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Before summer arrived, a few of our nuns set up a lily cultivation area around the firewood shed like previous years. However, it didn’t take… Read More »The Joy of Communication

With summer finally upon us, perhaps one of the most common sights here on the Island are the mosquitoes that force everyone into almsgiving. An… Read More »Anti-mosquito Tips

Every June and July marks GWBI’s exam season. With three different exams held in succession of one another: recitations, written, and debate, you’d always find… Read More »The Essence of Perseverance

It’s been said that many practitioners obtain some sort of achievement within the three-month summer retreat. Longing for the same results, I carefully jotted down… Read More »The Miracle of Summer

2019. Building Dreams Buddhist Retreat, PEI.The air stood still as Teacher Zhen-Ru walked down the stage. Immediately, one of the Venerables recited, “Seeing a downhill… Read More »Learn to Praise like the Buddha

During the months of the summer monsoon, many insects lose their lives under the steps of those passing by. Seeing this, Buddha said, “It’s hard… Read More »The Origin of the Summer Retreat

  Before tranquil dwelling was implemented during the summer months, monastics would wander about asking for alms in the sweltering heat, severe winter, and heavy… Read More »Tranquil Dwelling in the Rain

Every morning after breakfast, you’d almost always see a nun make her way around the devout prayer-makers as she continue her daily walk around the… Read More »Small Act of Kindness Is Really A Grand Offering Itself

The classroom floor groaned from time to time. “That’s him again.” said a nun, unamused. Winter was a glair-white silence, and right underneath our modular… Read More »Come from the bottom of our hearts to you

One-Hundred Fifty Praises, written by Asvaghosa Bodhisattva, contains the essential connotations on the path to enlightenment. Through 150 beautifully written phrases, readers find themselves in… Read More »Asvaghosa-bodhisattva