Teoh Kian Koon, Author at Bro. Teoh's Kalyanamittas

August 16, 2017

Pre-Trip briefing. (15th Sept to 23rd Sept. 2017 spiritual trip to KwangZhou and Qulin.)

Dear Kalyanamittas,

Below is the audio link to our 15th Sept to 23rd Sept spiritual trip, Pre-Trip briefing for sharing by all. The below keynotes were shared and highlighted for those going on the trip.

Guangzhou n Quilin (China) spiritual Trip – Pre-Trip briefing’s key notes:

• Be heedful when we are at the temple. If we can set a good example, it will not create unnecessary misunderstanding for others to gain access to the use of the temple in future.

• Contemplate and reflect on it – whatever that has happened to you is very likely related to karma. You should not be miserable because ‘you reap what you sow’. When you have this understanding, you will able to accept and be at peace with it. Ask for forgiveness if necessary.

• Thus you will be very mindful in avoiding all evils so that you will not plant any seeds of negativity again. Cultivate all the right thoughts such as kindness, goodness, gratitude, wholesomeness, virtues leading to right speech that will bring about love and harmony to resolve things or issues amicably. Your life will change for the better.

• Have joy, sincerity, understanding so that this spiritual trip will benefit you through developing a lot of wholesomeness n merits. Maintain this kind of mind-set from now on so that this spiritual trip will benefit you.

• Partake in the common pool fund with understanding and wholesomeness if possible.

• Cultivation is about checking yourself every moment in the here and now. Contemplate and reflect on: who you are & what you are?

• If you have the right understanding and right cultivation, your personality, character, your life will become better and meaningful. You will transform. This is the real dharma.

• People can be very egoic and become deceived by their thoughts thus getting angry over petty things. But if you have wholesomeness and kindness, you will know how to act. Your action will be beautiful because it is without negativity. Free of the evil root.

Bye! and with metta always,

Teoh

From: Bro. Tune

This morning’s (5Aug) briefing for our Sept 2017 spiritual trip is ready for download. Those who were not able to attend, please do listen to the pre-trip briefing:

https://broteoh.com/guangzhou-china-15-23-sep-2017-6th-patriarch-visit/

or at:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qz3hkrfl2fca1ft/Trip%20Briefing%2020170805%20.MP3?dl=0

Guangzhou (China) 15-23 Sep 2017 – 6th Patriarch visit

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August 16, 2017April 29, 2019

Brother Teoh’s Tuesday Class on 08/08/2017

Dear Kalyanamittas,

Below are the audio links to our 8th August 2017 Tuesday class recording for sharing by all. The following topics were discussed :

Sis. Mimi’s & Bro. Chong Lim’s sharing on The Buddha and His teachings – page 48 onward;
Buddha’s first 7 weeks after His enlightenment.
Nirvana is not a state of being. It is complete cessation of form and mind. The mundane mind connects to the true nature and realizes itself. It is the unconditioned. Hence, there is nothing – no movement or mind activity at all. Thus there is no suffering.

The cause of suffering is craving borne of delusion and ignorance. So whether the craving is positive or negative, it will still lead to suffering.
To break Sakkayaditthi one has to awaken to the 12 links.

You have 2 minds (mundane mind and supra-mundane mind)

Sense desires arise from your craving. Only wisdom can free and liberate us from sense desires. Without wisdom, you will crave, cling and grasp and want things your way.

If you don’t have the wisdom as yet, immediately upon contact, not only feeling arises, it will also immediately condition craving. With wisdom – upon contact, feeling will be pure feeling.

Bye! and with metta always,

Teoh

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Brother Teoh Tuesday Class on 08/08/2017 record :

https://broteoh.com/wp-content/uploads/Teoh-Tue-170808.mp3

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/heu0hkdw2yxhq8q/2017-08-08.MP3?dl=0

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August 16, 2017April 29, 2019

Bro. Teoh’s Thursday Class sharing (3rd August2017)

Dear Kalyanamittas,

Below are the audio links to our 3rd August Thursday class’s recording for sharing by all.

Bye! and with metta always,

Teoh

From: Bro. Tune

Bro. Teoh’s Thurs Class sharing (3August2017) is ready for download:

https://broteoh.com/wp-content/uploads/Teoh-Thu-170803.mp3

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August 15, 2017April 29, 2019

Bro. Teoh’s Tuesday class dated 1.8.2017

Dear Kalyanamittas,

Below is the audio link to our last Tuesday class dated 1.8.2017 recording for sharing by all.

The following dharma were discussed:

I) How do we act? What is true action?

ii) Acting according to memory is not acting at all.

iii) We should act according to wisdom or understanding.

iv) The 12 links or law of dependent origination.

Bye! and with metta always,

Teoh

From: Sis. Hui Long

Brother Teoh Tuesday Class on 01/08/2017 record :

https://broteoh.com/wp-content/uploads/Teoh-Tue-170801.mp3

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July 30, 2017April 29, 2019

Bro. Teoh’s Thursday dharma class recording

Dear Kalyanamittas,

Below are the audio links to our last Thursday class dated 27th July 2017 recording for sharing by all. Do listen attentively to the following rather good dharma which was shared:

