Super Short Story (129): Perfection In the vast reaches of the universe, he imagines there ought to be another version of himself… Someone similar to him, but not exactly so, who is very likely to exist… Someone who is at least slightly a better person, whom he can surely...

The worldly admired tend to be more imperfect than hoped upon a closer look [because defilements are there], yet more perfect than expected upon a deeper look [because Buddha-nature is there...

Too perfect for his liking? Too average for his liking? Too lousy for his liking? Why not aspire to be like the perfect? Why not aspire to better the average till perfect? Why not aspire to help the lousy be...

Adorning glossy magazine covers are photographs of faces mostly photoshopped to ‘perfection’. Nothing new really, for our ancestors too conceal their flaws on paintings. Nothing new really, for their descendants too conceal their flaws by painting (on their faces with...

Maybe we are imperfect, which is why we love the imperfect. [1] Is this a sickness or a virtue? Maybe we love the perfect, [2] though those already perfect don’t really need our love? [3] Is this a sickness or a virtue? The truth is, we love the imperfect [4] but  we love the perfect...

Love those imperfect… because they can be perfect. Love those trying to be perfect… because they will be perfect. Love those perfect… because they are already perfect. -...

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...

A Tit for a Tat (57) Tit: What’s wrong with these people? Tat: Nothing unexpected. Tit: Huh? Tat: What’s wrong with you? Tit: Huh? Tat: Why expect everyone to be perfect? Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/11/our-unheard-range-of-deafness Previous aT4aT:...