Reflection on Buddhism Blog

I have a few blogs, but I never monetise Heart Sutra and Buddhism blog as I believe one should not make money from religion. I realised suffering is from the mind thus I started another blog on Buddhism to share on Buddha's teaching in 2017 that I find helpful to me as I believe it can help others to minimise suffering. 

Many people think that happiness is when they "own" or "have" thing or people. However I realise many people suffer due to attachment to temporary things. After owning this thing, they continue to strive to attain another thing. Greed and craving will only bind one to this samasara of continuous rebirth. That is why Gautama Buddha stated that monks must follow the precept of staying celibate else one could not escape this samsara. That's why one cannot be happy if your happiness is dependent on temporary physical thing or people. 

Buddhism has helped me tone down though sometimes I still get frustrated by certain situation. That's why it is daily practice and not to stop. When I feel upset, I will go read the Heart Sutra and listen to dharma talk via youtubes.  

I mentioned this before, I never expect to continue to blog on Buddhism and Heart Sutra as I was wondering what I could blog on Heart Sutra with only 260 Chinese characters. But behind this short sutra, it has deep meaning. I appreciate this verse, 心无罣礙，无罣礙故，无有恐怖. One have fear because they care too much like losing something, thus they always live in fear. For example, someone who brought stock but is constantly worry about the share price will not live in peace. They are always fearful of losing the money. 

When you appreciate what you have now and just work on yourself, you be at peace. 随缘自在。

Below is feedback by my dharma friend, Mr Tay.

 1. I agree that one should not monatise on religion and that was why Buddha said the Dhamma must be given free

 2. People turn to Buddhism because they realise what the First Noble Truth when they experience dukkha themselves

3. There's happiness from material possession like money, wealth,  status, etc. But the Buddha points out a more superior happiness

心经

观自在菩萨，行深般若波罗蜜多时。照见五蕴皆空，渡一切苦厄。舍利子，色不异空，空不异色，色即是空，空即是色，受想行识，亦复如是。舍利子，是诸法空相，不生不灭，不垢不净，不增不减。是故空中无色，无受想行识，无眼耳鼻舌身意，无色声香味触法，无眼界，乃至无意识界。无无明，亦无无明尽，乃至无老死，亦无老死尽。无苦集灭道，无智亦无得。以无所得故，菩提萨埵，依般若波罗蜜多故，心无罣礙，无罣礙故，无有恐怖，远离顚倒梦想，究竟涅槃。三世诸佛，依般若波罗蜜多故，得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。故知般若波罗蜜多，是大神呪，是大明呪，是无上呪，是无等等呪，能除一切苦，眞实不虚。故说般若波罗蜜多呪，卽说呪曰：揭谛揭谛，波罗揭谛，波罗僧揭谛，菩提萨婆诃。