Tag: Stonepeace

09
Jan
2012

Gratitude & Repentance

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…

11
Aug
2011

A ‘Better’ Paradox

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another…

06
Jul
2011

Beginning Of Bodhicitta

I am only one, but still I am one [and not ‘no one’]. I cannot do everything, but still I…

08
Feb
2011

‘The Others’ Syndrome As Ours Too

‘The Others’ present a taut horror story of the extremes of demonisation (without demonic ‘demons’). The protagonists, whose roles we…

17
Jan
2011

Would You Like Your Clone?

If you don’t like yourself, why don’t you change yourself? If you can change yourself, who is really your ‘self’?…

14
Dec
2010

A Chat on Criticism

S: Stonepeace said, ‘One who says many to be evil might be the one most evil.’ (常说人人不好的人可能是最不好的人.) Is the monkey…

06
Dec
2010

Confessions

Empathy instead of disgust arises when one realises that another’s horrible behaviour, could have arisen from horrible suffering. – Stonepeace…

29
Nov
2010

Some Quotes

Some Stonepeace ideas related to teachings from Geshe Dorji Damdul’s talk yesterday ‘The Secret of Joy’: ‘If we all dislke…

29
Nov
2010

Taiji Lesson #6

To know if your moves happened to be right due to unmindful beginner’s ‘luck’, keep practising them, to repeat the…

22
Nov
2010

A Perfect Sickness Or Virtue?

Maybe we are imperfect, which is why we love the imperfect. [1] Is this a sickness or a virtue? Maybe…

22
Nov
2010

Ease

自不在 而自在. [As one realises] there is no self, there is ease with one’self’. – Stonepeace Total realisation of non-self,…

10
Nov
2010

Thoughts on Exorcism

I went too see ‘The Last Exorcism’ because I thought the premise of the story was interesting. But it was…

18
Aug
2010

Is the Hulk Innocent?

One who easily loses one’s mindfulness easily loses one’s temper. – Stonepeace The Hulk never intentionally hurts the innocent. But…

10
Aug
2010

Love Everyone

Love those imperfect… because they can be perfect. Love those trying to be perfect… because they will be perfect. Love…

13
Jul
2010

Who Inherits Karma?

If There Is No Self, Who Owns My Karma? Just as there are thoughts without a thinker, there is karma…

28
Jun
2010

The Pivoting Point

To someone who is unhappy over middle management: Remember… the pivoting point for change is the big boss; not anyone…

14
Jun
2010

Partial Compassion is Discrimination

Ironically, though non-vegetarian non-nature-lovers are less compassionate than non-vegetarian nature-lovers who protect selective animals, they are less discriminative as they…

08
Jun
2010

Spirituality Over Superficiality

As summarised from Wikipedia, ‘the TV series (Drop Dead Diva) revolves around vapid blonde and aspiring model, Deb Dobkins who…

08
Jun
2010

Revisiting ‘How I Survived a Bloody Mess’

Yeas ago, I stuck a bright red sticker with the words ‘Namo Amituofo’ (Homage to Amitabha Buddha) on a dangerous…

07
Jun
2010

Of Gods & Demons

As long as there is an ego, there are demons. When there is no more ego, there are no more…