Question: About these words… ‘Seeing Form itself as Emptiness produces great Wisdom so one does not dwell in birth and death; Seeing Emptiness as equivalent to Form produces great Compassion so one does not dwell in Nirvana.’ - Stonepeace If we are not going to dwell in...

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From the movie ‘Being Flynn’: Jon: I’m doing the same thing here as you are, [spending night in homeless shelter] gathering material [for writing]. Nick: I’m not gathering material. This is my [working] life. [He works there as an administrator.] Jon: Life is gathering...

Super Short Story (132): Survey He doesn’t do generic surveys, especially those that ask worldly questions, offering limited answering options - because he knows he would muddle up the results, with strange replies that would simply be chucked aside as freak cases,...

Jonathan Safran Foer’s book title does not imply animal-eaters only eat animals and do nothing else. It is a way to de-objectify animals as merely ‘meat’. (As inspired by a recent post: http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/11/what-ego-trip Any likeness is, well, just inspired,...

Interesting quotes from ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’: Uncle Ben: You’re a lot like your father. You really are, Peter, and that’s a good thing. But your father lived by a philosophy, a principle really. He believed that… that if you could do good things for other...

Sam & Sara #388: Cruciality Sara: He says being vegetarian isn’t crucial at all! Sam: He should tell that face to face with the animals about to be killed for him. Sara: If they could, what might they say? Sam: They would say eating them isn’t crucial at all! Sara: While...

Question: A shelf above my desk gave way and broke my Bodhisattva image. Can I glue the pieces and continue to pay respect? Answer: I think this is a very powerful reminder of how life can be very unpredictable, and how we should treasure the moment without attachment. Yes, of course you can...

Sam & Sara (Previously ‘A Tit for a Tat’) #361 Sara: Why didn’t you walk that way? Sam: There was a tiny lizard there. Sara: Are you afraid of lizards? Sam: I was afraid he might be afraid of me! May we be kinder to animals, who have more to fear of us humans, than we of...

A slightly edited dialogue… E: I like KFC: http://www.kfc.com S: That’s the marketing website. Here’s the ‘real’ deal: http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/f-kfc_fried_videos.asp E: Crazy… If I watch… I will not eat KFC again. S: That’s the...

From the movie ‘Precious’ - Here Precious: And, I never really talked in class before. Ms Rain: How does that make you feel? Precious: Here. It makes me feel here. Comments: Precious experiences mindfulness of the precious here and now for the first time in class, when she...

Review of ‘Walking The Tiger’s Path – A Soldier’s Spiritual Journey in Iraq’ By Paul M. Kendel The war genre for books has never been my cup of tea. To me, there is just too much stupidity and hurting in war. My first contact on the subject of war was through...

At a Buddhist temple, there were prayers… that ended with the wish for all beings to be well and happy. This is followed by the emcee announcing that they are organising a charity dinner, that it includes two special tables, catered for vegetarians. Wow! Amazing stuff… when, with...

He believes his meat-eating teacher can ‘deliver’ the beings eaten to Pure Land. If this is true, shouldn’t he eat as much meat as possible, out of compassion and wisdom? If this is true, why not eat a bite of him, out of compassion and...

A name I came up with some years ago. Happy to see it still being in use… MaitriPals – Pals for friendship, with universal love and compassion. ‘Maitri’ is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘friendship of universal love and compassion’ (Think ‘Maitreya Buddha’ – The...

As they have perfect and immeasurable compassion, and as we have Buddha-nature like them, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will never give up on us. Why then, should we give up on ourselves and others? - Stonepeace...

‘If it’s true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?’ So says a joke, betraying the greed for reciprocation. Well, helping others helps ourselves too, as thia leads to True Happiness. We are here to help one another by choice. There is no...

E: Perhaps, what Prince Siddhartha’s (the Buddha-to-be) Father did was right! Provided him only with the best of best things since young. Thus, when he saw the extent of suffering, he became so disturbed that he sought the truth out of compassion. S: Interesting take on how the...

A friend remarked, ‘It is depressing to know that many suffer from depression.’ This is surely nothing to joyous over, but should we grieve along? The Buddha would empathise, but not lament or even sigh, and simply contemplate skilful action. If we become depressed too, how can we...

The best teachers must eventually teach ultimate Compassion and Wisdom. To encourage perfect Compassion, they must eventually advocate veganism, which is not just a way of consumption, but a way of life, of being helpful and harmless. To encourage perfect Wisdom, they must eventually advocate...