Introduction to the launching of our new transcript book – ‘Cultivating the Bodhisattva way.’
Elsie reports on her meditation – Finally able to break free via relax n silent ;
4 supports for Awareness based meditation are :
(Relax, aware, 24 hours & trust)
Relax and aware of your body & mind will help you to develop the meditation n finally connect to your true nature (见性，本性，佛性). Only after you are able to connect to your True/silent mind – can u start the real/true meditation.
Silent mind will lead you to connect to your True nature via the gateway;
Aware from within – to be ever mindful of everything (both internally n externally);
Positive craving will lead to desire which eventually becomes grasping n clinging.
Negative craving leads to envy, jealousy n anger etc;
Should develop contentment, appreciation, gratitude n virtue instead;
Ajahn Yantra’s teaching – Look at nature and learn from nature for nature is our greatest teacher; Nature has great loving kindness n great patience because Nature just gives, gives and gives. It just accords n flows – never resists or complains. The air we breathe, water we drink, food, fruits and raw materials we need etc all come from Nature and it is given to us free;
The plants and trees endure the severe climatic conditions especially the harsh winter. They shed their leaves in autumn and hibernate through winter to bud again in spring and flower beautifully in summer;
The importance of planting the Bodhi mind or Bodhi seed of enlightenment by taking 4 basic vows n the 3 sets of pure precepts.
How to Create affinity with all the great beings via very strong n determined faith n seek their (Buddha n Bodhisattvas) nature’s guidance, protection and blessing.
How fortune n blessed to be born a human or to have a human form and able to listen to the true Dharma 人身难得，佛法难闻;
Cultivation requires understanding, great sincerity, right efforts, strong n determined faith n commitment. Have faith/confidence in yourself that you are able to do it.
Human beings always believe their conditioned wrong thoughts which lead to misery.
4 bases of success – Chanda (passion), viriya (zeal), citta (will power) and vimansa (investigation or analysis leading to self improvement).

By and with metta always,

Teoh

From: Bro. Tune

Bro. Teoh’s Thursday class sharing (27 July 2017) is ready for download:
https://broteoh.com/wp-content/uploads/Teoh-Thu-170727.mp3
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July 26, 2017April 29, 2019

Bro. Teoh’s Tuesday class dated 26.7.2017 recording

Dear Kalyanamittas,
Below is the audio link to our last night’s Tuesday class recording dated 26.7.2017 for sharing by all. Do listen to the rather good sharing where the following dharma were discussed:

i) Understanding Nibbana

ii) Dependent Origination

iii) When this arise that arise, when this ceases that ceases. (Imasmim sati idam hoti; Imasmim asati idam na hoti) – this is how duality and dependent origination manifest.

iv) Cause of suffering is attachment or craving. Attachment/craving arises from self-delusion. Behind self-delusion is ignorance. Only wisdom can cease ignorance and free our mind from all suffering, leading to Enlightenment.

Bye! and with metta always,

Teoh

From: Sis. Hui Long

Brother Teoh Tuesday Class on 25/07/2017 record :
https://broteoh.com/wp-content/uploads/Teoh-Tue-170725.mp3
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July 25, 2017

Bro Teoh’s Sunday 23.7.2017 6th Patriarch platform sutra class sharing

Dear Kalyanamittas,

Below is the audio link to our last Sunday 23.7.2017 6th patriarch platform sutra class’s recording for sharing by all. Please do listen to the rather good sharing where the following were shared:

I) Pg. 266 of sutra on “Mind is Buddha”

ii) Questions on:

1) Why Buddha said consciousness is Impermanent but I feel like it is always there?

2) The true mind is always there/existing & pure, so why do we need to stabilize?

iii) Wisdom and Samadhi

iv) How do we create thought?

Bye! and with metta always,

Teoh

From: Sis. Lee Siew Gaik

https://broteoh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/52-6th-Patriarch-23-July-2017.mp3

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July 21, 2017April 29, 2019

Bro Teoh’s Thursday (20July2017) Class sharing

Dear Kalyanamittas,

Below is the audio link to our last night’s Thursday (20July2017) Class Dharma sharing which was very profound and good for sharing by all. The following were discussed:

• The beauty of the Buddha’s teaching and how it can help us understand life and apply this Dharma to live our daily life.

• Elsie’s inquiries on meditation related issues

• Understanding the Meditation as taught by the Buddha – its purpose n intent.

Meditation must be done with understanding.

• Stages of mindfulness that one may experience as one progress along the path of

Dharma.

Bye! and with metta always,

Teoh

From: Bro. Tune

Bro Teoh’s Thur Class sharing (20July2017) is ready for download:

https://broteoh.com/wp-content/uploads/Teoh-Thu-170720.mp3

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July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

House Dana at Bro. Seah and Sis. Nancy’s house dated 16.7.2017

Dear Kalyanamittas,

Below is the audio link to our yesterday’s house dana sharing dated 16.7.2017 held at Bro. Seah and Sis. Nancy’s house for sharing by all. Do listen to the rather beautiful sharing on ‘Cultivating the Bodhisattva way’.

Bye! and with metta always,

Teoh

From: Bro. Tune

Today’s House Dana sharing at Sis. Nancy and Bro Seah’s house (16 July 2017) is ready for download:

https://broteoh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Teoh-170716-Nancy-Seah-House-Dana.mp3

or at:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lw46n1ktucpyd7q/Hse%20Dana%20Nancy%20N%20Seah%2020170716.mp3?dl=0

July 17, 2017

Bro. Teoh’s Thursday Class recording dated 13 July 2017

Dear Kalyanamittas,

Below is the audio link to our last Thursday (13.7.2017) class recording for sharing by all. Please do listen to the following topics which was discussed:

Sharing on Cariyapitaka sutra (The 24/28 Buddha) and the Buddhavamsa (Chronicles of the Buddha).

2. Bro Chin How’s enquiries on state of body & mind

3. Sis Mimi ‘s enquiries on Avatamsaka Sutra (华严経)

Bye! and with metta always,

Teoh

From: Bro. Tune

Bro Teoh’s Thursday Class sharing (13 July 2017) ready for download:

https://broteoh.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Teoh-Thu-170713.mp3

or at:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wy97753s4vgwv89/Teoh%20Thur%20Class%2020170713.MP3?dl=0