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Posts tagged with "True Happiness"
Sep. 24 |
Question: Is chanting to express respect to Buddha? How does it help us and others?
Answer: Chanting should always be practised respectfully, so as to be attentive, to receive the teachings chanted well. But chanting is not done just to express respect...
Sep. 23 |
What is the meaning, purpose or point of this life, be it long or short? These existential issues are pondered by a dog, who is able to recall several immediate past lives. Is it just to have fun and games, to play and eat? If only it is that...
Jul. 1 | With technological advances, there is an ever-thinning fine line between reality and virtuality; real-life versus ‘fun and games’. What if the day comes, when the fantastically and sensually simulated is maximised so much, that it is preferred...
Jun. 13 |
Sincerity is needed
to master any worldly skill,
much more spiritual skills.
– Nowanden
A Dharma friend shared that a mutual friend (who is an acquaintance), who used to sing Buddhist songs, had recently given up on Buddhism. My reply was this –...
Jun. 6 |
It all seems so stupid,
it makes me want to give up…
– Shame: First half of chorus
(Depeche Mode)
The classic 1987 Depeche Mode concert anthem, ‘Never Let Me Down Again‘, is about a debatable ‘best friend’, who is taking...
May. 23 |
What if there is an secret camp of sorts, amidst the mountains, where for a fortnight, all don masks to hide their true identities, and are free to do whatever they wish? There, almost anything goes, though there are some basic rules to ensure there...
Mar. 27 |
Giving what others need now
will create merits,
which can manifest
as what we really need later.
– Shilashanti
In the Avadāna Sūtra《阿婆陀那经》, Velāma Bodhisattva (韦罗摩菩萨) had the following reflection – ‘People speak...
Dec. 26 |
‘The Kominsky Method’ is a bittersweet drama series on the challenges of two old friends growing older together, as they look out for each other while musing on life. Sandy Kominsky is an acting coach, who just lost a dear friend to sickness....
Aug. 8 |
Potential is there,
yet as if ‘not there’,
if never actualised.
– Zhaojian
[1] We Have Great Potential: We all have Buddha-nature, which is the perfect potential to become fully liberated and enlightened Buddhas, with True Happiness. This...
Jun. 28 |
Question: How do I stay positive during an economic downturn? As there is mid-life crisis with loss of direction and confidence, it is difficult to remain positive.
Answer: There is no need to deliberately stay positive in an economic downturn as there...
Jun. 2 |
In this retelling of ‘Jack And The Beanstalk’, while climbing it to rescue a princess, Jack grabs a small twig, that snaps. As he slipped down a little, before getting a grip on the stalk and himself, Elmont the leading knight asks, ‘Fear...
Apr. 8 | Since we all truly want happiness,
the question of all questions to ask
is what is True Happiness,
and how to truly attain it for all.
– Stonepeace | Books
‘What is the meaning of life?’ First of all, what is the meaning of this question?...
Mar. 30 | Impermanence is not just
about the end of all things,
but their renewal too.
– Stonepeace (Get Books)
Having learnt about the truth of impermanence of all things material in this life, of the value of living with more contentment and less excesses,...
Mar. 21 | As you can only have one thought in each moment,
you only have to take care of your mind in this moment.
This is how mindfulness is practised
from moment to moment, for all moments.
– Stonepeace
‘The sure way to know if a person
has the good...
Aug. 10 | Your life’s happiness
is directly proportional
to mindfulness of life itself.
While unmindfulness prolongs suffering,
Right Mindfulness lessens suffering,
and approaches True Happiness.
– Stonepeace
When we speak of the cultivation of Right...