心如工画师， 造种种五阴， 一切世间中， 无法而不造。 – 如来林菩萨 《华严经》夜摩宮菩萨说偈品第十六：唯心偈 [1] [The] mind [is] like [a]...
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Delusion Haiku
Greed for this iswith hate of that,from delusion about both.
Four Seeds To Guard
若不去淫，断一切清净种；若不去酒，断一切智慧种；若不去盗，断一切福德种；若不去肉，断一切慈悲种。 – 净土宗六祖永明大师《永明延寿禅师全书》 If not departing from...
[1] How To Most Greatly Benefit From All
Determined to obtain the greatest possible benefit from all sentient beings, who are more...
Protect & Heal Yourself & Others...
As a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child, even so should one cultivate...
Can Accidental Mention Of Death Cause Actual...
Question: There was accidental declaration of an informant of a death as the deceased. A family...
An ‘Apostle’ Of The Earth...
Set in 1905, ‘Apostle’ tells of a trio of false prophets, who discover a strange old...
Wellness Haiku
Prepare well.Do well.Reflect well.
Test Well For Gold
比丘与智者，当善观我语，如炼截磨金，信受非唯敬。 – 釋迦牟尼佛 Monastics and wise ones,should well contemplate my words,like...
How To Not Be Reborn As Animals
The very shortsighted must learn to see much further. – Shilashanti The Kukkuravatika Sutta records...
How We Should Train Ourselves
Of a worthy goal reachable, have Faith to reach it, have Aspiration to reach it, have Practice to...
Should We Offer Food Even Long After...
Question: When offering food during Qingming season and such, many will say aloud – ‘May so...