Weekly SGC: Recent Episodes
Ven. Chuan Guan
Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) - Short puja, short meditation and not so short Dharma sharings by Ven Chuan Guan that may make you laugh, cry or get enlightened and be crazy happy! ^.^
Sharing on the Diamond Sutra on 22 Mar 2020. Come join the Diamond Sutra Series every Sunday 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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Sharing on the Diamond Sutra on 29 Mar 2020. Come join the Diamond Sutra Series every Sunday 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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Sharing on the Diamond Sutra on 15 Mar 2020. Come join the Diamond Sutra Series every Sunday 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 1 Mar 2020
Patience : Simile of the Saw
Ven Chuan Guan shares on the Simile of the Saw from the Kakacupama Sutta and how to live with our neighbors whom we may sometimes be disturbed by.
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 12 April 2020
清明節 Qing Ming Festival Ven Chuan Guan shares on on how to make this year's Qingming more meaningful when most temples are closed and many puja sessions have moved online. .
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 8 March 2020 Sharing Merits
Ven Chuan Guan explains the concept of sharing merits and the meaning of a few commonly recited Dedication of Merit verses.
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Sharing on the Diamond Sutra on 24 May 2020. Come join the Diamond Sutra Series every Sunday 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 22 March 2020 The House is On Fire
Ven Chuan Guan elaborates on his recent blog post https://buddhavacana.net/blog/2020/03/21/the-house-is-on-fire/ where he shared on resolving the important urgent matters first before rushing to find the answers to less immediately irrelevant questions. This blog post is based partially on MN 63 Cula-Malunkyovada Sutta: The Shorter Instructions to Malunkya https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.063.than.html
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Sharing on the Diamond Sutra on 17 May 2020. Come join the Diamond Sutra Series every Sunday 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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Sharing on the Diamond Sutra on 19 Apr 2020. Come join the Diamond Sutra Series every Sunday 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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Sharing on the Diamond Sutra on 10 May 2020. Come join the Diamond Sutra Series every Sunday 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 10 May 2020
Managing Emotions and Being Human What does it mean to be human with respect to our emotions? How can we relate to our emotions more wisely? Ven Chuan Guan explores these questions and more in this week's SGC.
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Sharing on the Diamond Sutra on 5 Apr 2020. Come join the Diamond Sutra Series every Sunday 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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Ask Me Anything - Meditation Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 31 May 2020
How should we deal with bad experiences while meditating? Where should we observe our breath? Ven Chuan Guan answers these questions and more in this week's SGC session.
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When the Eight Winds Blow Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 24 May 2020
What are the Eight Winds? How do the responses of an enlightened person differ from that of an unenlightened person to these eight winds differ? Ven Chuan Guan shares on the Lokavipatti Sutta in this week's SGC.
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Sharing on the Diamond Sutra on 3 May 2020. Come join the Diamond Sutra Series every Sunday 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 3 May 2020
Attachment ... Is it All Bad? Ven Chuan Guan invites the viewers to explore if all forms of attachments are necessarily bad in this week's SGC.
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 26 April 2020
Ask Me Anything Ven Chuan Guan answers questions from the audience on the applicability of the Buddha's teachings to modern corporate life, dedication of merits, what happens in the 49 days after death, and more in this week's SGC.
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 19 April 2020
Abhaya Sutta (MN58) Ven Chuan Guan shares on the Abhaya Sutta https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.058.than.html in the context of handling people who refuse to wear masks in the current Covid19 pandemic, and offers some tips on how to deal with noise during our practice in this week's SGC.
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Sharing on the Diamond Sutra on 12 Apr 2020. Come join the Diamond Sutra Series every Sunday 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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Misery or Joy in our Practice Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 17 May 2020
Has your practice always brought you joy? What happens if it doesn't? Why does it not always bring joy? Ven Chuan Guan explores these questions and more in this week's SGC.
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Sharing on the Diamond Sutra on 26 Apr 2020. Come join the Diamond Sutra Series every Sunday 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 5 April 2020
Stay Home Practices Ven Chuan Guan shares on the daily practices that we can do while serving the COVID19 Stay-Home notice.
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 29 March 2020 Ask Me Anything
Shifu shares with us on the practice of contemplation of our own mortality, and extend it to those close to us to help us deal with grief and loss of loved ones.
He also shares with us pointers on how to communicate the reality of suffering in life to non-Buddhists in a factual manner, so that others may be more receptive to our sharing without religious connotation.
For more interesting answers by Shifu to questions relevant to Dharma and our daily lives, watch this video!
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 15 March 2020
Of Rebirth and the Six Realms Ven Chuan Guan explains the Six Realms of existence, and how they are related to rebirth in this week's SGC.
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 16 Feb 2020 Compassion in Times of Fear
How should the Great Compassionate Mantra be recited? How can we practice compassion during this period of fear and uncertainty?
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 19 Jan 2020 Chinese New Year Customs
Ven Chuan Guan shares on some traditional customs during the Chinese New Year and how we can incorporate Dharma into these customs.
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Sharing on the Diamond Sutra on 8 Mar 2020. Come join the Diamond Sutra Series every Sunday 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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Sharing on the Diamond Sutra on 1 Mar 2020. Come join the Diamond Sutra Series every Sunday 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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Sharing on the Diamond Sutra on 19 Jan 2020. Come join the Diamond Sutra Series every Sunday 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 23 Feb 2020 Changing Minds, Splitting Ways
One form of suffering is separation from loved ones, which occurs not only through death but also when there is a change of heart. Ven Chuan Guan shares on how we should view such situations, and handle them with wisdom.
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Weekly Spiritual Group Cultivation (SGC) on 9 Feb 2020 The World is Ending?
Ven Chuan Guan shares on fear, the need for compassion, and points for reflection amidst the ongoing 2019-nCoV outbreak.
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