Happy Vesak Day

• SevenEleven

  16 May 11, 16:25

  

  Be like the lion, not afraid of noise

  Be like the wind, not caught in the web

  Be like the lotus, not stained by mud

  Be like the rhinocerous, alone

   

  Happy Vesak Day!!!!

  Cittalaya - Harmonious Mind

   

• Dawnfirstlight

  16 May 11, 16:35

  Happy Vesak Day!

  �慧增长�

• likeyou

  16 May 11, 16:38

  Happy Vesak Day to all.

  May your family blessed with good health.

   

• Almond Cookies

  16 May 11, 17:19

  Amitabha buddha

   _/\_

• Holyday

  17 May 11, 09:09

  I am going to the temple now in Clementi.Now still at home.After that, going to Buddhist bookshelf to borrow some books and tapao my vegetarian lunch.

• likeyou

  17 May 11, 09:16

  I am working....:(

• JerryJan

  17 May 11, 09:54

  Originally posted by likeyou:

  I am working....:(

  enjoy yr day 
  y r u working on a public holiday

• likeyou

  17 May 11, 09:55

  Originally posted by JerryJan:

  enjoy yr day 
  y r u working on a public holiday

  
  Yes, working till 10pm.

  What to do? Need to feed family and kids.

  If dont work, manager will ask you better stay at home and shake leg, dont come back anymore.

   

• JerryJan

  17 May 11, 09:58

  Originally posted by likeyou:

  
  Yes, working till 10pm.

  What to do? Need to feed family and kids.

  If dont work, manager will ask you better stay at home and shake leg, dont come back anymore.

   

  wat line u working in

  y must stay until 10pm

• likeyou

  17 May 11, 09:59

  Originally posted by JerryJan:

  wat line u working in

  y must stay until 10pm

  Financial industry.....

• JerryJan

  17 May 11, 10:08

  Originally posted by likeyou:

  Financial industry.....

  oic, SCB rite

  good luck to u

• sinweiy

  17 May 11, 10:16

  �悔文
  Verse for Repentance
  
  往昔所造诸�业
  For all the evil deeds done in the past
  皆由无始贪嗔痴
  from beginningless greed, hatred and delusion
  从身语�之所生
  created by from body, speech and mind
  今对佛�求�悔
  now before the Buddha, express regret and repentance

  （三�）

  /\

• sinweiy

  17 May 11, 10:23

  Originally posted by SevenEleven:

  Be like the rhinocerous, alone

   

  
  meaning?

• SevenEleven

  17 May 11, 11:42

  Originally posted by sinweiy:

  
  meaning?

  
  The nature of rhinocerous is that they seldom mix with each other, so they are pretty on their own. Those who are "on their own" should spend these time meditating...deriving that meaning

   

• geis

  17 May 11, 11:57

  Here's wishing all Dharmafarers a fruitful Vesak Day.

  May there be peace and harmony for all beings.

  Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

• Wiser

  17 May 11, 13:03

  I have a great Vesak Day this year , thanks to this forum, i participated at the Bugis Bodhicitta Dharma Centre event and helped to look after a stall full of buddhist books/dvd/cd for free distribution. 

  Also get blessing from the Jonang Reincarnated Rinpoche and the Jonang Lineage empowerment of Kalachakra.  It's a very rare chance.  I am blessed greatly this year.

  So here wishing

  Happy Vesak Day to the forum moderators, admin staff and the Buddhist  forummers.

   

  /\

  Om Mani Padme Hum

   

• Wiser

  17 May 11, 13:07

  /\

  Om Mani Padme Hum

   

• BuddhistHub

  17 May 11, 14:11

  I have a great evening at Kong Ming Hill...Very meaningful. They also have free distribtion of DVDs, Books..bookmarks 

• Jiexi2007

  17 May 11, 14:26

  Online Buddha Bathing:
  http://www.buddhistdoor.com/bathing/2010/index.html

  Happy Vesak Day to all!

  _/\_

• BuddhistHub

  17 May 11, 15:01

  Thanks for sharing 

• sinweiy

  17 May 11, 16:31

  Originally posted by SevenEleven:

  
  The nature of rhinocerous is that they seldom mix with each other, so they are pretty on their own. Those who are "on their own" should spend these time meditating...deriving that meaning

   

  
  i see. didn't know that rhinocerous seldom mix with each other.

  Amituofo

• SevenEleven

  19 May 11, 11:17

  Originally posted by sinweiy:

  
  i see. didn't know that rhinocerous seldom mix with each other.

  Amituofo

  
  http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/rhinoceros.html

  BEHAVIOR:

  As solitary creatures, both male and female rhinos establish territories. Males mark and defend their territories. Rhinos use their horns not only in battles for territory or females but also to defend themselves from lions, tigers and hyenas.

• An Eternal Now

  19 May 11, 14:49

  Snp 1.3

  PTS: Sn 35-75

  Khaggavisana Sutta: A Rhinoceros

  translated from the Pali by

  Thanissaro Bhikkhu

  © 1997–2011

  
  

  http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.1.03.than.html
  

• Almond Cookies

  19 May 11, 17:19

  I spent my vesak day chanting.

• sinweiy

  19 May 11, 17:29

  i see.

  the other translation from Khaggavisana Sutta:

   

  Unstartled, like a lion at sounds.

  Unsnared, like the wind in a net.

  Unsmeared, like a lotus in water:

  wander alone like a rhinoceros.

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