V: A pity the lo-hei (捞’余’生) begins tomorrow. S: 菩提心。。。 发啊！ (Putixin… HUAT ah!) R: 真不愧是我们的老师， 连这您也想得出来！ 新年期间我知道要怎样给别人祝愿了! 除了发财还要发菩提心! S: 真正无量的财富来自不退转的菩提心! 发啊! 新年快乐! 阿弥陀佛.

He, a stone-cutter, saw a rich man gathering many luxuries, and wished to be like him. Suddenly, he became him. He saw a high official getting much respect, and wished to be like him. Suddenly, he became him. He saw the hot sun making him sweat, and wished to be like it, Suddenly, he became [...]

Question: Would you say that reciting Om Mani Padme Hung is similar to the practice of metta meditation in that it develops loving-kindness and compassion? Answer: A friend’s wife, at the end of an Om Mani Padme Hum retreat, turned vegetarian upon hearing the heartfelt advice of Drubwang Rinpoche: http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/07/teachings-by-his-eminence-drubwang-konchok-norbu-rinpoche For her, it would seem, the mantra effectively invoked [...]

修行须放下贪嗔痴, 而无住生心地提起 悲智双运的菩萨行. The letting go (renunciation) of greed, hatred and delusion, and the giving rise of the (Bodhicitta) aspiration to utilise compassion and wisdom together for Bodhisattva practice (of benefiting all beings) without abiding anywhere in particular. Related Article: Why is the Laughing Buddha Laughing http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2010/07/why-is-the-laughing-buddha-laughing

Learnt from Geshe Damdul’s talk tonight, in my own words: Actualisation of Bodhicitta brings about tenderness (an aspect of compassion). Realisation of emptiness brings about fearlessness (an aspect of wisdom). 发菩提心则生大悲柔软心。 了悟空性则生大智无畏心。 Good balance!

I am only one, but still I am one [and not 'no one']. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do. – Helen Keller You cannot do everything now, but you can do everything you can [...]

Learnt and expanded from a Dharma talk: 放下不是放弃。 Right ‘letting go’ is not ‘giving up’; it is acceptance of things as they are for now, till they can be bettered later. 放下贪嗔痴；提起菩提心。 Let go of greed, hate and delusion; Embrace Bodhicitta to guide others to do the same. 自寻的苦最痛苦。 Self-created suffering is more painful. E.g. [...]

I’m always somewhat skeptical about books that mention various religions under one breath. This often results in generalisations and misinterpretations. True to my ‘suspicion’, the author made these mistakes. It’s probably true that most religions teach us to be good but to equate them as being exactly the same does no justice to their true [...]

A Buddhist centre with ‘Bodhicitta’ in its name barbecued dead animals during its gathering after its annual general meeting. Maybe the top agenda they should have had for this important meeting was to discuss what kind of Bodhicitta they hope to exemplify, when they cannot even keep mother sentient beings out of their mouths. It’s [...]

Friend: (Greeting in anticipation of Chinese New Year) Huat arh!! (This means in dialect and in short, ‘May all prosper in wealth!’) Me: Huat (发)菩提心! Haha. (‘Huat’ is dialect for ‘发’ and ‘发菩提心’ means to give rise to Bodhicitta, which leads to spiritual prosperity!)

‘When two paths open up before you, always choose the hardest one.’ As uttered by a monk in the film ‘Himalaya’. If it is always harder to do what is more right, this would always be right. It is always harder to help all beings, than to help oneself only. Unless we are already firm [...]

From ‘The Mighty Avengers: Secret Invasion Book 1′ by Brian Michael Bendis is this diialogue, Journalist: Doctor, why did the Avengers [superhero team] break up? Dr. Henry Pym: In my mind, they’re – they’re just taking a break. I think – I think if the world needs the Avengers again, the Avengers will be there. [...]

Some espouse this idea – ‘…他是真的欺骗我们，我们随他…’ (If they really bully or cheat us, we let them do it.) The idea is to let them express our negative karma, so as to wear it out, and to just accept the suffering they inflict on us graciously. This doesn’t seem healthy, because it allows evil-doers to go [...]

From ‘The Color of Earth’ by Kim Dong Hwa, a young monk poignantly thinks to himself when he realises he has a crush on a girl. Night after night, I embrace Buddha and sleep. Morning after morning, I embrace Buddha and wake… Hour by minute by second I always believed I’d spend every moment with [...]

‘The Blind Side’ tells the touching true story of how the once underprivileged and racially discriminated Michael Oher became a successful football player by proving his worth in various aspects of life – beyond just the sport. What is the blind side? It refers to that side opposite of the direction a player is facing. As an example [...]