The Tiger's Mouth Blog
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Let the world know about us!
Let the world know about us!
Let the world know about us!
Let the world know about us!
Let the world know about us!
Gate Open for All Cultures of the World!
With today’s colourful dedication ceremony a new gate at the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism Centre is ready to welcome visitors.
All Souls Festival #14 All Souls Conclusion
Chant encouraging souls of the departed to let go of attachments and be delivered from suffering
All Souls Festival #13 Caring at the Heart
Caring is at the heart of Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism. It is deeply felt at All Souls Festival
All Souls Festival #12 Honouring and Aiding
There is a Chinese saying “When the dead are at peace, then the living shall prosper.” All Souls Festival gives the living an opportunity to express filial piety, harmony and dedication.
All Souls Festival #11 Goon Yam Precious Announcement
Goon Yam, Deity of Compassion, cares for all.
All Souls Festival #10 Wisdom of the Sutras
All Souls Festival gives souls a chance to listen to the wisdom of the sutras chanted during the days of the festival and become free by resolving any attachments, entanglements, or conflicts they had during their lifetimes.
All Souls Festival #9 Troubled Souls
Chanting during All Souls Festival brings peace to troubled souls who have died tragically.
All Souls Festival #8 Harmony
We all have a relationship with our ancestors. All Souls Festival provides a way to care for and maintain harmony with them.
All Souls Festival #7 Preparing for All Souls Festival
As we prepare for All Souls Festival we compose ourselves
We approach the tasks with respectful intention
All Souls Festival #6 Beautiful Bags
All Souls Festival gives the living an opportunity to express filial piety, harmony and dedication by honouring ancestors, relatives and friends who have passed away.
All Souls Festival #5 Volunteers
At this time of year the temples bustle with activity. Volunteers at the Fung Loy Kok International Centre prepare for the All Souls Festival.
Wong Ling Goon Festival
As a powerful deity, Wong Ling Goon used the teachings to transform himself so that his strength would protect the path of Taoism.
Home for Refugees in Helmond, Netherlands
What do we mean when we say the benefits of the Taoist Tai Chi® arts go beyond the 108 movements? The story of our Northern European Center in Helmond, the Netherlands, which was transformed during the pandemic into a temporary shelter for teenage refugees seeking asylum, illustrates the point.
All Souls Festival #4 Commemorating Loved Ones
More than 1600 bags of offerings are prepared for the deceased. They are filled with over 220,000 pieces of paper money folded by many volunteers.
Goon Yam Festival
Today Fung Loy Kok participants from around the world chanted to celebrate and be inspired by Goon Yam (Guanyin), the bodhisattva of compassion. Our intention is to bring greater peace and harmony to the world.
All Souls Festival #3 Care Offerings
In traditional Taoist belief, souls of the dead continue to need care from those in the world of the living. Offerings to them include items for daily use such as food, shelter, clothing and money.
All Souls Festival #2 Paper Offerings
Buddhist and Taoist temples around the world observe All Souls Festival during the first half of the 7th lunar month when the gates of the realm of the dead are opened and the souls of the deceased can receive offerings.
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