HISTORY
In the lesson on "Why live a virtuous life", we went through the story of soldiers who would not shoot during WW2.
Why did they not shoot?
They felt a natural aversion to taking life.
In the lesson on "Why live a virtuous life", we shared that there was an incident during our Botanics Gardens picnic that involved breaking of precepts.
Do you recall what it was? What was the learning lesson?
Some of us killed ants while packing the picnic mat.
The learning lesson is that precepts are not always convenient to keep. Hence, we need to see the value and put in effort.
True or False? Buddha taught that being rich is unskilful, and that the wise layperson should be as poor as possible.
What was his teaching?
Reference: Lesson on "Buddha's Financial Advice"
False. As a layperson, Buddha encouraged us to be wise and skillful and accumulating/spending wealth.
There are many different meditiation methods/techniques.
Name 2 kinds of meditation.
Breath; Body mindfulness; Metta; Death contemplation; Chanting; Walking etc.
Earlier in this lesson, Bro Sze Yuan shared on his USA trip.
Which world cup match did he watch there? Name 1.
USA vs Paraguay; and USA vs Australia
In the lesson on "Who was the Buddha" by Ven Suneetha, he shared that Buddha saw 4 sights which motivated him to renounce worldly life.
What are the 4 sights?
An old, sick, dead person, and a renunciant/ascetic.
In the lesson on "Consuming information wisely", we went through a sutta where Buddha laid out the criteria to know if a teaching is worth accepting and practising.
What is the sutta called?
1) Kusala Sutta
2) Kamala Sutta
3) Kalama Sutta
4) Kathina Sutta
Kalama Sutta
In the lesson on "Buddha's Career Advice", we shared on a few occupations that Buddha taught to avoid.
Name 1 of such job.
5 jobs to avoid
Business in weapons
Business in poison
Business in meat
Business in human beings (e.g prostitution; slavery)
Business in intoxicants
AN 5.177 Vanijja Sutta
What are the 5 precepts?
No Killing
No Stealing
No Sexual Misconduct
No Lying
No Consumption of Intoxicants
List down all the items that JY sold during Vesak Day Carnival 2026.
Crochet bags and coasters; 2 x funfair games; shrink plastic keychains; scent bags; gave out stickers.
What historical events does Vesak Day commemorate?
The Birth, Enlightenment and Parinibbana of Buddha.
In the lesson on misconception of Buddhism, we shared that a common misconception is that "Buddhism is only about suffering".
Why is this not accurate?
Buddha not only taught about suffering, but also pointed a way out.
He was a realist, not a pessimist. He provided hope.
During the lesson on good friends, we went through various qualities of a good/bad friend (based on the Sigalovada Sutta) using 2 skits.
Name 1 x Good or Bad quality of a friend, and elaborate on it.
FAKE FRIENDS
“One friend is all take,another all talk;one’s just a flatterer,and one’s a comrade who spends."
GOOD FRIENDS
“A friend who’s a helper,one the same in both pleasure and pain,a friend of good counsel,and one of sympathy."
Name 3 factors under the Noble Eightfold Path.
Reference: Lesson on "Finding your North Star"
Right View
Right Intention
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Concentration
How much did we purchase this BF Lavender Building for? Round up to closest million.
$9,989,600