Tag: gratitude
A participant of my latest Pure Land class (http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2012/01/course-understanding-amituofo-via-the-amitabha-sutra-9th-run) had an interesting experience. While chanting the name of Amituofo in class for…
Those we encounter, are seldom totally good or evil. If so, we choose to have gratitude for their goodness or to…
To be unapologetic for one’s evil done makes one more evil. To be ungrateful for others’ goodness done makes one…
有恩不报恩，即是自我心。 不弃自我心，即是住魔心。 有错不认错，即是我慢心。 不弃我慢心，即是住魔心。- 石头安 To be indebted but not repay kindness, is the mind of self-centredness. To not renounce…
A special present with a thank you card from a student from this class that ended last Sunday: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/07/understanding-amituofo-via-the-amitabha-sutra-8th-run Under the…
The foreign man suddenly extended his phone to me, instructing me to listen, in a matter of fact way, as he…
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…
From Itivuttaka 4.8: This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: “Monks, brahmans…
For the very first time, I became genuinely apprehensive of a Dharma class being oversized due to space constraints and…
(From a friend to her Mother) Never knew the loss is so painful, never knew you are so important in…
Something heartening happened on Sunday afternoon. During the self-introduction session of Project Rebirth (see https://moonpointer.com/new/2010/05/project-rebirth-rediscover-reflect-recharge), I asked the participants to share…
Q: If a friend owes me money but says she is not able to pay me back because of financial…
To avoid all evil, To do all good, And to purify the mind – These are the teachings of all…
One of the most poignant poems I ever read, followed by some related sentiments: (The above is a scene from…
A Tit for a Tat (73) Part 1 Tit: Thank you. Tat: Huh? Are you being sarcastic? Tit: Thank you……
A Tit for a Tat (62) Tit: Why didn’t you thank the waitress? Tat: Why should I? Her service was…
A Tit for a Tat (61) Tit: Why didn’t you thank the waiter? Tat: Why should I? Tit: Why not?…
Sharing the Dharma in person is great spiritual training for me. Through it, I learn to be more generous, patient…
In the graphic novel version of ‘Kidnapped’ by Robert Louis Stevenson (adapted by Alan Grant, illustrated by Cam Kennedy), the…
A Tit for a Tat (38) Tit: I really wish to thank you – for everything. Tat: Thank your karma,…
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