Gold: Dharmagram #312...

  Perspectives: Dharmagram #304 Some things are the way they seem, and some not, depending on how you look, though not all things are this way. (Comic by Tom...

  Cycle: Dharmagram #307 In Samsara, after an up comes a down… thus the need for liberation from it all. (Comic by Tom...

  Heart: Dharmagram #305 Why not be wholehearted...

  Work: Dharmagram #309 Work towards meaningful work that you...

  Plan: Dharmagram #310 Life is too ‘short’ for those who did not learn the crucial Dharma in time, and too ‘long’ for those who still lack a sense of urgency to learn it in time....

  Freedom: Dharmagram #306 Freedom is free but doesn’t always come...

  Memory: Dharmagram #308 How many of us see ourselves as we really are, and remember ourselves as we really were? (Comic by Tom...

  Time: Dharmagram #313 But we can transcend time and space too, to be...

Rage: Dharmagram #311 Anger is self-punishment [and self-stupidity]. (Thanks,...

  Lantern: Dharmagram #298...

  Cycles: Dharmagram #299 Nature and nurture go in cycles. Only by nurturing Buddha-nature’s potential do we break...

  Light: Dharmagram #303 May there always be enough light to guide us to more light. May we always seek greater light to better guide...

Tree: Dharmagram #294 Golden wishing tree… that fails immeasurably in comparison to the Bodhi tree in Amituofo’s Pure...

  Space: Dharmagram #297 Urbanisation that leaves little space in...

  Frame: Dharmagram #296 How we frame our views is how we see the...

  Preference: Dharmagram #301 Impressive or cartoonish? A matter of perception due to preference. (On the building? Or...

Strife: Dharmagram #302: Carps mustering all their strength to leap over the gate to transform into...

  Nature: Dharmagram #300 The natural and the man-made… Which towers over the...

Lotus: Dharmagram #295 Those who are mindful of Amituofo are described to be like rare and wonderful white lotus...

Regret: Super Short Story #528 He thought of writing a story on having regrets. But… Why live a life of regret? Why live a year of regret? Why live a month of regret? Why live week of regret? Why live a day of regret? Why live an hour of regret? Why live a minute of regret? Why live a...

Monster: Super Short Story #526 He tried to imagine the ultimate monster story, with many fiends so powerful and seemingly invincible, versus a few friends so weak yet committed, to overcome the odds of surviving and defeating them. While it was challenging to write the monsters, it was even...

Love: Super Short Story #523 Hers was a strange,  and some would say sick love. She loves animals when well and alive, and would sign petitions for their welfare, but she also loves them when dead and cooked, never protesting once when they are...

Sense: Super Short Story #530 It only makes sense to make sense of all the big issues and their crucial details in time, and not be caught up in any nonsense, to waste time on its details, since it makes no sense...

Unhappiness: Super Short Story #529 He reminded the sulking kid… ‘If you are not grateful, you are grumpy unhappy. If you are not content, you are greedily unhappy. If you are not patient, you are angrily unhappy. If you are not wise, you are deludedly unhappy. So, why be so...

Anger: Super Short Story #524 He was angry at for being angry. He decided to forgive himself, but forgot to ask for forgiveness from those he was angry at.  Years later, he remembered this and became angry at himself again, for not having done...

Craziness: Super Short Story #532 Despite taunting of the school bullies, she remained indifferent, with no sign of being bullied. She was labelled crazy, but the ones who expected the usual reactions were the truly crazy ones. And if she was really crazy, the bullies would be in for greater...

Determination: Super Short Story #531 Both the heroes and villains were very determined… while the truly good only become better under more pressure, when all the more they need to be good, before it is too late. Also, the truly evil only become worse with more pleasure, when all the...

Suffering: Super Short Story #527 The most interesting stories are about intense suffering and even more inspiring overcoming of it. Even good comedies disguise these initial tragedies with good humour. Once able to laugh at one’s suffering, one has yet to be overwhelmed by it, if not...

Strength: Super Short Story #525 As she knew it was a matter of time that some conflict, in view at least, would arise, between herself and almost anyone else, she steeled herself, and because she did that, she could easily smile and shrug if off, without feeling shocked or hurt. Hers was a...