清珠投于浊水， 浊水不得不清； 佛号投于乱心， 乱心不得不佛。 When a purification gem is cast into defiled water, the defiled...
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Is Pure Land Sexist?
Question: Is Pure Land sexist? Answer: In his 35th Vow, Dharmakara Bodhisattva stated this —...
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Fantastical tales are fantastic ways to convey important truths. The movie ‘Ruby...
Why We Should Vow To Reach Pure Land
若有众生，If there are beings 闻是说者，who hear this [teaching], 应当发愿，they should vow [aspire] 生彼国土。to be...
Precious Human Rebirth
得人身者， 如手中土。 失人身者， 如大地土。 Those who attain the human body, are like the earth in the fingernails...
Nose Haiku
The nose that smells only everything else misses its own smell.
Are The Enlightened Around Us Now?
Question: During the Buddha’s time, there are many who become Arhats and Bodhisattvas. Today...
Please Pacify And Liberate My Fettered Mind!
过去心不可得，The past mind cannot be attained, 现在心不可得，The present mind cannot be attained, 未来心不可得。The...
Can Buddhists Seek Revenge? (‘Out Of...
孝顺父母， 师僧三宝， 孝顺至道之法， 孝名为戒， 亦名制止。 – 梵网经 (释迦牟尼佛) With filial piety to fathers and mothers...
How To Not Be A Loner?
Question: In my work place, where colleagues form social cliques, I try to be myself, ending up as...
Essential Haiku
What is essentialis always to realisewhat is essential.
The Dharma Nurtures Like Rain & Shine
To skilfully share the Dharmajust as the Buddhas dois part of the path to Buddhahood. — Stonepeace...