Author Archives: Poh Ern Si

Reading Time: 5 minutes“It’s all a state of the mind.” You may have come across or heard this phrase being mentioned countless times in times of hardship or during your coffee sessions with friends and family. It does sound easier said than done – yes, hardships are temporary and how we overcome them depends on how well weContinue reading “Understanding and Maintaining A Good State of Mind”

Reading Time: 7 minutesWhen it comes to charity and the art of giving, many people think they know the underlying meaning behind the meritorious action. Ask any friend or relative, and most of them will tell you, “Ah, I know charity and I do it many times – giving money to beggars, to temples, to charity organizations. I’veContinue reading “The Art of Giving”

Reading Time: 6 minutesTime is the one term that every human on Earth is familiar with yet struggles to understand the true essence of Time. To think that Time is our constant companion in our entire lifetime, yet most of us fail to value it nor know how to make use of it for the ultimate benefit ofContinue reading “The Essence of Time”

Reading Time: 6 minutesHave you ever wondered about how monotonous our human life can be, living day to day? We start and end our days with about the same kind of mundane tasks and activities, and sometimes, we will think about our true purpose in this mundane world and even let our thoughts linger on things like theContinue reading “The Mundane World vs The Non-mundane Sphere”

Reading Time: 6 minutesAs a Buddhist, there are times when you have heard of Buddhist monks preaching and other people talking about cause and effect. You’ve probably heard the word “Karma” being thrown around countless times in life, and probably pondered about the actual meaning of the term at least once. So what is Cause and Effect andContinue reading “Understanding The Meaning of Cause and Effect in Buddhism”

Reading Time: 5 minutesWesak Day is one of the important events celebrated by Buddhists all over the world. Also called as Vesak Day or Vesak (also 佛诞 or 卫塞节 for Vesak Day in Chinese word) in short, this Buddha festival is a happening occasion, with many Buddhists visiting temples to pay their respect to the Buddha and performContinue reading “The Significance of Wesak Day”

Reading Time: 8 minutesEverything on this earth surrounding us contains molecules regardless of whether they are living things or non-living things. Similarly, whenever we go we will always encounter all kinds of spiritual vibrations, be it good or bad. And like it or not, believe it or not, these vibrations or energies tend to affect us in aContinue reading “Understanding The Interaction Of Internal And External Factors, Their Impact On Our Lives, And How To Raise Spiritual Vibration Through Them”

Reading Time: 6 minutesMindfulness is slowly gaining more popularity as the world embraces mindfulness exercises such as yoga and calming meditation. Mindfulness is also one of the aspects heavily emphasised in Buddhist practices and teachings. However, the majority of us are still not practising mindfulness consciously, which causes us to suffer from our own unmindful actions. Some ofContinue reading “Practising Mindfulness”