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It has been 37 days since 12 Hongkongers were arrested by the China Coast Guard in the name of illegal entry - contacts with family members lawyers are still rejected while no information has been received from the detainees.
They are a group of young people who love Hong Kong; while their detainees. Your attention on the issue, though might not be able to necessarily bring them back to Hong Kong immediately, can at least protect them, bringing a glimpse of hope to their family members.
喬映瑜 (Qiao)
Despite a lack of related information, she is a girl who loves Hong Kong. Under severe depression, hardly can we imagine how she could endure 33 days without the assistance of medicine, alone.
張俊富 22歲 (Cheung, 22)
Being a student form the Open University of Hong Kong, he should have been similar to other people, leading a simple life. Instead of opting for pleasant university life, he chose to stand up for Hong Kong. We hope that he can safely return home, together with 11 of the others.
嚴文謙 21歲 (Yim, 21)
He is also a student. It was alleged that he was in Yantian, ShangShen China. At that time, his hair had been totally shaved and his eyes dully glazed over – could anyone imagine what had he experienced?
黃臨福 16歲 (Hoang, 16)
Wong is a 16-year-old secondary school student, the youngest among the 12 detainees. Supposedly, as a teen under 18 (the legal age in Hong Kong), he cannot entrust a lawyer on his on device. John Lee Ka-Chiu, the Security for Security, however, claimed that Wong voluntarily did so. Wong’s family lawyers afterwards requested for a meeting with Chinese officials but were forced to withdraw.
鄧棨然 30歲 (Tang, 30)
Suffering from asthma and skin disease, 30-year old Tang might not have medicine since related information was not found. Worrying, his mother’s every single word in the press conference was heartbreaking to many.
李宇軒 29歲 (Andy Li, 29)
He is a 29-year old youngster who has a strong interest in Manga. As a computer engineer, he endeavoured on the career path with self-study. But if he was to choose between personal interest and the future of Hong Kong, he undoubtedly chose the latter. Nevertheless, due to the possible retrospective period of the National Security Law, his trust in the legal systems vanished, having no choice but to escape.
張銘裕 20歲 (Cheung, 20)
As a youngster in his twenty, Cheung originally was similar to other young people, having hobbies ranging from playing football, rock climbing to diving. Since he is relatively more mature, he takes care of himself well. Such an active youngster was however arrested during the Anti-extradition Law movement, being entitled with a criminal charge.
Cheung had once told his father that he needs to “fight for democracy and freedom”, which was questioned by his father as to for what he was fighting for. “For the next generation”, Cheung answered resoundingly. Such a firmed belief continued to glow upon the moment he was on board. He understood that to fight for the next generation, he should first stay alive.
李子賢 29歲 (Lee, 29)
Lee is a 29-year old cat lover - going to sleep with the two cats he adopted was the most valuable moment in his life. Attempting to leave Hong Kong, he took the initiative to take a photo with his mother. Before going on board, he took out the photo, thinking about his mother who was always proud of his helpfulness and filial piety. Tracing back to his mother’s birthdays on which he made cheesecake and sang a song, he hoped that his mother would know he loves Hong Kong, too.
郭子麟 18歲 (Kok, 18)
Apart from his family, Kwok, an HKU Engineering Student who loves drama, was also thinking about a girl whom he knew from the Drama Club. Perhaps she is, indeed, the main cast of his life.
Before leaving his homeland, he plucked up all his courage to confess to the girl, echoing to one of HKU students’ sayings - “striving all your effort and leaving no regrets (BJMF)”. Life is like a play. Contemplating on the rippling waters, was he wondering whether this his affection would simply be buried, like a pearl sinking into in the vast ocean?
鄭子豪 17歲 (Cheng, 17)
Bringing with him a fishing rod and bucket; claiming that he was going to fishing – it was the way Cheng waved goodbye to his family; it was the white lie Cheng told in order to leave without notice, protecting his family from worrying.
Before leaving, Cheng used his pocket money to purchase a phone for his mother as a birthday gift. The phone is still here while the receiver has been so distant away. Cheng loves Hong Kong no less than his family. He was willing to bear the burden and go away, taking all the fishing equipment and leaving overnight.
廖子文 17歲 (Liu, 17)
Liu will become 18 after less than one week. To celebrate his birthday, he used to dine outside with his family – such usual practice, however, became a memory. Nevertheless, he actually has already participated in the Rites of Passage Ceremony – because what he experienced was much more than any other others.
