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(English) Dharma Q&A Episode 273
• The object and the focus during meditation
• The benefits of the half-lotus position
• A petitioner went into a ...
Dharma Q&A Episode 272 (English)
• The speed of chanting mantra “Om Mani Padme Hum”
• Where is Venerable Hong Ci?
• What was written on the red col...
Practicing Mere Consciousness is the Start of a Happy Life 1, 2 days lecture, by Venerable Guan Cheng , at Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery, Singapore, December 1...
Practicing Mere Consciousness is the Start of a Happy Life 1, 2 days lecture, by Venerable Guan Cheng , at Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery, Singapore, December 1...
