Anyone can meditate ... juz like anyone can cook (rings a ratata..bell? ;))

The Dhamma Teaching of Acariya Maha Boowa in London translated from the Thai by Bhikkhu Paññavaddho (1980; 324k/108pp.)
A wide-ranging collection of formal Dhamma talks and informal question-and-answer sessions, directed to a group of lay followers in London. Here you will find this memorable exchange, among many others: A questioner asked, "I would like to ask if people can practice meditation in a city like this [London]?" Maha Boowa replied, "Only the dead cannot practice meditation."

Garden plants

Spring onions in my mum's garden pot




Aloe-vera


(* aloe-vera, one of e greatest botanicals to heal skin-burns - a great emergency burns-remedy in any household)

Green bell pepper n aloe-vera

Blissful breakfast

moi little sweet neice enjoying music over e headphones & breakfast'ing on organic oatporridge!

Airport send-off for Ven Zhanli

A super early sunday morning to e airport, kopitiam drinks n a group photo.

Ven Zhanli is in light-orange robes, i had met him 2yrs ago on a grouptrip to tibet prior to his ordination. Ven told me, "I am very happy being a monk!" yup he said it definitely more than once, n i am really pleased for him.

The 2 tibetan monks are from Sera-J monastery, high academia. (either 1 or both are Geshes, equivalent to a PHd). The tibetan buddhistic studies is very vigorous, takes many years of learning, debates & exams.

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Dinner at MOF (S, M, C/K & i)

A dinner get-together wif Sophia who is on a break back to spore after 6mths in e UK.

Request fr Sophia: Anything ASIAN! ;)

Sophia & Mel looking very pleased b4 dinner. haha.. well, first got to confess i got e venue wrong, n we had to drive over, rebellion in e car park n selections of table location.

3- gals. e tree-lover, e travel-bug'd, e even more extreme travel-bug'd!