Tag: merits
Er… Technically, this becomes offering of just a little light only; with no actual offering of incense! The basic significance…
BLESSINGS (福报) refer to GOOD karma created, WITH attachment to rewards. Thus, they are LIMITED in nature. (福报有限) MERITS or…
Question: I’ve heard of how Lao Tze and Confucious tasting vinegar with the Buddha together, and how the Buddha declared…
Meritocracy sounds fair at first – the idea that may the ones who work the hardest shine, but the truth is,…
A friend thinks he might have encountered a ghost, indirectly, having snapped a picture which includes a strange ghostly figure….
From Itivuttaka 4.8: This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: “Monks, brahmans…
Amulets might offer some protection – but they cannot protect anyone from eventual death. Amulets might offer some blessings –…
Question: I was having a practical test and there was a candidate who did very badly. Immediately, I chanted silently,…
The Buddha is also called ‘The Blessed One’. But who blesses the Blessed One, who blesses us with the Dharma?…
To empathise is to civilise. To civilise is to empathise. – Jeremy Rifkin As mentioned in the video, ‘We are…
About once or twice a year, I get calls from strangers, directed from people who don’t know the answer, who…
Y: I need to minimise my contact with him… to save my sanity, preserve myself, to prevent good vibes from…
Q: Is the rearing of child spirits (such as aborted babies or those who died prematurely) a Buddhist practice? A:…
The most urgent matter, upon attaining this precious but brief human rebirth, is to safeguard one’s future rebirth. – Stonepeace…
Q: What are your thoughts on the relation of pop psychology and Buddhism, and how the concept of karma is…
In ‘Timbuktu’ by Paul Auster (illustrated by Julia Goschke for an abridged graphic novel), the author explores human homelessness via…
The Million Dollar Question… Q: How do you admit how you cheated if you did not? A: You don’t –…
Sadhu to those all over the world who participated in Earth Hour. May all be mindful of the importance of…
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