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Posts tagged with "equanimity"
Sep. 21 |
Dharmically, we have been reborn so many times already, that we must have all been of various species of sentient beings, what more races. Who is a ‘purebred’ then? There are no definitely inferior races; only inferior individuals due...
Apr. 29 |
Overcome the angry by non-anger;overcome the wicked by goodness;overcome the miser by generosity; overcome the liar by truth.— The Buddha(Dhammapada Verse 223)
According to the ‘Akkosa Sutta’, or the ‘Discourse On Insults’,...
Jan. 14 |
Question: The 35th Vow of Amitābha Buddha (阿弥陀佛: Āmítuófó) says that ‘if there are women who hear my name (i.e. are sincerely mindful of it), with joyful faith, give rise to Bodhicitta, and loathe the female body, after the...
Oct. 31 |
古古怪,怪怪古,孙子娶祖母。
猪羊炕上坐,六亲锅里煮。
女吃母之肉,子打父皮鼓。
众人来贺喜,我看真是苦!
– 志公禅师
How oddly strange, how strangely odd,
that a grandson is marrying his father’s...
Jul. 19 |
Irrigators regulate the rivers;fletchers straighten the arrow shaft;carpenters shape the wood;the wise control themselves.
Just as a solid rockis not shaken by the storm,even so the wiseare not affected by praise or blame.
On hearing the Teachings,the...
Jul. 10 | With my diligence, carefully
I examined the body
And saw this as it really is —
Both within and without.
– Nanda
(Thig 84)
Because Nanda was so taken up with her physical beauty, the Buddha used his psychic powers to conjure up the vision of an even...
May. 16 |
古人云:「何以息谤?」
曰:「无辩。」
又云:「吃得小亏,则不至于吃大亏。」
余三十年来屡次经验,深信此数语真实不虚。
弘一大师
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Ancient ones say, ‘With...
Jan. 29 |
On eight worldly conditions
which obsess the world
and round which it revolves:
gain and loss, status and disgrace,
blame and praise, pleasure and pain.
– Śākyamuni Buddha
(Lokavipatti Sutta)
As summarised from the Lokavipatti Sutta…
How Ordinary...
Jan. 23 |
Undefiled by the stains of the superstitions of the eight worldly concerns, may I, by perceiving all phenomena as illusory, be released from the bondage of attachment.
– Geshe Langri Tangpa
Reflections On ‘The Eight Verses Of Thought Transformation’...
Jan. 23 |
Question: If one’s job uses sentient beings such as animals for research to find cures for human diseases, this creates negative karma due to the animals’ imprisonment, torturous experimentation and death. However, if there is no research done,...
Nov. 8 |
‘Bleach: The Soul Reaper Agent Arc’ is a movie adaptation of the ‘Bleach’ manga series, featuring soul reapers who guide ‘souls’ in the afterlife. Not ‘Death’ itself, they are guides of the deceased. Adhering...
Oct. 25 |
‘Jason Bourne’ recalls his once forgotten ‘past life’ within this life… He was kind of tricked, yet kind of volunteered to be ‘trained’ as a ruthless killer of many. This reminds us to be mindful when choosing...
Sep. 13 |
Spiritual cultivation is but the
actualisation of our pure potential
and deactivation of our defiled habits.
– Shilashanti
When we see those worse off, such as the very poor and sick, we usually genuinely wish that they be free from suffering, to be...
Aug. 8 |
Although also with ‘casual spirituality’ added for such movies meant to be entertaining yet somewhat ‘enlightening’, this third instalment (西游记女儿国) offers quite a bit of subtle food for thought on love and attachment....
Jul. 26 | As featured in October 2018 issue of For You Information (佛友资讯)
若作是言
‘我当灭度无量众生’,
则不名菩萨。
– 金刚经
(释迦牟尼佛)
If to make this statement,
‘I will deliver to Nirvāṇa immeasurable...