Liu is a tough guy, hiding most of the emotions.
When he was small, knowing his older brother being bullied, he would directly ride on a bicycle to drive away the bullies. Most probably, his insistence on justice was what drives him to embark on the journey of the Movement.
黃偉然 29歲 (Wong, 29)
“Forgive my selfishness. In face of the parting of life and death, millions of words inside my throat can only be expressed between written lines.” – this was what written by Wong, a 29-year old motor mechanic, who left in his room the letter written with wordings like “I’m so sorry”, “sorry, mom” and “forgive my selfishness”.
Even since being released from Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre, Wong had been more distant to his friends and family. Rarely did he have dining with his family, but often did he lock himself inside the room. He even reduced contacts with two of his favourite cats. Probably, he was paving the way for the departure with his family who may be more accustomed to living a life without Wong.
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【愚人算命,智人改命】
"Does your child have an irregular heartbeat or a hole in his heart?"
I asked my client, after glancing at her son's Bazi.
Back in July, I wrote a post on the terrifying Kawasaki disease among young children. It got 75 shares.
That post attracted more parents with children of various health issues, to contact me in the past months.
My client replied, no abnormality was detected at birth.
3 weeks later, when I was analysing her Bazi, she told me her son's recent echocardiogram revealed a hole in his heart.
The doctor said it was very likely due to a birth defect, and not the Kawasaki disease that the son was recovering from.
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When I heard it, gratitude and admiration for my Shifu rose in my heart.
He was the teacher, who showed me how to identify if a Bazi had heart issues.
Shifu often chided me for having it too easy when it comes to learning Chinese Metaphysics. #Shifusostrict #wheregoteasy
After Shifu's father, a well-respected geomancer & TCM practitioner, passed away, Shifu had to go the rocky route of verifying everything he learnt and discovered on his own.
In his late 20s, he spent a good 2 years knocking on doors of HDB flats, to read people's Bazi and audit home Feng Shui for free, in Yishun, Chong Pang, Woodlands, Khatib, Admiralty, Tanjong Pagar and Ang Mo Kio estates.
Cladded in jeans and a T-shirt, with a backpack and a box file, Shifu would painstakingly analyse any Bazi and Chinese name given to him.
#whyhenocomeBukitHoSwee
Doors slammed on his face, dogs barked at him, old people shunned him, threats of calling the police were hurled at him.
There were also kind-hearted souls who gave Shifu an angpow as a token of their appreciation, or offered him dinner.
Every time Shifu reached home, he would be starving and perspiring like a polar bear.
One guy student (my senior) went door knocking with Shifu once, and was scared to go again the next day.
Shifu sometimes misses those days, and thinks none of us would do it with him. He said it was excellent on-the-ground training for you never know what you are going to get.
I volunteered myself.
I used to do door-to-door surveys for a market research company in my undergrad days.
But Shifu said I'm cotton candy soft and would run away the next day like his student. 😟
Till this day, Shifu still has clients from his HDB knocking days.
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Behind every good Feng Shui master, there are many untold stories of pain and sacrifice for him to achieve that level of mastery.
Few people cared about that.
Too many people waste too much time looking at us up and down suspiciously, and disregarding Chinese Metaphysics as old wives' tale.
They do not have the patience and scientific intelligence to suss out the real from the fakes. So they take one bamboo pole and whack the whole boat upside down.
The opportunity cost for them, however, is the chance to turn around their children's lives.
Many parents tell me: As a parent, I naturally want the best for my child.
True for some of them. Lying through the teeth for others. #連自己都騙
Not all parents love their children. Not all parents make sensible decisions.
Sometimes, wanting the best and doing their best mean two different universes.
There are clients who wanted me to read their children's Bazi, but their spouse object. Despite the clients having positive results.
A workshop participant was experiencing a problem during her pregnancy. I peeked into her family future, and I realise the problem at hand is just the tip of the iceberg.
I told her to look for my Shifu. He would have the merits to bail her family out from their difficult future, before it is too late.
She didn't.
She was confident about Shifu's skills in Wealth Feng Shui, read that he had helped a client's father recover from cancer but she had never read anything of his abilities in helping an unborn child from his testimonials.
#facepalm #whydidntsheask
Another lady didn't want to implement my Feng Shui recommendations for her child. She told it would be difficult.
I looked into her eyes as she spoke. Liar. She didn't want to spend money on the mini renovation for her least favourite child.
