Tag: vow

29
Aug
2018

Vow: Dharmagram #217

  Vow: Dharmagram #217 All vows are accomplisable, even if great, as long as they are credible, and with enough…

07
Jun
2010

Isn’t It More Interesting?

A Tit for a Tat (142) Tit: Swear that you will do the chore! Tat: Don’t worry – I will….

22
Mar
2010

‘A Message’ from Amitabha Buddha?

Here’s my Dharma interpretation of a song by Coldplay to share: A Message My song is love Love to the…

22
Mar
2010

One Vow Needed

Q: As Amitabha Buddha has 48 vows and Medicine Buddha has 12 vows, when one practises either teaching, must he…

27
Feb
2010

Why I Didn’t Promise Her

A friend once asked me to never forget her, to remember to ‘save’ her, to lead her to Pure Land,…

03
Feb
2010

Beastie Boys’ Bodhisattva Vow

The 1994 classic ‘Bodhisattva Vow’ by Beastie Boys: As I develop the awakening mind I praise the Buddha as they…

30
Nov
2009

A Heartfelt & Heartbreaking Paradox?

An imaginary verse on how a Bodhisattva might think: The only reason my heart is broken is because so many…

12
Aug
2009

Careful What You Wish For

‘The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch’ by Neil Gaiman, Michael Zulli and Todd Klein is…