Author: jianxie

In the movie ‘(Avatar): The Last Airbender’, one of the baddies shouts to his henchmen who capture him, ‘Do not…

To empathise is to civilise. To civilise is to empathise. – Jeremy Rifkin As mentioned in the video, ‘We are…

But a monk wrote the article! But so what? A mistake is a mistake. Poor editors don’t go enough for…

Truth be told, with all due respect to all great Tulkus, many Tulkus (recognised reborn Buddhist masters or students) still…

Some espouse this idea – ‘…他是真的欺骗我们，我们随他…’ (If they really bully or cheat us, we let them do it.) The idea…

The truth is the truth. What does it matter… that someone said it?* The truth is the truth. What does…

Q: I have tried to avoid the killing of insects but realise that this is impossible. I therefore consider that…

A God-believing guest speaker mentioned something interesting but illogical at a Buddhism and Science seminar. He said that because there…

Q: I read online that Maitreya and Baha’u’llah are the same person. Is this true? A: No. According to Buddhism,…

Friend: Maybe he’s watching you and thinking you’re raising the bar. Man: Maybe. With God, you never can tell. Friend:…

Symbol of the Triratna (: Sanskrit; Tiratana: Pali), as seen in the Sanchi stupa, 1st century BCE. 自皈依佛，当愿众生，绍隆佛种，发无上心 自皈依法，当愿众生，深入经藏，智慧如海 自皈依僧，当愿众生，统理大众，一切无碍…

Please don’t ask me to speak against animal liberation. Just as it is seen as a sacred duty for some…

Jehu [King of Israel] assembled all the people and said to them, “Ahab worshiped Baal a little; Jehu will worship him…

Some ‘random’ advice that came to mind to dissuade someone from having an abortion – 1. She shouldn’t kill as…

In ‘The Rabbi’s Cat 2’ by Joann Sfar, the cat says this of his master, ‘I love you because you’re…

From ‘Marvel 1602: New World’ by Greg Pak and Greg Tocchinni: King James: ‘I grant indeed that a wicked King…

I don’t understand how any deity is invoked by excitement, by songs, yells and cheers. Won’t overwhelming emotions get in…

It’s intriguing that some ask for feedback openly but deal with it badly. How do you know someone is insincere…

Q: In Buddhism, is it not so that only the Buddha can verify if there is a creator God or…

If your idea of God is not a person, while most believe him as so, let’s not call him God,…