Author: moonpointer

Veganism means freedom too. See vid at https://fb.com/buddhistveganfellowship/posts/1124894734211201

What I say instead – ‘I don’t eat animals.’ Period. What others should hear, if they do eat animals, is…

There seems to be rather widespread misconception that vegetarian and vegan foods are not different. Here is a Duke Bakery…

Saw this online – ‘Meat has no life. It is just protein. Many people protest the destruction of forests and…

Mediacorp’s CNY eve TV show featuring host acting as a ‘dignified’ Venerable Xuanzang introducing raw fish cooked by 18 ‘Arhats’…

[646] We sometimes play ‘karma police’, but karma is always policing us. [647] To realise essential truths is to become one with…

[635] The status quo is often improved greatly and swiftly by those perceived as rebellious at first; seldom by conformists…

[631] What we fight strongly for is either a strong truth or a strong delusion. What we resist strongly against…

[621] The truly wise can truly simplify wisdom without losing its profundity. The truly unwise can truly complicate wisdom while…

[611] Nothing and no one lets us down other than our misplaced perceptions which give rise to unrealistic expectations. [612]…

[601] No need to idealise with attachment, to see with expectations. No need to demonise with aversion, to see with…

那天法师问我会写大字（书法的一种）吗？我摇头说不会，打字就会。回想还蛮丢脸的。身为华人，基本的文化却不会。没办法，本人受的是西方教育。在60-70年代华校就因政治原因渐渐被淘汰，80年代末就走入历史。英语变主语，母语只能排第二。学校教的是西方书法，西方的绘画。如果要学中华文化，也要看学校有没有提供，有的话也是课外活动。我虽有在中学时学过中华书法，但不知什么原因老师教了一个学期也就不教了。 本地华文素质也在90年代慢慢走下坡。周围的朋友也比较钟意用英语沟通。华文对很多学生来说是个负担，恨不得早点中学毕业不必再接触。毕业后，如果不是主修华文的也真不必再用华文书写。我们这一代很多也演变成会讲但不会是很会读写的一族。 在艺术学院呆了五年，大家也不再用笔书写了，都只靠电脑代劳。曾经被老师推选参加写字比赛的我现在的字惨不忍睹。一直到现在都是和电脑‘相依为命’。我本以为毕业后会把华文知识还给老师。甚至当初接触佛法时都是用英语学的。 看到密密麻麻的华文字也不知为什么就是看不下去。10年没好好接触使用华文，突然间觉得深字特别多。也不知是不是定时念诵《阿弥陀经》和念佛后，华文程度也慢慢转好。虽然有待进步，不过佛菩萨与祖师大德的简写教理还算读得明白。 法师曾经说过，要成功学大乘佛法不能不识华文。但佛法的奥妙也不取决于懂得华文字的多或少。如果没深信或诚心，即使一字不漏地读诵整本经也读不懂其中的含义。当然字懂的多比较占优势。身边就有一群因为莫种原因少年时没学好华文，不过凭着那份深心念佛与不断学习，已对净土法门有着坚定的信心。我也希望不识华文的同修不要因为这缺陷而放弃学佛。念佛简单四字（阿弥陀佛），不是考状元。若信愿行具足，却比考到状元还殊胜无量万万倍。 可以说如果没有大乘佛法，我也不会重新复习华文，重新用我那有限的华文读诵大乘无量的经典。并且也不会对华文字体设计产生兴趣。书法嘛，我不会，但我依然能用科技来显现我对华文文化和大乘佛法的热爱。阿弥陀佛！ 真悯 合十

[591] Every fight with an external enemy is also an inner battle with oneself. [592] Commitment should limit physical lust…

[581] To better learn the Dharma, learn to share with more. To better practise the Dharma, practise to benefit more….

[571] If it is very easy to attain enlightenment, there would not be countless suffering beings. If it is very…

[561] Being responsible for your state of mind, so as to train and transform your mind is the first step…

[551] Apathy is the sleeping of compassion. Bodhicitta is the awakening of compassion. [552] Relatively good physical medicine alleviates suffering….

[541] The unmindful confuse wants as needs. The mindful differentiate wants from needs. [542] When we learn none of the Dharma,…

[531] Compassion is always far from perfection if one is always reluctant to keep animals far from the mouth for…

[521] Why fret the under-challenging? Why fret the over-challenging? Why not simply face worthy challenges? [522] True compassion is towards…