Find your Entrance for The Practice of Bodhicitta

 Related to The Way to Buddhahood verse: no. 115

Some enter with the faithful vow; 

Some enter with wisdom, some with compassion.

Article Reading: 

The Three Essential Virtues by Master Yin Shun, translated & published by Hwa Tsang Monastery Australia 

Food for thought:

Recall and share : In the very beginning, which aspect of Buddhism (in terms of philosophical, social welfare or admiring the attainment) has caught your attention and lead you into the dharma practicing?

The Bodhisattva Aspiration

 Related to The Way to Buddhahood verse: no. 114

Not tolerating the decline of the noble teachings,

Not tolerating the suffering of sentient beings,

Through the arising of great compassion,

Enter into the Great Vehicle.

Article Reading: 

An Everyday Aspiration by Manjusura

Food for thought:

How can I turn my common daily task into an Everyday Bodhisattva Aspiration?

Metta @ your own place

Event : 30 mins Loving Kindness 

@ your own place 

@ your own time (proposed time : 8:00-8:30 pm)

Thanks for joining us 

in maintaining the energy of

Mindfulness & Compassion 

Don’t miss the up coming July’s events:

22nd

29th

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May you be well and happy.

Metta @ your place

Events : 30 mins Loving Kindness @ your own place

Thanks for joining us 

in maintaining the energy of

Mindfulness & Compassion 

Don’t miss the up coming July’s events:

15th

22nd

29th

Enroll, share and more info (Click here): 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/30-mins-loving-kindness-your-own-place-tickets-47732173215#

May you be well and happy.

Dementia vs Mindfulness Practice

Who Are We Without Our Memories?

By Pamela Gayle White

Excerptions :

For people living with dementia, mindfulness practice—especially guided meditations of the “leaves drifting down a stream” sort—can be very beneficial.

For care partners, working with memory loss and dementia is an invitation to shift away from the habitual focus on past and future, and to more fully embrace the freshness of not knowing, not doing—to simply accommodate what is happening right now.

Awareness of the truth of suffering and impermanence always provides fertile ground for spiritual practice.

Recognizing the emptiness component is essential to letting go, and letting go is essential to well-being and realization.

Click to read the article: Who Are We Without Our Memories?

Real good friend

The qualities of a real good friend:

They offer you what is hard to give. 

They help you for what is hard to do. 

They undergo with you what is hard to endure. 

They reveal their secrets to you. 

They keep your secrets. 

When misfortunes strike, they do not abandon you. 

When you're down and out, they do not look down on you. 

If your friend possesses one or more of the above qualities, you are no doubt the lucky person in the world. 

On the contrary, If your friends do not obtain any of above qualities, please don’t be disappointed.

First, use “diary” as your close friend who listens to you, tell it all your emotions and write down a self-encouraging quote everyday.

Then, perform a 10-minutes loving-kindness meditation daily to establish your own goodwill.

In the near future, good friends and great teachers will appear one after another in your life.

「善友」的特質：

他們提供您很難給予的所需。 

他們協助您哪些難以完成的事物。 

他們與您共度難以忍受的事情。 

他們向您透露他們的秘密。

他們保守您的秘密。

當不幸來襲時，他們不會放棄您。 

當您跌入人生谷底時， 他們不會瞧不起您。

倘若您的朋友具備以上其中一個或更多的特質，您顯然是世界上的幸運兒。

相反地，如果您身邊的友人，完全不具備以上任何特質，請不要就此感到失望。

首先，以「日記」作為聽您傾訴的朋友，並每天寫下一句勉勵自己的話語。

然後每天進行10分鐘的慈心觀，以便建立自己的善緣。

不久的將來，善友和善知識就會一一出現在您的生命中。

Reference:  Mitta Sutta