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 [...]

Q: Some Buddhists like to cast lots, e.g. at Guanyin temples. Are these lots’ words from Guanyin Bodhisattva?

A: There are a few divination systems worldwide ‘associated’ to Guanyin Pusa. They are not Guanyin Pusa’s words per se, but out of great faith that Guanyin Pusa will always find means to help people in need, compassionate [...]

Read this in a mailing list: ‘Speaking for myself, I’ve always thought that the impossible task of the Bodhisattva to save all sentient beings is perfectly portrayed in Camus’ ‘The Myth of Sisyphus’. The famous last sentence of that book article reads – “The struggle itself is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must [...]

Since Bodhisattvas do manifest as animals at times (to help various beings),
isn’t it a scary thought
that the animals one eat
might be Bodhisattvas?
Then again,
even if they are not already Bodhisattvas,
all beings are future Bodhisattvas…
and Buddhas too.

In ‘Made of Wood’ by Ed Brubaker, Batman says this -
‘There’s a moment… right before my grapple cable goes taut… when it’s just me and the ground hovering somewhere far below… a moment of freefall… a moment of total calm. I will never tell anyone how much I enjoy that moment. [...]

Why is it that the noblest people
are the ones most troubled by conscience?
- Lois Lane
(‘Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow’ by Alan Moore)
This reminds me of how Guanyin Bodhisattva’s body, before he became a full-fledged Bodhisattva, shattered into pieces due to his anguish at not being able to help enough in the moment. [...]

In ‘Manifest Destiny : Wolverine′ by Jason Aaron, Wolverine learnt the hard way that he has to become the Black Dragon (the leader overseeing multiple triads and pugilistic groups) after taking down the past corrupted one. In fact, the triad members were ready to kill him when he abandoned the position was he expected to [...]

In ‘X-Factor: Many Lives of Madrox’ by Peter David, Jamie Madrox or the Multiple Man (MM), who has the ability to create instant clones of himself recalls how he sent his dupes all over the place on his ‘great odyssey of learning’. However he loses track of them and has to find [...]

Q: Does one who sacrifices his life for you have the greatest love of all?
A: Being able to live a full life based on the Four Immeasurables (loving-kindness, compassion, rejoice, equanimity) perfected to help as many as possible is the greatest love. It is greater and truer love to live to help, than just to [...]

Contrary to my expectations due to its trailer, ‘Kick-ass’ is not a typical smart-ass fantasy flick only for kiddies. It’s gritty at parts, and some scenes are violent reflections of what might happen in the real world. Yes, as bad-ass Big Daddy put it, Kick-ass gets his ass kicked – bad. Kick-ass [...]