Just came back from the Lunar 27th puja at KMS. Reached the temple early, but still couldn't find a spare cushion or chair, so had to be placed on the pseudo waiting list. Eventually a space was made available, so I managed to complete the repentance ritual and obtain two bottles of Great Compassion holy water.
What gave me the most meaning was how as we reached the end of the ritual, it started to rain very heavily and the roof was so noisy from the downpour it practically drowned out the Venerable's chanting. Nevertheless, everyone continued with equanimity and for me I was happiest when reciting the 甘露水真言, because I visualised the rain as holy water from Guan Yin Pusa and I imagined all the sentient beings whether seen or unseen being blessed by the Bodhisattva through the sprinkling of the rain water.
So, it was a very delightful day for me and us at the temple this morning. After we completed the puja, we headed to the canteen where we tucked into our favourite vegetarian meals. I love the curry vegetables the most. There was no free places to sit, so I hid and squatted at a corner near the toilets to enjoy my meal.
When I'm at home I'm always picky about food, but whenever I reach the monasteries I always make sure I finish all my food. What makes it even more interesting is how there are long queues everywhere, so it's a Singaporean mindset: As long as there is a queue it must be good. Haha.
