29
Nov
2011

State of the Dharma

The dismal state of the Dharma in the world is the collective karmic effect of inadequate practice and propagation. It…

29
Nov
2011

Protect Or Destroy?

The Dharma is ‘destroyed’ by those who claim they are protecting and promoting it, who are harming and distorting it…

29
Nov
2011

Acts Over Feels

From Ghostoplis by Doug TenNapel, Love is in the acts, not in the feels. – Uncle Werewolf Better still, love…

29
Nov
2011

Another Funeral Poem

A blog reader urgently wanted to use the second poem at https://moonpointer.com/new/2010/02/the-famous-funeral-poem for a real funeral, and asked for the…

29
Nov
2011

Dream Hard & Wise

Usual advice: Life is short. Dream hard, and fulfil your dreams. Don’t waste your life. Less usual advice: Life is…

29
Nov
2011

Already Famous? Already Talented?

In the movie ‘Already Famous’, we see the classic tension between struggling to be recognised by others to be talented…

14
Nov
2011

Scenes from a Pure Land Class (1)

These are some scenes from lesson #7 of this 10-lesson class: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/07/understanding-amituofo-via-the-amitabha-sutra-8th-run at Buddha of Medicine Welfare Society. [The 9th run…

14
Nov
2011

Paradox of Perfection

The worldly admired tend to be more imperfect than hoped upon a closer look [because defilements are there], yet more…

14
Nov
2011

WTF It Takes

From the movie ‘Win Win’: Coach: Now, did you guys see what Kyle did the other day? He exploded up…

14
Nov
2011

Actions Speak Louder

Talking at length about perfecting compassion is inadequate if one does not even think of sparing animals from meals as…

14
Nov
2011

The Lust Factor?

The worldly see lust for one to be a factor of True Love for that one. The spiritual see lust…

14
Nov
2011

How Do You Love Truly

How do you love truly, when the essence of that loved, is a certain look and expression? How do you…

14
Nov
2011

Starting From Now

One’s love might not be perfectly true right now, but one’s love can be more and more true, starting from…

14
Nov
2011

True Love Haikus?

If your love was true, how can you be heartbroken beyond salvation? If your love was true, how can it…

14
Nov
2011

The (Un)Breakable Heart

If your heart has not broken, your love is not true yet, because you have yet to love deeply. If…

14
Nov
2011

Friendship Precedes Love

对一个被暧昧影响的朋友说的话: 潇洒点,干脆做好朋友吧! 如果连好朋友都做不成, 更本不能作好情侣。 太过暧昧就连朋友都做不好。 朋友!平常心看着办吧! 友谊万岁!

14
Nov
2011

Do You Really Love?

Do you really love who another is, or do you really love who you imagine that person is? Do you…

14
Nov
2011

Wonderful True Love

True love is so wonderful, that it brings joy, that it relieves suffering. True love is so wonderful, that if…

14
Nov
2011

Love Will Save Us All

If one loves another truly, one would truly not suffer at all, as true love is completely unconcerned with self-suffering,…

14
Nov
2011

Love Someone Perfect

We imagine we would perfectly love someone perfect to us, but if someone truly perfect like the Buddha is before…