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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 Buddha’s teachings are not merely about trying to deplete negative...
Mar. 29 |
An omnipotent being [if he exists], who created a world containing evil [or potential for evil] not due to [its] sin must himself be at least partially evil [i.e. sinful].
— Bertrand Russell
(Bertrand Russell’s Best)
The Greek philosopher Epicurus...
Mar. 16 |
Question: A friend mentioned that a mutual friend has negative karma, that prevents learning and practising the Dharma well. However, I think it is due to negative habits instead, leading to inattentiveness and lack of diligence in learning and practice....
Mar. 15 |
Watching on, seeing a truly horrific horror flick,we naturally first wonderhow such a horrible villain or demonis able to exist, even if fictitiously.
Watching on, discovering the mysterious origin,we shudder to realisehow the antagonist came...
Mar. 13 |
Go beyond space and timeby doing whattranscends your self.
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。
— 释迦牟尼佛《四十二章经》: 第二十六章
Heavenly gods...
Mar. 11 |
What seems to make sense at first,might be exactly that —what only seems to make sense at first.— Shilashanti
In the third section of the ‘Letter to Menoeceus’ by the Greek philosopher Epicurus (c. 341-271), he wrote, [Part 1]...
Mar. 9 |
Question: Of the six realms of existence, which has the most sentient beings?
Answer: Numbers in the scriptures were not encountered, probably as they fluctuate with rebirth. However, there is this ratio stated by the Buddha in the Nakhasikhā...
Mar. 6 |
There is nothing to lose if you cling to nothing.
Mar. 5 |
夫为道者,犹木在水,寻流而行。不触两岸,不为人取,不为鬼神所遮,不为洄流所住,亦不腐败。吾保此木,決定入海。学道之人,不为情欲所惑,不为众邪所娆,精进无为。吾保此人,必得道矣。
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Mar. 4 |
譬如穷人,妄号帝王,自取诛灭。况复法王,如何妄窃?— 释迦牟尼佛《楞严经》
For example, a poor person,who falsely names oneself an emperor,personally incurs death.Furthermore as a Dharma king [i.e. Buddha],how...
Mar. 3 |
镬汤无冷处。The cauldron’s soupis without cold spots.— Zen Saying
If you are living as fully a you can, you will have no time to be bored [or unhappy]. There is not a single drop of cold water in a pot of boiling water. It is said...
Mar. 2 |
Question: Although I usually practise mindfulness of the name of Amitābha Buddha (i.e. Āmítuófó: 阿弥陀佛), as I once felt very desperate, I then pleaded to both Āmítuófó and Guānshìyīn Bodhisattva (观世音菩萨) for help. Is this...
Mar. 1 |
Every unresolved ghost story is a tragedy, arising from the three poisons of strong attachment, aversion and delusion. Reborn out of delusion, we return with its offsprings of attachment and aversion too. As time goes by, we might even feed ourselves...
Feb. 27 |
Be good with preceptsBe calm with concentrationBe clear with wisdom