(By looking at the parent's and child's Bazi, it is easy to tell which child the parent favours.)
I spent a good 20 minutes, explaining again the adverse effects the room Feng Shui had on her child's future. It was already rearing its ugly head. Her disciplinary action had never worked and will never work, given such Feng Shui.
I reminded her the duty of a responsible parent. I didn't mince my words. You know me.
I could have just taken my fees and go. Who care what you want to do with your child's future? It's your child, your problem, not mine.
But coming from a single-parent family, not only do I care about children development, I am deeply concerned about what my motherland will become when these children grow up.
We already have a plummeting birth rate.
Every child's future saved, is one less problem for our society, and one more superhero for Singapore.
Let's not have too many broken adults, when we can build strong and compassionate children.
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The moment the child is conceived, with both parents' Bazi on hand, a competent Chinese Metaphysics practitioner can foretell the development of the foetus.
E.g. will the foetus have Down syndrome or other medical condition?
Will the mother experience miscarriage?
Will the foetus grow healthily?
How difficult will the pregnancy be for the mother?
How will the family fortune change?
What can the parents do?
If the practitioner had audited the home Feng Shui, more potential problems will be identified early in time, and resolved before it manifest in the pregnancy.
We are what we live in.
Some home Feng Shui problems handicap the couple from having a faithful and fulfilling marriage, including the lack of children.
Some Bazi, on the other hand, experience a downturn in their fates, after having children.
In cases I have seen where parents have sickly children, some causes are parents who committed much killing.
E.g. running a puppy mill, a fishing farm, a prawning facility.
The other day, I had a client who had a Down syndrome child. I applauded her determination in giving birth to the child. Her husband, however, wanted to abort.
My advice to any parent who want to kill their flesh and blood, because it's not up to their standard:
Don't even think about it.
Some children are our karmic debtors. When they come as sickly offspring, it means the debt you owe them require a long and intensive effort to repay.
If you kill your child, the karmic debt you owe your child will escalate. It will NOT disappear.
An aborted baby stays around to haunt his parents. For as long as the parents live. Or until the baby had taken vengeance.
No such thing as the killed baby vanishing into thin air after some time.
Violence never bring permanent peace.
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"When should we do a Bazi reading for our child?"
As soon as possible.
It is already difficult enough to raise a child, with both parents working.
Money is never enough. Time is never sufficient. Sleep is always lacking.
When we know how to help our children with their Bazi needs, the mutual understanding strengthens. We solve the problem right at the root, in the quickest time possible.
No more second guessing. No more quarrels.
Better performing children, happier parents.
As a mother, if I wish to get our child's Bazi read, my husband would have no chance to obstruct me from planning our child's future. (Not that my darling would.)
Because I'm also a 50% stakeholder, and I sacrifice my figure to carry our child in my uterus for freaking 9 months, shouldn't I have some say too? Not like I would blindly choose any Tom, Dick or Harry to read our child's Bazi. At most, I use my own money. 😄
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Any loving parent would wish to live to a ripe old age, to take care of the Down syndrome child.
From a Chinese Metaphysics point of view, if the child is at a very tender age, it is easier to minimise the impact of the extra chromosome, through Bazi analysis and Feng Shui.
What do we hope to achieve?
Better temperament. Better health. Improved social skills. Able to articulate better. Able to function as independently as possible. Attract more benefactors. Etc.
Aiming to live to 100 years old to take care of the child may be noble.
If you ask me, giving the child a positive environment to change his destiny is a wiser and more practical move.
But first, let's start with educating the parents on the wisdom behind Chinese Metaphysics.
