How To Hold Infinity In Your Hand

Sep. 6 | To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. - William Blake (Opening Verse from ‘Auguries of Innocence’) This celebrated stanza is often seen to be very...

How Is One In All & All In One?

Aug. 24 | The more clearly we see phenomena, we will see there is no clearly distinct or static phenomena. - Stonepeace The value of pi is that when the circumference of any circle is divided with its diameter. This mathematical constant is approximately 3.14159265359…...

Interdependence

Mar. 28 | Nothing is independent. Every thing is interdependent upon other things. Even these ‘other things’ are interdependent upon more things. Even those ‘more things’ are interdependent upon even more things. Everything is interconnected. -...

A Lesson From The Forest

Oct. 11 | Whether we realise this or not, we are interconnected. When we realise this, we can interconnect more fruitfully. - Stonepeace In the Rukkhadhamma Jataka, a quarrel had arisen regarding water rights. In response, the Buddha told a tale of his past life...

We Are Family

Oct. 11 | A being who has not been your mother at one time in the past is not easy to find. A being who has not been your father at one time in the past is not easy to find. A being who has not been your brother at one time in the past is not easy to find. A...

Interdependence

Sep. 26 | Things derive their being and nature by mutual dependence (interdependence) and are nothing in themselves. - Nagarjuna

Open Truth

Aug. 23 | Each molecule preaches perfect law. Each moment chants true sutras. The most fleeting thought is timeless. A single hair’s enough to stir the sea. - Shutaku

Why There Is No Creator

Aug. 10 | If there is an independent creator of everyone, this would be the one responsible for everyone, instead of anyone else, who never asked to be created. - Stonepeace Buddhism refutes the possibility of something independent  that does not depend on a cause....

Was The Buddha-To-Be Heartless Or ‘Heartful’?

Jul. 19 | Whenever action is possible, the true measure of compassion is a true measure of action. - Stonepeace Not infrequently, the Buddha-to-be, as Prince Siddhartha, is mistaken to be a heartless husband, father and son, due to his unannounced great departure...

The Buddha’s Wonderful Advice on Interdependence

May. 31 | No One Is An Island: The Buddha’s Wonderful Advice on Interdependence Buddhism doesn’t just talk about ‘emptiness’. Interdependence forms the core of the Buddha’s teachings too. It is the reality of how all people, the...

Self-Destruction

Dec. 13 | To be extremely self-centred is to be extremely self-destructive [as one forgets one's interdependence on others]. ~ Stonepeace

The Four Harmonious Friends (Bird, Hare, Monkey & Elephant)

Oct. 13 | Respect should be freely given to all simply because all have Buddha-nature, because all can become Buddhas. - Stonepeace Once, the Buddha was travelling, when many younger monks moved ahead to seek shelter. By dusk, a room was prepared for him, as they...

‘The Blind Side’ Seen

Jan. 15 | ‘The Blind Side’ tells the true story of how the once underprivileged and racially discriminated Michael Oher became a successful football player by proving his worth in various aspects of life – beyond just the sport. What is the blind side? It...

The Two Dimensions of Reality

Nov. 5 | Since every thing is interdependent upon one another, there is no one independent creator of everything. - Stonepeace We come to the practice of meditation seeking relief from our suffering, and meditation can teach us how to transform our suffering and...