Category: Quotes

The Four Reliances Do not rely on the individual, but on the Dharma Do not on the words, but on…

From ‘A Heart Full of Peace’ by Joseph Goldstein are many thought-provoking quotes, with elaborations on what their significance. Below…

A Tit for a Tat (50) Tit: Wedding day is a girl’s most happy and beautiful day… Tat: Why can’t…

Unless there is loving-kindness in our speech, it’s going to come out wrong. – Ayya Khema Unless there is loving-kindness…

Ren: Are you a Mahayanist? Yah: Yes and no. Ren: Meaning? Yah: Yes, because I believe in the Mahayana sutras…

‘…Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.’ – Stephen King Monsters…

Last evening was the second time I watched ‘A Full Bright Moon’ (Yilun Mingyue) – as the opening film of…

Sports is like a war without the killing. – Ted Turner From “West Ham football riot: ‘This was worse than…

This is a doodle to share, as contributed by moonpointer reader Jetty (http://tinyurl.com/pg3mrx) Thanks! The view atop the mountain might…

Perfect goodness (universal compassion) based upon perfect truth (universal wisdom) leads to perfect beauty (universal magnificence) – in the form…

< Dust of the X-Men An SMS conversation with a friend: Sophie: Monday… Arghhh… Shi’an: How about this… Monday might…

Here are some lyrics in part from Moby’s bittersweet song ‘Slipping Away’ from his album ‘Hotel’: Open to everything happy…

I read in a Buddhist mailing list that Karen Armstrong’s new book ‘The Case for God’, which is somewhat apologetics…

‘A cheerfully likeable manifesto for lifestyle change.’ – Guardian ‘A liberating and wry take on the treadmill of modern life.’…

< click to enlarge Received a rather uplifting email… “Dear Mr. Shen, I am a translator and currently I am…

I came across something interesting, from the book ‘Establishing Global Ethics’ by the recently deceased Master Sheng Yen, who presented…

I reviewed Coldplay’s ‘Strawberry Swing’ (from 2008’s bestselling album ‘Viva La Vida) before. (See first link below.) However, while watching…

True confidence arises only when one becomes one with the true/truth.* – Stonepeace * Total confidence is attained by realising…

If there is an almighty perfect creator, the universe would be a perfect work of art. If the universe is…

In ‘Cairo’ by G. Willow Wilson & M.K. Perker: Asaad: How much is too much to sacrifice? For someone you…