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【玳瑚師父茶會課室】 《 第十場茶會回顧 :學佛修行不出岔子》
10th Tea Session Recap : How Not to Go Wrong In Your Spiritual Cultivation
(English version below)
2016年3月17日,玳瑚師父特別挪出時間,舉辦了第十場茶會《以茶會友:學佛修行不出岔子》。
茶會開場時,玳瑚師父對出席者們說: 「如果妳你很會算,不如來算算妳你這一世,從妳你懂事以來到現在,累積的業障到底有多少。這一世能還完,才會有個美滿的人生。」
玳瑚師父舉例,《地藏菩薩本願經》所言: 「南閻浮提眾生,舉止動念,無不是業,無不是罪。」
人,會遇魔,不是平白無故,當中必有因緣,很多都是自找的,及不相信大善知識的教導,才會惹「魔」上身。
許多人學佛,因爲出發心不正,而後來魔障重重, 因此,茶會中旬,玳瑚師父要求出席者們,以華文寫出爲何要學佛。
在每位出席者用心地寫出自己理由的當兒,有位女士,只寫了四個字,再加上她先前遲到,師父有感她的行爲有欠學習的誠意。但,師父本身是個學佛人,爲了給她公平,將她的本子顯示給每位出席者看, 問她他們覺得女士的答案是否有誠意,衆人亦搖頭。
茶會入場免費,是玳瑚師父取之社會,用之社會的精神延伸,而並非他個人的時間不值錢。以此為列,請出席者一定要帶誠懇的態度和成熟的心智前來,並尊敬師父和大家的時間。
之後,玳瑚師父一一過目衆人的答案,並告訴每位出席者可以改進的地方,讓大家增進對自己的了解,獲益無窮。幾位出席者,聽取師父的教義,再接再厲,當場亦重寫自己的答案,再請師父過目,精神可嘉!
茶會精彩回顧:
一、 人間八大苦
二、 爲何心會煩燥?
三、 着魔分哪三種?
四、 六神無主,因此“她他”就來做妳你的主。
五、 六神是什麽?
六、 哪些生活習慣易陷入「魔」道,而不自覺?
七、 今世貪慾成性,將輪回哪一道?
八、 那位師姐身上陰霾之氣,竟然是來自居家的風水!
九、 有些東西不是去求得,是用智慧去觀磨的。
十、 佛陀遇見「毒蛇」的故事: 農夫敵不過誘惑之魔的下場。
十一、 過份喜歡一個東西,就是着魔。
十二、 不要說不關我的事,這顯得妳你好像不慈悲。
十三、 修法一定要有次序!
十四、 身體裡的氣向出錯,也會導致着魔!
十五、 如果佛菩萨想要匿名隐居,就無人出来弘揚佛法,那我們也没有法門能解脱六道輪迴了!
玳瑚師父解讀活動: 出席者們爲何要學佛 ~
十六、 學佛要有廣大菩提心,沒有廣大菩提心,成不了佛!
十七、 皈依明師爲何如此重要?
十八、 上網盜法結果會怎樣?
十九、 學佛一定要心智成熟,不能半信半疑,起心動念都很重要。
二十、 心靈和肉體必須要協調。
二十一、 在玳瑚師父面前,不要撒謊,師父看妳你,是看到妳你的心裡面。
二十二、 我們都是有病的人,心靈都是殘障的,所以,我們需要佛法。
二十三、 師父講解何為真確學佛的答案。
玳瑚師父解讀活動: 出席者們的字跡分析 ~
二十四、 從何看這人做事虎頭蛇尾?
二十五、 常把字寫在角落頭,是個怎樣的人?
二十六、 他一定是個用情很深的人!
二十七、 師父如何看出這位男生前世是位出家人?
二十八、 從練字可以培養身心,可以成就事業,請閲讀師父文章《字裡行間》
玳瑚師父現場答客問 ~
二十九、 《金剛經》說無相離相,何以玳瑚師父說修法要有次序,豈不是有相嗎?
三十、 怎麽樣皈依?
三十一、 只唸佛,不是就能成佛嗎?
三十二、 皈依前,什麽都不能唸嗎?
三十三、 客人尋找某尊佛像,千辛萬苦,尋覓不得,問師父如何是好?
三十四、 客人的女娃,不吃不睡,體重過輕,師父慈悲指點孩童正確的睡覺方位。
等等,及更多。
此客人之前不苟同玳瑚師父的建議,認爲教導少年孩子佛法之事,可以「慢慢來」,結果,發心想立壇城時,通過各種管道,仍遲遲無法找到適合自己的佛像,彷彿佛也要「慢慢來」,才到她他們的家。貼心叮嚀大家,千萬別輕易拒絕善知識的好言相勸,這會為自己和家人求道的路上設下很多魔障啊!
