Friday, January 19, 2018

MCCY concerned but not alarmed about IPS survey findings on social class divide: Grace Fu

In a wide-ranging interview, the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth pointed out that if considered holistically, the survey results also showed good diversity in Singaporeans’ social networks.
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/mccy-concerned-but-not-alarmed-about-ips-survey-findings-on-9875468
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“At the deeper level, how do you have opinion leaders that can have deep discussions and ask difficult questions about theology and the position that each religious organisation takes on issues.”
“We’re doing this with the leaders of the IRCC circles, where they have already had years of coming together and meeting each other every year,” she said.
“Then we can take this discussion, that level of engagement to a deeper level.”

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禅谈 - 顿悟 (Instant Enlightenment)

One day a 禅师 (Enlightened Master) decide to test his student who is at his advanced stage of meditation.
禅师 :- 何谓 “四圣谛". (What is 4 Noble Truth).
学生 :- ”苦,集,灭,道“ (Life is Suffering. Suffering is due to Craving and Clinging. Stop Craving and Clinging will eradicate Suffering. Attain Enlightenment).
禅师 :- This is the "textbook explanation of 4 Noble Truth". You have not fully understood.
学生 :- very puzzled and humbly ask his Master what is wrong.
禅师 :- 遇佛,杀佛。遇神,杀神,遇人,杀人 !!! (See Buddha, kill Buddha. See God, kill God. See Human, kill human)
学生 :- Completely astounded, his face turn frightful (thinking that suddenly his Master - has turned into a Monster) - because each of these 3 phrases - will be destined to Avici Hell --- being a very serious heinous crime.
After a while, when the student regain his composure ---- the student face brighten up, turn radiant and gain Enlightenment.
What his Master taught him is the highest form of Dharma Teaching - 禅 (the Zen) --- that must not be written down in any text, holy books or sutra --- and can only be transmitted by oral or mouth transmission.
Because out of 1000 students, 999 students will not be able to understand because they will literally interpret his Master's teaching as really kill the Buddha, kill God or kill Human - to gain Enlightenment.
Only a rare student who is ready for Enlightenment will understand this 禅 (Zen) - 顿悟 (instant Enlightenment).
禅师 :- Master ask, have you understood?
学生 :- say, It means "let go of Buddha, let go of God, let go of human, let go of pursuing literal intepretation of the Dharma --- as Buddha is within you, in your Heart."
And your Heart will transmit outward and embrace the Country, the World and the Universe in Universal Compassion.
This is understanding of Dharma via 禅 (Zen) - 空 (Supramundane)
Not understanding of Dharma by literal interpretation - 色 (Mundane).
"Let go" is 灭 (not killing) - but letting go of craving or clinging and attain Enlightenment.

Lesson learned :-
(1) Universal Compassion is the Highest Level of Dharma Teaching - 大慈,大悲。(Only with this attribute - being inherently learned by a disciple) - can then proceeded by Master to teach the student - 禅 (Zen) - 遇佛,杀佛。遇神,杀神,遇人,杀人 !!! (See Buddha, kill Buddha. See God, kill God. See Human, kill human).
(2)But such horrific teaching of 禅 (Zen) must never be written down - and can only be transmitted through oral transmission because 99% of student who pick up the text - will literally follow the literal interpretation of the text and do the "killing" --- which is a heinous crime of condemning to Avici Hell.

--- Thus teachings like "Jihad" or "Crusade" must never be written down ---- only students who inherently attained Universal Compassion (大慈,大悲)can be taught by oral transmission (口传)(不经传) --- else "terrorism will happen" - like crusade and jihad holy war 
- instead of Supreme Enlightenment (顿悟)。

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Ricky Lim · 

Another student ask :-
学生 :- Then really speaking, what is 禅 Zen?
禅师 :-

【禅】

1、智者不锐,慧者不傲,谋者不露,强者不暴。
2、身做好事,言说好话,心存好念。
3、大悲无泪,大悟无言,大喜无声,大爱无言。
4、君子 随方就圆,无处不自在。
5、示弱而不逞强,示拙而不逞能。缘来要惜,缘尽就放。
6、忍人之所不能忍,方能为人之所不能为。
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Zen

1. The Wise not sharp to hurt, The Smart not Arrogant, The One who get things done is Anonymous, The Strong is not Forceful.
2. Body do good things, Speak good words, Think good things.
3. Great Grief for those who suffer, Enlightened without words, Great Empathy for those who suffer, Universal Compassion in the Heart for those who suffer.
4. The Enlightened will round those sharp edges that hurt, Eveywhere the Enlightened Go, He/She has let go of cravings and clingings.
5. Appear weak and don't act tough, Look stupid (buah bodoh) and don't act smart, When fate destined, treasure it, When fate ended, let go.
6. Able to endure, when no one can, Able to achieve what others can't.

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