Cap: Super Short Story #718 He thought it is betterto wear a good capthan to wear a bad wig,that looked like a bad cap. Then again,it is even betterto not feel compelled to wear anything on the...

Hoax: Super Short Story #717 Truth: He is tired of being a hoax-busterfor those not tired ofbeing truth-bustersand...

Complexity: Super Short Story #716 He figured that peopleare only as complex ashow their degrees of greed, hatred and delusionmix and contradictwith their degrees of generosity, compassion and...

Story: Super Short Story #715 A good longer storyis made up ofgood shorter stories. Every short storycontains the essenceof principle in...

Queue: Super Short Story #714 As the humansqueued for their flesh one by one,the animals queued for their slaughter. When there were not enough humansto queue for their flesh,they were culled together to save rearing cost. If there were no humansqueuing for their flesh in the first place,they...

Essence: Super Short Story # 713 He knew that the essential wayto live life fully wasto appreciate the essence of all experiences. Be it good or bad,the true essenceis what can be learnt from...

Balance: Super Short Story # 712 She was too emotionalto listen to his reason. He was too rationalto empathise with her...

Stupidity: Super Short Story # 711 As he keeps thinking of himself as stupid,he keeps learning. As she keeps thinking of herself as smart,she stopped learning. Thus, he feels stupid is not so stupid,and she feels smart is not so...

Chances: Super Short Story # 710 With 365 days a year,and three meals a day,the heavy meat-eater had 1,095 occasionsto choose to eat kinder for many animals,and wiser for his health, but on all these occasions,he ignored the animals’ welfareand rationalised that eating them will not...

Sorriness: Super Short Story # 709 Paradoxically, she said,‘I’m sincerely sorrythat I’m not sincerely...

Destiny: Super Short Story #708It did not matterif he had a fixed destiny,as he knew he would befighting all his lifeto better his destiny.It can be said thathis fixed destinywas exactly...

Cure: Super Short Story #707The good doctorcould curea good numberof diseases,but could not cure...

Fortune: Super Short Story #706Because he had a bad habitof always wanting his fortune told,as if to only collect good news,while not doing what he should,his fortune can be toldto be one ‘destined’ to be a good-for-nothing,even if he does get...

Wing: Super Short Story #705 She says she wants a chicken wing. He says the chicken wants...

Quarantine: Super Short Story #704 Due to the extended quarantine,she was forced to face herselfand her family,for better or worse.Even when not sick,the social-distancing from others,was potentially healing,in bringing herself closerto herself and loved...

Calm: Dharmagram #400Keep calm for a clear reason,and not just to keep coolfor nothing at...

Hell: Dharmagram #399The road to hell is createdfor oneself and otherswith ‘good’ intentionsfollowed byvery bad delusional...

Day: Dharmagram #398Every day isa good dayif you do goodthat...

Strength: Dharmagram #397Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you weaker if the experience does not strengthen your resolve to continue doing what you should.(Some quotes sound stronger in certain...

Nature: Dharmagram #396The English version is:Muji. Nature, Naturally.Though true nature,would just be nature itself,not a picture of it,or words about it,or an artificial brand...

From ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ by Charlie Mackesy: Be brave to seek help when needed, so as to not give up helping...

From ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ by Charlie Mackesy: Grow in Loving-Kindness and Compassion to be a successful human...

From ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ by Charlie Mackesy: If home is where the heart is,and the heart of our heartsis our Buddha-nature,to get homeis to return to our Buddha-nature,and mindfulness of Buddhato reach Amituofo’s Pure Landis the easiest way to do...

From ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ by Charlie...

StruggleStruggle against everythingin the way,till there is no more...

MercyYou areat the mercyof...

Smile At DeathSmile with confidence,not with apprehension,with acceptance,not with rejection,with gladness,not with sadness.Namo...

Weather You are notthe weather around...

Humility: Dharmagram #395The humble learn and improve.The proud learn not and...

‘Diogenes standing to right, holding his cloak together with one hand and his cup in front of him with the other, looking round to left where a young boy is kneeling, drinking from his cupped hand at a puddle in the ground, about to throw his cup away seeing that the boy is more frugal...