Janice 《当普贤遇见佛陀08》心得报告

In this chapter, Shifu said, we have to work hard towards:

1)Dana 2)Precept and 3)Meditation so that we can continue to be in human or deva realm. 

I start to do my daily check list:

1) Dana – Yes, is in my check list, but…??? Shifu said the “Intention” of doing the Dana?? Never cross in my mind. Then I try to play back my memory:

a) Yes, sometime I do it base on sympathy, don’t know how to reject, the understanding of giving is better than taking and sometime just do it without thinking or feeling.

b) Depend on capability. Can I afford to do it at that moment?

c) Sometime is the feeling. Should or shouldn’t do the dana. 

2) Precept – after undeａrstanding the teaching of the Buddha and the precept:

a) No Killing – my BIG EFFORT by not taking meat. Not to harm living beings as much as possible. (This precept really helps me a lot on my craving for “wanting”

b) Stealing – will always remind myself that taking or borrowing without permission/asking is also a form of stealing. Don’t take for granted. 

c) Adultery – Not an issue for me. Just have to remind myself that only husband and wife got the permit. 

d) Speech – this part SUSAH lor…, but really appreciate that I’m surrounded by brother and sister that keep on reminding me using the dharma. 

e) Drinking/drug – this one no problem. 

3) Meditation – Ohh… this one VERY SUSAH lor..for me. Monkey mind. Did not really put an effort on it. No comment..

Wow… conclusion that I can see is that my “FU PAU” much much better from many people. But still have to work hard to accumulate “FU PAU”. 

【 Try to extend your effort to meditation, clear and calm mind is 　very important to have more “FU PAU”.】

Janice 《当普贤遇见佛陀07》心得报告

After listen to the great contribution and sacrifice of all the Sangha (Shifu de Shifu) to the Society/Buddhism, it really touches my heart. I’m wondering how can someone can be so “Wai Tai”. It makes me reflect back, what have I done? Not to said to the Society/Buddhism, but for me? What have I contributed?  After many days of thinking and observation, surprisingly there is “noting to shout off”.

Until on the 3rd Sept. I went to Imee Ooi concert title Sound of Wisdom. She said, “She only using her voice to help to spread the sutra to all out of compassion. Then I told myself, I can use my expertise to help too. I don’t have to be like the Sangha, because I don’t have the compassion and the wisdom that they have. Today mine a bit might be something’s that I will be proud of one day.

Imee Ooi good with her voice, she used it to spread the Dharma. I’m good in talking, I like to talk, I dare to talk and I talk the true/fact. But I know no body like to hear the true because it hurt. So what I have to learn now is to deliver my intention in more gentle and in proper ways that people can accept it in more professionally. I have to learn to be more humble, willing to give and let go. Do things that are not only benefit me but all the beings. (Wow … Shifu this one is really easy to say than DO lor… Shifu I really need your guidance; I don’t know why this suddenly come to my mind. )

【Well, very good. This is the voice from your pure mind. Keep this mind and just do it!】

Janice 《当普贤遇见佛陀06》心得报告

There are reasons for everything to happen from life to life. All things and issues are related. Buddha with Mahakesyapa, Buddha with Rahula, Buddha with Ananda and etcetera. So it suddenly comes into my mind, what is my relation with Shifu, my relation with Cheryl, Poh Im, Li Ping and etcetera. I’m in the Theravada and end up under Shifu guidance. I don’t know mandarin but got Cheryl as my translator. I manage to submit my Xingde Baogao until now is not a lucky things. It’s effort. I’m sure this effort is not only from now but is from many lives accumulation till now. Anyhow I can see that this relation is benefiting. But but …… the worse suddenly pop up in mind is what is my relationship with SABS??? Is it really has to go through tough time and suffering only can attain enlightenment? I really don’t understand why suffering, why 4 Noble True and not Happy ENDing? Shifu please HELP!!!.

【Suffering is the facts of life because of our attachment,  through 4 noble truth Buddha taught us what is suffering, why suffering, how to get rid of suffering and end of suffering, we attain not only HAPPY ENDING， we can attain NIRVANA！】

Janice《当普贤遇见佛陀05》心得报告

1)   In this chapter, I can see that life is so impermanent. Good and bad are just one step ahead. We must have good intention from the beginning to lead us to good action and good Consciousness. If wrong from the first move and no intention to change will lead us to a bad ending for life to life.

2)   We must keep on upgrading ourselves to get rid of our ignorance. I’m so lucky that I manage to join Xingyuan Chahui. I myself as a banana, is so lucky that I manage to join Shifu and others brother and sister that never give up on me. Those days I remember asking shifu why I have to torture myself to study Buddhism yet I can go and enjoy myself out there? I’m not suffering, I’m happy now but I’m creating the suffering. Never the less, now have I known that the suffering that I’m going through now will end my endless suffering and rebirth. My so call happiness will not last me long.



【Congratulations that you have known the direction of your life now.】

Janice 《当普贤遇见佛陀04》心得报告

In this chapter, the point that I learn and manage to imply it on my daily activities is on the story of a monk complaining about others that are not doing their things right to his Shifu. It’s reflects to me that I used to complain to Shifu also on the unsatisfactory of my commitment as a committee at SABS. I even wanted to pull out from the management. But luckily Shifu insist me to stay. Noting is permanence, things and surrounding is kept on changing. Instate of blaming others, why not we compromise, reflect on ourselves and be patient. Thinking too much is just like an illusion and we have to end it. 

When things need to happen it will happen. It’s a matter how we going to handle the changes.

The seriousness of ourselves to change is based on the dharma that we have learned.

The second experience that happen to me after hearing this chapter 4 that I try to implement it on my daily activities are  Cessation of Suffering part where the greed anger and ignorance that cause us to suffer. I used to join marathon run for health, fun and just to get together with friend. I enjoy doing it.  But today I take part in a run that organize by IJM and I’m not happy either I enjoying it. After calming down and reflect on myself, I realize that for this run I’m forcing myself too hard compare to the other run because of the CASH offer for the 100^th finisher. Here I saw my greed on the CASH, my anger for not winning it and due to my ignorance I start to complain and blame this and that. After realizing all these are suffering, I try to let it go to end the suffering.

【Have you let go the suffering now? 】