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Verses On Elders & Officials
Jun. 27 | 若见长者，当愿众生， 善能明断，不行恶法。 若见大臣，当愿众生， 恒守正念，习行众善。 – 文殊菩萨 (华严经: 净行品: 第100-101偈) If seeing elders, [reflect that] ‘May sentient beings, be good at clear...
Verses On Armour
May. 24 | 见著甲胄，当愿众生， 常服善铠，趣无师法。 见无铠仗，当愿众生， 永离一切，不善之业。 – 文殊菩萨 (华严经: 净行品: 第94-95偈) Seeing those wearing armour, [reflect that] ‘May sentient beings, always...
‘The Week Of’ Expectation Vs Encouragement?
May. 15 | When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. – Viktor Frankl (Man’s Search For Meaning) In the movie ‘The Week Of’, Isaac the boy had to sit on a bench when his baseball coach ushered the...
All Great Trees Were Once Small Seeds
Mar. 8 | Since all good and evil start small, may all nurture even minor good, and never nurture even minor evil. – Stonepeace | Books … [Sakyamuni Buddha said,] ‘Have you ever seen the seed of a nigrodha tree?’ [The Brahmin replied], ‘Of...
How Two Journeyed Into Darkness & Light
Feb. 11 | The first step of learning is to recognise evil, so as to avoid evil. Without this first step, what learnt might be evil. – Stonepeace | Books Her Journey Into The Darkness Of Delusion Since young, she was taught by her seniors that her guru (spiritual...
How To Neither Meet Nor Become Mara!
Nov. 10 | All beings need to conquer their inner Maras – including all outer Maras themselves! – Stonepeace | Books Is Mara (the evil one) immortal? Well, as Mara is a heavenly demon with much good (positive) yet abused karma, he lives...
Giving Alms On The Path Of The Ten Good Karmas
Oct. 18 | Giving to the needy, also gives up what you do not need – miserliness. – Stonepeace | Books At that time the World-Honored One [i.e. Sakyamuni Buddha] told the dragon-king, [1] “Because Bodhisattvas quit killing and give alms [i.e practise...
Does Good Triumph Over Evil?
Aug. 30 | But he who has abandoned greed, hatred and delusion, is no longer Māra’s prisoner; he is freed from Māra’s snares, no longer subject to the Evil One’s will and pleasure. – The Buddha (Itivuttaka 68) Will good triumph over evil? Or does evil...
Verse On Peak
Aug. 18 | 若见高山， 当愿众生， 善根超出， 无能至顶。 – 文殊菩萨 (华严经: 净行品: 第62偈) If seeing a high mountain, [reflect that] ‘May sentient beings’ good roots* surpass [it], [to be] unable to reach their peak.’** –...
10 Stonepeace Verses On Good, Evil & Purity
Aug. 2 | 诸恶莫作， 众善奉行， 自净其意， 是诸佛教。 – 释迦牟尼佛 (法句经, 第183偈) All evil should not to be done, [And] all good should be practised, [With] self-purification of your minds, [As] these are all Buddhas’...
How Regret Can Be Good (Or Bad)
Feb. 22 | Always regret evil done and good not done. Never regret good done and evil not done. – Stonepeace | Books In Buddhism, regret is not guilt. Guilt is an ego-driven emotion and as such is always non-virtuous, but regret can be either virtuous or non-virtuous....
We Reap Fruits From Seeds We Sow
Jan. 13 | While the one doing wrong creates negative karma in the present, the one who is wronged created negative karma in the past. – Stonepeace | Books Nagasena gave another simile, “Suppose a man were to steal another man’s crop of ripened grains and...
Verse On Shame
Dec. 13 | 著下裙时， 当愿众生， 服诸善根， 具足惭愧。 – 文殊菩萨 (华严经: 净行品: 第36偈) [When] putting on lower garments, [reflect that] ‘May sentient beings [be] dressed [with] all good roots,* [to be] complete [with...
Great Good & Evil Start Small
Apr. 13 | Take care of each thought to take care of each word and deed too. – Stonepeace | Books How does one accumulate blessings? It is from a number of actions, not just one. There is a saying, ‘Don’t skip doing a good deed just because it is small,...
