jia ying and me during the practise..
took it before our practise.
there are all 20 challenges .. from 1 to 20. but some of them are not there.
my "mum" during the performance.
me and liying in the makeup room.
from left, shanmei, me and liying.
from left, xiangbing, shanmei, liying, me, jiahong and jiaying.
jia ying and me.. same group member.. haha
siewfeng, ziyang and me..
the real performance..
Chapter 12: Twenty Difficulties in Cultivation
The Buddha said, “People have twenty kinds of difficulties:
“It is difficult for the poor to practice dana.
“It is difficult for the rich and eminent to practice the Way.
“It is difficult to renounce life when facing death.
“It is difficult to encounter the Buddhist sutras.
“It is difficult to be born in the age of a Buddha.
“It is difficult to subdue desire and lust.
“It is difficult not to covet what one likes.
“It is difficult to face humiliation without anger.
“It is difficult to have power and not abuse it.
“It is difficult to face situations with a detached mind.
“It is difficult to master vast areas of knowledge.
“It is difficult to extinguish self-conceit.
“It is difficult not to belittle those who are unlearned.
“It is difficult for the mind to act with impartiality.
“It is difficult not to gossip or be judgmental.
“It is difficult to meet the right, learned teacher.
“It is difficult to see one’s original nature and practice the Way.
“It is difficult to guide beings appropriately to liberation.
“It is difficult to be unperturbed by circumstances.
“It is difficult to master the expedient means of the Way.”
By HELEN ONG
north@thestar.com.my
THE Tzu Chi Collegiate Youth Association in Penang made sure their message was easily understood at their recent.
Musical & Sign Language Concert entitled ‘Twenty Challenges to Enlightenment'.
The 108 Ci Qing members, who based their show on founder Master Cheng Yen's commentary on Buddhist teachings, performed simple songs and used sign language as they sang.
The students also staged short acts to depict each scenario, signalling a message based on kindness, compassion, joy and sense of giving.
They performed to a packed audience of over 1,000 people which included 16 Reverend Masters from several Penang Buddhist temples and associations.
Penang was the association's first performance.
The group will be travelling all over the country to perform throughout this month. The final performance will be held in Bukit Mertajam on June 27.
Tickets are sold on a donation basis and all funds raised will be used to promote the Youth Association's drive to fight global warming by urging more people to become vegetarians.
Inspiring show: The big TV screen makes it easy for the audience to see the hand signs used by the Ci Qing memebers from the Tzu Chi Collegiate Youth Association
Concert with a difference: Performers using sign language during their concert
2 comments:
Seems like you are enjoying the performance, well done, keep it up as still got 4 performance to go.
Hey! somethings in the blog looks familiar, need the photos ?
I will give you yours or all after the last performance, I may be there with Mingtat.
haha.. cz i copied from ur blog.. paisheh la..
yea, i want the pictures..
mingtat coming?? 27/6?? yeah!! welcome "xiao xiao xiao yi".
hehe
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