In the movie ‘Suspect X’, a brilliant mathematician plans an elaborate scheme that involves murder to help his love interest get…
Understanding Amituofo via the Amitabha Sutra We often hear Buddhists greet each other with ‘Amituofo’ and aspiring to be reborn…
A Dharma friend recounted the first time she stepped into a Chinese Buddhist temple out of interest to learn chanting….
Above: [Stele with a Buddha & two Bodhisattvas, Eastern Wei (534–50 CE), Limestone, overall height 310 cm, Collection of the…
Something simple happened a couple of days ago, that upon hindsight, seems more significant than not. I was seated at…
Maybe the occasional smoker is already addicted to the occasional smoking.
Q: If a child makes a mistake out of ignorance or delusion, that he is not aware of as wrong…
I seem to be having a strange problem. But really, this problem has been there all along, only aggravated by…
Who would not like to travel around the world? I would! When we have friends sharing their travel experiences and…
While chatting with Sophie over dinner at Yes Natural (a healthy vegetarian food restaurant) this evening, she asked if it…
Leaving Kong Meng San monastery in the evening, I happened to turn around and saw a rainbow arching towards the…
The Middle Path is… not to sit on the fence, neutral, not to be ambivalent, uncertain, not to be apathetic,…
Here is an analysis of the poll question ‘What do you wish to attain by the end of this life?’…
‘Scold! Scold! Scold!’ Listen… listen… listen… Gosh! He’s right! May I accept the fault-finding graciously. No need to get mad…
Reflections on Shinran’s Pure Land Teachings I just finished viewing an animated film titled ‘Shinran-sama: His Wish & Light’, which…
The bones from our bodies of our past lives would pile higher than the highest mountain. Why am I still…
The water gun shaped as a sentient being made me think… What do I load myself with? Just water (and…
Busy hands with multiplied actions. Busy with extended compassion. Calm palms with collected stillness. Calm with unified wisdom. (In each…
Maitreya* Bodhisattva, the loving one, contemplates how to guide beings with love… reminding us not to dread helping others, that…
Economy of shape Economy of lines Economy of face But still expression But still compassion But still gracefulness (Picture of…
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