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Archive for July, 2020
Jul. 26 |
Freedom is fromgreed, hatred and delusion,not to be greedy, hateful and deluded.
Jul. 25 |
佛子离吾数千里,忆念吾戒,必得道果。在吾左右,虽常见吾,不顺吾戒,终不得道。
— 释迦牟尼佛《四十二章经》: 第三十七章
The Buddha’s disciples departed from me for several thousand...
Jul. 24 |
Being part of society,you shape the way it iswith the way you are.— Shilashanti
‘A self-fulfilling prophecy is an assumption or prediction that, purely as a result of having been made, cause the expected or predicted event to occurand...
Jul. 23 |
Immeasurable Buddhas, including you,are needed to guideimmeasurable beings, including you,to Buddhahood.— Shilashanti
Someone wonders, “Can Buddhas really benefit sentient beings?” Yes, they can, but they can’t help everyone...
Jul. 22 |
Question: How does reciting sutras (i.e. Buddhist scriptures) differ from attending classes on them?
Answer: There are many nuanced implications in profound teachings that need detailed explanation, via background information, examples and such....
Jul. 21 |
The two choices of the ‘Truth or Dare’ game are less conflicting than usually thought, a false dichotomy. Since when has telling the truth been kind of the opposite of doing a dare? The curse in the story aside, since when do we need...
Jul. 11 | Mind your mind more
as it matters more
than your matter.
Jul. 10 |
佛问沙门:「人命在几间?」… 对曰:「呼吸间。」 佛言:「善哉,子知道矣!」
—《四十二章经》第三十八章
The Buddha asked a Śramaṇa,‘Human life has what duration in between?’…In...
Jul. 9 |
The Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca once said, ‘We suffer more in imagination than in reality.’ What did he mean? With too much-unfounded information leading to too many ‘what-ifs’, the convoluted thoughts we unwittingly...
Jul. 8 |
Non-integrity is not to be ashamed of yourself;inconsideration of others is not being embarrassed with regard to others.Haughtiness is the incapacity of honoring others.Fury is a mental disturbance caused by anger.— Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland...
Jul. 7 |
Question: What are the spiritual benefits of having only one (or two) meals a day (as in practice of the Eight Precepts)?
Answer: Having one near-noon meal a day (or with breakfast) helps to regularly train in curbing thinking about, and craving...
Jul. 6 |
In ‘Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters’, Chiron tells Percy the half-blood (i.e. an imaginary semi-human and semi-god), ‘Knowledge isn’t always power, Percy. Sometimes it’s a burden.’ It was to retort the common saying...