Author: jianxie

In the award-winning ‘The Rabbi’s Cat’ (Le Chat du Rabbin) by Joann Sfar, which ‘The Boston Globe’ calls, ‘An affecting,…

This is an abridged version of a few interesting ‘chats’ with many people, on whether it is alright to kill…

Thus have I heard, the below poignant and hilarious accounts are based on actual concurrent incidents… The old abbot of…

A Tit for a Tat (105) Tit: Why didn’t you put it in your bag to bring it home? Tat:…

The truthful are truthful, whether they believe in God or not. The good are good, whether they believe in God…

The 1994 classic ‘Bodhisattva Vow’ by Beastie Boys: As I develop the awakening mind I praise the Buddha as they…

Is It Alright To Go For Past Life Regressions? Recently, there is a ‘regression’ method in the market, that claims…

From http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DharmaNews/message/5321 : Controversy Over Display of Buddhist Relics Yen Feng, The Straits Times, 2 January 2010 Five prominent Buddhist…

Came across this online – ‘Buddhists generally respect the three condition rule where it’s a neutral act if the meat…

Part 1: https://moonpointer.com/new/2009/11/appeal-to-drop-appeal Part 2: http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=22,8764,0,0,1,0 (as below): In reply to the letter ‘Buddhism not damaged by wayward monastics, but…

From http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=22,8733,0,0,1,0 : The once most famous Buddhist monk in a small country is now its most infamous. Then again,…

He who, depraved, devoid of truthfulness and self-control, puts on the ochre [monastic] robe, doesn’t deserve the ochre robe. But…

There has been a email circulating for years already. Its subject header reads: ‘Siddharta [sic] Gautama Buddha (First Buddha) [sic]…

Q: l read a book, from which I gathered that anyone can go to heaven, that all religions are right…

Question: A teacher mentioned that the Lotus Sutra is fictional, that some of its contents do not accord with the…

From ‘The Superman/Madman Hullabaloo!’ by Mike Allred: Madman: Do you believe in God? Superman: … After everything I’ve gone through,…

The first kind of Dharma worker thinks that Dharma work ought to be quiet and laid back, reflecting the serenity…

Humorous educational video for those not easily offended by the ‘F’ word In ‘Madman Volume 1’ by Michael Allred, Frank…

The film ‘Thirst’ (which won the 2009 Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival) is another story that uses the…

I don’t have faith that there is an all-forgiving God because the last time he lost faith in us… he…