13
Jun
2015

Library: Super Short Story #347

Library: Super Short Story #347 As he was attached to his expectation of silence in the library, every little sound…

13
Jun
2015

Learning: Wandering Thought #238

Learning: Wandering Thought #238: Immediately from birth, our structured education is controlled. It was administered to us accordingly, by those…

12
Jun
2015

Time After Time

From the movie ‘This Is Where I Leave You’… Judd: I’ve never taken chances. I’ve spent my entire life playing…

12
Jun
2015

‘The Rewrite’ Rewritten?

From the movie ‘The Rewrite’… Keith: I would argue late bloomers may have had talent all along. It was just…

12
Jun
2015

Planning Vs Calling

In the movies ‘Laggies’ is this dialogue… Counsellor: So, I’m becoming concerned that Annika is not taking steps towards her…

04
Jun
2015

Thinking: Wandering Thought #237

Thinking: Wandering Thought #237: Think too much, even about the right, and you will do too little of it, which…

04
Jun
2015

We Have A Library!

When those not familiar ask me if Buddhists have ‘a holy book’, I smile and say, ‘No, but we do…

04
Jun
2015

A Pure Land Aspiration Verse

慈云忏主净土文: 一心皈命,极乐世界,阿弥陀佛。愿以净光照我,慈誓摄我。我今正念,称如来名,为菩提道,求生净土。佛昔本誓:“若有众生,欲生我国,志心信乐;乃至十 念,若不生者,不取正觉。”以此念佛因缘,得入如来大誓海中;承佛慈力,众罪消灭,善根增长。若临命终,自知时至;身无病苦,心不贪恋,意不颠倒,如入禅 定。佛及圣众,手执金台,来迎接我;于一念倾,生极乐国。花开见佛,即闻佛乘,顿开佛慧。广度众生,满菩提愿。十方三世一切佛,一切菩萨摩诃萨,摩诃般若波罗蜜。 Amituofo’s Pure Land Assembly

04
Jun
2015

Abstract Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva

04
Jun
2015

Buddha The Redeemer!

Happy Vesak to all!

04
Jun
2015

Namaste!

Namaste! The Buddha-nature in me recognises the Buddha-nature in you. Amituofo!

04
Jun
2015

‘Money’ Advice

Advice to a friend: ‘Don’t spend too much time thinking about making more and more money. Life is short and…

04
Jun
2015

Relationships: Wandering Thought #236

Relationships: Wandering Thought #236: To have great relationships with others requires knowing how to relate – to their similarities with…

04
Jun
2015

Dharma Not Drama

More Dharma = Less Drama More Drama = Less Dharma

27
May
2015

Just Renting Till Death

A couple of incidental almost wise dialogues from ‘Horrible Bosses 2’ Cop: You own this establishment? Nick: This place here?…

27
May
2015

Reviewer Vs Interviewer

N: Some assume it’s fun writing about concerts but I’m the watching it alone. S: Yeah, but concert reviews are…

27
May
2015

Pop Quiz On ‘God’

Question: What is this infographic (with unknown source, but accurate quote) trying to say? Answer: It might be trying to say…

27
May
2015

Righteousness: Wandering Thought #235

Wandering Thought #235: Righteousness To be righteous is to say and do the right things out of compassion and wisdom…

27
May
2015

Worry: Wandering Thought #234

Wandering Thought #234: Worry Constant mere worry over anything is to focus on speculating on the negative that might never…

23
May
2015

Trueness: Wandering Thought #233

Wandering Thought #233: Trueness  ‘Be true to yourself’. This is often said, taken to mean ‘to listen to your heart…