Friday, March 28, 2008

Useless bum...

Ever since Kaimyo-in opened on 15th March, i didn't pay a visit until just now.

The feeling is totally different. Even if the same physical building is the same, save for the addition of the altar and the signboards with the name 広布山 and 日蓮正宗 開妙院 on it, the feeling is totally different. I really have the feeling that i am entering a temple, entering one of those buildings that you would find in Taiseki-ji. No kidding, the aura our temple gives out can make one feel that one is in Taiseki-ji itself. It is hard to imagine that just a few weeks ago, the very same building is just a PC.

Entering the Main Hall, i could feel an immense sense of peace and tranquility, not forgetting how grand it looks now as compared to the time when it is still a PC. The signboard with the words 客殿 on top of the entrance to the Reception Hall reminds me that now i am stepping inside a temple, a temple that i have to protect and ensure that it will stay here in Singapore permanently.

The two wooden Gohonzon is simply... i just can't find words to describe it. The joy of seeing it here in Singapore is something i will cherish till death.

I need to be more diligent in my faith and practice and visit the PC, no no no, Temple, more often.