Impact Haikus
Nov. 2 | Not braced for impact, the less impactful feels more so. Having braced for impact, the...Disappointment Haiku
Oct. 19 | If you see the unenlightened as ‘perfect’, prepare to be disappointed, as...Help Haiku
Oct. 5 | Those sincere to help will correct the wrong; not just condemn them. The first to complain...Hell Haiku
Sep. 28 | Do those who wish hell on others deserve hell too? If hell is for rehabilitation, why...Painting Haiku
Sep. 21 | The palette is also painted with the painting.Experience Haiku
Sep. 7 | Only those who know they are less experienced can become more experienced.
Excerpts
Arrange Things Simply To Simplify Your Mind
Nov. 6 | When getting what needed, you only need to get what is good enough, and it is good enough. – Shilashanti The relationship between the mind and the body... Read more »- Eat Clean With Your Whole Heart
- Discard What You Don’t Need
- Mindfulness Without Being Mindful Of Core Ethics & Its Ultimate Goal
- Wake Up Earlier To Be Less Busy
- How To Reset & Recalibrate Your Mind
- How To Rise From Rock Bottom
- Friends, Not Food
- The Three Kinds Of Patience
- We Have No Time To Be Evil
- Are You Causing Suffering With Speciesism?
Effects Of Ten Unwholesome (Evil) Karmic Paths (十恶业道)
Nov. 13 | Those with great greed become hungry ghosts.Those with great hatred become hell-beings.Those with great delusion become animals. Of the Ten Unwholesome Karmic Paths, the... Read more »Quotes
Loving-Kindness & Compassion 慈与悲
Nov. 8 | 佛心者慈与悲：大慈则与乐，大悲则拔苦。 – 空海大师（性灵集） Those with the Buddha’s hearthave loving-kindness and compassion:with... Read more »Thought, Word & Deed
Oct. 19 | If pure, think it appropriately.If true, say it appropriately.If right, do it appropriately. If impure do not think it.If untrue, do not... Read more »- How To Delight The Buddhas 如何令佛欢喜
- How To Check Your ‘Dharma’
- Merits Of Veg(etari)an Offerings 供斋功德
- Be Not The Last To Sever The Seed 莫作最后断种人
- Two Razors
- Why Take Threefold Refuge?
- A Day Better Than A Hundred Years 百岁不如一日
- Where Is Freedom?
- Great Meritorious Virtues Of Mindfulness Of Buddha 念佛功德之大
- Reach The Shore
Letters
Will I Be Ready For Refuge & Precepts?
Nov. 5 | Question: If I hesitate taking the Threefold Refuge and committing to the Five Precepts, am I belittling their importance? Will I ever be ready? Answer:... Read more »- What Creates The Most Positive Karma?
- Are There Many Monastics In Hell?
- How To View Miscarriages?
- Do We Chant Just To Show Respect?
- What Are Buddhist Meditative Practices Truly For?
- Why Buy To Liberate Animals ‘Meant’ To Be Eaten?
- Are There ‘Foreign’ Buddhist Manifestations?
- Can I Suffer On Behalf Of Others?
- How Do Beings Ascend From Lower Realms?
- Are Animal Communication Courses Alright?
Do Animals Who Kill Create Negative Karma?
Nov. 12 | Question: Do animals who kill other animals create negative karma, or are they ‘excused’? Answer: Animals might kill with less actual viciousness; with more... Read more »Movies
How Comedies Can Become Scary Movies
Nov. 11 | Naturally, we think of comedies as the direct opposite of horror films. The first is for fun and laughter, the latter for terror and shrieks. Then again, there is a way in... Read more »What To Make Of ‘Wounds’?
Nov. 4 | It is tricky trying to know what to make of ‘Wounds’. There is the idea that there are ancient rituals that see wounds as portals for... Read more »- ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s Lack Of Logic On Balance
- How To Not Be ‘Haunted’?
- ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Who Returned As Master
- Is ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Ours Too?
- Why ‘Clash Of The Titans’ (1981) Endures
- The Gun Of ‘Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster Frankenstein’
- Our ‘Escape Room’ To Escape From
- What Is Your True Nature To Show?
- Breaking Free Of Rebirth In ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
- Are You ‘Possessed’ Of Even Quicker Wits?
Courses
Project Patience: How To ‘Fight’ The Fire Of Anger (4th Run)
Mar. 31 | As featured in the June 2018 issue of ‘For You Information’ Click HERE To Register Praise From Previous Runs: An extremely important course... Read more »- The 48 Great Vows Of Amituofo (7th Run): Boundless Blessings For This Life & The Next
- Introduction To Buddhist Perspectives On Death & Dying
- Project Rebirth: Rediscover, Reflect, Recharge (Round 12)
- 净土归宿：如何拥有最佳的往生
- Project Connection: Principles Of Classic & Modern Pure Land Testimonials (1st Run)
- Understanding Amituofo Via The Amitabha Sutra (20th Run)
- Destination Pureland: How To Have The Best Rebirth (7th Run)
- Understanding Amituofo Via The Amitabha Sutra: Introduction To Pure Land Buddhism (19th Run)
- The Heart of ‘The Heart Sutra’: The Core Of Wisdom (11th Run)
- Destination Pureland: How To Have The Best Rebirth (6th Run)
Books
FAQs On The Pure Land Passport Book
Apr. 25 | Question: Why is it called so? Answer: As stated in the book’s first section at purelanders.com/passport, ‘As a skilful means to spur interest, this handy book is... Read more »Notice On Reprinting Without Permission
Feb. 21 | It came to the attention of TDE Press that its latest publication, a fresh English translation of ‘The Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra’ (as below)... Read more »- The Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra 般若波罗蜜多心经
- The Pure Land Pass Card
- Media Release On Book On Amituofo’s 48 Great Vows
- Amitābha Buddha’s Forty-Eight Great Vows 阿弥陀佛四十八大愿
- ‘Apply’ For ‘The Pure Land Passport’ Here!
- 100 Reasons To Get ‘The Pure Land Passport’
- Media Review Of ‘The Pure Land Passport’
- Praise For ‘The Pure Land Passport’
- Launches Of ‘The Pure Land Passport’
- Distribution Of ‘The Pure Land Passport’
- MG on How Shariputra Saw A Man, His Son & Their Dog
- John K on Samantabhadra & Manjusri Bodhisattvas' Greatest Dedication Of Merits
- Akash Yadav on The Middle Way Between Hedonism & Asceticism
- Julie Thorpe on [6] How To See Those Who Have Betrayed Us
- Jala on How 'Shirkers' Became A Mover & Shaker
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