Spreading the Dhamma

 By: ryan    11:40 AM  Dear Diary   No comments

Well I'm a Buddhist and brought up in a Buddhist family. Follows the path of Buddhism mainly in Mahayana but I do practice teachings from both Theravada and Vajrayana too. I am also interested in Religious Studies. This post is created generally as my first step to spreading the Buddha Dhamma and to share my collections of books, music’s, images, free e-books and thoughts on Buddhism. Hoping that, from this post and more...

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 By: ryan    11:38 AM  Books, K Sri Dhammananda   No comments

Author : Dr K Sri Dhammananda's Title : What Buddhists Believe What Buddhists Believe answers many questions which are asked about Buddhism by Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. there are so many misconceptions regarding superstitious and misinterpretations which are associated with this noble religion that it has become imperative to explain the Teachings in a manner which has contemporary relevance. Venerable ...

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Percy Jackson & Olympians - The Sea Of Monsters

 By: ryan    11:02 AM  Books, Rick Riordan   No comments

Title: Percy Jackson & Olympians - The Sea Of Monsters Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Puffin Books ISBN: 9780141319148 Back Cover text "You can't tell by looking at me that my dad is Poseidon, God of The Sea" It's not easy being half-blood these days. You mortals can't even see the monsters we have to fight all the time. So when a game of dodgeball turned into death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants, I couldn't...

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Percy Jackson & Olympians - The Lightning Thief

 By: ryan    10:05 AM  Books, Rick Riordan   No comments

Title: Percy Jackson & Olympians - The Lightning Thief  Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Puffin Books ISBN: 9780141319131 Back Cover text "Look, I didn't want to be a Half-Blood. I never asked to be the son of a greek god." I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. That's when things really started going wrong. Now I spend...

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A Moment, A Life Time & Prescription For The Heart

 By: ryan    11:51 AM  Books, Master Hsing Yun   No comments

Title: Prescription For The Heart: Between Ignorance and Enlightenment II Author: Master Hsing Yun Publisher: Fo Guang Publications ISBN: 9789833478316 Back Cover text  Though we live in an age of technological advances and economic prosperity,  we still face the problems of anxiety, anger, fear and self-destruction? To enlighten us of these problems, Master Hsing Yun offers his insights on diverse topics...

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 By: ryan    11:43 AM  Movies, Worth A Read   No comments

Know about this project from a volunteer at Dong Zen temple. I keep telling myself that I must keep this in mind the title of this anime and search at youtube or google it when I'm home. But eventually, I totally forget about it hehe... Just but of of the blue, while typing something very fondly on computer, suddenly the name of the anime pop-up into my mind. So curi-tulang a bit and I googled it. Well, after watched...

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What Buddhists Believe

 By: ryan    9:39 AM  Books, Buddhism, K Sri Dhamananda   No comments

Author : Dr K Sri Dhammananda's Title : What Buddhists Believe What Buddhists Believe answers many questions which are asked about Buddhism by Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. there are so many misconceptions regarding superstitious and misinterpretations which are associated with this noble religion that it has become imperative to explain the Teachings in a manner which has contemporary relevance. Venerable Dr K Sri...

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He Xie animation

 By: ryan    3:24 PM  Video Clip   No comments

Know about this project from a volunteer at Dong Zen temple. Out of curiosity, I told myself I must remember the title of the anime and search at youtube or google it when I'm home. But I totally forget about it hehe...but of of the blue, during my lunch, suddenly the name of the anime pop-up into my mind, thus I googled it, watched it, and found that this is a very good anime produced based on the story by Master Hsing Yun....

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A Moment, A Life Time & Prescription For The Heart

 By: ryan    2:53 PM  Books, Buddhism, Master Hsing Yun   No comments

Title: Prescription For The Heart: Between Ignorance and Enlightenment II Author: Master Hsing Yun Publisher: Fo Guang Publications ISBN: 9789833478316 Back Cover text  Though we live in an age of technological advances and economic prosperity,  we still face the problems of anxiety, anger, fear and self-destruction? To enlighten us of these problems, Master Hsing Yun offers his insights on diverse topics...

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Books and CDs!!

 By: ryan    11:54 AM  Books, Music   No comments

During my recent visit to Dong Zen temple, I manage to get two books and two cd's. Both of the books are written by Master Hsing Yun and also sequels to the previous where I  think  I'd bought it during my last year visit to the temple. Seriously, Master Hsing Yun wrote many books. You can visit here for more info about all his works. These are the titles: Prescription For The Heart: Between Ignorance and Enlightenment...

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FGS Dong Zen Temple Jenjarom 2010

 By: ryan    9:41 PM  Dear Diary   2 comments

Every year without fail, we will visit Dong Zen temple. This year might be the simplest deco I ever seen. Maybe because they expanded the temple ground and their budget was tighten. The only thing with the bad side of it was visitors need to park their vehicles at the cleared palm's trees ground. I can tell you that it was a long way to walk into the temple ground. Here are the pics which I took yesterday. The handsome...

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What I've Bought!!

 By: ryan    9:38 AM  Books, Rick Riordan   No comments

1. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief 2. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Sea Of Monsters 3. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Titan's Curse 4. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Battle Of The Labyrinth 5. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Last Olympian 6. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Demigod Fil...

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Reunion Dinner

 By: ryan    4:34 PM  Dear Diary   No comments

Once a year, Chinese from all over the globe will celebrate CNY and not forgetting the most important custom before CNY is the reunion dinner which held on the day of CNY eve. It's believe that, once a year, it's very important for all family members gather on these day to symbolize reunion or gathering. We're not exceptional from this custom. Here are the dishes: Steam Yam and Pork Steam Fish with Soy Sauce (symbolize...

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Kentut

 By: ryan    4:12 PM  Worth A Read   1 comment

I know this is kind an outdated stuff, but no matter how unhappy I am, when I read this, sure I will become happy again..hope this make your day too.. Pasal "Kentut" 1. Tidak jujur - orang yang kalau kentut lalu menyalahkan orang lain. 2. Bengong - orang yang menahan kentutnya sampai berjam-jam. 3. Berwawasan 2020 - orang yang tahu masa yang terbaik untuk kentut. 4. Sengsara - orang yang ingin kentut tapi tidak boleh...

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Happy 2010 CNY!!

 By: ryan    2:07 PM  Dear Diary   No comments

Usher the Metal Tiger and bidding goodbye to the Earth Ox. CNY is just around the corner which falls on this Sunday. This year, I hope that CNY will be more memorable and meaningful compare to the previous year because last year a few days after CNY is my final’s for my final semester on my degree. I was struggling myself to studies to refrains from the temptations of being slacking and being jolly on the 1st and 2nd day of CNY. So...

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Percy Jackson & Olympians - The Lightning Thief (Movie-tie-in)

 By: ryan    9:49 AM  Books, Rick Riordan   No comments

Title: Percy Jackson & Olympians - The Lightning Thief Author: Rick Riordan Publisher: Hyperion Books ISBN: 9781423134947 Back Cover text Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school....again. And that's the least of his trouble. Lately, mythological monsters and gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he angered...

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What I've Bought!!

 By: ryan    11:49 AM  Books, Richard Templar   No comments

1. The Rules of Work, Richard Templar 2. The Rules of Management, Richard Templar 3. The Rules of Life, Richard Templ...

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