How Subha Gave & Gained Her Eye

Oct. 12 | External beauty is only skin deep and the skin is not very deep. - Stonepeace From the Therigatha, ‘Verses of the Elder [Buddhist] Nuns’, the world’s earliest collection of poetry by women, is a dramatic incident, that almost climaxed...

Should You Be Good For Goodness’ Sake?

Jun. 14 | Compassion is the root [beginning] of the Buddha path. [the path to Buddhahood]. - Nagarjuna (The Treatise on Perfection of Wisdom) There is this adage… To ‘be good for goodness’ sake’; instead of being good for pleasing anyone...

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 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...

What Is The Highest?

Sep. 29 | The highest skill lies in the realization of selflessness. The highest nobility lies in taming your own mind. The highest excellence lies in having the attitude that seeks to help others. The highest precept is continual mindfulness. The highest remedy...

Beyond Self-Improvement

Jul. 7 | The Dharma is not merely for self-improvement, but ultimately for self-perfection – such that selflessness is realised to benefit one and all. - Stonepeace

Terror of the Real Cheese Touch!

Apr. 3 | Based on the book, the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ movie reminds me of a phase of growing up that is probably more terrifying than being smack in the middle of the adolescent years. When is that? It’s the beginning of the above – that...

How Conscious of Your Consciousness are You?

Mar. 11 | All suffering arise from self-centredness. All solutions arise from selflessness. - Stonepeace A common mistake about consciousness is to misunderstand it (in secular terms) as some sort of engine that drives a car, or (in religious terms) as soul or...