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Posts tagged with "impermanence"
Haikus On Movies, Documentary & Drama Series
Jun. 20 | Movie Haikus Watch a movie, have an adventure, into the unknown. Learn to empathise, watch your hopes, face your fears. Fictitious yet ‘real’, thought experiment with sight and sound. Serious yet not, live alternative lives of the protagonists. Series...
Challenge Haiku
Feb. 11 | The challenge is to make it* in time. * Whatever ‘it’ is, especially liberation! Share This:
Should I Learn Yoga Before Buddhism?
Feb. 11 | Question: I wish to introduce my friends and relatives to Buddhism through yoga, as there seems to be a link between the two, and since yoga is getting popular. However, I am not a yoga practitioner, and would need to learn how it relates to Buddhism...
Prepared For The ‘Shockwave’ Of Your Life?
Dec. 28 | ‘Shockwave’ is about the expertise of a heroic bomb disposal officer… and his tragic limitations. Even the most cool-headed and skilled ones who were able to save many in the nick of time will eventually run out of time in this life...
How To Appreciate Blooming & Withering Peonies
Dec. 13 | 色不异空； 空不异色； 色即是空； 空即是色。 – 观世音菩萨 （心经） Form is not different from emptiness; emptiness is not different from form; form is the same as emptiness; emptiness is the same as form. – Guanshiyin...
We, The ‘Well’, Are Dying Like The Sick Too
Nov. 29 | We are truly running out of time if we still do not realise we are truly running out of time. – Stonepeace | Books It is extremely important to be able to help a dying person and, if you can, the dying person’s family as well. Like us,...
‘Jerry Before Seinfeld’, On The Empty Concept Of Teams
Nov. 10 | In the stand-up comedy routine of ‘Jerry Before Seinfeld’, he told this joke – ‘This whole concept of the team [in competitive sports] – your team, my team… Really? Is It our team? Who are these guys? Where are they from?...
House Haiku
Sep. 13 | In a burning house now, quickly look for the fastest way out! (The Buddha described the Three Spheres as a burning house that we are trapped in, that threatens to collapse upon us at any time due to impending death and rebirth.) Share This:
Why You Should Master The Pure Land Teachings Now
Sep. 6 | 若有众生， 闻是说者， 应当发愿， 生彼国土。 – 阿弥陀经 （释迦牟尼佛） If there are [sentient] beings who hear this [teaching], they should vow [aspire] to be born in that [Pure] Land. – Amitā[bha] Sūtra (Śākyamuni...
We Are All Passing Travellers
Sep. 6 | As we merely passing by here, what matters is what we leave behind – in terms of our words and deeds. – Stonepeace | Books Master Han Shan was one of the four great masters of the late Ming dynasty. Once, while travelling, he lost his way and...
Impermanence Haiku
Jul. 24 | Since impermanence is a constant truth, be mindful of it now. Share This:
When Is Your Good Or Bad Karma’s ‘Due Date’?
Jul. 13 | Near the beginning of the movie ‘Due Date’ is a minor accident before Ethan and Peter enter an airport. Ethan tries to console Peter – ‘My father always had a saying. When a day starts like this, it’s all uphill from here.’...
Time Haiku
May. 18 | Master now, what should be mastered in time, before your time is up. Share This:
What Is There To Hold On?
May. 11 | To think you can ‘have and hold’ the worldly is to ‘have and hold’ delusion. – Stonepeace | Books Once, when the Layman was on his way to sell his bamboo baskets, he stumbled and fell while crossing over a bridge. When Ling-chao...
