How To Be Inexhaustible Joyful Lamps Of The Dharma

Jan. 10 | All Buddhas only wish that all practise and share the Dharma well to benefit all. - Stonepeace According to the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra, Mara (the most evil heavenly demon king from the Paranirmita-vashavartin heaven) once disguised as Sakra (the chief...

True Fragrance

Feb. 28 | What pleases the Buddha is not the vigorous waving of many joss-sticks but how widely you spread the fragrance of virtue to benefit others. ~ Stonepeace

Offering Of Greater Kindness

Dec. 21 | The offering of compassion and wisdom before offering any other item is already the making of a great offering. ~ Stonepeace Recently, a Buddhist centre emailed me its annual White Tara retreat notice for dissemination. The retreat is dedicated...

Some Ullambana Queries

Dec. 8 | Question: Am quite confused about the Ullambana festival during the seventh lunar month. Is giving offerings to the Sangha then the Buddhist practice? Answer: Yes. Question: What about the offering of food to the unseen beings or deceased ancestors then?...