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Oct. 19 | If you see the unenlightened as ‘perfect’,
prepare to be disappointed,
as an unenlightened and imperfect one too.
Jul. 27 | Even a TV
only occasionally faulty
is still a faulty TV.
Only a TV
never ever faulty
is then a perfect TV.
Jun. 24 |
In the probable event that there is very advanced A.I (Artificial Intelligence), will you trust it, if embodied in a single robot? To push the thought experiment to the extreme, what if you were brought up by this very robot, while you had never interacted...
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。
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Ancient ones say, ‘With...
Oct. 31 |
Though the problems below are not all’s views,
they do reflect those faced by the idealistic,
who wish for nothing but the best.
Problem [1]: Perfect Teacher Sought
Being with idealistic hopes to find
a perfect(ionistic) monastic teacher,
who...
Apr. 27 | When I am born in a place of impurity
It is the weapon of destructive karma turning upon me.
For always cultivating impure perceptions.
From now on I will cultivate only pure perceptions.
– Dharmarakshita
(The Wheel Of Sharp Weapons, Verse 14)
A place...
Apr. 8 |
In ‘Nocturnal Animals’, Susan said, ‘I was so busy trying to be perfect and…’ Edward interrupts, ‘And you don’t feel that way?’ She replies, ‘No.’ He says, ‘That’s exactly what...
May. 25 | Perfect character is
perfect consistency
of perfect behaviour
Mar. 26 | For generosity, nothing to do,
Other than stop fixating on self.
For morality, nothing to do,
Other than stop being dishonest.
For patience, nothing to do,
Other than not fear what is ultimately true.
For effort, nothing to do,
Other than practise continuously.
For...
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Dec. 14 | If one sees the Buddhadharma [Buddha’s teachings]
merely as a self-improvement method,
one misses its ultimate purpose –
for self-perfection, for realising selflessness.
– Stonepeace
Apr. 5 | Why live to expend
positive and negative karma?
Why not live to create positive karma
to dilute negative karma?
– Stonepeace
Once upon a time the Bodhisattva, leading the life of an ascetic, was meditating at the foot of a tree in the king’s royal...
Mar. 1 | ‘Black Swan’ tells the story of extreme clash of conflict in body and mind. A ballerina feels compelled by her idealism and expectations of others to play both the pure and restrained white swan and the malevolent and seductive black swan...
Jan. 10 | We should be encouraged
that we have enough positive karma
that allows us to practise the Dharma.
– Stonepeace
Can learning and practising the Dharma ‘too diligently’ force negative karma to ripen? Well, there is no such thing as ‘too...
Dec. 2 | To know if you
have perfected a Dharma practice,
keep practising the Dharma perfectly.
~ Stonepeace