學佛人要記得,妳你心中永遠都沒有敵人,有敵人,就會有縫,讓魔能夠趁虛而入。皈依學佛,是給自己一面鏡子來照自己的心,時時觀照,要不然,很容易變成魔的點心。
茶會結束時,幾位出席者們要求玳瑚師父為她們購買的書《向善向上》簽名。師父亦在書中以藏文寫了六字大明咒,獻給出席者們他的祝福。
這在藏地無人不知的咒語,是個光明的摩尼寶珠。此咒能破除黑暗,推毀魔障,是個吉祥圓滿的咒。
之前,一位女出席者與大家分享了她與玳瑚師父的書「共眠」一事。這位女眾提及自己一向都很難安心睡覺,往往,會對自己的環境有一種莫名的恐懼湧上心頭,讓自己更難入眠。那一晚的淩晨時分,當她再感受到那股既熟悉又神秘的恐懼時,她毅然決定把玳瑚師父的書放在自己身穿的外套裡,拉上拉鏈牢牢地套住。据她說,那晚的睡眠非常安詳!
一位年輕的出席者,吳勇康先生,讀到師父的文章《齊發力量扭轉乾坤》後,關心師父的健康,買了苹果供養他。師父笑言吳先生一定是希望「一天一苹果,醫生遠離玳瑚師父」。師父亦現場做供養,並將功德迴向給這位年輕人,感謝他,願他將來學佛有成,能夠利己利他。
茶會結束後,有些出席者意猶未盡,仍想繼續聼玳瑚師父解説佛法,于是,留了下來,與師父一同喝咖啡,聆聽師父說法,直到近清晨時分。那一晚的開示,讓在場的人,皆法喜充滿。但願她他們真正能夠學以致用,免得辜負玳瑚師父的一番苦心啊!
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On 17th March 2016, Master Dai Hu specially took time out from his schedule, to hold the 10th Tea Session with the theme, "How To Stay On The Right Path of Spiritual Cultivation?".
The session swung into action with these first words from Master Dai Hu, "If you are that calculative, why don't you start counting, from the day you were born in this lifetime, how much negative karma you have accumulated? Only when you have cleared these karmic debts, will you have a blissful life."
Master Dai Hu quoted from the Sutra of the Great Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, "All sentient beings in the Daksina-jambudvīpa create karma and offenses endlessly with their every thought and behaviour."
A person does not encounter the Mara for no good reason. There lies an affinity, often self-inflicted, within. Many a time, he or she brought it upon himself/herself with his/her faithlessness towards the teachings of a virtuous master.
Many people learn the Dharma without the correct intention, and subsequently, had to face many obstacles and impediments from the Mara. Thus, in the middle of the tea session, Master Dai Hu requested for the participants to write down, in Mandarin, their reasons for learning the Dharma.
While everybody was diligent in writing their piece, one female participant only penned four characters. Prior to the exercise, she had came late for the Tea Session and Master Dai Hu could see her lack of sincerity in learning. Being a learned cultivator of the Dharma, and to show fairness to the lady, Master Dai Hu showed everyone the written note and asked if they thought if the female participant was sincere in learning. All the fellow participants shook their heads.
There is no fee charged for attending Master Dai Hu's Tea Sessions, as this is one way which Master Dai Hu gives back to the society. However, this does not imply that his time is worthless. Using this as an example, we do hope future participants come for the session with an attitude of sincerity and thought maturity, as well as respect for everybody's and Master Dai Hu's time.
Subsequently, Master Dai Hu went through each and every answer from the participants, and advised them individually how their mindsets can be improved. It was a beneficial experience for everyone, as the participants gained a more thorough understanding of themselves. Some of the participants even rewrote their piece after listening to the advice from Master Dai Hu, and consulted him again. Such spirit of willingness to learn is commendable indeed!
Highlights of the Tea Session:
1. What are the Eight Sufferings in the human realm?
2. Why do we experience vexation?
3. What are the three kinds of Mara disturbances?
4. If you have no control over your six spirits that rule your vital organs, another spirit shall intrude to take possession.
5. What are the six spirits?
6. What kind of daily habits will make you unknowingly susceptible to the influence of the Mara?
7. If one is addicted to desires in this lifetime, which of the six realms of existence is he likely to end up in his next life?
8. The aura of negative energy on a Dharma sister is caused by the Feng Shui of her residence!
9. There are some things that cannot be achieved by merely wishing for them. You have to use your wisdom and acumen to observe and learn.
10. The Buddha's encounter with the "poisonous serpent": Downfall of a farmer who could not resist Mara's temptation.
11. An obsession in liking something is a form of Mara disturbance.
12. Do not say "This is none of my business." as you will appear to be lacking in compassion.
13. The proper sequence must be observed in spiritual cultivation!
14. A disruptive flow of energies in your body can also result in disturbance from the Mara!
15. If the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas had craved for anonymity and stayed in recluse, no one would come forward to propagate the Dharma and we would be deprived of The Way out of Samsara.
