Tag: sacrifice

The James Bond movie franchise had its 50th anniversary recently. Despite many themes of death in their titles, say, ‘You…

A relative had a nightmare, where many people leapt in to a fire, as a ‘gift for god’. They claim…

If one loves another truly, one would truly not suffer at all, as true love is completely unconcerned with self-suffering,…

In ‘Pride of Baghdad’ by Brian K. Vaughan and Nikko Henrichon, this posed question is central to the story –…

I never really watched ‘Survivor’ until I came across the recent episodes on the tube. I think I finally found…

In the movie ‘The Cave’, a parasite takes upon host humans, gradually taking over their bodies and minds entirely. A…

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

Please don’t ask me to speak against animal liberation. Just as it is seen as a sacred duty for some…

In the latest movie depiction of the most turbulent years in the life of ‘Confucius’, there was a scene where…

From ‘The Color of Earth’ by Kim Dong Hwa, a young monk poignantly thinks to himself when he realises he…

Had a hearty lunch and a nice session of Dharma exchange on Monday. During the conversation, someone mentioned Buddhist Studies…

Above is a video of Coldplay’s ‘Lost?’ (from the album ‘Viva La Vida’). Below are some of its lyrics. Just…

In ‘Cairo’ by G. Willow Wilson & M.K. Perker: Asaad: How much is too much to sacrifice? For someone you…

Here’s a re-telling of a Jataka Tale, with additional commentary at the end… Once upon a time, the Bodhisattva (future…

The Ponyo Paradox of Change & Acceptance (Review of ‘Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea’) http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,7664,0,0,1,0 The Japanese animation…

An interesting question was raised during a recent class – ‘Is it okay to feel gratitude for the meat we…

Japan Adventures (11) : Killing Attachment to the Ego We visited a temple where there was a room that once…