Buddhism & 5 Precepts

DANA
 ~ Practice generosity by helping others



SILA
 ~ Cultivate morality by observing the 5 percepts



BHAVANA ~ 
Acquire wisdom through meditation






The 5 Precepts
 

To abstain from harming or killing any living beings


To abstain from taking what is not given.

To abstain from sexual misconduct


To abstain from lying and false speech.


To abstain from the abusive consumption of intoxicants and drugs.

Peace ~ Happy Vesak Day 2011

This year, I had the privilege to visit 2 temples this year ~ Sakya Tenphel Ling @ Pasir Ris and Thai Temple at Bedok. I also shopped for many interesting dharma books, plus help in tear down (only 4 hours) of the tentage outside of Aljunied MRT - organized by ABC. The set up was least 2 weekends of hardwork by dedicated people. I had fun despite the hot hot singapore weather.

Bathing the Buddha is a practice during the vesak day to represent one's purification of the body, speech, and mind. Its never a worship mentality - which most misunderstood mindset perceives.

Previous previous year, I picked up three bookmarks from the Burmese temple in Singapore. It says:

Peace is not the abscence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for love, honesty and trustworthiness.

Live now, the past is gone, the future has yt to come. Live this day as if it is your last, you will discover the true priorities of your life.

Kamma: Each action is a seed planted, that will grow when conditions are right. Thus as you sow, you shall reap.

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A dedication to all,
I have been very blessed with many successful achievements so far. So, I take this day to make a appreciation and thank you to all that has given me this opportunity, helped and supported in thoughts, speech and mind, directly and indirectly.
May I be able to have multiple opportunities to continue to rejoice in all my service, offerings, in body, speech and mind.

May all that I do bring benefit to all beings, in all levels, in all realms, in all level of consciousness. May we be able to continue to follow our path in truth, with much blessings, for the benefit of all.
So, May all my merits accumulated be dedicated to all. May we all who rejoice in the path of the highest truth, even with the slightest thought, always be blessed with the good fortune and auspiciousness to thread this path of sugata* in all that we attempt, and continue in this endeavour with clarity, vigour, patience, virtue, perserverence and courage.

May we all continue to have the courage to walk the warrior path to live in this exalted wisdom & clarity in our endeavour in this very lifetime ~ so that we can be our own best example through our own discipline, practice & leadership.

May all who come in contact with the peaceful practitioners be blessed with the same or more in all that we have and hope to achieve.

* sugata is sanskrit which is synonymous with Buddha (The Blissful One). This word is made up of two elements: Sukha meaning "bliss" and gata meaning "arrived." The attainment of this blissful state has two aspects: realization and elimination.

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Many will practice the 5 precepts on this day.

~ namaste

My Poem ~ Quietness

Quietness
that which i was born with
a gift i have embraced
a gift i have within me always

Sex Education ~ for Ladies

Perhaps we should all know all these stuff! ; )

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