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.
Author - Eucalyptius
The ‘Historically’ Fantastic ‘Legend Of The Demon Cat’
‘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...
Who Is The Beguiler & ‘The Beguiled’?
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...
‘The Prize Winner Of Defiance, Ohio’ In A ‘Few’ Words
‘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...
How Were The ‘First’ Humans ‘Created’? (Part 2: Sutta Analysis)
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...
How Were The ‘First’ Humans ‘Created’? (Part 1: Sutta Summary)
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...