An excerpt from ' A Discourse in Buddhism ' by Simon Leong

(Excerpt from pg 168~170 of the Maha Bodhi, printed in 1984 Vol. 92)

May I start with a well-known Zen story?

Humanistic Buddhist View on Living and Dying

Question & Answer Session

by Ven. Yifa

conducted after the talk on August 5, 2003

Date: 13th – 14th Sept 2003
Aim : To promote and support Buddhist education
Objective: To publicize the International Buddhist College (IBC)
Total members: 44

Tanha being unwholesome desire
Rooted in greed or selfishness
Tathagata discouraging the unskilled;
Abandoning it to avoid anguish.
Chanda being the wholesome desire

By Ven. Dr K Sri Dhammandanda, Malaysia
(Excerpt from pg 171~172 of the Maha Bodhi, printed in 1984 Vol. 92)

Question:

Dear Shifu,

Question:

1. Why do some people have to suffer for a long time in their life?
2. Why do some people don’t have to suffer in their life? What are the reasons?

A poem from 'The Maha Bodhi' published in 1984 (Vol. 92)

Like shadows, impersonal forces
Hold sway over all we may cherish.
I scan philosophic discourses,

In Buddhism one cannot make significant spiritual progress without meditating. There are actually two types of Buddhist meditation.