Tag: compassion

From the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra (http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln260/Vimalakirti.htm) are lesser known but some very surprising and illuminating teachings: ‘… Then the Licchavi…

I remember when I first visited a primary school built by Tzu Chi Foundation many years ago, the Buddhist volunteer…

Despite a domestic flight delay at Delhi airport towards Dharmashala, we accidentally but surely, karmically ‘bumped’ into His Holiness the…

Om Mani Padme Hung a – a Buddhist mantra to generate great compassion. Such stone cravings are seen placed around…

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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

~ 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…

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