Tag: enlightenment

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

If you think you are enlightened, you should know you are not – because enlightenment is the knowing of everything,…

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

Question: Someone claims to be a student of a certain teacher. This student claims to have some great attainment. What…

While the humans try to nip the problem in the bud by preventing Skynet from forming, why doesn’t the robots just nip the problem…

Question: How was the Buddha-to-be able to just let go of his worldly attachments to search for the path to…

Supposed to know something – but forgot what? Do you let it trouble you, or let it slide? Truth is,…

A semi-fictitious conversation with a friend going on a three-week retreat of sorts… S: Come back enlightened! T: Huh? Er…….

In a taxi at Dharamshala, we told a cabbie that he was going the wrong way. If I heard him…

Truth be told, with all due respect to all great Tulkus, many Tulkus (recognised reborn Buddhist masters or students) still…

Q: Sometimes, suffering may not be a bad thing. A: Suffering is ‘useful’ only if it spurs one to advance…

The above is a fan video, while here’s a different interpretation of the lyrics of ‘Morning Star’ by Flunk: ……

If enlightenment is impossible, the strife towards it is still meaningful because it is the path to greater happiness, as…

Even the most fun app(lication) in my iPhone gets deleted eventually, to make room for another app. Life is seeking…

From ‘The Power and the Pain: Transforming Spiritual Hardship Into Joy’ by Andrew Holecek – There are teachers who proclaim…

I finished reading ”Becoming Enlightened’ by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins, PhD) a few…

From ‘This is a Bad Time’ by Bruce Eric Kaplan: But why do we choose to be attached to the…

Seeing a cleaner dusting a stupa that housed the Buddha’s relics. I wondered what would happen, should it be left…

A Tit for a Tat (76) Tit: I’m supposed to get this… Tat: Ya ya… Tit: And that… Tat: Ya…

A Dharma friend sent me this Youtube link on meditation. He felt that it’s a very good way to introduce…