Tag: compassion

Q: Is there a need to find an enlightened teacher? A: No, but it makes sense to find teachers who…

S: A relative commented of another relative being very traditional, of waiting to first wear recently bought new clothes during…

He believed her to be hopelessly stubborn, not knowing that it is he who is hopelessly stubborn in his opinion…

No one really wants to be greedy, hateful or deluded. Those who are simply do not realise that being so…

Struck me that Elmo is the opposite of Emo! Emo: One who has negative emotions often. Elmo: One who has…

Talking at length about perfecting compassion is inadequate if one does not even think of sparing animals from meals as…

I’m interpreting ‘You’ve Got The Love’ by Florence + the Machine my way, with ‘Lord’ standing for Lord Buddha, and…

A friend forwarded to me an email from a Buddhist teacher, who advocated that evangelists should simply be ignored. I replied…

I came across two strange sentiments about eating animals: 1. ‘As long as the Buddha is in my heart, eating…

Question: Would you say that reciting Om Mani Padme Hung is similar to the practice of metta meditation in that it…

I see an old friend, who became Buddhist before I did, walking through a food court. I thought he was…

Question: On the article ‘The Cabbage & the Cow’ at http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/09/the-cabbage-the-cow , I think we should simply be grateful to have food to…

She immersed in Dharma research work, and used it to avoid human contact, even with those whom she should help….

人不为己,  天诛地灭？ 人人为己,  人人共灭！ 为人为己,  人人共悦！ If one does not benefit oneself, will heaven and earth destroy one? If everyone…

A reply to a Buddhist friend, who chose to get pest control to exterminate lice-like insects that plagued her house,…

Carl Jung is supposed to have said, ‘Life is not about being good. It is about being real.’ My take…

‘A good car doesn’t makes one a good driver. A good camera doesn’t make one a good photographer , Good…

Though some might be harming you, they are harming themselves too – karmically. Which is why we should not just…

As the saying goes, ‘A little knowledge is a dangerous thing…’ So… let’s go for a lot of wisdom! Equation…

Anjali! As our left and right brains represent our rational and emotional sides, when we place our palms together in…