Master Dai Hu's Group Activity - Why Do You Wish To Learn the Dharma?
16. To learn the Dharma well, one must possess great Bodhicitta. Without it, you will never attain Buddhahood!
17. Why is it so critical to take refuge in an accomplished Master?
18. What are the consequences of stealing the Dharma off the Internet?
19. One must have a mature mentality and not a doubtful nature, when learning the Dharma. We must be mindful of every thought and intention that arises within.
20. There is a necessity for the physical body and the soul to align and work in harmony.
21. Do not attempt to lie in front of Master Dai Hu, for he can look deep inside your heart and read you like a book.
22. We are all sick patients with disabilities in our souls. That is precisely why we need the Buddhadharma.
23. Master Dai Hu explained the correct intention one should have in learning the Buddha's teachings
Master Dai Hu Group Activity - Handwriting analysis of the participants
24. How do you tell that this person is one who starts strongly but often cannot last the entire race?
25. What kind of person tends to write his/her words at the corner of the writing space?
26. Such a person is definitely very devoted in his relationships.
27. How can Master Dai Hu tell that this man was a monk in his previous life?
28. A person can cultivate his/her body and spirit through handwriting practice, and achieve career success. Please read the article "In Between The Lines" by Master Dai Hu.
Live Q & A session with Master Dai Hu -
29. The Diamond Sutra expounds on the formless and the detachment from forms. Why does Master Dai Hu say that there must be a proper sequence in our spiritual cultivation? Isn't that a form?
30. How do you take refuge in the Triple Jewels?
31. Is it true that Buddhahood can be attained by reciting only the Buddha's Name?
32. Before taking refuge, am I not supposed to recite any mantra or sutra?
33. A client sought Master Dai Hu for his advice, after many difficult and futile attempts in their search for a particular Buddha statue.
34. A client's young daughter has not been eating and sleeping well, resulting in her being underweight. Master Dai Hu showed compassion by pinpointing the correct sleeping position for the toddler.
And many more.
The client couple previously did not agree with Master Dai Hu's suggestion to impart knowledge of the Dharma to their teenager children, and told Master Dai Hu that the children can "take their own time". As a result, when they intended to set up an altar in their residence, they could not find a suitable Buddha statue, despite trying many means and ways. It seemed like the Buddha is also "taking His own time" to go to their home. A gentle reminder to everyone: do not carelessly reject the advice of a virtuous Master, for this will set up many obstacles for you and your family on the path of pursuing the Dharma!
Students of the Dharma, remember this, there will never be an enemy in your heart. If you regard anyone as a foe, the Mara will creep into that crack in your heart. Taking refuge and learning the Dharma is like holding a mirror and looking at your own heart. If you do not self-reflect regularly, you will easily fall prey to the Mara.
As the Tea session came to a close, several participants came forward with Master Dai Hu's book, "Towards Kindness, Towards Betterment", to ask for his autograph. Master Dai Hu obliged and even hand wrote the Six Syllable Mantra, a ubiquitous mantra in Tibet, in Sanskrit in each book to convey his blessings for the participants. This is an auspicious mantra that is able to penetrate the darkness and destroy all impediments.
Earlier on, a female participant shared her experience of "sleeping" with Master Dai Hu's book. She had been having a hard time falling asleep peacefully, and often, an unknown fear of her surroundings crept up in her, making it even more difficult for her to sleep. In the middle of a particular night, when that mysterious yet familiar fear arose, she decided to go to sleep with Master Dai Hu's book tucked safely inside her zipped hoodie. According to her, it was a night of very restful sleep!
A young participant, Mr Samuel Goh, after having read Master Dai Hu's article "Together, We Can Turn The Tide", expressed his concern for Master's well-being and bought fresh apples, as an offering. Master Dai Hu joked that it must be Mr Samuel's wish that "an apple a day, keeps the doctor away from Master Dai Hu". As an expression of his gratitude, Master Dai Hu did a offering prayer on the spot and dedicated all merits to this young man. May he be an accomplished student of the Dharma and do great work that benefits himself and other sentient beings.
After the Tea Session ended, some participants were keen to learn more from Master Dai Hu. Hence, they stayed behind and had a coffee session with Master, which lasted till almost dawn. It was a session of Dharma bliss for everyone present. Master Dai Hu hopes that they put into practice what they have learnt from him, and not put his painstaking efforts to waste.
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