Tag: wisdom

The wise are responsible for their feelings.* The kind are concerned about others’ feelings. May we be wise and kind…

He, a stone-cutter, saw a rich man gathering many luxuries, and wished to be like him. Suddenly, he became him….

Q: Is there a need to find an enlightened teacher? A: No, but it makes sense to find teachers who…

Feng Zikai’s satirical comic ‘Creating oneness of thought’. The dumbing of the masses according to political preferences; the direct opposite…

S: A relative commented of another relative being very traditional, of waiting to first wear recently bought new clothes during…

May those who wield the power of truth dispel doubts. May those with doubts wield the power of wisdom to…

四依 依法不依人， 依义不依语， 依了义不依不了义， 依智不依识。 Four Reliances Rely on the Dharma; rely not on persons. Rely on the meaning; rely…

Usual advice: Life is short. Dream hard, and fulfil your dreams. Don’t waste your life. Less usual advice: Life is…

Talking at length about perfecting compassion is inadequate if one does not even think of sparing animals from meals as…

The wise are happy in discovering hard truths about themselves, as they realise they can be wiser. The foolish are…

S: Sometimes, the most agreeable teacher is the worst [or least appropriate] – because you learn nothing new from him…

Personally speaking, I have learnt not to trust my intuition from experience – because gut feelings are often just irrational…

She immersed in Dharma research work, and used it to avoid human contact, even with those whom she should help….

Carl Jung is supposed to have said, ‘Life is not about being good. It is about being real.’ My take…

‘A good car doesn’t makes one a good driver. A good camera doesn’t make one a good photographer , Good…

As the saying goes, ‘A little knowledge is a dangerous thing…’ So… let’s go for a lot of wisdom! Equation…

Anjali! As our left and right brains represent our rational and emotional sides, when we place our palms together in…

Learnt from Geshe Damdul’s talk tonight, in my own words: Actualisation of Bodhicitta brings about tenderness (an aspect of compassion)….

In ‘The Night Bookmobile’ by Audrey Niffengger, a book-lover picks up librarian skills in this life, ‘dying’ to be a…

Please don’t mistaken you are lovely because you think you have lovely hair, for hair is but dead cells. Please…