< click to enlarge Received a rather uplifting email… “Dear Mr. Shen, I am a translator and currently I am translating a book entitled “Enough” by John Naish. A quotation from you appears in the book as follows: The moment we are content, we have enough. The problem is that we habitually think the other [...]
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Time for ‘Enough’
By Shen Shi'an under Books, Quotations |
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What is Enough?
By Shen Shi'an under Quotations |
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If you never know what is enough, you will never have enough. – Stonepeace Look out for Stonepeace quotes on Twitter soon!
How to Live Forever
By Shen Shi'an under Movies/TV |
Your Comment | Tags: Buddhahood, contentment, death, fear, greed, peace, Pure Land, True Happiness
In ‘The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor’, the first emperor of China (Qin Shihuang), after his conquest of the whole of China, felt compelled to conquer what he perceived to be his last enemy – death, because he wanted for more than the span of a single normal life to fulfill his further ambitions. [...]
How Many Horses Do You Need?
By Shen Shi'an under Odds & Ends |
Your Comment | Tags: contentment, domestication, greed
Retelling of a Tibetan folk story: Brother One has 99 horses. Brother Two has 1 horse. None feel they have enough. Brother Two thinks: If only my brother would give me 1 horse, my horse would have company! Brother One thinks: If only my brother would give me 1 horse, my horses would number 100! [...]
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