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Posts tagged with "2012"
Jan. 13 | Life can be shorter than expected.
What are you doing
with the ‘little’ time left?
Don’t tell me a major global disaster that could had killed many on 21 December 2012 was averted by propagation of your doomsday (or disaster-day) beliefs...
Dec. 19 | ‘Those ignorant, deluded or negligent of
the Buddha’s true teachings
might be ready for
Mara’s false teachings.’
‘阿难。彼善男子。受阴虚妙。不遭邪虑。圆定发明。三摩地中。心爱圆明。锐其精思。贪求善巧。尔时天魔。候得其便。飞精附人。口说经法。其人不觉。是其魔著。自言谓得。无上涅槃。来彼求巧。善男子处。敷座说法。其形斯须。或作比丘。令彼人见。或为帝释。或为妇女。或比丘尼。或寝暗室。身有光明。是人愚迷。惑为菩萨。信其教化。摇荡其心。破佛律仪。潜行贪欲。口中好言。灾祥变异。或言如来。某处出世。
或言劫火。或说刀兵。恐怖于人。令其家资。无故耗散。此名怪鬼。年老成魔。恼乱是人。厌足心生。去彼人体。弟子与师。俱陷王难。汝当先觉。不入轮回。迷惑不知。堕无间狱。’
~...
Aug. 16 | To be read today:
I hereby prophecize that
the world will end tomorrow.
If you believe and practise my teachings well,
there is hope yet!
- Master Knowitall (Part 1)
As the story goes, there was a boy, who cried wolf, not once or twice, but thrice, who...
Aug. 13 | Question: Was told by a friend that a ‘Buddhist teacher’ mentioned that 21 Dec 2012 is doomsday. Now, her family members, including children, are all in a panic, at a dilemma about whether to go to school and work or not. How should I advise...
Jan. 4 | As according to the Buddha’s teaching in the Kalama Sutta, we should have wise enquiry for the truth, and be wary of blindly subscribing to unfounded hearsay, both online or offline. As long as not yet fully enlightened, not everything said by well...
Jan. 3 | 不是某人讲就不信,
是某人讲就一定信,
就是不依法而依人。
To not believe because it is not said by a person,
or to believe just because it is said by a person,
is to not rely on the Dharma, but to rely on a person.
- Stonepeace
‘The...
Dec. 28 | Q: What are the world’s top scientists saying about 2012?
A: NASA’s (USA’s ‘National Aeronautics and Space Administration’) statements can be seen at http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html They represent many...