The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode, • The monk painting behind you • Non-duality • Is there a purpose of ego? For more resources on Buddhist teachings, visit our website at buddhisttemple.ca
How to Meditate – Lecture 31, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca 英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第31講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的新網站： www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode, • Spider over the sidewalk • Suffering but refuse help from others • Proper ceremony for the deceased • Om Mani Padme Hum and being vegetarian For more resources on Buddhist teachings, visit our website at buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode, • Fabric softener and group meditation • A healthy way to look at death • The monkey mind and meditation For more resources on Buddhist teachings, visit our website at buddhisttemple.ca
How to Meditate – Lecture 30, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca 英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第30講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的新網站： www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode, • Faith practice, detachment of senses, and the heaven of lapis stone • The morals behind euthanasia • Passing away while worrying about loved ones • Randomness, chance, and accidents in the universe For more resources on Buddhist teachings, visit our website at buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode, • What is a Buddhist's belief on organ donation? • Emancipation of sea and land lives For more resources on Buddhist teachings, visit our website at buddhisttemple.ca
How to Meditate – Lecture 29, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca 英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第29講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的新網站： www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode, • Whose Karma was that from? • Catastrophic events and the fragility of life For more resources on Buddhist teachings, visit our website at buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode, • Preventing self from judging others • The nature of consciousness • Consciousness and the universe • A pure heart • Connected minds • Telepathy and consciousness • The object of mind during meditation For more resources on Buddhist teachings, visit our website at buddhisttemple.ca
How to Meditate – Lecture 28, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca 英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第28講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的新網站： www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode, • Buddha's teachings towards women and children • Not judging others • A private consultation • Differences between feeling pity and true compassion • The purpose of meditation For more resources on Buddhist teachings, visit our website at buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode, • Honest people, bad people, and the purpose of life • Helpers of the meditation class For more resources on Buddhist teachings, visit our website at buddhisttemple.ca
How to Meditate – Lecture 27, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca 英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第27講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的新網站： www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode, • Sharing food with people next to you • Buddhist's definition of sexual misconduct • Why walk fast during walking meditation • Five hindrances in meditation For more resources on Buddhist teachings, visit our website at buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were raised and addressed by the Venerable during this episode, · Thank you, I have became a happier person · Why do we chant for people who have passed away? · The trip to Hong Kong. · Why are there more women in the meditation class than men? For more resources on Buddhist teachings, visit our website at buddhisttemple.ca
How to Meditate – Lecture 26, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca 英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第26講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的新網站： www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were raised and addressed by the Venerable during this episode, · Traumatic childhood and Karma · Defending self and Karma · Clear thinking and the second part of meditation. For more resources on Buddhist teachings, visit our website at buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were addressed by the Venerable during this episode, Dharma talk publications Between parents and kids Chanting when someone has passed away For more resources on Buddhist teachings, visit our website at www.buddhisttemple.ca
The following topics were discussed in this episode, The merits of chanting Six Syllable Mantra Dealing with someone who hurts you How to keep concentrated during meditation?
How to Meditate – Lecture 25, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca 英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第25講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的新網站： www.buddhisttemple.ca
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience, In the Sutra of the Great Extinction of the Dharma Spoken by the Buddha , the Buddha said that there will be an increase in evil as time passes, and Buddhism will soon cease to exist. People would be less compassionate, and it will be eventually hard to find goodhearted people, maybe two or three in every million. Why is that? Why does the world head to such a direction? How do we know that Arhats exist? Do we se...
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience, Would you please explain the use of the wooden paddle before and during meditation? Why was loud music allowed to be played last week during the Seniors Day? Is it a good way to teach old people Buddhism? I have a friend who has hinted about suicide. What is the Buddhist view of this kind of action or contemplation? What words of wisdom can you offer to someone who hears this from a friend? Is it possible to beli...
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience, When a person dies, where would he go? Is it the end of him? Can you give some insights into how Buddhist practise might counter or eliminate a bored state of mind? Why do Buddhist monastics shave their heads? Buddhist Sutras are so complex, with layers and layers of entities. Did Buddha go through all of them, or did he experience them all?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience, Are there any other days for meditation, if I would like to come more often? Should we follow the Hinayana approach? Do you advocate for Hinayana Buddhism? You've mentioned the idea of Conceptualization and how it relates to how our minds work. Could you talk more about it? In the Eight Realizations Spoken By the Buddha, it's said that the five aggregates aren't the ego, but aren't they all ego-based?...
How to Meditate – Lecture 24, in English, lectured by Venerable Guan Cheng at the International Buddhist Temple. For more Dharma talks, teachings and lessons, please visit our new website at www.buddhisttemple.ca 英語 – 如何靜坐 - 第24講 - 觀成法師 主講 想看更多師父開示視頻、散文及專題報導等，請瀏覽我們的新網站： www.buddhisttemple.ca
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience, Most of the time, most of us are either thinking about the past, planning, or worrying about the future. What can one do to eliminate these bad habits? It is sometimes a challenge to stay in the present after a long day at work or at school. Is "True-self" an observer of the truths? Who is the thinker behind the thoughts then? It was mentioned in one of the lectures that the universe will eventually come to an en...
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following question from the audience, Our population is always growing, and we have many more people on earth every year. How can we all have had a past life? How can we all have reincarnations?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience, I've heard that people sometimes are reincarnated to repay their debts - what about those whose debts are being repaid? Do they have to be reborn too? If I die with someone owing me money, can't I just forgive it? I don't want to have to come back just to collect some cash. What does living in the present moment mean?
In this episode, the Venerable addressed the following questions from the audience, When there is suffering, what should we do? Does chanting Sutras help? Which Sutras should I chant? Once a mother was forced to choose between her two children in a Nazi Germany concentration camp. The child she picks will live, while the other must die in the gas chambers. What should the mother do according to Buddhism? The iron creatures in the Avici Hell that perform the torturing of those who committed bad K...
