We do not feelthe lack of many thingsunless we wishto live luxuriously. – Musonius Rufus(Exile Is Not An...

Greed: Super Short Story #644 The problem with greed,he realised,is that it does notlead to what is enough; only to wanting more than needed,never getting enough.That, he decided,was what he neither needed nor...

  Thoughts from ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee (as adapted and illustrated by Fred Fordham):     You can never really know someone unless you can read his or her mind, to know how he or she thinks and feels. That is when you might have more understanding than bewilderment,...

Prize: Super Short Story #539     There is something mildly depressing about seeing the more well-to-do  drift through expensive malls,  looking for the next prized item to buy. It is as if they are already rich, but still in want of more, which makes us wonder about those in need, in want of...

NY Adventure 21: Three Poisons A High Line sculpture that reminds me of the Buddhist equivalent, of greed, hatred and delusion linking to, causing and being caused by one another. See the picture at...

Super Short Story #482: Tea He said he is always game for a cup of tea, other than when he already had a cup of tea. Give him some time, and he will be game...

Super Short Story #418: Scroll She scrolled on and on in her facebook feed furiously, as if urgently looking for something satisfying that would make her day, especially since she had to call it a...

When greed is left unchecked, you will fall into a bottomless pit, that sucks you in, till you are trapped. Greed without exhaustion (贪得无厌) explains why some of the already rich and powerful can’t seem to get enough, as they become corrupted to get more. They then get into so much...

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Watch ‘The Last Job On Earth’ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvs7f4UaKLo Our first, ongoing and last spiritual ‘job’ in the universe is to seek liberation, and to better guide everyone else to liberation. All our mundane work is to support this task. Will more...