Tag: compassion

17
Sep
2010

Join the Kinder Side

Question: Though it is wrong to kill animals for meat, isn’t it the karma of these animals to be killed?…

02
Aug
2010

Passive Acceptance of Karma?

Some espouse this idea – ‘…他是真的欺骗我们,我们随他…’ (If they really bully or cheat us, we let them do it.) The idea…

29
Jul
2010

Meditations on Altruistic Love, Compassion, Joy & Impartiality

From ‘The Art of Meditation’ by Matthieu Ricard We have all, to varying degrees, had the experience of profound altruistic…

26
Jul
2010

Of Nirvana & Samsara

Q: I have always thought that the Buddha’s Parinirvana was the end and that he would not be subjected to…

23
Jul
2010

Dharma@Cinema: ‘Aftershock’ of the Human Heart

(Thank you, Scorpio East, for the premiere tickets!) Though ‘Aftershock’ retells the terrible tragedy of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which…

21
Jul
2010

Working Out Karma?

Q: I was not aware that the purpose of life is to realise True Happiness (via enlightenment). I thought all along…

21
Jul
2010

Buddhist Leadership Based on the Six Perfections

These ideas came to mind on which leadership model to use for Buddhist organisations… 1. We should use the Dharma…

21
Jul
2010

The Power of Compassion

I find it tough to review books – because to do so fairly is to read and digest them entirely,…

06
Jul
2010

Taiwan Adventure (11): Art(efact)

These thoughts came to mind while visiting the Taipei Palace Museum: That exhibited is more that the stuff itself. What…

05
Jul
2010

Shrine or Not?

Question: Can I set up a shrine of Guanyin Bodhisattva in my living/dining room if my family isn’t vegetarian? I’m…

15
Jun
2010

Are You a Watcher?

In ‘Green Hulk/Red Hulk’ by Jeph Loeb, one of the most mysterious yet useless characters in the Marvel comics universe,…

14
Jun
2010

Partial Compassion is Discrimination

Ironically, though non-vegetarian non-nature-lovers are less compassionate than non-vegetarian nature-lovers who protect selective animals, they are less discriminative as they…

08
Jun
2010

The Bar of Goodness

Friend: Maybe he’s watching you and thinking you’re raising the bar. Man: Maybe. With God, you never can tell. Friend:…

07
Jun
2010

A Training Bodhisattva’s Conscience?

Why is it that the noblest people are the ones most troubled by conscience? – Lois Lane (‘Superman: Whatever Happened…

27
May
2010

Articles on Animal Liberation

~ Why Animal Liberation? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/zeph/message/465 ~ Elaboration on Animal Liberation http://moonpointer.com/index.php?itemid=609 ~ Proper Animal Liberation http://www.TheDailyEnlightenment.com/life.jpg ~ Prayer for Animal…

24
May
2010

Don’t Project Your Laziness

The notion of Buddhas retiring forever after manifesting parinirvana once is ridiculous as they have endless compassion. They are the…

17
May
2010

Ode to Iron Man

(The first verse is somewhat a haiku!) The most important parts of Iron Man are not made of iron –…

17
May
2010

How Do You Use the Net?

Give a fool access to the net, and he searches for nonsense. Give the wise access to the net, and…

10
May
2010

Don’t Talk about Your ‘Great Wisdom’

Don’t talk about your ‘great wisdom’ if you do not have the slightest compassion for the weakest beings. Don’t talk…

10
May
2010

How to Share the Dharma?

When it comes to sharing the Dharma, how do we know what, and how to share, and if what we…