Category: Mix

If the meanings of words are totally arbitrary, how can anyone communicate? Beware of those, who discuss the Dharma, using…

Question: Someone claims to be a student of a certain teacher. This student claims to have some great attainment. What…

Your karma is [or ‘will be’] truly bad only when you take it badly, by not truly acknowledging your mistakes…

S: Sometimes, the most agreeable teacher is the worst [or least appropriate] – because you learn nothing new from him…

A strange man gesticulating wildly, almost hitting some but never really, somewhat intimidating but not really. Seems a little mad…

Once a strand of hair falls off, it is totally disregarded, no longer cherished, even deemed as disgusting and useless….

Question: There is this organisation headed by a lady who is said to be able to connect to the Jade…

Question: I am not very clear about equanimity as the last of the Four Immeasurable Minds. Does it mean being…

Question: My friend’s business partner cheated her of her money. She wants to send him to jail. Answer: If the…

Question: How do I cultivate loving-kindness for someone I dislike? Answer: It helps to remember that just as you suffer from…

Question: I’m impatient who say ‘nonsense’ as I have a strong sense of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’. Answer: If you know what is…

A cylinder seen from the top is just a circle, but just a rectangle when seen from the side. Only…

To fret over doing what has to be done many times before doing it is to suffer that many times…

May I be free from enmity and danger May I be free from mental suffering (e.g. fear, hatred, jealousy) May…

H: There is this guru in town (Geshe Michael Roach) who claim to use Buddhism to teach people how to…

A friend forwarded to me an email from a Buddhist teacher, who advocated that evangelists should simply be ignored. I replied…

A: When you lose something in, you gain something else. There’s always balance in life. S: Actually, it’s not always…

To a Buddhist friend on disseminating news of a forum (slightly extended): ‘Even though the topic is of universal interest,…

If the world looks to economic sustainability in terms of contentment with the minimum over growth in terms of greed…

Q: I sometimes speak harshly to one who keeps arguing with nonsensical views, to shut the person up, and not waste…