Author Archive
Aug. 29 | Lack of faith in Dharma practice
is simply due to your
lack of Dharma-learning.
Lack of faith in Dharma learnt
is simply due to your
lack of Dharma practice.
Aug. 15 |
‘Legend Of The Demon Cat’ (妖猫传) is what can be called ‘fantastical history’ or ‘historical fantasy’ – a highly dramatised and romanticised retelling of how events might had been, that led to the demise of Yang...
Jul. 26 |
Five young women of various ages, with their teacher in a small girls school, encounter a wounded soldier, who had since deserted the army. Struggling slightly at first, to decide if he ought to be saved or reported, they decided to discreetly nurse...
Jul. 18 |
‘The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio’ tells the true story of Evelyn Ryan (1913-1998), as based on a biography of the same title by her daughter Terry Ryan, with the subtitle of ‘How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less’....
Mar. 26 | What is the point of being ourselves [who are imperfect],
if we cannot recreate ourselves [to become perfect]?
– Shilashanti
Like other natural cycles such as the water cycle and the four seasons, the Buddha taught that the universe undergoes beginningless...
Mar. 18 | The Dharma is the best thing
for people in this life
and the next as well.
– The Buddha
(Agganna Sutta)
Taught by the Buddha, the Agganna Sutta is fascinating because it demystifies many mysteries, such as how the universe, the Earth, humanity,...