Author Archives: Poh Ern Si

Reading Time: 4 minutes In the rich tapestry of human experience, prayer emerges as a profound and timeless thread, transcending cultural and spiritual boundaries. Whether providing solace, guidance, or fostering communion, prayer holds a unique resonance globally, its significance undeniable in every religion of mankind including Buddhism. But what makes a prayer effective? How do you ensure effective prayersContinue reading “How to Create An Effective Prayer”

Reading Time: 6 minutes In our living world and at home, everything surrounding us produces energy and vibration. All these energies and vibrations could be either good or bad, which depends on our living conditions and habits of our behaviour. And sometimes, our home could be affected by negative energy, and there are several reasons for that to happen.Continue reading “How to Identify Symptoms of Negative Energy at Home”

Reading Time: 5 minutes In today’s fast-paced and often chaotic world, finding inner peace and achieving a Zen state of mind has become a sought-after goal for many. The constant demands of work, relationships, and the digital age’s ever-present distractions can leave us feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and disconnected from our true selves and good state of mind. In thisContinue reading “How to Achieve A Zen State of Mind”

Reading Time: 7 minutes In ancient times, there wasn’t much need to build spiritual protection to protect our own lives. At that time, the atmosphere of living was cordial, the world condition was serene and the accommodation at home was ideal and free from any danger and mishap. However, the times have changed; the need to protect ourselves physicallyContinue reading “How to Build Spiritual Protection to Protect Our Life”

Reading Time: 6 minutes In all religions of mankind, prayer beads are significantly utilized in every respective religious belief whether we are Christians, Buddhists or of Islamic teaching, Hinduism or Taoist belief. However, all religions have their respective pattern of prayer beads or rather different forms of prayer beads being used. So, do we need prayer beads for chantingContinue reading “Do We Need Prayer Beads for Chanting?”

Reading Time: 6 minutes Repentance is one of the most common ways of practice in the Mahayana Buddhism as it creates an avenue to speed up our realization within ourselves. When we are in constant awareness of our mistakes, repenting them will gradually purify our mind, heart and body into the realization of truth. This realization will then leadContinue reading “What Is Repentance and How Can You Practice It?”

Reading Time: 6 minutes Gratitude is the way to return our kindness and appreciation to anyone who is our benefactor. A benefactor is one who has solved our predicaments and woes regardless it is financial, physical or spiritual aspects without any fear or favor. Benefactors are benevolent of nature and it becomes their habit to help anyone who isContinue reading “The Golden Trait of Gratitude”

Reading Time: 4 minutes In Buddhism, we are always made aware that experiencing suffering is unavoidable as long as we are living in this world of illusion. However, many people are not fully aware of the root cause of suffering in their life. This article aims to highlight the three causes of suffering that are the main woes causingContinue reading “What is The Cause of Suffering? Understanding The Three Woes of Suffering”

Reading Time: 5 minutes As Buddhists, we often hear about the wheel of Samsara, though many of us do not give much thought to it. What is Samsara? The concept of Samsara is about the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, and has been a central tenet of many Eastern religions for centuries, especially Buddhism. When it comes toContinue reading “The Sure Way to Liberate From The Ocean of Samsara”