Author: guanzhao

三慧 Three Wisdoms: 闻慧：Wisdom of Listening (and reading) for learning 思慧：Wisdom of Contemplation for internalisation 修慧：Wisdom of Practice for realisation…

「无与等者」这四个字出之于《无量寿经》。 它描述佛的圆满悲智愿行， 也是每位佛教徒要证得的终极目标。 这四个字来的恰恰好！ 温馨的提醒我要老实念阿弥陀佛！ 不但能接近「无与等者」，将来也会是个「无与等者」。 ＊保定大佛光寺的创建人真广法师亲手为我们个人写的。 ‘Without An Equal One’ – these words are from the ‘Immeasurable Life Sutra’,…

无论是壁画或石窟佛菩萨雕像， 都是古人对佛菩萨仰慕的呈现。 一笔一画一雕一刻把庄严及壮丽显现出来。 如果你有那一丝毫地用心去观察， 那栩栩如生的眼神，不就在对你我说法吗？ Whether murals, grottoes or sculptures of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas’, they are expressions of artists’ reverence…

众生习气多难调伏，喧哗污染不缺其一。 求富求保佑，真的是福智还是贪痴？ 香火虽茂盛但烟熏得透不过气。 眼睛流的泪是被熏出来的，还是因悲伤以分不清。 感叹菩萨无量的悲心，不离不弃众生。 法师说习俗难断，禁不了。 但菩萨不用凡夫的感情去思维。 心有如箭头穿射过。 那箭头惊醒梦中人。 无分别心就是菩萨法门也就是不二法门。 Sentient beings’ negative habits are hard to break, with noise…

讲到万里长城就会连想到秦始王的残暴、孟姜女的悲伤和梁文福的《历史考试前夕》。 那天到长城就只想到上万的冤魂。 末法娑婆少有慈悲的政治，多半是“财色名食睡”在统治天下。 历史演说着酸甜苦辣的人生。 梁文福唱着：“万里长城长，没有历史长” 我说：“历史长，没有轮回苦长”。 Talk about Great Wall and one will think of Emperor Qin’s brutality, Meng Jiangnv’s…

茶与禅分不开或许是赵州禅师的原因吧？ 一句“吃茶去”如今仍然是禅宗著名的公案。 我喜欢喝茶却不知禅。 我只管“吃茶去”！ Tea and Zen are inseparable, perhaps due to Chan Master ZhaoZhou? The “Go Eat Tea” has…

从小就被灌输花有多美，多漂亮。。。 认识无常后，它对我述说着故事的另一面。 花始终和万物一样会随无常去。 为何让花与蝴蝶分离？ 毕竟它们比较需要彼此。 We were taught since young that flowers are beautiful… After getting to know impermanence, it…

蒲公英没有牡丹的美，也没有莲花的清净。 不起眼，甚至还类为野草。 但它有它的淡定和与世无争的姿态。 在风雨中，无论齐全或欠缺，做了本分不就已足够了吗？ Dandelion has no beauty of a peony, or the purity of a lotus. Unremarkable and labelled…

You put together two egomaniacal super/men who each thinks himself as the true protector/hero and the other a fake. You…

Sam & Sara #417 : Perception Sara: Are these shades too big? Sam: (looking hard…) Sara: Well? Sam: Well, it’s…

Although I’m no expert of Shakespeare’s works but his words certainly inspire many. I remember travelling occasionally to London with…

That night, we craved for some pizza, and so we decided to make our own. We bought plain pizza bases…

From ‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty’… Walter Mitty: When are you gonna take it? [the picture] Sean O’Conner: Sometimes…

Ever since the airing of the Korean drama series, Dae Jang Geum (大长今), we started to see the slow thinning out…

Overheard… Guy: What is your criteria for an ideal boyfriend. Gal: Height is important, with a good sense of humour….

This is a long overdue review, but better to be late than never! Alright, enough of my excuses. Brownice used…

Impermanence doesn’t mean things have to disintegrate or decay right in front of your eyes. The ephemeral nature of things…

Someone ever said to me that the amount of time and money spent on this small inches of our bodies;…

A Review of ‘Eat Like You Care: An Examination of the Morality of Eating Animals’ by Gary L. Francione &…

She said her main Dharma practice is based on Bodhicitta. Yet she can’t agree on animal liberation, non-animal-testing and working…