Last Sunday morning I was pleased to witness an important milestone in Singapore Taoist history. More than hundred taoists took their vows to uphold the dignity of our Taoism. The Taoist Federation of Singapore has collaborated with Longhushan Celestial Master Mansion of Jiangxi Province, China and hold its first induction ceremony for taoist followers at San Qing Gong Temple. As expected, I saw so many familiar faces during the ceremony. They were there to support the betterment of our root religion. Of course, many of my seniors from Longhushan Celestial Master Mansion like Master Ceng Guang Liang and Master Zhang Gui Hua were also present and they have conducted the ritual since the day before. Before the ceremony, Taoist priests from Longhushan Celestial Master Mansion have conducted a ritual of cleansing so that to make the place for worshipping in proper. During the ceremony, they performed a formal ritual of invitation to deities and to request for their blessings. The fina