http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/posts en-US 60 <p>Those who believe do not have the level of wisdom.. Respect is the word,. if they cant respect others religion and teachings. No point talking sense to them. its a waste of time and energy to argue.</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:08:26 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322840:8221621 jacqn http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322840 <p>aiyah, stupid and childish claims.&nbsp;</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:06:16 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322840:8221618 jacqn http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322840 <p>That is why i always believe that peace is good but it must be used according to situations. When they have gone too far overboard, we cant just maintain silence. However, violence is not gonna solve any problems either. But sometimes we have to use wrathful means. Buddhas dont sit in meditation positions always and smile at people. Sometimes they manifiest into wrathful deities to deal with situations.</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:01:12 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322840:8221287 wilsonhao http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322840 <p>Buddha Sakyamuni advocates the Eastern and Western Buddhaland in his 49 years of Ministry</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The Western Paradise is open to all .embodiment of equality ,just be reciting the name of Amitabha and faith in Him</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The Eastern Vairdurya Land of Medicine Buddha Advocates willingness to practise in this lifetime and Healing of all sickness ,mental&nbsp; ,physical and continue in the advancement of Practise without abhoring the Saha World</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Both Pureland are Commonly known to Japan ,Korea and China&nbsp;, Southeast Asian Buddhist and in the Himalayan</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:01:34 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:323249:8221251 bohiruci http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/323249 <p>华严演义:天王与现代生活</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>天王,即天界享福的众生</p> <p>勤劳修行而生天界</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>这是我们应该追求的目标</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>他们是大菩萨示现</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>我们应努力断恶修善,成就所有善法</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>有些人对天人都不恭敬,以为即然入佛们,就瞧不起天人</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>但是菩贤菩萨说"礼敬诸佛"</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:57:05 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:323271:8221245 bohiruci http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/323271 <p><br /> <span class="">(1:52 PM)</span> Thusness: all practices are directed to this moment of experiencing <span class="">(1:52 PM)</span> Thusness: in terms of intensity of the luminosity and emptiness nature. <span class="">(1:52 PM)</span> Thusness: there is nothing else.<br /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br /> Last year, Thusness:</p> <p><em>Here the highlight must not only be the empty nature of ‘sound’ alone, that luminosity as ‘sound’ must similarly be emphasized. When we stripped-off the symbolic representation of ‘bird’, ‘chirping’, ‘outside’, ‘eyes-organ’, ‘ears-organs’, ‘senate reality’ and merely experience in bare, this is the meditative state of intuitively knowing that quality of being luminous in oneness. Oneness as there is nothing to divide when devoid of these symbolic layering. The depth of the crystal clarity of that pure experience – ‘chirping’ is not what language can convey. The point here is not to bring about a scientific study on the topic of qualia but to have a direct feel of the full absorption in the delight of that clear-luminosity of ‘sound’. It is the ‘depth and degree’ of absorptive-clarity yet non-staying that is most important; not the symbolic understand of meanings.</em></p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:11:22 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:323038:8221200 An Eternal Now http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/323038 <p>sadhu!</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:34:07 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322417:8221151 Isis http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322417 <p><img src= "http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn355/Rebecca_CNS/CNS08.jpg" height="350" alt="" style="vertical-align: text-top;" width= "599" />With</p> <p>With the motto of <strong><em><span style="color: #888888;">To Learn, To Realise, To Practise and To Share</span></em>,</strong> we as Nanyang Technological University Buddhist Society have strived our best to organize various activities for NTU/NIE youths from years to years. One of the major events is Camp Nirvana Singapore (CNS).</p> <p>CNS 08 (Inspirations in Life 生命中的感动)is organized for NTU/NIE freshmen who are entering NTU/NIE in this coming August.</p> <p>The <strong>objectives</strong> of the camp are</p> <p>- to help freshmen adapt to new environment in the university<br /> - to introduce how Buddhism can be applied to university life<br /> <span style="font-size: small;">- to build up spiritual friendship between&nbsp;seniors and freshmen</span></p> <p><strong>Details</strong>:</p> <p><strong>Theme:</strong> Noble Eight Path</p> <p><strong>Date:</strong> 14 July 08-18 July 08</p> <p><strong>Venue:</strong> NTU Campus, Kong Meng San Phor Kark See, Aloha Changi Fairy Point Chalet</p> <p><strong>Camp fee</strong>: S$15 (heavily subsidized)</p> <p>Do visit our website and register! <a href= "http://clubs.ntu.edu.sg/buddhist/%20The" rel= "nofollow">http://clubs.ntu.edu.sg/buddhist/ <span style= "color: #000000;">The</span></a> closing date of registration is <strong>10 July 08</strong>.</p> <p>You&nbsp;are welcome to&nbsp;email us your enquiry at <a href= "mailto:cnsfoc08@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">cnsfoc08@gmail.com</a> or post your questions in this forum.</p> <p>May all be well and happy.</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:26:18 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:323261:8221137 Rebecca_86 http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/323261 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by sanath:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>From what i remember, Chiang's mother was a staunch Buddhist, but Chiang became Christian due to Song May-ling, his wife, who's father was a well-known Christian preacher cum staunch supporter of the Chinese Republican movement.</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>I see..