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Verse On Shade
见树叶茂，当愿众生，以定解脱，而为荫映。 – 文殊菩萨 (华严经: 净行品: 第64偈) Seeing a tree’s leaves that are lush, [reflect...
Why You Should Master The Pure Land...
若有众生， 闻是说者， 应当发愿， 生彼国土。 – 阿弥陀经 （释迦牟尼佛） If there are [sentient] beings who hear this [teaching]...
We Are All Passing Travellers
As we merely passing by here, what matters is what we leave behind – in terms of our words...
Should I Help Pay For Non-Vegan Food?
Question: I am a vegetarian and an aspiring vegan. As my workplace offers discount in an attached...
Ryuk Returns With His ‘Death...
In case you missed it about 10 years ago, ‘Death Note’ is a (thankfully) fictitious...
Truth Haiku
The truth is not wonby a popularity vote; butby the relatively awakened few.* * at any one point in...
Verse On Thorns
见棘刺树，当愿众生，疾得翦除，三毒之刺。 – 文殊菩萨 (华严经: 净行品: 第63偈) If seeing a thorny tree,[reflect that] ‘May sentient...
Does Good Triumph Over Evil?
But he who has abandoned greed, hatred and delusion, is no longer Māra’s prisoner; he is freed from...
6 Reflections On Departure From...
Swiftly avoid evil yourself. Swiftly do good yourself. Swiftly purify yourself...
How Did Dharma Assemblies Originate?
Question: Were there Dharma assemblies (or ceremonies) (法会) in the Buddha’s time? If not, how...
Is ‘American History X’ Still...
Just rewatched this powerful 1999 film on Netflix, whose message on the senselessness of racial...