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Every morning, when I take my ADHD medication, the side effects like temporary mania and light dizziness would occur, causing me to feel overwhelmed and disoriented. However, meditating to Buddhist chanting, especially Pure Land chanting, has helped me ground myself before starting the day. Same goes every night. The "Concerta crash" I feel when Im out of dopamine helps me deal with the emotional lows when the 8-12 hours are done.

Visualizing a pure land like Sukhavati or the bodhisattvas watching over me is less of my aim to be reborn there or call upon their blessings, and more of a mental grounding and calming method where I imagine a more peaceful place beyond this realm before returning back to mine, and remind myself the vows I took to be a kinder person.

Namo Amituofo 🙏

I had such a wonderful and wholesome time during my service, and gave me more assurance that this is the right path for me. The temple museum itself was beautiful, surrounded by elaborate statues of the Sakyamuni Buddha and different figures of the bodhisattvas and Buddhas from different Pure Land realms.

We had a lecture of the Kalama Sutta, in which the presiding monk used science and facts based pointers to interpret the reading. Then during the short break, we had free snacks of chocolate porridge, and I was able to grab three books about the introduction to Buddhism, Ambidhamma psychology and The Infinite Life Sutra respectively.

Then we had an English language puja where we did chanting for an hour in the meditation room surrounded by beautiful handcrafted statues of bodhisattvas, before the monk talked about his experience accepting the inevitability of human mortality and how we can experience our final days more peacefully.

I plan to have a one-to-one councelling session with the monk to further my path to Buddhism. Regardless, I'm happy with my decision to try out communing with one of the Sangha and complete my initial refuge of the Three Jewels.

So an update on my previous post, I had such a wonderful and wholesome time during my service, and gave me more assurance that this is the right path for me. The temple museum itself was beautiful, surrounded by elaborate statues of the Sakyamuni Buddha and different figures of the bodhisattvas and Buddhas from different Pure Land realms.

We had a lecture of the Kalama Sutta, in which the presiding monk used science and facts based pointers to interpret the reading. Then during the short break, we had free snacks of chocolate porridge, and I was able to grab three books about the introduction to Buddhism, Ambidhamma psychology and The Infinite Life Sutra respectively.

Then we had an English language puja where we did chanting for an hour in the meditation room surrounded by beautiful handcrafted statues of bodhisattvas, before the monk talked about his experience accepting the inevitability of human mortality and how we can experience our final days more peacefully.

I plan to have a one-to-one councelling session with the monk to further my path to Buddhism. Regardless, I'm happy with my decision to try out communing with one of the Sangha and complete my initial refuge of the Three Jewels.

Hello. I'll be attending my first Buddhist temple service this Saturday, where there will be a sutra reading followed by an evening puja.

While I consider myself a follower of secular Buddhist philosophy rather than a religious devotee, I do have deep respect for traditional Buddhist beliefs, and I would like to try partaking in the sangha/community, learn from the monastics, practice communal meditation, and gain access to their education resources on Buddhist history, scripture and practices. The temple I'm going to seems to be welcoming and advertises themselves in focusing on compassion, education and humanitarianism.

I would like to know if anyone here attends/have attended a service, and what do I usually expect especially as a secularist entering the world of Buddhism.

Hello, I am a Filipino who recently undertook my journey towards the teachings of the Buddha, and I would like to begin the process of creating an altar as a way to remind myself of this new path I have taken.

I'm looking for a physical shop in Metro Manila that sells woodcarved sculptures of the Guatama Buddha of modest size to fit my altar. I know there are most likely some in Binondo, Makati or Quezon City, but I would like to know any specific establishments that I may be able to buy or commission for. Thank you!