</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:54:51 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221099 An Eternal Now http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <p>About Korean Buddhism, it seems it has gone west... especially Seon/Korean Zen where it's doing well there.</p> <p>Maybe the next revival of Buddhism in Korea is by the new generation of Westerner Korean Buddhist teachers.</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:54:12 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221095 An Eternal Now http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <p>From what i remember, Chiang's mother was a staunch Buddhist, but Chiang became Christian due to Song May-ling, his wife, who's father was a well-known Christian preacher cum staunch supporter of the Chinese Republican movement.</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:54:10 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221094 sanath http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by sanath:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p><br /> That book is available at the Christian bookshop at B1 in&nbsp;Far East Square in Chinatown&nbsp;(forgot the name but it's run by St Andrew's Cathedral). There are also books on how to convert Muslims, and testimonies by converts from Islam to Christianity. Imagine if the Muslims found out...</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Ic... lol hopefully nothing happens. I also guess Singapore Muslims are more tolerant... hopefully.</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:52:06 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221091 An Eternal Now http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by sanath:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>Actually, the situation in Korea now is like Taiwan several decades ago, especially when Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) was president. Due to his&nbsp;wife,&nbsp;Song May-ling (宋美齡), several pro-christian law enactments were done, including the inclusion of Christmas (25 Dec)&nbsp;as a public holiday, although it was called 立法日 or 憲法日 or something like that instead of 耶(聖)誕節.</p> <p>However, whether a revival of Buddhism in Korea will happen, remains to be seen...</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Wow din noe... din even noe Chiang Kai Shek was Christian.</p> <p>p.s. my Master fled with Chiang Kai Shek in the same boat to Taiwan, and was his secretary, if I remember correctly.</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:51:06 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221088 An Eternal Now http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by An Eternal Now:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>Ya din know theres this kind of 'freedom of speech' in Singapore <img src="/images/emoticons/kde-3.5.8/greggman.com/confused.png" alt="confused.png" /></p> <p>Lucky Buddhism is generally a more 'peaceful' group...</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /> That book is available at the Christian bookshop at B1 in&nbsp;Far East Square in Chinatown&nbsp;(forgot the name but it's run by St Andrew's Cathedral). There are also books on how to convert Muslims, and testimonies by converts from Islam to Christianity. Imagine if the Muslims found out...</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:50:13 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221084 sanath http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <p>Actually, the situation in Korea now is like Taiwan several decades ago, especially when Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) was president. Due to his&nbsp;wife,&nbsp;Song May-ling (宋美齡), several pro-christian law enactments were done, including the inclusion of Christmas (25 Dec)&nbsp;as a public holiday, although it was called 立法日 or 憲法日 or something like that instead of 耶(聖)誕節.</p> <p>However, whether a revival of Buddhism in Korea will happen, remains to be seen...</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:46:07 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221076 sanath http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by sanath:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>Well actually there are those who claim that they WERE serious practicing Buddhists. I ever encountered one who tried to prosyletize to me&nbsp;said he used to go to Buddhist Library and a few other Dharma Centres&nbsp;before going to Central Chritian Church where he got converted. How much Buddha-Dharma he knew, i have no idea. Also, decades ago there was a book called "僧尼歸主記" published in Taiwan by 龔天民, a pastor. Interestingly, a rumour circulated that&nbsp;龔天民 is said to have converted to Buddhism a few years ago...<img src= "/images/emoticons/kde-3.5.8/redones/tongue.png" alt= "tongue.png" />&nbsp;I myself am a convert from Christianity, although for me Christianity was my family religion, and i was baptised into it.</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Interesting...</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:45:47 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221074 An Eternal Now http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by An Eternal Now:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p><em>On the other hand, I think there are few or none to my knowledge and encounters of true Buddhists who has a grasp of the teachings and is serious in studying the dharma and practice, who have converted elsewhere. At least I never met before. I have many Buddhist friends, and even my local dharma teacher (not my Master), who converted over from Christianity.</em></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Well actually there are those who claim that they WERE serious practicing Buddhists. I ever encountered one who tried to prosyletize to me&nbsp;said he used to go to Buddhist Library and a few other Dharma Centres&nbsp;before going to Central Chritian Church where he got converted. How much Buddha-Dharma he knew, i have no idea. Also, decades ago there was a book called "僧尼歸主記" published in Taiwan by 龔天民, a pastor. Interestingly, a rumour circulated that&nbsp;龔天民 is said to have converted to Buddhism a few years ago...<img src= "/images/emoticons/kde-3.5.8/redones/tongue.png" alt= "tongue.png" />&nbsp;I myself am a convert from Christianity, although for me Christianity was my family religion, and i was baptised into it.</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:40:31 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221063 sanath http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by sanath:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>Maybe because we DO have such in Singapore that's why the book "Peoples of the Buddhist World" (see thread on "Planning the Demise of Buddhism") can be published in Singapore.