It’s bizarre when some Buddhists see ethical perfectionism as a fault. It’s not that all are perfectionistic out of attachment for ourselves, but that our ethics do need to be perfected as part of the path towards spiritual perfection, to better protect other beings. Why else is there...

When I cut my hair short and wear brownish shirts and go to Dharma occasions or centres, people often ask if I’m a monk. This is funny because monks wear robes and I don’t. The colour I wear does not really closely resemble that of any monastic tradition too. It struck me that this common...