Buddha Quotes

March Activities

IMU Buddhist Society has a series of interesting and enlightening activities installed for you. Please do come and join us.

4th March - Nalanda Walkathon

8th, 22nd, 28th March - Meditation Classes

9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th March - Wisdom Sharing

15th March - Dharma Talk

16th, 30th March - Friday Gathering

20th, 21st, 22nd March - Blood Donation Drive

For further details on time and venues for each activity, please stay tuned to this blog or visit our IMU Buddhist Society Facebook page.

Hope to see you at our activities.

Love

IMU BS

Buddha Quotes

The Thought That Kicks You Out of Heaven

Heaven: "This is wonderful. I could stay here forever."
Hell: "This is not quite perfect."


The thought that kicks you out of heaven could be "I'd be a little more comfortable if I had a pillow." Or it could be "I'd be happier if my partner were here."

Without that thought, you're in heaven - just sitting in your chair, being supported and being breathed. When you believe the thought that something is missing, what do you experience? The immediate effect may be subtle - only a slight restlessness as your attention moves away from what you already have. But with that shift of attention, you give up the peace you have as you sit in your chair. Seeking comfort, you give yourself discomfort.

What if you did get a pillow? That could work. You may find yourself back in heaven again. It may be the very thing you needed. Or you could pick up the phone and convince your partner (if you have a partner) to join you, and maybe he or she would actually arrive. And perhaps you would be happier, and perhaps you wouldn't. In the meantime, there goes your peace.

The thought that kicks you out of heaven doesn't have to be about comfort or happiness. It could be "I'd be more secure if...." or "If only it could always be like this," or it could be just the thought of a cup of coffee. Most people are so busy making improvements they don't notice they've stepped out of heaven. Wherever they are, something or someone could always be better.

So, how do you get back to heaven? To begin with, just notice the thoughts that take you away from it. You don't have to believe everything your thoughts tell you. Just become familiar with the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness. It may seem strange at first to get to know yourself in this way, but becoming familiar with your stressful thoughts will show you the way home to everything you need.


Excerpt from: I Need Your Love - Is That True? - by Byron Katie

Wisdom Meditation

Wisdom Meditation

Understanding Mind, Outstanding Life

Meditation is not what one have in mind - the kind of close eyes and nice posture. Rather meditation is life itself as it involves understanding oneself in all interaction and relationship one have with the world. In short, meditation is about you and me and the difference both of us make to the world.

There will be a total of five classes for this semester:

1. Why and why not Meditation?

2. Am I imagining the world?

3. What and who am "I"?

4. Love and Awareness hand in hand

5. Life as a Mind experience

Speakers:
Hor Tuck Loon & Geraldine Kok

Please refer to poster below for the first class.


Please contact Engelbert Teh (016-4232970) for any inquiries.

Thank you.

Talk: The Ripple Effect

Eckhart Tolle: Nirvana Is Already Here