Is Buddhism Okay With Premarital Sex?

Aug. 29 | [Sex is] The melting pot of sensual pleasures [that is] is easy to slip into life after life, and difficult to crawl out of life after life. - Stonepeace Premarital sex is a problem which is much discussed in modern society. Many young people would like...

The Buddha On Bondage To Sexuality

Jun. 15 | Of all attachments and desires, none is more extreme than lust. With lust as a desire, its greatness has no other. Fortunately, there is only one [of its kind]! If there are two similar desires, of all humans under the heavens [in the world], no one would...

Is Being Gay Okay?

Jun. 12 | Question:  Is being gay or lesbian unacceptable in Buddhism? What are the effects of being so? How do I know if I’m prone to being homosexual? Answer: From our knowledge, there is no record of the Buddha’s teachings saying homosexuality...

One Of A Kind

Oct. 19 | Of all attachments and desires, none is more extreme than lust. With lust as a desire, its greatness has no other, Fortunately, there is only one [of its kind]! If there are two similar desires, of all humans under the heavens [in the world], no one...

From The ‘Womb’ Of Attachment Or Love?

Aug. 31 | If even no two snowflakes are exactly the same due to countless combinations of different environmental conditions, can there ever be perfect clones of anyone? Not likely at all. Even if you can physically clone someone, with the person’s genetic...

The Love & Loss Of ‘Norwegian Wood’

Jul. 6 | In ‘Norwegian Wood’, the male protagonist remarks that he doesn’t go all the way out to make friends as they only lead to disappointment. Hmmm… seems pretty pessimistic. Even if this is a high tendency for him, surely, it cannot...

Return of ‘The Wolfman’

Feb. 23 | ‘The Wolfman’, like all good monster movies, be they remakes or not, remains a cautionary tale. If we take the wolf half of a wolfman (aka. werewolf) to represent the inner beast, the raging animal aspect of us seething with anger and violence, it...