</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Ya din know theres this kind of 'freedom of speech' in Singapore <img src="/images/emoticons/kde-3.5.8/greggman.com/confused.png" alt="confused.png" /></p> <p>Lucky Buddhism is generally a more 'peaceful' group...</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:37:42 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221056 An Eternal Now http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <p>Maybe because we DO have such in Singapore that's why the book "Peoples of the Buddhist World" (see thread on "Planning the Demise of Buddhism") can be published in Singapore.</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:32:41 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221040 sanath http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <p>My own Master probably was a little intolerant himself of Buddhism prior to his knowing of Buddhism, he used to be a Christian pastor. As I wrote before,</p> <p><em>My Master was once a Christian pastor of a Chinese missionary, and he used to denounced Buddhism through offensive remarks and degradation of Buddhism as superstitious and demonic (obviously at that time he has mistaken Buddhism as a kind of 'folk religion' and has little understanding of the Buddhist teachings). He was also an author of a Christian book, on the study of the bible.</em></p> <p><em>His excuse when asked by his professor for insulting Buddhism is "the other pastors are all doing it, if I don't, they'll say I don't know how to preach." His university professor then asked him to go do research and will be fully supportive of him if he writes a critique out of it. After he did his research, he realised he has completely wronged Buddhism, and found what he has always sought for... and converted.</em></p> <p><em>Even the intention of blasphemy can become a good condition... provided that he is open minded and actually reads and consider what is being taught. My master said, the reason he came to Buddhism is because he 骂佛教 <img src= "../../../images/emoticons/kde-3.5.8/redones/biggrin.png" alt= "biggrin.png" /> There are also many other similar cases of Christian pastors who wished to denounce Buddhism, went to research on it and converted instead. Some of them became famous Buddhist translators.</em></p> <p><em>On the other hand, I think there are few or none to my knowledge and encounters of true Buddhists who has a grasp of the teachings and is serious in studying the dharma and practice, who have converted elsewhere. At least I never met before. I have many Buddhist friends, and even my local dharma teacher (not my Master), who converted over from Christianity.</em></p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:31:53 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221035 An Eternal Now http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by sanath:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p><br /> The problem is that alot of the preachers and pastors of fundamentalist Christianity preach like that. Don't be surprised,&nbsp;we may have such in Singapore as well. 上樑不正下樑歪.</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Ya, heard a bit also...</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:25:06 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221016 An Eternal Now http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by ~b1RD_m4N~:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>whats the name/names of the preacher? mind you, theres cults that "try" to be associated with Christianity.</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Don't think they'll send a cult person to lead the worship of a major Christian rally in Seoul, where even the Korean president sent his prayers to.</p> <h3><span class="">Christianity</span></h3> <p>When Lee was mayor of Seoul, he declared the city "a holy place governed by God" and the citizens of Seoul "God's people." He went on the dedicate the city "to the Lord." In 2006, Lee also sent a video prayer message to a Christian rally where the worship leader called on God to "let the Buddhist temples in this country crumble down!" Lee reportedly received 80% of Korea's Christian votes.<sup class=""><a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Myung-bak#cite_note-38" rel= "nofollow">[39]</a></sup></p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:24:31 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221014 An Eternal Now http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by ~b1RD_m4N~:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>whats the name/names of the preacher? mind you, theres cults that "try" to be associated with Christianity.</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /> The link that Beyond Religion did not put up the name of the preacher, but probably it could be one from the Somang <span style= "text-decoration: underline;">Presbyterian</span> Church that Lee attends, or from the Christian Council of Korea.</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:22:50 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8221011 sanath http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by An Eternal Now:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>BTW since the person who prayed for the devastation of Buddhist monasteries was actually a Christian preacher/pastor, I think he should know better... being the pastor/preacher, he is actually setting an example for all other Christians.</p> <p>If he thinks that way, he has immense power to influence and spread his ideology of intolerance and hatred.</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /> The problem is that alot of the preachers and pastors of fundamentalist Christianity preach like that. Don't be surprised,&nbsp;we may have such in Singapore as well. 上樑不正下樑歪.</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:12:16 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8220987 sanath http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by An Eternal Now:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>BTW since the person who prayed for the devastation of Buddhist monasteries was actually a Christian preacher/pastor, I think he should know better... being the pastor/preacher, he is actually setting an example for all other Christians.</p> <p>If he thinks that way, he has immense power to influence and spread his ideology of intolerance and hatred.</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>whats the name/names of the preacher? mind you, theres cults that "try" to be associated with Christianity.</p> Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:11:44 +0800 buddhism.sgforums.com:1728:322838:8220985 ~b1RD_m4N~ http://buddhism.sgforums.com/forums/1728/topics/322838