The Unseen Power Of Karmic Affinities

Jan. 10 | Just as a positive karmic affinity can be rendered negative unmindfully, a negative karmic affinity can be rendered positive mindfully. - Stonepeace One day, when the Buddha entered a village with his assistant Ananda, he approached a poor woman to share...

‘Looks’ Like It’s A Perfect Match?

Apr. 20 | While birds of similar karmic feathers flock together, these birds can choose to fly in different directions too. - Stonepeace There is a belief that friends or even lovers who look somewhat similar have higher tendencies of staying together for good....

Anger Management Tips

Dec. 2 | Question: I have difficulty holding my anger, especially when untrue things are said about me. I lost my cool on Dad today. I feel demoralised, even after repenting before my Buddha shrine. Please advise. Answer: Here are some methods of curbing anger...

Is There Tension Between Compassion & Detachment?

Jul. 30 | Emptiness in Buddhism is not nothingness; it is everythingness (physical and mental) being unsubstantial, being ‘empty’ of anything unchanging (e.g. self), due to constant change in the moment. - Stonepeace Does compassion, which relieves...

Everyone is A Stranger

May. 12 | If you are not open to the reality that people change, you will have stale relationships of your own making. - Stonepeace Jennifer Taylor is a Buddhist teacher who lives in Alive Springs in the centre of Australia, and exudes all the warmth and peacefulness...

Some Regrets About Some Relationships

Apr. 22 | If what you find attractive in someone is the Dharma embodied and expressed, why be attached to the manner and form? - Stonepeace There are a few great regrets I have when it comes to relationships. Ironically, the most troubling ones are those which...

Where is Our Beloved Child Now?

Jan. 27 | In order to turn the worlds into pure Buddha-worlds, in which all living beings can be enlightened, Bodhisattvas should not eat meat. [As there is no killing or demand for it in Purelands.] - The Buddha: Lankavatara Sutra The Buddha once told his monks...