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Posts tagged with "commitment"
Dec. 16 |
There is a kind of relationship sometimes labelled as ‘complicated’ or ‘complex’ due to its ambiguous nature. It is sometimes the ‘open’ or ‘semi-open’ kind. Beyond mere friendship, there is some sense...
Oct. 3 |
First, be inspired by the Triple Gem
to take refuge in the Triple Gem.
– Shilashanti
As the Pure Land Tradition’s 13th Patriarch Great Master Yìnguāng (净土宗十三祖印光大师) taught in his ‘Third Reply Letter To Layperson Gāo Shàolín’...
Jan. 1 |
Question: Can we take the Threefold Refuge and receive the Five Precepts on behalf of deceased loved ones?
Answer: While going through the above ceremonies, we can think of ourselves as doing so with departed loved ones (or even all beings). However,...
Sep. 20 |
设我得佛,十方众生,
至心信乐,欲生我国,
乃至十念,若不生者,不取正觉。
唯除五逆,诽谤正法。
– 释迦牟尼佛
《佛说无量寿经》
阿弥陀佛第十八大愿
If I, [Dharmākara Bodhisattva] attain...
Apr. 13 |
Why commit to another love interest if already committed to another? Was the first commitment not genuine then, and thus meaningless? If there was meaningless commitment for the first case, what makes one sure that the second case has genuine commitment? If...
Jun. 9 |
Question: Can females ordain twice as Buddhist nuns?
Answer: No, according to the record of this event and rule by the Buddha in the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya’s Section On Miscellaneous Matters’ 30th Scroll《根本说一切有部毘奈耶。杂事》卷三十,...
Jun. 2 | One committed
to nothing at all,
is good for nothing.
Jun. 12 | To let another down in a relationship,
is also to let oneself down,
in one’s relationship to oneself.
– Stonepeace | Books
A recurring theme in many Western movies, especially of the romantic comedy kind, is that when a pair of lovers (dating,...
May. 23 | Spiritually worthy rebels
are the first to awaken,
who awaken the rest.
– Stonepeace | Books
If we could, we would probably all sink completely into this dream that passes for our waking life, but something keeps rousing us from our sleep. No matter...
Feb. 5 | How you feed yourself physically
reflects
how you feed yourself spiritually.
– Stonepeace
There was a story that was widely circulated a few days after the attacks of September 11, 2001, that illustrates our dilemma. A Native American grandfather...