The Buddha taught, ‘Even if low-down criminals should cut you limb from limb with a double-handled saw, if you filled…
Because cat-lovers love stray cats, they are increasingly neutered by them, so as to save them from being culled. Because…
Good to be wary of those who hesitate to exercise their moral responsibility, by playing safe and sticking to the…
Other than the fact that sour cream is made by robbing calves of milk from mother cows, another good reason…
Occasionally, I write politely and detailedly to other Buddhist teachers and non-Buddhist authors to ask or comment on certain issues,…
Lost a good idea within a finger snap Arghhh! Imagine if this happens on the deathbed. Arghhh! Not a good…
He gave his shoes a shake, to empty it of any dirt, before putting them on. But he had forgotten,…
Anjali! As our left and right brains represent our rational and emotional sides, when we place our palms together in…
If a pet has died, will you get a new pet? Will you relive the possible pain of departure again?…
Sometimes, a photograph as a self-portrait is the best representation of yourself. But this only represents how you see yourself….
It is a mystery to me, how he really looks like, for he looks so different in different pictures, and…
Which is the true face? The one beneath the hair? The one beneath the make-up? The one beneath the expression?…
A Tit for a Tat (330) Tit: I don’t associate with jerks! Tat: Am I a jerk? Tit: A jerk by…
Rāhul was raised by his mother and grandfather, King Suddhodana. When he was seven years old, the Buddha returned to…
I love how this piece of news is flipping perceptions around: http://independent.co.uk/news/science/candles-shine-new-light-on-diamonds-2339499.html Diamond dust forged in candle flames ‘Magical’ transmutation…
A very powerful speaker, with no wasted words. Just when you think he’s going overboard to get on your nerves,…
A Tit for a Tat (329) Tit: Sometimes, folks enter the lift with overpowering perfume. Tat: Hold your nose then….
Sunyata (Emptiness) = Anicca (Impermanence) + Anatta (Unsubstantiality; Non-self) Anicca refers to all physical and mental phenomena not being with…
This has been going around in email. But it’s good to share it here too: (The lines in blue are…
Advice for friend whose kids fight over toys: The trick is that when you buy a toy, even though only…
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