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About Bishan

Image of Bishan park (a satelite view is possible through google map) is situated at Bishan Town in the middle of Singapore. This green tropical park was created by the Singapore Government to serve the citizen surrounding it. The park comes with it’s exercise apparatus. In the foreground next to the greenery, a canal that flowed from Kallang River to the Lower Pierce reservoir.

There’s an enclosed dog run area but no strays. They must be dog tag to be in the park. Along the way, we can view ponds, tropical trees, squirrels, monkeys, many species of birds, commodore dragons and joggers of course. The park is also used by cyclists, skaters and morning practice of qiqong, meditators, footballers, wushu, and occasional big events. Kiosk selling drinks for joggers are available too.

Residents use it for their weekly jog. In total, a full circuit through the park is estimated at about 6 km. A morning jog is the best because of it’s nice 22 to 25 degree celcius weather. The noon period is the hottest hovering around 29 to 33 deg celcius tailing off at about 26-27 deg celcius in the evening. Tropical rain/shower is expected almost every other day but it’s seasonal. The wettest month is in Oct-Dec period. There are small huts along the way for a breather cum protection against rain, stormy weather and lighnings.

More info: try this blog, the Bishan history blog or Wikipedia

My Religion

More youtube materials:   BuddhistSocietyWA     DhammaTube    

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The following video clip (3mins++) on Discovering Buddhism will help to understand Buddhism better.

The fundamentals of buddhism could be viewed in many sites and I depend on this CS Woon site on buddhism when I need the basic teachings. Buddha images could be found at flickr should I need to view it. It’s important for me to recall the five precepts. They are

1. To Protect
2. To be Generous
3. To be Content
4. To be Truthful
5. To be Mindful
6. To Be Wise

Wikipedia provides a comprehensive details on buddhism. A study guide on mindful of the body is available.

The buddhist faith of the forest tradition was simple to understand and yet profound. I love practicing the meditation twice a day. It provides the necessary calm and peace to do a full day’s work without being unnecessary stressed. Although achieving the jhanas is something I hope it would come naturally if ever to me.

The loving kindness meditation or Metta always releases any harmful thoughts, which result in a pure state of mind early in the morning and peace late at night. I’ve been able to catch a good night sleep since then. Surrounding myself with calm and peaceful things has been my priority since then. It brought about a peaceful state of mind, which allows one to relax and de-stress at the end of a hard days work.

My favorite monk is Ajahn Brahm if one wishes to listen to buddist teachings. I’ll turn to Ajahn Chah, Ajahn Chah Video, Ajahn Sumedho, and Buddhanet if I wish to find buddhist materials. Other known buddhist leaders Thich Nhat Hanh – Peace is every Step. Dalai Lama Four Noble Truth (1/4) .

A rich source of materials is found at Buddha Sasana online. Free ebooks online . The daily enlightenment is useful for a daily dose of buddhist saying.

The movie The Little Buddha, provide an understanding of Siddhartha Gautama’s life and enlightenment. Additional clips .

Updates on links that I stumbled on while surfing.

1. Meditation Made Easy (This too will pass)
2. Digital Dharma (Karma)
3. The Buddhist Channel