Tag - karma
The Existential Burden Of ’21 Grams’
Why ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Is Still Tragic
How Justice Was Served To ‘My Daughter’s Killer’
You Can Always Control Your Interpretations And Responses
How Do I Know I Am Bound For The Hells?
How Do Buddhas And Bodhisattvas Save And Deliver Hell-Beings? 佛菩萨如何救度地狱众生？
When ‘Bad’ Things Happen To ‘Good’ People
Time Will Tell The Truth 时间会说出真相
‘The Umbrella Academy’s Grandfather Paradox Resolved?
‘Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story’… In The Afterlife Too?
Evil Returns To Oneself 恶还本身
Some ‘Bulgasal’ (Impossible To Kill) Truths
Now Is Forever
Six Serenity ‘Prayer’ Reminders
Karma Haikus
Karma Haiku
Beyond ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, In Thought, Word And Deed
Effect Haiku
Why Did The Buddha Eat Horse Wheat? 佛陀为何吃马麦？
Bǎo Níngyǒng Chán Master’s Cautionary Text For Reading Sūtras 保宁勇禅师看经警文
Should I ‘Just’ Let My Negative Karma Ripen?
Are Negative Karma And Negative Habits The Same?
Everything In The Right Places
‘She’s Funny That Way’, How She’s Connected To Others
When Do Bodhisattvas Intervene To Help?
Why Be Ashamed Of Being Shameless?
Bird In Vase
Must Negative Karma Be Exhausted For There To Be Liberation?
‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, Not Far From Reality?
Karma Haiku
Should Buddhists Take Their Time Spiritually?
Is ‘The Devil Next Door’?
Will Haiku
Effects Of Ten Unwholesome (Evil) Karmic Paths (十恶业道)
How Two Grandsons Married Their ‘Grandmothers’ 二孙如何娶祖母
Can Truths Be Invalidated By Disbelief?
Is ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ Ours Too?
[G] What Will Happen To The Demonic In The Dharma-Ending Age? 末法之魔将受什么报应？
Why ‘Clash Of The Titans’ (1981) Endures
The Gun Of ‘Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster Frankenstein’
[D] Why Even The Enlightened Cannot Prevent The Dharma-Ending Age 为何甚至觉者阻止不了末法时期
The Three Kinds Of Patience
Delusion Haiku
[C] Did The Buddha Warn About The Climate Crisis? 佛陀警告过气候危机吗？
‘Striking Vipers’ In A ‘Black Mirror’
Will Dharma Learning & Practice Create Obstacles?
Grief Vs Joy
How Much Of Our Blessings Are From Our Ancestors?
Who Are You Behind That Mask? (‘Hema Hema’s Dharma Drama On Karma)
‘The Song Of Patience By Hánshān & Shídé’ As Sung By The Bodhisattvas Mañjuśrī, Samantabhadra & Maitreya 文殊、普贤与弥勒菩萨所唱的《寒山拾得忍耐歌》
How Bodhisattvas Should Always Practise Repentance 菩萨应当如何常修忏悔
How The Buddha Saved A Suicidal Girl
Triple Take On The ‘Triple Frontier’
Have You Chosen Your Last Thought Yet?
The Right Way For ‘The Highwaymen’?
Is There Predestinated Fate?
How Does Karmic Retribution Exact Itself?
Some Quantum Theories Of Pure Land Principles 净土原理之量子理论
Meet The Darkened ‘Titans’
[6] How To See Those Who Have Betrayed Us
[5] How To Handle Those Who Abuse Us
Is It Bad Karma To Report Inconsiderate Parking?
How To Not Be Reborn As Animals
Thoughts On ‘The Haunting Of Hill House’
Which Of These Four Actions Do You Create?
‘Jason Bourne’ Vs His Past Karma
Lost & Found In ‘The Sea Of Trees’ 在《青木原树海》遗失与找到自己
Do Doctors Create Negative Karma By Healing?
How Can We Handle Our Jealousy?
Why Does The Bad Happen To The Good?
How To Have The Ultimately Blissful Reunion
Should An Unethical Job Be Done For Survival?
The Top 10 Buddhist Assurances
Do Donations To The Corrupted Create Bad Karma?
Always Reflect On Your Thoughts, Words & Deeds
How One Who Slighted None Attained Buddhahood
Does Staff Retrenchment Create Bad Karma?
The Girl Who Ate Too Many Lollipops
Will I Create Negative Karma By Not Being A Guarantor To Help?
