Should you warn others of the presence of speedcams at certain places? It might save them from getting into trouble with the law, but it might mean they might speed and get into accidents elsewhere instead, harming others and themselves? Would it be better to let them get caught naturally by...

To believe there are karmic causes to be born of one’s gender, of one’s sexual orientation, of one’s physical (dis)ability, of one’s mental (dis)ability, of one’s race, of one’s nationality, is not to be judgemental, but to be truthful, and to...

Mama, ooh, I don’t want to die. I sometimes wish I’d never been born at all. - Bohemian Rhapsody A student from Project Rebirth: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/12/course-project-rebirth-rediscover-reflect-recharge-round-4 asked ‘How do I reply to my kid who said,...

If there is no karma and no luck, there would be total chaos. If there is no karma and only luck, there would be total chaos. If there is karma and luck, there would be clash of causality and chance. If there is only karma and no luck, there would be total...

If there is such thing as bad luck, it would be a law of nature. But if it is a law of nature, there would be no chance left to it. And if there is no chance left to it, there would be no such thing as bad...

Advice to a reader, who lost money unfairly in a deposit: If you feel that the time wasted and unhappiness caused is not worth the $200 lost, just let it go instead of pursuing it further endlessly, especially if you feel you have done reasonably enough already to right this wrong. It’s...

Why be displeased at others, when you karmically conditioned yourself to be displeased? - Stonepeace Why ignore others’ mistakes, when you might be the only one aware of them, the best one to awaken them? -...

In ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’, similar to the first movie in this series, Holmes is depicted visualising ahead the possible courses of attack by his enemies, so as to be able to swiftly counter them step by step in the most efficient manner possible. While this is...

Always reciprocate even the smallest kindness done for us. Never seek reciprocation even for the greatest kindness done for others. - Stonepeace A: 受人滴水之恩，当以涌泉相报. (When receiving another’s kindness of a drop of water, it should be repaid with...

At the beginning of the movie ‘Cracks’, the song ‘All Things Bright And Beautiful’ is sung in a boarding school. And from movie-going experience, this sets the tone for the ironies to come, when some things dark and ugly are going to surface. The first two stanzas of...

If you do not drive to drink, you will not drink and drive. To not drink and drive, don’t drive (or drink). 菩萨畏因，众生畏果。 Bodhisattvas fear planting ill seeds. Unenlightened sentient beings fear [reaping] tasting ill...

That criticised is usually… close enough to be worth criticising, but distant enough to be safe criticising. And beyond mere criticism, where action is needed, most are distant! Yes, words are cheap…. usually free too - without an apparent price or consequences, though there is...

Meritocracy sounds fair at first – the idea that may the ones who work the hardest shine, but the truth is, everyone starts on unequal grounds – the more well-to-do ones tend to shine more easily as they have better living conditions, education and connections, while the poorer...

The dismal state of the Dharma in the world is the collective karmic effect of inadequate practice and propagation. It is also sustained by those who are aware of the situation and their responsibility, but choose to be apathetic. The collective karma can be changed collectively. Even if not...

The law of karma is perfectly just because it is perfectly natural and unbiased; not created or directed by any imperfect supernatural and biased lawmaker. - Stonepeace  Question: If karma exists to punish the evil and reward the good, who assigns karma? Shouldn’t there be God doing...

Your karma is [or 'will be'] truly bad only when you take it badly, by not truly acknowledging your mistakes and the need for repentance. Once you acknowledge your mistakes, your karma is not [or 'won't be'] so bad after all. One who keeps saying sorry over the same matter is not sorry...

Question: My friend’s business partner cheated her of her money. She wants to send him to jail. Answer: If the culprit is unrepentant, this might be the only way. Question: As an alternative, my friend could consider settling the matter privately than go to the police. Answer: If...

I came across two strange sentiments about eating animals: 1. ‘As long as the Buddha is in my heart, eating animals is okay.’ 2. ‘I think it’s my karma to eat animals.’ What’s wrong with the above? 1. If one truly keeps the Buddha in one’s heart, as...

‘Take care of your karma, and your karma will take care of you.’ Take care of your Dharma (practice), and the Dharma will take care of your...

A king tastes better food not merely because his subjects take more efforts in preparing good dishes, not merely because he is king, but because he has enough good karma to be able to have others do that for him, to be able to be king, to be able to be more than a...