Learning Haiku
Apr. 10 | Hearing only whatyou want to hear,you will never learn.Transcendence Haiku
Mar. 13 | Go beyond space and timeby doing whattranscends your self.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.
Quotes
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 »- Those Without Attachment Attain The Path 无著得道
- 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
Desires’ Fire Burns Oneself 欲火烧身
Apr. 9 | 爱欲之人，犹如执炬，逆风而行，必有烧手之患。— 释迦牟尼佛《四十二章经》: 第二十五章 Of people with attachments and... Read more »Excerpts
Inscription On ‘Song Of The Mind And Fate’ 题心命歌
May. 5 | 【1】心好命又好，富贵直到老。 【2】命好心不好，福变为祸兆。 [1] With the mind good and fate (i.e. life circumstances) also good, are wealth and honour... Read more »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,... Read more »- Introduction To ‘The Three Great Essentials When Approaching Death’《临终三大要》序文
- 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？
Letters
Why Not Dress Before Buddha Images?
Mar. 28 | Question: What is inappropriate about getting dressed and undressed before a Buddha image (such as in a bedroom)? Answer: In the absence of... Read more »- Are Negative Karma And Negative Habits The Same?
- 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?
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
‘Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas’ (Of Drugs And Such)
Apr. 26 | On what he considered the failure of the 1960s counterculture movement, Hunter S. Thompson wrote, ‘He [Timothy Leary, who advocated psychedelic drugs like LSD to be with... Read more »‘The Little Stranger’ Who Is A Little Familiar
Apr. 5 | The best supernatural tales are never really about ‘super-nature’. They only use supernatural elements to highlight the workings of human... Read more »- The True Horror Of All Horror Movies
- An Awakening Walk Through Bly Manor
- The Right Story Can Resume With Timely ‘Atonement’
- My Love Is ‘My Magic’
- Meet Ron The White-‘BlackkKlansman’
- ‘She’s Funny That Way’, How She’s Connected To Others
- 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
- Fong William-Replied on Why Do Some Buddhists Die Of Incurable Sicknesses?
- Amy Lee-Replied on How Buddhists Can Prevent Harm From Black Magic
- Reliame on Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva's Teachings On Butchers & Buyers
- May on Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva's Teachings On Butchers & Buyers
- David Blessedhands Nwaohuocha on How The Buddha Turned Arrows Into Flowers
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