Live to Love

Living to love – we have been inspired by the many instances of live to love activities on the live to love website. On 25th Dec, Poh Ern Shi temple was holding a life liberation event. The few of us from Singapore who had attended His Holiness’ teachings in Hong Kong and Penang participated in this activity and dedicated the merits of our fish release for the long life of His Holiness. Zangmo who could not be present had previously contributed to the event.
The fishes that were released were bought in bulk from Malaysian kelongs. The total estimated amount of fishes released was over 700 and there were over 100 people participating in this life liberation activity.
Continue reading ‘Singapore Live to Love – Animal life release at sea in Dec 2008′

Sunday December 21st my twin daughters and I went to an orphanage for children and adults with brain damage run by an 81 year old nun. When she was young, Sister Ines was in a convent when one morning, a newborn baby was left at the door in a basket. She raised the baby who was handicapped and little by little more babies began showing up. The nuns at the convent told her they could not take care of the babies so Sister Ines decided to leave the convent and with almost nothing, raised the children herself.

People began bringing more and more babies found in trashcans, abused by parents etc. Today, she has a home called Casa Hogar la Divina Providencia (The Home of Divine Providence). She has 238 children and adults all with different kinds of brain damage. She runs the place on her own with the only help of the adults who live there, who were once babies raised and educated by her, but who also have some kind of handicap. Those same adults, the ones that are not so sick, help her in taking care of the younger and sicker ones and so on.
The home lives only on charity.

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In the morning, we went to the market to buy animals. We decided to do so, as at this time of the year, at Christmas, many animals are slaughtered for the Christmas dinner, so we wanted to save some from this sad destiny. When we finished to choose the animals and were waiting to pay, two couples around us were choosing spider crabs and winkles, just like us. A sense of happiness came thinking of the animals we could save, but sadness also came thinking of the poor ones we could not buy, and were bought right after us.
We then drove to the seaside and choose a spot where the animals would have more chance not to be caught too easily by fishermen. Before releasing them, we practiced “The King of Aspirational prayer” near the sea and filled a bottle of water, with mendrup, to put on the animals. We then gave them their freedom back and did a dedication together before leaving the coast.
We were only three that morning, but thanks to the financial help of some who could not join, we could buy around 2000 winkles (10 kilos) and 4 spider crabs. That same day a retreat was held at the Centre by Drupbön Nawang.

Continue reading ‘Live to Love Drukpa Plouray, Sunday 21st December 2008 Releasing lives and our second visit at Keramour’

The 3rd time revisit of tree planting for this school was due to the initiation from the school committee wanted to plant 10 bamboo trees for shading the school’s canteen from strong and bright sunlight during the afternoon time. Besides the Drukpa members , The Drukpa Butterworth Religious Advisor , His Emminent Lhachog Rinpoche , The SJK © Chung Hwa (II) Primary School Headmistress Madam Ng , The School Committee Chairman and The Parent Teacher Association Committee Chairman ,Mr. Loo were also participated in these trees planting activities. Overall , there were more than twenty people took part in the morning.
Continue reading ‘Revisit – Tree Planting at SJK(C)Chung Hwa (II) Primary School (in Butterworth, Malaysia) on 21st Dec, 2008 (Sunday)’