The Dragon's Head Blog

Todos tenemos una relación con nuestros ancestros. La Festividad de Todas las almas ofrece una forma de cuidar y mantener la armonía con ellos, que se extiende a nuestras vidas y comunidades. En el Centro Internacional FLK, el Columbario, junto con el cementerio y la Sala Conmemorativa, son lugares permanentes para cuidar a las personas […]

En esta época del año los templos bullen de actividad. Los voluntarios del templo de la calle D’Arcy, en Toronto, se preparan para la Festividad de Todas las Almas. Las ceremonias de cantos de la Festividad de Todas las Almas del FLK tendrán lugar virtualmente este año. 

La Festividad de Todas las Almas ofrece a los vivos la oportunidad de expresar la piedad filial, la armonía y la dedicación honrando a los antepasados, familiares y amigos que han fallecido.  Hermosas bolsas de papel decoradas con símbolos de la longevidad, el equilibrio y el bienestar en la otra vida contienen ofrendas de papel […]

Las ofrendas de papel ayudan a las almas Las ceremonias de cantos de la Festividad de Todas las Almas del FLK tendrán lugar virtualmente este año.  Los templos budistas y taoístas de todo el mundo celebran la Festividad de Todas las Almas durante la primera mitad del séptimo mes lunar, cuando se abren las puertas […]

El «All Souls Festival» (Festividad de Todas las Almas) es uno de los momentos más importantes del año en el calendario taoísta. Es una oportunidad para que los vivos honren a los que han fallecido. Los voluntarios preparan ofrendas de papel para las almas de los difuntos en el Reino de Yin.  Las ceremonias de cantos […]

FLK held virtual All Souls chanting ceremonies online this year. In Chinese culture the All Souls Festival is one of the most important festivals of the year.  The 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 […]

Last Saturday, the Fung Loy Kok Institute of Taoism  offered an opportunity to observe and or participate in the All Souls Festival in a live online format following the weekly chanting opportunity.  Being familiar with some other traditions for the deceased, I was intrigued and curious but intended to just » stay for awhile».  Long […]

  Throughout the period of All Souls Festivals we have offered chanting opportunities and held two day events to align with each of the three Festivals held at the International Centre, Wong Dai Seen Temple and at D’Arcy Street this month.  Joining with others around the world we came together to provide help to those […]

Master Moy taught us to honor the living and the dead, to promote cultural exchange, and to help others. The All Souls Festivals of 2019 has given the opportunity to express all of these aims. Around the world, participants gathered to engage in something greater than themselves. We chanted, prepared plaques honoring the deceased, folded […]

Accumulate virtue and continue to do good deeds. Help people while they are living, comfort them while they are dying or after death. Moy Lin Shin – May 1998 In keeping with Master Moy Lin Shin’s guidance, the All Souls Festival has been observed at the Calgary Centre between August 24th to 26th, 2018. There […]

A volunteer at the International Centre near Orangeville describes how helping at the All Souls Festival has a profound effect.  

Accumulate virtue and continue to do good deeds. Help people while they are living, comfort them while they are dying or after death. Moy Lin Shin – May 1998   In keeping with Master Moy Lin Shin’s guidance, All Souls Festival has been observed at the D’Arcy St Temple, Wong Dai Sin Temple, and the […]

All Souls Festival is being observed at D’Arcy St Temple in Toronto with Taoist and Confucian chanting.  Volunteers and staff have been working for weeks to support the festival and those who wish to offer paper money and other gifts to the dead. Many members of the local Chinese community come to D’Arcy St over […]

It is nice that you can actually do something practical for a loved one who is no longer around; that you are still able to communicate, to have a connection with that person. Participating together makes the festival really special; you build that connection as a group in order to help loved ones that have […]

The All Souls Festival is a major event in the tradition of Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi® practice, and took place at the International Centre  at the end of a week of chanting and quiet contemplation. Each year the gate of the realm of the dead is opened for the first half of the […]

The International Centre looked stunning today as participants took part in the All Souls Festival, welcomed visitors to an Open House, and continued preparations for CIT Week, the 10th Anniversary of the Grand Opening of the Three Religions Temple, and International Awareness Day. It was the penultimate day of the International Centre Anniversary Photo Contest […]

«Energising chants to remember and honour departed loved ones, while lightening and transforming grief into joy.» «Powerful, still, moving.» «Stillness, joy, compassion. Reflections and celebration. Amazing energy of lives lived.» «Great learning experience in the rituals and the helping others that creates harmony in many directions.» «Powerful, profound, a wonderfully rich experience of sharing and […]

All Souls ceremonies have now been held at Wong Dai Sin Temple and at the International Centre. The final All Souls ceremony for this year will be held from Saturday August 13 till Monday August 15 at the Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi head office, D’Arcy St, in Toronto.