Nothing Haiku
Mar. 6 | There is nothing to lose if you cling to nothing.Threefold Learning’s Haiku 三学俳句
Feb. 27 | Be good with preceptsBe calm with concentrationBe clear with wisdomDirection Haiku
Feb. 20 | If there is a clear direction,there should beno confusing distractions.Endurance Haiku
Feb. 13 | Whining makes enduring harder.Learning Haiku
Feb. 6 | Learn to break free; not just to learn.Openness Haiku
Jan. 29 | Open your heart, and focus your mind to learn and ask.
Quotes
Those Without Attachment Attain The Path 无著得道
Mar. 5 | 夫为道者，犹木在水，寻流而行。不触两岸，不为人取，不为鬼神所遮，不为洄流所住，亦不腐败。吾保此木，決定入海。学道之人，不为情欲所惑，不为众邪所娆，精进无为。吾保此人，必得道矣。 —... Read more »- The Mind Like A Wild Horse Should Not Be Indulged 意马莫纵
- 正观敌色 Right Contemplation To Resist Lust
- From Desire’s Fire Far Depart 欲火远离
- With The Mind Still Are Desires Eradicated 心寂欲除
- With Self Emptied Is Fear Eradicated 我空怖灭
- With Wisdom’s Brightness Destroy The Demonic 智明破魔
- Abide In The Middle To Attain The Path 处中得道
- With Defilements Purified Brilliance Is Retained 垢净明存
- Passing Through Much To Obtain Victory 展转获胜
- Be Mindful Of Precepts To Be Near The Path 念戒近道
Heavenly Demons Disturbing The Buddha 天魔娆佛
Mar. 12 | 天神献玉女于佛，欲坏佛意。佛言：「革囊众秽，尔来何为？去。吾不用。」天神愈敬，因问道意。佛为解说，即得须陀洹果。 —... Read more »Excerpts
Bǎo Níngyǒng Chán Master’s Cautionary Text For Reading Sūtras 保宁勇禅师看经警文
Apr. 7 | 用心来看经。 看经即看心。 Use the mind to see the sūtras. To see the sūtras is to see the mind. — Shilashanti That method of reading sūtras, that younger students... Read more »Introduction To ‘The Three Great Essentials When Approaching Death’《临终三大要》序文
Mar. 10 | To prepare to depart well,is to prepare to dwell well.To prepare to die well,is to prepare to live well.— Shilashanti In this world, the most... Read more »- Live Without Cold Spots
- Everything In The Right Places
- Even Great Bodhisattvas And Patriarchs Seek Birth In Pure Land
- Universal Virtue’s Practices’ And Vows’ Chapter’s Verses Related To Amitābha Buddha’s Pure Land 与阿弥陀佛净土相关的《普贤行愿品偈颂》
- The Danger Of Arrogance Vs The Power Of Repentance
- Go For That Easy To Get, Use And Keep
- Why Choose Sickness Over Indulgence?
- It Is Easier To Be Born In Amitabha Buddha’s Pure Land
- To What Extent Should The Dharma Be Protected? 护法应当到什么程度？
- That One Should Disdain Hardships
Letters
Are Negative Karma And Negative Habits The Same?
Mar. 16 | Question: A friend mentioned that a mutual friend has negative karma, that prevents learning and practising the Dharma well. However, I think it is... Read more »- Which Realm Has The Most Beings?
- Is It Alright To ‘Focus’ On More Than One Enlightened Being?
- Is It Alright To Feed Deceased Animals To Living Animals?
- How Should Buddhists See Birthdays?
- How To Advise An Angry And Greedy Dying Person?
- Will Speaking Of The Unfortunate Cause It?
- What If I Forgot A Death Anniversary?
- What Is ‘Form Is Emptiness’?
- Is Guānyīn A Bodhisattva Or Buddha?
- Why Dread Karmic Retribution?
Should I ‘Just’ Let My Negative Karma Ripen?
Apr. 6 | Question: Is it right to think that I should not take special care of my health, so that my negative karma can be allowed to ripen, to be depleted? Answer: The... Read more »Movies
The True Horror Of All Horror Movies
Mar. 15 | Watching on, seeing a truly horrific horror flick,we naturally first wonderhow such a horrible villain or demonis able to exist, even if fictitiously. Watching on, discovering... Read more »An Awakening Walk Through Bly Manor
Mar. 1 | Every unresolved ghost story is a tragedy, arising from the three poisons of strong attachment, aversion and delusion. Reborn out of delusion, we... Read more »- The Right Story Can Resume With Timely ‘Atonement’
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- Was ‘Mee Pok Man’s Love ‘True’?
- A Monkey’s Satire On Human ‘Love’?
- Should You Choose ‘Truth Or Dare’?
- On ‘Percy Jackson’, Knowledge & Power
- ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Of A Manifesto
- A Golden Line Extracted From ‘Extraction’
- Fong William-Replied on Why Do Some Buddhists Die Of Incurable Sicknesses?
- Amy Lee-Replied on How Buddhists Can Prevent Harm From Black Magic
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- David Blessedhands Nwaohuocha on How The Buddha Turned Arrows Into Flowers
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