Sunday 07 September 2008

Today I finally went to the Shah Alam Buddhist Temple, after so many weeks of absence over there. But it was a tremendous wow. I really learned a lot from one of my favorite speakers, Dr. Chan. She’s a great speaker. Maybe she’s a speaker whom I really look up to at Dharma talks. She shared about the five precepts and the five ennoblers today in a very interesting way as usual. I guess only hers and Uncle Vijaya’s talks have not made me dozed off so far. They are able to present their talks in a very well planned and organized manner. Perhaps it’s due to the fact that they are both teachers. Well, if I were to really like the career of teaching, I really do have a lot to learn from these two super seniors. In my opinion, the part that really captured my attention for the Dharma talk today was the second part rather than the first because the latter was more towards answering those FAQ that really freed our minds from cracking just to figure out how to put the five precepts into proper daily practices. However, the second part was really amazing as it let me realize how much I would still have to catch up to be not only a better Buddhist, but also as an improved person as a whole i.e. a student, a learner and so on. Metta. This is really a very strong word to me now as, if I’m not mistaken; it all starts with the generating and sharing of loving kindness to all beings in this world. It’s just so wonderful and perfect that made me didn’t regret at all attending today’s session. And I just don’t know why each time I attended a Dharma talk, I just have that kind of relief in me which eventually made me feel happier and lighter, besides being wiser and seeing things in a more open-minded way. I guess that’s just what a holy place such as the temple can do to us. Haha. From this moment onwards, I’m gonna really try my real best to practice metta as I would wanna have the love and peace surrounding me. Wish me luck. Haha. And today is also officially the 7th day I fast which is equivalent to a week; that is if I were fasting today. I didn’t because I knew I was going to the temple so no religious conflict, alright. Luv BoBo.