If you don’t learn to laugh at yourself, someone else probably will… Being humourless is kind of funny too.
Closing the loop… Gave an annual introduction to Buddhism at where (St. Patrick’s School) I first learnt Buddhism academically (Buddhist…
Obstacles are just part of the path; they do not end the path.
Contradiction: Wandering Thought #276: Difficult as it might be, try to contradict your most cherished beliefs, principles and goals. See…
[816] That even gods may fall is a powerful reminder that merely doing good is not good enough. [817] When…
[806] Birth in the heavens might be supremely hedonistic. Birth in the hells might be supremely ascetic. Birth in the…
[796] Faith that lacks calm is unsettling. Faith that lacks drive is useless. [797] Why live to expend positive and…
[786] When one ignores the truth, one clings to delusion. [787] Those who imagine Amitabha Buddha’s Pure Land to be…
[776] The best teacher not only learns and shares the Dharma, the best teacher also embodies and expresses the Dharma….
[766] One should always be mindful of the differences between learning, practising, realising and sharing the Dharma, and actualise the…
[756] The Middle Way between the illusions of being and non-being is the truth of constant change (Anicca) and non-self…
[746] Craving physical wealth oils the rounds of Samsara. Accumulating spiritual wealth ends the rounds of Samsara. [747] What greater…
[736] The only way to change the past is in the present. The only way to shape the future is…
[726] The sophisticated need not be complicated. The simple need not be simplistic. [727] It is hard to get what…
Sam & Sara #444: Coincidence Sam: How coincidental! Sara: Of course! Sam: Huh? Sara: It it was not, you would…
Relations: Wandering Thought #274: Paradoxically, we can simplify our relations by realising people are complex. For example, Person A does…
As the Buddha taught, ‘Hatred cannot be ceased by hatred.’ Why terrorise one another? Why add (fossil) fuel(s) to the…
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