As long as you are unenlightened, you can become [more] enlightened. – Stonepeace Quite some simple but ultimate consolation! Our Buddha-nature, ie. our potential to become Buddhas will always be there, ‘awaiting’ to be actualised till it is fully realised. The ball is ALWAYS in our court.

At 2 am of new year’s day as part of a post ‘Spiritual Countdown’ to 2009 celebration program, I helped to lead a chanting session at the largest temple in Singapore. We practised mindfulness of Amitabha Buddha (Amituofo) by reciting his name. For the occasion, I wrote a short aspiration prayer, which was read for [...]

Me: You’ll find me weird… only if you don’t understand me. He: But what if you still seem weird after I try to understand you? Me: Well, like I said, ‘You’ll find me weird… only if you don’t understand me.’ He: As in… don’t really understand you fully yet? Me: Yup. Food for thought… The Buddha [...]

Ja: How rude, he ignored me when I greeted him. Ya: Maybe he’s shy or didn’t recognise you?  Ja: Nay, we met a few times although he was more chatty online. Well, a simple ‘hi’ would be nice. Makes me wonder should I greet again?  Ya: Well, the world would be a nicer place if [...]