Newsletter November 2024 Issue NO.16

▌ RECENT NEWS

A Mind Without Limits

Great Buddha Monastery Holds the 2024 Weeklong Intensive Beginner’s Meditation Class in Thailand

From August 25^th to September 1^st, practitioners and volunteers from all over the world gathered in Great Buddha Monastery for a week of intensive practice. They learned core Buddhist teachings and participated in a diverse array of activities, all meant to break down their attachments and reveal the pure mind.

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▌ BUDDHIST WISDOM

Are Your Six Senses in Check?

Maintaining single-minded focus is imperative in accomplishing any task, whether in stillness like meditation or studying, or in action like walking or driving. Applying the same mindfulness to all our daily activities means drawing the six senses away from the sense objects. When we can abide internally and be unswayed by external conditions, we can achieve self-mastery with strength and wisdom.

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▌ CULTIVATOR'S CORNER

Celebrating the Bodhisattva in All of Us: 
A Reflection on Middle Land’s DSA Certificate Ceremony

Angi Tan (Chuan Ling), Middle Land Chan Monastery

Middle Land Chan Monastery’s Dharma Support Association Certificate Ceremony brought together shifus and volunteers for a fun-filled afternoon. During the event, Angi realized that volunteering is a mutual exchange, where giving and receiving happen simultaneously. The more we benefit others, the more we benefit in turn.

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▌ DHARMA STORY

The Difference Between the Ignorant and Wise

Maintaining pure karma of body, speech and mind by performing the ten virtuous actions will help us progress on the path to enlightenment.

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▌ VEGETARIAN EATING

Sesame Pumpkin Balls

Perfect dessert during the pumpkin season. Roll up your sleeves and start making these cute and yummy balls using natural ingredients such as pumpkin and red beans.

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