01
Nov
2011

Please Be Earnest

Please don’t bluff yourself that you were listening to the Dharma with your eyes closed, when you don’t see yourself nodding…

01
Nov
2011

Missing The Dharma

If you do not learn the Dharma accordingly during a Dharma discussion session, you are being untrue to yourself and…

01
Nov
2011

In Terms Of Truth

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

31
Oct
2011

Seriously Awakened Or Deluded?

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

31
Oct
2011

Truly Bad Karma

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

31
Oct
2011

Agreeable?

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

31
Oct
2011

Coldplay’s Heartwarming Animal Liberation

The gently humourous yet very touching official ‘Paradise’ video from Coldplay, which speaks of animal liberation. Worth a post in…

31
Oct
2011

You Got The Love

I’m interpreting ‘You’ve Got The Love’ by Florence + the Machine my way, with ‘Lord’ standing for Lord Buddha, and…

31
Oct
2011

The Importance of Being Earnest

心不老实即行不老实。 老实至心即老实修行。 When the mind is not earnest [forthright; honest; frank; straightforward], the practice [action] is not earnest. When the…

31
Oct
2011

Mad But Not Too Mad?

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

27
Oct
2011

One Strand of Hair

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

27
Oct
2011

In the Name of Buddhas & Bodhisattvas?

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

27
Oct
2011

True Equanimity

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

27
Oct
2011

Jail or Not?

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

27
Oct
2011

Loving-kindness for the Disliked

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

27
Oct
2011

Handling Impatience

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

27
Oct
2011

Haunted

A lesson learnt from ‘Anya’s Ghost’ by Vera Brosgol. There is an unseen ghost behind every seen or unseen ghost…

27
Oct
2011

Something Drastically Wrong

An unnerving passage by Steven Grant, in Warren Ellis’ ‘Scars’. ‘If they weren’t there and I saw them, there’s something drastically…

27
Oct
2011

Perception of Cylinder

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

27
Oct
2011

Fret Not

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