The ‘Black Mirror’ That Reflects Darkness
Existential Chats In ‘Café Society’
Some Karmic Causes For Our Suffering
Does Aversion At Buddha Images Create Negative Karma?
Is Life With Perfect Order Or Total Chaos?
Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now?
How Are Others’ Faults Also My Faults?
How To Convince Karma Exists?
How About Being A More Buddhist Stoic?
All Sentient Beings Love Their Lives
Can One Suffer Due To Others’ Mistakes?
Is It Possible To Fire With Compassion?
To Live, ‘Don’t Breathe’!
Is A Meat-Buyer Also A ‘Meat-Eater’?
‘King Arthur’ Vs Uncle ‘Mara’?
Ryuk Returns With His ‘Death Note’ (2017)
Does Good Triumph Over Evil?
Can Precepts Really Be Broken Virtually?
Should Buddhists Fear God?
When Is Your Good Or Bad Karma’s ‘Due Date’?
Will We Face Obstacles During Buddhist Practice?
Who Did You Bury In Your Past Lives?
How Should We View Near Accidents?
Should Buddhists Have Kids?
Is This Bad Karma Ripening?
Do Not Be A Wild Fox ‘Zen Master’! 别成野狐‘禅师’！
Purify Yourself Without Projecting Perfection On Others
Should I Report A ‘Minor’ Wrong Or Not?
Karma As ‘The Accountant’ Ultimately
Does It Always Rain When You’re Without An Umbrella?
Is He A True Buddhist ‘Teacher’?
Is It Alright For Buddhists To Gamble?
Transcending The Limits Of Worldly Philosophies
Should We Simply Act Upon ‘Good’ Intentions?
Precepts Haiku
Can A Parent’s Negative Karma Ripen Through A Child?
The ‘It’s Nothing (Yet Something) Personal’ Paradox
Why Do Good Now Instead Of Later?
We Reap Fruits From Seeds We Sow
How Should Buddhists View Astrology?
The Boy Who Eats Too Many Sweets
‘S Storm’ For Clearing Corruption
How To Help Resolve Family Conflicts?
Do We Experience Pure Coincidences?
Is Suffering A Blessing?
Should I Donate Some Now Or All Later?
‘No Escape’ From Karmic Retribution?
Your Suffering Is Always Your Fault!
Ghost-Counsellors Over ‘Ghostbusters’!
The Snow Does Not Fall Elsewhere
Which Hell Will The Evil Be Born In?
Where Best To Go When This Life Ends?
Karma Haiku
‘Batman: The Killing Joke’ Is On The Joker
Karma Follows Like A Shadow Does
Why Avoidance Of Alcohol Is So Important
How Shariputra Saw A Man, His Son & Their Dog
Is There A ‘Macbeth’ In You?
A Mother’s ‘Dark Places’ Of Delusion
How Past Lives’ Karma Can Ripen In Future Lives
Should I Commit To The Precepts Formally?
Verse On Changing Clothes
What If You Can Fulfil ‘Absolutely Anything’?
A Buddhist Tale Of Sex & Violence
Can Buddhist Practice Cause Sickness?
Is There A God Who Allows Suffering?
Can I Simply Do Good To Cover Evil?
How Can Niànfó Prevent The Worst Rebirth To Attain The Best? 念佛如何能免堕地狱而得生净土？
Why It Is Wiser To Turn Grievance To Friendship
Why A Monk Shattered His One Precious Bowl
Should Those With Negative Karma Be Left To Suffer?
Repentance Of ‘The Gunman’
Should Buddhists Help Deviant ‘Buddhist’ Groups?
Does Worrying Reduce Blessings?
What Happens After Suicide & How Can We Help?
Can Karma Be Created In Dreams?
‘Alexander’ And His Terribly Fantastic Day
Is It Not Compassionate To Have Children?
The Fluttering Feathers Of ‘Forrest Gump’
How To Sabotage Yourself In This & Future Lives
Why Should I Help You?
How To Be Good Parents With Good Children
Can The Buddha Change Our Karma?
How To Have Harmonious Inter-Religious Dialogue
Which Day Is Auspicious?
Are You Stealing Something Without Knowing?
An Open Letter To Buddhist Practitioners
The First Step To Improve & Perfect Your Life
Can One Committed To The Five Precepts Cook Meat?
Why No One Truly Believes In Predestination
How To Apply Dharma In Office Politics?
Cause & Effect
Body, Speech & Mind
10 Lessons From ‘The Fault In Our Stars’
How Buddhists Can Prevent Harm From Black Magic
Do You Have Karmic Affinity With Another?
