Tag: aspiration

__ Definite Destiny 愿已坚，命已定。 With aspiration already firm,destiny is already definite. Stonepeace

__ Western Bridge 信愿念佛即极乐桥 With Faith and Aspiration being mindful of Āmítuófóis to walk the bridge to his Pure Land…

__ Further Reflections 91: With greed for worldy pleasuresand hatred of worldly pain cyclically,how can there be transcendence for spiritual…

__ Brighten Up Follow the greatest lightto brighten your lighttill you become great too. Stonepeace

Best: Dharmagram #106 Live for now best you can. Aspire for later best you can too.

Super Short Story #481: Star She thinks the idea of making a wish when seeing a shooting star is to…

‘BELIEVERS don’t WISH; they WORK.’ Kind of true; kind of not. In Pure Land Buddhism, the Three Provisions of Faith…

Interesting line from Pacino’s cop character in ‘Heat’. If we are nothing other than our shifting tendencies, may we aspire…

Daruma doll before and after. What is your main ‘eye’ or vision to fulfill? May it be the worthiest possible…

More on these terms at http://purelanders.com/2015/12/30/往生净土三资粮-the-three-provisions-for-rebirth-in-pure-land #ssCalligraphy

正法久住: May the true Dharma last a long time in this world. #DharmaProtectionFellowship +#ssCalligraphy

PB: At the moment, I am failing to understand the ‘good’ part of ‘good morning’. SS: Good to have survived…

From ‘Young Blood’, as covered by Birdy… Lyrics: We’re only young and naive still We require certain skills The mood…

Sometimes, the key message of a film is right at the end (or maybe I missed subtler messages along the…

Saw an online chat between Buddhist friends about the possibility of doing a Dharma project. One said, to ‘make aspirations’….

A Tit for a Tat (302) Tit: How do you know there are enough clues, to use reasoning to solve…

An interesting saying shared by a friend: 道心之中有衣食，衣食之中无道心. There is (spiritual) clothing and food (shelter and sustenance) within the heart…

Venerable Faxian is one of the great pilgrim translators who travelled from China to India to retrieve many precious sutras….

A delightful short dialogue from the movie ‘Spanglish’: Dad: (Open’s son’s door) You don’t have to get up yet, but…

‘The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch’ by Neil Gaiman, Michael Zulli and Todd Klein is…