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BY | Nirwan Bin Noran > SEEN Follow Your Heart Little Note Directed by: Royston Tan Starring: Chue En Jye, Desmond Tan, Chen Jing Jun Little Note is a heart-warming tale of the bond between a mother and her son and how they overcome the difficulties that life presents them with. The young Zhiren is a social outcast in school, who is teased and ostracised by his peers for having no father. His mother isn’t always there for him physically, but throughout the film, we see how she always strives to ensure that he knows that he has her support, through the titular little notes that she passes to him. These notes are spartan, comprising of only a few Chinese characters that simply say “No fear”. But it is through these notes that she guides him through the trials that he faces, be it the first day of school or a performance in front of the entire school. And it is through these notes that the director Royston Tan encourages us to face the challenges of life and to chase our dreams without fear of what the unknown might bring. In light of the economic downturn that we’re facing right now, his message is especially apt; what better way is there to forge ahead, other than to take each setback as a new opportunity to follow your dreams? The final message Zhiren receives from his mother is just as simple and profound as the previous notes: “No regrets”. The best way to live life is to follow your heart. Only then will you be fully satisfied, no matter the trials and tribulations that might come your way. Get the DVD today at major stores island-wide! The specially designed DVD set also includes the trailer, The Making of Little Note, photo gallery and 8 postcards. Retail price: $12.90. awaken Seen, Heard & Read... Issue 16 • January – April 2010 61
BY | Esther Thien > READ All Over the Sky, Bodhisattvas are Seen, And the Buddha’s Hand is in Mine Peaceful Action, Open Heart: Lessons from the Lotus Sutra By Thich Nhat Hanh Unspeakable joy, faith and inner peace flooded into my being as I read this book. Using one of Mahayana Buddhism’s most revered texts, the Lotus Sutra, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh expresses with great clarity how each human being has the capacity to transform his or her individual suffering, and develop compassion to help create more peace in this world. A truly beautiful, meditative and inspiring book. Priced at S$28.80 from Awareness Place. > The Great Awakening: A Buddhist Social Theory By David Loy All our individual suffering arises from only three sources, known in Buddhism as the three poisons: greed, ill-will and delusion. In The Great Awakening, scholar and Zen teacher David Loy examines how these three poisons, embodied in society's institutions, lie at the root of all social maladies as well. The Buddha’s teachings present a way that the individual can use to counteract these poisons to ease personal suffering; and Loy boldly examines how these teachings can be applied to institutions and even entire cultures for the alleviation of suffering on a collective level. It provides a theoretical framework for socially engaged members of society to apply Buddhist spiritual principles to collective social issues. Buy it from Awareness Place at S$28.00. Seen, Heard & Read... awaken HEARD Healing Music to Soothe the Heart & Mind > Walking in Harmony By Brian Carter Relax with the calming melodies played out on delicate keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars and soothing piano to the occasional wolf howls and sounds of crashing thunder and gentle waves. Track one is especially mesmerising and superbly comforting. Twilight Saga: New Moon fans may like this. Buy it from Awareness Place at S$22.90. 62
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BY | Esther Thien<br />
><br />
READ<br />
All Over the Sky, Bodhisattvas are <strong>See</strong>n, And the Buddha’s Hand is in<br />
Mine<br />
Peaceful Action, Open Heart: Lessons from the Lotus<br />
Sutra<br />
By Thich Nhat Hanh<br />
Unspeakable joy, faith and inner peace flooded into my being as I read this<br />
book. Using one of Mahayana Buddhism’s most revered texts, the Lotus Sutra,<br />
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh expresses with great clarity how each human<br />
being has the capacity to transform his or her individual suffering, and<br />
develop compassion to help create more peace in this world. A truly beautiful,<br />
meditative and inspiring book. Priced at S$28.80 from Awareness Place.<br />
><br />
The Great Awakening: A Buddhist Social Theory<br />
By David Loy<br />
All our individual suffering arises from only three sources, known in Buddhism<br />
as the three poisons: greed, ill-will and delusion. In The Great Awakening,<br />
scholar and Zen teacher David Loy examines how these three poisons, embodied<br />
in society's institutions, lie at the root of all social maladies as well. The Buddha’s<br />
teachings present a way that the individual can use to counteract these poisons<br />
to ease personal suffering; and Loy boldly examines how these teachings can be<br />
applied to institutions and even entire cultures for the alleviation of suffering<br />
on a collective level. It provides a theoretical framework for socially engaged<br />
members of society to apply Buddhist spiritual principles to collective social<br />
issues. Buy it from Awareness Place at S$28.00.<br />
<strong>See</strong>n, Heard & Read...<br />
awaken<br />
HEARD<br />
Healing Music to Soothe the Heart & Mind<br />
> Walking in Harmony<br />
By Brian Carter<br />
Relax with the calming melodies played out on delicate keyboards,<br />
acoustic and electric guitars and soothing piano to the occasional<br />
wolf howls and sounds of crashing thunder and gentle waves. Track<br />
one is especially mesmerising and superbly comforting. Twilight<br />
Saga: New Moon fans may like this. Buy it from Awareness Place at<br />
S$22.90.<br />
62
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