Protection & Harm
Do Good Intentions Excuse Bad Results?
Karma Haiku
Can Individuals Create Collective Karma Together?
Is Giving Virtual Life Meritorious?
An Often Hungry Arhat Meets A Well Fed Elephant
Is Mercy-Killing Really Merciful?
Should We Share Merits With Our ‘Enemies’?
Why Is It Better To Give Than To Receive?
Deadline Haiku
The Groom Who Lost His Bride To The Stars
Nature Haiku
Law Haiku
Power Of Effort & Karma
Is Picking Up Lost Money Stealing?
Can Buddhists Be Time Travellers?
How Death From Enmity Was Averted
How Karmic Power Overpowers Supernormal Powers
Can Dedication Of Merits Solve Problems? 回向功德能解决问题吗？
Does Investment In Animal Trade Break The First Precept?
Commentary On Three Sayings From ‘The Stonepeace Book: Vol. 2’
Should We Only Let Karma Mete Out Justice?
Can ‘Buddhists’ Not Believe In Rebirth?
How Can Some With Good Karma Become Evil?
Should You Harm Others To Clear Their Bad Karma?
Should The Kind Be Made Use Of?
Are All Present Obstacles Due To Past Karma?
Can The Departed Receive Food Offerings?
Difference Between Faith & Respect
How To Answer Kids’ Existential Issues?
Can Creating Good Karma ‘Become’ Bad Karma?
Should You Be Good For Goodness’ Sake?
How Do We Recognise The Wise?
How Right Is Your Livelihood?
Born From Karma
The Buddha’s Victory Over A God & Demon
Can The Buddha Help All?
The Law of Attraction ‘Vs’ Karma?
Is It Really ‘Very Bad (Or Good) Karma’?
Cool Heroism
The Unseen Power Of Karmic Affinities
Three Types Of Karma
The Power Of Empathy Over Vengeance
Verse For Repentance (忏悔文)
Do You Always Get What You Think Of?
Can Buddha Mindfulness Fail When Dying?
Some Dynamics of Parent-Child Karma
Dealing With Emotional Abuse At Home
Are All Outer Evils Projected By Us?
Does Karma Go In Endless Loops?
Karma & Precepts
The Silent Yet Noisy Falling Tree?
How Even The Gods May Fall
The Middle Path Between Nihilism & Eternalism
Is Suicide Release?
Readjust ‘The Adjustment Bureau’
Inferiority & Superiority By Action
Does Thinking Of Harm Harms?
Same Old Same Old? What’s New?
Unhappy With Your Job?
‘Never Let Me Go’, Never Let Compassion Go
Past & Future Cause & Effect
Are You An Outcast?
Precepts Matter
Should Sick Babies Be Aborted?
‘Looks’ Like It’s A Perfect Match?
Are Accident Victims Bodhisattvas?
How To Stop Being A Snake
The ‘Black Swan’ Mara
Does Thinking Something Bad Create Bad Karma?
With Whom Should You Be Angry?
Where Is Your ‘Hereafter’?
Can Practising The Good Dharma Create Bad Karma?
Are Accidents Karmic?
Is Our Lifespan Fixed?
Some Ullambana Queries
Why Are We Here?
‘The American’ Killer’s Private Hell
Must Payback of Karmic Debts Be Complete for Enlightenment?
A Buddhist Vision Of ‘The Child’s Eye’
The True Meaning of Letting Go & Being At Ease
How To Forgive & Forget?
How Inaction Might Be Evil
How to Know If Karma is Real?
The ‘Inception’ Of Illusion Or Reality?
Are You ‘Recycling’ Yourself Every Three Lifetimes? 您每三世都在‘循环’自己吗？
The Buddha’s Real Views on Meat-Eating
Save Your Blessings
Why Pain Need Not Mean Suffering
If There Is No Self, Who Owns My Karma?
Do You Have Any Karmic Debtees?
Can ‘The Losers’ Really Win?
Some Regrets About Some Relationships
How Were The ‘First’ Humans ‘Created’? (Part 2: Sutta Analysis)
How Were The ‘First’ Humans ‘Created’? (Part 1: Sutta Summary)
Can a ‘Creator God’ be ‘Created’?
Return of ‘The Wolfman’
What If You Were a Vampire in ‘Daybreakers’?
The Invisible Armour Against Aggression
地狱 | Hell
An ‘Avatar’ for All the Oppressed
The Old & Young Monks Who Killed & Saved Ants
Who is ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’?
