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Jun
2012

Perfectly Natural

If it is perfectly natural for there to be a perfect creator, it would be perfectly unnatural for this creator…

21
Jun
2012

The Dharma Is So Good

A Tit for a Tat (359) Tit: If the Dharma is so good, why are you not practising it? Tat: Because I’m…

21
Jun
2012

Few True Friends?

A friend lists ‘the few true friends’ he has so far in his Facebook status. Am not listed, which is…

13
Jun
2012

Enter A Dharma Door Deeply

Z: (After hearing about it from H) Gnostic Christianity, as with many things, is very interesting indeed. But life is too short…

13
Jun
2012

Scenes From Pureland Practice Fellowship (2)

Group-chanting session Sharing session by Purelander Chanting practice precedes Dharma discussion Sharing session by another Purelander Sharing session by yet…

13
Jun
2012

Scenes From Amitabha Sutra Class (Run 9)

Participants trying out the practice of mindfulness of Buddha. Sharing by past participant, on the benefits of practising Buddha mindfulness.

13
Jun
2012

Rough Mindfulness

The first Stonepeace book is in production… Stay tuned!

13
Jun
2012

Scene From Project Rebirth (Run 4)

A scene from Project Rebirth (Run 4), when participants try out basic meditation, after sharing the recommended physical and mental…

13
Jun
2012

The Airplane Boy… Reborn

Question: I was wondering what took so long for the rebirth to take place. It was like 60 years after…

13
Jun
2012

Mystery Number Wins!

A participant of my latest Pure Land class (http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2012/01/course-understanding-amituofo-via-the-amitabha-sutra-9th-run) had an interesting experience. While chanting the name of Amituofo in class for…

13
Jun
2012

Transcend, Transcend, Transcend

To believe there are karmic causes to be born of one’s gender, of one’s sexual orientation, of one’s physical (dis)ability,…

13
Jun
2012

Missing Presence Of Mind

The cleaner at the food court came to retrieve an empty tray, but with absent-mindedness. She lifts a tray off…

13
Jun
2012

Thick & Fake

Funny how she winks and flutters with her thick and fake lashes, as if they make her pretty, for even…

12
Jun
2012

Compassion : Animal Liberation

How to Practise Animal Liberation Wisely (Review of New Documentary by Wisdom Sutra Distributor) According to Acharya Nagarjuna in the…

12
Jun
2012

Freedom : Animal Liberation

Among all negative karma, that of killing is the heaviest. Among all positive karma, that for releasing life is the…

12
Jun
2012

Buddhist Prayer for Animal Liberation

Buddhist Prayer For Animal Liberation by antishitstem Music by Choyling Drolma and Steve Tibbetts. – Songs “Chenrezig” & “Padmesambava” Prayer…

05
Jun
2012

Another Liar Paradox

From an episode of ‘The Mentalist’ – Patrick Jane: Mmm, liar. Bad liar. Mrs Doverton: How dare you. Patrick Jane:…

05
Jun
2012

Meeting An Unremarkable ‘Teacher’ Again

A Dharma friend passed me a book. Here is my revew of it… On the book ‘Meetings with Remarkable People’,…

05
Jun
2012

Some Precious Lessons

From the movie ‘Precious’ – Here Precious: And, I never really talked in class before. Ms Rain: How does that…

04
Jun
2012

Respect Dead Or Alive

From the movie ‘Peepli (Live)’, which is social tragedy of about how a poor farmer was tempted to kill himself…