Everything you experience is effectively a sign of whatever you make of it in the moment, even if with misinterpretations….
NOT FINE: Another facepalm TV drama scene misportraying Buddhism. A character asks another if she is also there, in the…
Uncertain hearts often constantly seek assurance from other uncertain hearts. Why not seek stable refuge in a higher and more…
Life is too short not to pick your ‘battles’. ‘Fight’ only for the worthy. There is no need to take…
Why support wrong livelihood? The Buddha classified any profiting from harm of sentient beings as unskilful.
There will never be a ‘better’ relationship ahead if you do not learn to be as true you can in…
(Buddhists don’t believe a cruel yet perfect creator god exists at all.)
Veganism = A way of life in terms of consumption and use, that minimises harm of sentient beings. Yay!
Be righteous but not self-righteous. Be apologetic but not over-apologetic. – Stonepeace
Super Short Story #369: Realfies What she is more interested to see online are the non-posed non-selfies and wefies –…
K in ‘The Castle’ by Franz Kafka (as illustrated by Jaromir 99 and adapted by David Zane Mairowitz).
#ssDharmaGraphics on how to manage your desires. (I’ll do a neater version later!)
There is some struggle between the wish to adorn a new notebook with inspiring stuff, versus fear of possibly desecrating…
The tale of David vs Goliath… A case of pinning too much hopes and expectations on something (someone) deemed too…
Being angry is ‘mad’ when indignation and vengeance makes one lose sight of the solution at hand. Transmute anger to…
When greed is left unchecked, you will fall into a bottomless pit, that sucks you in, till you are trapped….
「无与等者」这四个字出之于《无量寿经》。 它描述佛的圆满悲智愿行， 也是每位佛教徒要证得的终极目标。 这四个字来的恰恰好！ 温馨的提醒我要老实念阿弥陀佛！ 不但能接近「无与等者」，将来也会是个「无与等者」。 ＊保定大佛光寺的创建人真广法师亲手为我们个人写的。 ‘Without An Equal One’ – these words are from the ‘Immeasurable Life Sutra’,…
无论是壁画或石窟佛菩萨雕像， 都是古人对佛菩萨仰慕的呈现。 一笔一画一雕一刻把庄严及壮丽显现出来。 如果你有那一丝毫地用心去观察， 那栩栩如生的眼神，不就在对你我说法吗？ Whether murals, grottoes or sculptures of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas’, they are expressions of artists’ reverence…
众生习气多难调伏，喧哗污染不缺其一。 求富求保佑，真的是福智还是贪痴？ 香火虽茂盛但烟熏得透不过气。 眼睛流的泪是被熏出来的，还是因悲伤以分不清。 感叹菩萨无量的悲心，不离不弃众生。 法师说习俗难断，禁不了。 但菩萨不用凡夫的感情去思维。 心有如箭头穿射过。 那箭头惊醒梦中人。 无分别心就是菩萨法门也就是不二法门。 Sentient beings’ negative habits are hard to break, with noise…
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