kelowna buddhist temple: KELOWNA BUDDHIST TEMPLE * Master Xhing Ru on What Do We Need? - 02/01/08 11:08 AM
It was my first discussion of any length with Xhing Ru. We had previously greeted one another with 'O mi to fo' and hello many times. A cheery and wise woman, trained in Pureland Zen.
At the end she related a marvelous parable. (speaking in her charming Taiwanese Mandarine dialect)
"I come here and go into a room. Ah, the room is nice, big, lots and lots of space! I like it! I stay here. Then everyday I go and bring one thing. In one month I have 30 things in the room.
Now the room is small! I want a new room.
I take a shower. Then I need a towel. … (8 comments)
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kelowna buddhist temple: Kelowna Buddhist Temple * Yitung * Zen Pure Land Buddhism - 01/23/08 02:08 PM
Located at 1370 Lawrence Avenue, Yitung Temple was founded in Kelowna in 1999.
Sunday services are held at 10:30
Monday Meditation 7pm
If you've never experienced a Buddhist service, you may have some questions.
You do not need to be Buddhist or hold the beliefs There is no pressure whatever to be Buddhist or anything else The statues are not objects of worship, but symbols of the divine life in each of us Buddhism is a way of living, more than it is religion.
You are always welcome. When you arrive you may wish to ask for instruction to orient yourself. The following will help you to know some … (4 comments)
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kelowna buddhist temple: Kelowna Buddhist Temple * Yitung * No Talking is Talking * The Lesson That Took A Year - 01/22/08 03:49 PM
(Master Zhing Ru has now moved on, taking the temple furniture with her. We miss her presence and gathering at this marvelous place.)
"No Talking is Talking?" Master Ru had me at her opening statement.
All year she was not giving her teachings during the services at Yitung Temple. She is wonderful to listen to - her wisdom and beauty shines through her speaking dialect. I missed her simply wise teachings.
My aha! came clearly at the opening celebration of the Chinese New Year Jan 20.
Last year she spoke of silence. I didn't expect a year of it! But now I realize that was her … (6 comments)
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