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Praise From Previous
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More than 10 years ago, I attended a fellowship session led by
teacher Shi’an. The discussion happened to be based on a chapter in
Shantideva’s ‘Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life’. References
were also made to Venerable Thubten Chodron’s book ‘Working with
Anger’. It was a short session, but packed with practical tips. In
2013, teacher Shi’an expanded the short session into the 4-session
Project Patience course which I signed up for. I confess that when
I signed up, I was wondering how he could expand the contents into
a full course. That was just my ignorance as there was so much to
cover that the 4 sessions were constantly fast-paced, and never
with a dull moment. He filled the course with examples that one
could relate to for application to daily life. It was certainly not
mere theory or textbook teaching.
A friend was somewhat surprised to see me at the course, remarking
that I don’t seem to have anger issues. Though I probably appear
patient to some, personally, I feel that this is a course suitable
for all of us, Buddhist or non-Buddhist, good-tempered or
ill-tempered. Who doesn’t have this feeling of anger, or its more
‘refined’ version of irritation arising in our hearts, even if it’s
for only a thought moment, which often lasts longer? And how often
do we feel that our anger is justified? The training of patience is
a lifelong project (which usually spans many lives). Until we have
perfected our patience, we all need to learn, and of course,
practise it. – Joyce
Hi Bro. Shi’an! Yes, I really did benefit much from your lessons!
Thank you very much! What you shared was truly wise and I do see
myself in some scenarios you mentioned.. Really want to improve my
relationships with family and friends. *Guilty of having
unnecessary quarrels with family :p* Really grateful to you for
sharing and am doing my best to be a good student to practise what
you taught. Sincerely hope to be a better person with patience,
especially not easily angered. *Heartfelt thanks* Will share and
encourage family and friends to attend such beneficial courses too.
– Camilly
Dear teacher Shi’an, I find your class very useful and interesting
because you use a lot of everyday examples and meaningful quotes in
your lessons. I will try to apply what I have learned in your class
in my daily life. Thank you very much for conducting this
meaningful course. Jiayou! With warmest
regards, Vicky
How I have benefited… Excellent examples of how we can utilise the
teachings in real life, which enables me to connect to my
situations… The course was delivered and shared in a light-hearted
manner which does not stress me out, and I look forward to every
session. – Adeline
Thank you once again for the course. I benefited alot and I will
learn to be more patient after attending these lessons.
Amituofo, Albert
My patience was put to test soon after I attended lesson 2 of your
class. Well, I should be glad that the opportunity came for me to
put into practice what I have learnt. Honestly, at that moment, I
was unable to dissolve my anger immediately. But I was mindful of
it and knew that I had to do something about it. I quickly reminded
myself of the techniques you shared with us in class. I was
pleasantly surprised at how soon I managed to overcome my negative
emotions and realised how foolish it was of me to get angry.
Thanks, Bro. Shi’an, for starting this course. I truly benefited
from it and am sure it will be of benefit to others too… Thank you
for your tireless efforts in propagating the Dhamma. Hope to have
the opportunity to attend more of your classes. With
metta, Ivy
About The
Teacher:
Shen Shi’an (沈时安) is an independent Buddhist teacher, author,
researcher, translator, editor and poet. He was one of the founding
members of the Dharma Propagation Division of Kong Meng San Phor
Kark See Monastery (Bright Hill Temple in Singapore) in 1997.
Holding a Master of Arts degree in Buddhist Studies that covered
all major Buddhist traditions, he served as a Dharma Trainer and
Project Coordinator in its Community Development & Training
Department until 2011, focusing on Buddhist research, writing,
teaching and answering of media queries on Buddhism.
He was the founder of the temple’s Youth Mission, a book purchaser
for its Awareness Place project, and the Chief Editor of the Web
& Library Department, that co-supported Buddhanet.net, a
popular Buddhist education website.
He is the founder and editor of TheDailyEnlightenment.com since
1997, one of the world’s largest independent Buddhist inspirational
e-newsletters with over 33,500 members, the editor of ‘Be a Lamp
Upon Yourself’, ‘The Stonepeace Book (Volume 1-2)’, ‘Awaken:
Gateway to Buddhism (CD-ROM)’ and the author-editor of ‘The Daily
Enlightenment: Reflections For Practising Buddhists (Book 1-7)’ and
the bestselling graphic novel, ‘The Amazing & Amusing
Adventures of Sam & Sara: The Zen of All Kinds of Stuff!’ (He
is the author-editor-translator of 13 books.)
He also contributes occasionally to magazines such as ‘Nanyang
Buddhist’, ‘Awaken’ (for which he was a Contributing Editor), ‘For
You (Information)’ (for which he was invited to be an editorial
board member), and ‘Eastern Horizon’. He served with the film
selection team of a Buddhist film festival, writes movie reviews
for BuddhistChannel.tv, the world’s leading Buddhist news network,
and popularised [email protected], which is an innovative way of
sharing the Dharma through detailed reviews and discussions of both
popular and offbeat films.
Using retranslated sūtras and treatise texts, he has taught on the
Pure Land teachings at Singapore Buddhist Federation, Kong Meng
San, Pu Ji Si Buddhist Research Centre and Poh Ming Tse. He also
leads the Pureland Practice Fellowship, which he founded in 2008.
He was also invited to be a group counsellor for the ‘Theory And
Practice Of Pure Land Buddhism’ course at Singapore Buddhist Lodge,
and to be its commemorative magazine’s chief editor. He was also
invited to teach many Sunday School Dharma teachers on using the
true Buddhist teachings to discern controversial ‘Buddhist’
groups.
He is also occasionally invited to conduct Dharma discussions for
youths of tertiary institutions’ Buddhist societies (NTUBS, NUSBS,
SIMBB, NPBS, NYPBS) on various subjects, and to introduce Buddhist
life perspectives at Secondary Schools (St. Patrick’s School,
Manjusri School, and its Buddhist Interact Club), Junior Colleges
(Catholic Junior College) and International Schools (UWCSEA,
SJII).
He was also invited to share on Buddhism by Dharma Drum Mountain
(Singapore), Fo Guang Shan (Singapore), Tai Pei Buddhist Centre,
Singapore Buddhist Mission Youth, Singapore Buddhist Youth Mission,
Wat Ananda Youth, Buddha Of Medicine Welfare Society, The Buddhist
Union Dharma Centre, Buddhist Fellowship, Dot Connections Growth
Centre and Kampung Senang. He has also been invited to
Indonesia (Ekayana Buddhist Centre) and Malaysia (Than Hsiang
Temple) to teach.
He was a committee member of the Inter-Religious Organisation,
through which he served in interfaith harmony projects by writing
and giving of public talks, having represented Buddhist points of
view at national events held by NACLI, NHB, NHG, SAF, SPF, MHA,
ACM, SPM, STB, OnePeople.sg, IRCC and MCYS. He was also chosen to
be a member of the Publications Consultative Panel under
Singapore’s Ministry Of Communications And Information.
He also co-runs Moonpointer.com, which is a community blog that
promotes creative sharing of Buddhism via thousands of articles,
and Purelanders.com, which archives hundreds of articles on the
Chinese Pure Land teachings in English. He is also the founder of
Facebook pages such as Buddhist Vegan Fellowship, Buddhist Confessions & Resolutions and Cinema
Dharma. He can be reached at
tde<at>thedailyenlightenment.com for invitations to share the
Dharma via articles and talks.
