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arise when the individual sees Rowing in the Dharma Sea by Ang Choo Hong.
him or herself as a ‘person’ Price: RM 30.00 (postage RM 5.00)
separate from all other beings. To order: https://bit.ly/2yd8j6H
In reality this is an illusion Telephone: 04-2287146 / 019-4187146
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‘person’ is a constantly changing
set of psycho-physical processes
(mind and matter). This false
sense of an ‘I’ gives rise to
self-ishness which in turn is
the cause of craving, grasping,
greed or lust. As craving can
never be satisfied one suffers a
constant state of frustration, of
dis-ease. Obviously to eradicate
frustration one must eradicate
craving which is caused by
ignorance.
Rowing in the Dharma Sea is a Chinese Dharma book written by Ang Choo
Hong, published in July 2019. The book deals with the practical issues
It is easy to see that at the core
of learning the Dharma, as well how to apply the Dharma to the many
of all our problems is excessive
challenging issues of the world today.
greed and selfishness. Ever
since the Industrial Revolution
Divided into three parts, the first part of the book deals with how a lay
humanity has glorified the
Buddhist may apply the Dharma to his daily life. It comprises short articles
acquisition of material wealth by
of 2 to 6 pages, making it highly readable for beginners of Buddhism. The
exploiting our natural resources
topics covered include: What Changed Steve Jobs, Meditation in Modern
no matter what the cost. And
Life, How to Create Happiness in Business Enterprise, How to Deal with
we have already begun to see
Changes within a Religion, Can a Person Believe in More than One Religion,
how we have disturbed the way
How to deal with Depression, Dealing with Deviant Sects, and more. This
nature operates. We are already
section also investigates social and national issues from the perspective of
beginning to pay the price. The
the Dharma, such as Buddhist Contribution to Nation Building, Buddhist
solution is simple --- to reverse
Expectation on the General Election, Post -505 Analysis, Internal Security
the trend by replacing greed,
Act, Buddhist View on Crimes, Peace in Myanmar and so on.
hatred and delusion with their
opposites. It will certainly not
Section two of this book focuses mainly on recent development of
be an easy task but we have no
other choice. EH Malaysian Buddhism. Herein, Choo Hong gives good accounts of , based
on his personal experience , the momentous Puzhou Si Episode , the
Contribution of the Malaysian Youth Foundation to the Development of
Malaysian Buddhism, and the emergence of Lay Buddhist movement. These
reports serve as a good memory for the future generation.

The last section of the book deals with issues, challenges and trends
confronting Buddhist movement worldwide. It is mainly a collection of
the seminar papers presented by Choo Hong in numerous national and
international seminars. It discusses the changes, transformation, revival
and future of Buddhism. EH