During her career in emergency medicine, Dr Ng Yuen Yen realised that as a doctor, she was not able cure death. She then awoke to the fact that the Buddha has cured death and that she’d have to understand that for herself. 
This episode attempts to unpack Nibbana (enlightenment) and shares a balanced approach on how we can slowly increase our happiness in the here and now.

About the speaker: 
Dr Ng Yuen Yen was born into a Buddhist family. She obtained her MBBS Singapore in 1979, FRCS (A&E Edinburgh) in 1987, Homecare USA in 2002, and BA (Honours) from the Buddhist & Pali University, Sri Lanka. She lectured at Mangala Vihara on Early Buddhist History from 2001 to 2019 to Diploma students. She also teaches meditation at Buddhist societies and is a certified .b mindfulness teacher.
Transcript here: https://bit.ly/3xaBwuv
(0:28): Welcome and intro to today’s topic
(2:10): Who is Dr Ng Yuen Yen?
(4:50): Loving the Dhamma
(6:27): A doctor can’t cure death, what can?
(8:18): The goal changes
(10:42): What is the cure to death that Buddha found?
(12:00): Different realms of existence
(13:18): Heaven and hell on earth
(13:57): Simplicity as a form of happiness
(15:46): The gradual path of relinquishment
(18:10): An attainable path walked by the wise
(19:21): Breathing in long, you know you are breathing in long. How well do you know your breath?
(21:06): Clouds in the skies are impermanent, just like our body
(23:28): What pebbles are you throwing into your mind pool
(26:08): Is peace boring?
(26:30): Eat, drink and be merry
(30:34): No more netflix and parties?
(31:14): Friends who support you well
(32:55): Taking refuge in the Triple Gem

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