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Speech Haiku
The said is said…There is never‘just saying’
Verse On Refuge In Dharma
自归于法，当愿众生，深入经藏，智慧如海。 – 文殊菩萨 (华严经: 净行品11: 第21偈) Personally taking refuge in the Dharma,*...
Verse On Refuge In Buddhas
自归于佛，当愿众生，绍隆佛种，发无上意。 – 文殊菩萨 (华严经: 净行品11: 第20偈) Personally taking refuge [in the]...
A Mother’s ‘Dark Places’...
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Doubt Haiku
Maybe there should be no more maybes for such things – why not verify?
Verse On Renunciation (2)
正出家时，当愿众生，同佛出家，救护一切。 – 文殊菩萨 (华严经: 净行品11: 第19偈) Just when renouncing household [life],*[reflect...
How Past Lives’ Karma Can Ripen In...
Although there are changes, there are casualities in change, and thus continuums of change. –...
Of Loving-Kindness To Our Tiny Friends
(Reflections From A Retreat In The Wild) Insects The Buddha says in the Surangama Sutra (楞严经)...
Should I Commit To The Precepts Formally?
Question: I wish to commit to the five precepts but worry about unintentionally breaking them. I...
‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword...
The story continues the romanticism of swordplay and destiny. What better way to combine the duo by...