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Course: The Heart of ‘The Heart Sutra’ (Run 7)

Dec. 22 | click to enlarge poster Register: http://tinyurl.com/dabeiclass Feedback From Past Runs: ‘Hi Shi’an, our deep gratitude for another round of solid edu-tainment on the Heart Sutra class! We’re really amazed at the immense effort you took to...

Beyond Self-Improvement

Dec. 14 | If one sees the Buddhadharma [Buddha's teachings] merely as a self-improvement method, one misses its ultimate purpose - for self-perfection, for realising selflessness. - Stonepeace

The Story of Khantivadi Ascetic

Apr. 5 | Once upon a time the Bodhisattva, leading the life of an ascetic, was meditating at the foot of a tree in the king’s royal park. He was living there at the invitation of the king’s general. One day the king went to the park with the ladies...

The ‘Black Swan’ Mara

Mar. 1 | ‘Black Swan’ tells the story of extreme clash of conflict in body and mind. A ballerina feels compelled by her idealism and expectations of others to play both the pure and restrained white swan and the malevolent and seductive black swan...

Can Practising The Good Dharma Create Bad Karma?

Jan. 10 | We should be encouraged that we have enough positive karma that allows us to practise the Dharma. - Stonepeace Can learning and practising the Dharma ‘too diligently’ force negative karma to ripen? Well, there is no such thing as ‘too...

Perfect Dharma Practice

Dec. 2 | To know if you have perfected a Dharma practice, keep practising the Dharma perfectly. ~ Stonepeace

Is The Thus Come One Gone Forever?

Oct. 25 | If the Parinirvana of Buddhas is the end of re-manifestations to help more beings, they would not be ones with perfect compassion… Parinirvana is just the end of physical imperfections; it is not the end of spiritual perfections. ~ Stonepeace Now...

Spiritual Perfection

Jul. 30 | Spiritual perfection is the rendering of one’s compassion and wisdom to be unbounded by space or time. This is Buddhahood. - Stonepeace

The Mantra of the Perfection of Wisdom

Mar. 4 | The perfection of wisdom (Prajnaparamita) is the ability to guide all to transcend the sea of Samsara, and to reach the shore of Buddhahood - Stonepeace A mantra is something that you utter when your body, your mind and your breath are at one in deep...

The Perfect Problem of Being Perfectionist

Nov. 19 | No one is too imperfect to practise the Dharma, while we practise the Dharma to perfect ourselves - Stonepeace Despite considerable study yet inadequate understanding of the Buddha’s teachings, we might hesitate to truly put them into practice due...

Perfectly Imperfect

Oct. 16 | This imperfect moment is the perfect moment to practise the Dharma, because if all is already perfect now, there would be no need to practise. - Stonepeace