buddha’s teachings…
However, we are bound to face criticism. There are people telling me, so what if one has experienced the seven factors of awakening or the jhanas. By criticising someone in such a way is criticising the Buddha. Buddha was the one who taught us to meditate. Buddha himself got enlightened through this meditation. Somehow, it is not correct to criticise someone who make great effort on practicing what the Buddha taught.
I may be the lousiest lay practitioner and because I am a lay practitioner, whatever I have attained, to many it is a complete waste of time simply because in the Theravada tradition, there is no room for a lay practitioner. It is also a waste of time for others to think that reading pali canon is useless…
No matter what the criticism is, the path towards enlightenment is set straight for me.
Why differentiate between the Mahayana or Theravada? Or the different sects within the same tradition? On the surface they look peaceful and harmonious. The truth is, it has broken and separated many…
In this Dharma ending age, can everything be mended? Yes, if only everyone truly respect and practise the Buddha’s teachings.
All I want is merely to be a good student of the Buddha…







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