Victory & Defeat

Jun. 21 | When victorious, this increases enmity. When defeated, this increases grief. Not contending for victory or defeat, Such bliss is foremost. - The Buddha (‘Treasury of Miscellaneous Gems’ Sutra) 得胜增怨   负时增忧 不争胜负   其乐第一 -...

A Buddhist Vision Of ‘The Child’s Eye’

Oct. 12 | Before watching ‘The Child’s Eye’ in 3D, I wondered if the horror movie will be all the more horrible with a literally additional dimension…, which also led me to wonder what is the true source of horror. As Stonepeace put it, The...

Pleasure Versus Bliss

Aug. 19 | There is pleasure. There is bliss. Forgo the first to possess the second. - The Buddha (Dhammapada)

The Great Bliss Prayer for Birth in Pureland

Dec. 9 | What greater bliss can there be, than to dwell in the land of bliss, that leads us to the ultimate bliss of liberation, that leads us to help others realise the same. - Stonepeace Wherever one is born within cyclic existence [Samsara, of cycles of birth...

Is Ignorance Really Bliss?

Oct. 16 | Ignorance is only blissful… till your negative karma ripens. - Stonepeace Recently, there is a video link (http://mercyforanimals.org/hatchery) in circulation, related to a news report (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/zeph/message/1294) on how 200 millions...