Of course, if you are able to accept someone's teachings, then
you are "you yuan ren".
There are a few cults (e.g True Buddha School; Yi-Kuan-Dao) and a
few others are controversial (e.g New Kadampa Tradition; Chinese
Gelugpa; Soka Gakkai; a few others) that exists in Singapore..
(see: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/4886/cults.htm)
Other than that, look out for Dharma Centres that provides and
teach the masses Dharma. All dharmas are equal (fa fa ping den),
there is no High nor Low. Ultimately, there is no sectarian
difference, no 3 vehicles. There is only One Vehicle (according to
Lotus Sutra).
It's *not* easy to meet an enlightened saint nowadays... when you
are finding a teacher, check his backgrounds, check his teachings
and see if it suits you, just like Kalama Sutra:
"But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything
agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and the benefit of
one and all, then accept it and live up to it.".
7. What is the meaning of practising Buddhism honestly,
earnestly and in a down-to-earth manner? What must one do to be
considered so?
Focus on learning from one teacher.
There are many people who like to learn and practise Buddhism but
they do not do so honestly, earnestly and they are not
down-to-earth. They wander from one teacher to another; they don't
know how to learn and practise Buddhism the way it should be done.
In fact all Buddhist teachers are equally good. A
person only needs to focus on learning from one teacher and
cultivate accordingly. If a person has a little knowledge about the
Buddhist teachings and brags about them to the world, then that is
not correct. All the patriarchs of Buddhism encourage their
disciples to practice Buddhism the way as it should be - honestly,
earnestly and down-to-earth.