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We Should Repay The Kindness Of All Mother Sentient Beings
Jun. 6 | They are kinsmen stranded in Samsara’s ocean Who seem to have fallen into the abyss; When due to birth, death and rebirth You don’t recognise them and reject them, Freeing only yourself: there is no greater shame. – Chandragomin (Letter...
How One Who Slighted None Attained Buddhahood
May. 24 | 此诸众生 云何具有 如來智慧， 愚痴迷惑， 不知不见？ – 释迦牟尼佛 （华严经） [Of] all these sentient beings, why [are they] complete with [the] Tathāgatas’ wisdom, [yet] ignorant [and] confused, not knowing...
I Don’t Wanna Be A Bodhisattva Or Buddha
Mar. 19 | Confession: I do not find it necessary to walk the Bodhisattva path to help others, as there are already countless Buddhas around. It does not make a difference if there is one less. Attaining self-liberation as an Arhat is enough for me. I do not see...
Are Stray-Feeders Bodhisattvas?
Jan. 24 | Question: Can one who feeds strays be considered doing Bodhisattva practice? Answer: It depends on whether the animals are fed with other animals (meat and produce – that come from killing, and/or from exploited animals who are eventually killed)....
Do You Desire For More Or Less Desires?
Nov. 29 | The greatest Bodhisattvas have the greatest aspirations, as motivated by great Bodhicitta, with vows to perfect their virtues for the liberation of one and all. – Stonepeace | Books As summarised from the Brahmana Sutta, the following...
Why Should I Help Anyone At All?
Aug. 18 | May all beings give rise to Bodhicitta – that most noble spiritual aspiration to guide oneself and all other beings to the same goal of Buddhahood. – Stonepeace | Books Why even do anything to help anyone at all, since immeasurable Buddhas and...
Verse On Dustless Roads
Jul. 5 | 见路无尘， 当愿众生， 常行大悲， 其心润泽。 – 文殊菩萨 (华严经: 净行品: 第57偈) Seeing roads without dust, [reflect that] ‘May sentient beings, constantly practise great compassion,* [with] their [hearts and] minds...
Can We Have Renunciation With Bodhicitta?
May. 6 | Though Renunciation might be without Bodhicitta, Bodhicitta must be with Renunciation. – Stonepeace | Books Question: If we as sentient beings in this Samsara do not renounce, can we achieve Bodhicitta [i.e. aspiration to guide one and all to Buddhahood]? Answer:...
True Liberation
Feb. 22 | He who cling to emptiness And neglects compassion, Does not reach the highest stage. But he who practices only compassion, Does not gain release from toils of existence. He, however, who is strong in practice of both, Remains neither in Samsara nor in...
Best Haiku
Feb. 8 | The best way to live is to be ever better in helping all to be the best. Share This:
Some Universal Wisdom In ‘Central Intelligence’?
Jan. 18 | In ‘Central Intelligence’, while flying in a plane, Bob pretends to run of gas and sends it into a dive. He then asks Calvin, ‘What’s the one thing you wish you’d done in your life?… What’s the one thing you...
Peace Haiku
Aug. 18 | Of little use is peace if only for oneself, forgetting others need it too. Share This:
Verse On Refuge In Buddhas
Jul. 7 | 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] Buddha[s], [reflect that] ‘May sentient beings perpetuate magnificence [of their]...
