Irrigators regulate the rivers; fletchers straighten the arrow shaft; carpenters shape the wood;...
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Is Spiritual Practice Easier In This World...
我观是阎浮众生，举心动念，无非是罪。– 地藏菩萨 《地藏经》 I see that of theseJambudvīpa sentient beings [here],with their...
What Is In Your Circle Of Control?
Mind your mind mindfully, or it will be ‘minded’ by its negative habits of greed...
Clear Answers On Mixed Responses To Going Veg
Questions: Should Buddhists should be vegetarian? I received mixed...
Six Reflections On ‘Aziz Ansari: Right...
This is the ironic era, when more comedians are speaking heartfelt truths than some politicians...
Eclipse Haiku
Even the small moon reflecting the big sun can eclipse it totally.
Whose Fault?
不举他功过， 勿观作未作， 唯观己修行， 已修与未修。 – 佛陀 (法句经，第50偈) Let none find fault with others; let none see the...
How To Know Who Is Not A Buddha
因地不真，果招纡曲。 – 释迦牟尼佛《楞严经》 [With the] causal ground [or direction] not true [at the start, the] fruit...
See Your Body’s Impermanence Closely...
With my diligence, carefully I examined the body And saw this as it really is — Both within and...