Reflection: The joy in fixing things
Since it's almost the time of Spring (Lunar New Year), many people would conduct spring cleaning at their homes. Sometimes, we will throw...
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Winson Yang
- Jan 7, 2019
- 1 min
Thought of the month: It's the start of something new
It is the new year already. As we approach this year, have we thought of doing something new for a change? Maybe getting out of our...
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Winson Yang
- Dec 18, 2018
- 3 min
Understanding is in experience
When people ask us if we understand something, we would say we understand if we could repeat back what the other person asks of us. In...
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Winson Yang
- Dec 3, 2018
- 1 min
Thought of the month: Have we surpass ourselves this year?
The year is coming to an end. One question we have to ask to check-in with ourselves is whether we surpassed ourselves in this year....
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Winson Yang
- Nov 14, 2018
- 3 min
Reflection: Why am I where I am today?
Why am I where I am today? Let me put some context into it so we have a common ground here. Why am I researching on contemplative...
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Winson Yang
- Nov 5, 2018
- 1 min
Thought of the month: To grow spiritually, we should take care of our communication with people
To grow spiritually, we should take care of our communication with people around us. All the meditation, practices we do, what are we...
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Winson Yang
- Oct 14, 2018
- 2 min
Reflection: Only after 20 years do I realize how to bow to the Buddhas
I have been a Buddhist since young, and know some formalities at the monastery as a devotee, such as bowing to the Buddha when one enters...
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Winson Yang
- Oct 8, 2018
- 1 min
Thought of the month: Life is defined by the next thought
Many of us define life by the end, or what we want to achieve. Some want to be happy, successful, stable family, contributing to our...
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Winson Yang
- Oct 1, 2018
- 3 min
There is a reason why Right concentration is the last of the Noble Eightfold Path
All Buddhists will know about the Noble Eightfold Path. It is one of the first few things you learn when you get exposed to Buddhism....
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Winson Yang
- Sep 25, 2018
- 3 min
Compassion is not empathy, nor is it sympathy
I believe everyone has heard of compassion before. How much do we know what compassion is? If I ask you to explain what compassion is,...
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Selene Chew
- Sep 17, 2018
- 2 min
Confession of a clumsy person
Recently, I came across this video: The director had either secretly filmed my life, or the actress is my lost twin. If you ask anyone...
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Winson Yang
- Sep 11, 2018
- 3 min
Why I choose to take a taxi to the monastery every time
Often people take the taxi when they want comfort, or to reach a place very fast, without the hassle of squeezing into trains, or buses....
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Selene Chew
- Sep 3, 2018
- 3 min
A sudden realization of an important lesson from writing sutra calligraphy
Sutra calligraphy involves tracing/copying the sutra. I was introduced to sutra calligraphy by my mom a long while back during a greatly...
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Winson Yang
- Sep 3, 2018
- 1 min
Thought of the month: Keeping a beginner's mindset to keep us going
Many times we lose interest, motivation, or the drive to continue doing something we set out to achieve, be it in meditation,...
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Selene Chew
- Aug 15, 2018
- 5 min
How to improve my focus? (with the Pomodoro Technique)
In this day and age where there are way more distractions and stimulations than any other decade, the art of focusing becomes a key skill...
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Winson Yang
- Aug 6, 2018
- 1 min
Thought of the month: Not giving rise to discrimination at all times
No matter what we do, or who we encounter, we should not give rise to discrimination. Do not think that "He's able to do that because...
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Winson Yang
- Jul 16, 2018
- 2 min
To develop a relationship, you must be able to dance with the thorns, storms, rain and all the errat
We all want a good relationship. Be it with someone we love, a business partner, project partner, colleagues, with our bosses, or...
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Winson Yang
- Jul 4, 2018
- 1 min
Thought of the month: Using our minds properly
If we encounter obstacles or conflicts, we may think "Why haven't I accomplish anything? I've been working on this for so long!". If...
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Winson Yang
- Jun 25, 2018
- 3 min
The water bills and upkeep to always keep the grass always greener on the other side.
Many of us would have heard of the saying "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence". Many times, we envy the lives of...
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Winson Yang
- Jun 17, 2018
- 3 min
Take some time to enjoy the rain.
The weather always change. It is not every single day that the sun shines, or snows, or rain. Sometimes, the weather could be dry....
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