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[Boonsiong]

The Black robe I have, but need to find

Contact them by fb and register your interest

 

[metalrover]

Contact them by fb and register your interest

Might have something on that weekend, somemore is 24hrs, timing quite long. Can halfway disappear?

 

[Boonsiong]

Might have something on that weekend, somemore is 24hrs, timing quite long. Can halfway disappear?

Cannot

 

[Dongyi]

How not to have no desire????

This is the million-dollar question.

You should ask yourself this question everyday.

 

[Boonsiong]

This is the million-dollar question.

You should ask yourself this question everyday.

Brain power

Use your brain to control desire instead of your desire to control your brain

 

[404]

How not to have no desire????

Even highly disciplined monks have desires too, but they are able to manage them to a minimum.

 

[laksaboy]

Hardcore Buddhists take part in 八关斋戒 events here regularly. One full day no alcohol, no sex, no meat, no killing etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_precepts#Practice

 

[bobby]

Is like fuckers who spend 2 days in army camp and say they experienced NS life

 

[laksaboy]

Is like fuckers who spend 2 days in army camp and say they experienced NS life

NS is a waste of time to propagate the PAP myth of 'operational readiness'.

For Buddhists, this kind of retreat is a good temporary break from secular life.

 

[Dongyi]

Brain power

Use your brain to control desire instead of your desire to control your brain

Divine intervention is necessary. It's not different to cold turkey treatment. Your regular supply of "drugs" that meet your desires has to be cut off first.​

 

[Boonsiong]

Divine intervention is necessary. It's not different to cold turkey treatment. Your regular supply of "drugs" that meet your desires has to be cut off first.​

I have 看透了 after my reason hospitalisation episode

I no longer chase desire

 

[404]

I have 看透了 after my reason hospitalisation episode

I no longer chase desire

Then what did you chase?

 

[Boonsiong]

Then what did you chase?

Forever peace

 

[laksaboy]

I have 看透了 after my reason hospitalisation episode

I no longer chase desire

Are you freed from desire?

 

[404]

I have 看透了 after my reason hospitalisation episode

I no longer chase desire

Don't know you mean 看破了or 放下了?

 

[Boonsiong]

Don't know you mean 看破了or 放下了?

Pls explain

 

[404]

Pls explain

 

[404]

In one of his video 淨空法師 said that he has cut off from all media, carry no mobile phone, and read no newspaper for few decades
He get to know the only relevant news from fellow disciple or "office" worker