Author: moonpointer

[401] The systematic industrialisation of greed is the steady depletion of humanity. [402] Worse than being ignorant which is just…

[391] Vegetarianism is great kindness. Veganism is greater kindness. [392] When it comes to dilemmas of conscience, it is not…

[381] If you learnt nothing from your suffering, you suffered for nothing. [382] So long as we are not yet…

[371] More dangerous than one not knowing at all, is to think one already knows it all. [372] The meat…

[361] Try hard but not too hard. Take it easy but not too easy. [Walk the Middle Path] [362] A…

[351] Illnesses of the body creates physical pain, but it is aversion in the mind to it that creates mental…

[341] The joy of being and doing good is already its own immediate reward. If instead, you expect gratitude or…

[331] Don’t miss this special once in all lifetimes’ event – this moment. [332] If you only compare yourself with those…

[321] True Bodhisattvas might rest to spiritually recharge when needed but they will never give up the path to Buddhahood…

[311] If our struggles are not for the worthy and attainable, our struggles will be, to that extent in vain….

[301] If you care only for yourself, you might harm everyone else. If you care for the environment, you care for…

[291] There are no isolated incidents. There are no freak accidents. There is only interdependent arising. [292]  The truly deluded…

[281] Do not just pass through this life; go for breakthroughs in this life. [282]  Official political statements are not infrequently…

[271] If it is not profoundly meaningful, it might be a profound waste of time, something not worth pursuing at…

[261] What truly right remains right, even if others think it is truly wrong. [262] Our choices make or break…

[251] Another’s good fortune ‘hurts’ you only when you are unable to rejoice, and are jealous instead. [252] There is…

[241] To know if you are on the right path, despite obstacles presented by others, check your motivation against theirs….

[231] Unless of an enlightened community, groupthink can nurse small-minded collective delusion instead of big-heartedly tapping upon wisdom of the…

[221] The longer you ignore bloody truths about what you consume, the more blood spills for you. [222] True tenderness…

[211] Those without belief in karma might become relentless in doing evil. Even when they karmically suffer from their evil,…