Blog items about the Buddhist Faith 160 Buddhism 2012-02-04T13:04:24 Paul Zeolot barry.david.adams@googlemail.com Moonpointer : Buddhist Blog of Everyday Dharma 2012-01-30T13:52:53

If there is no karma and no luck, there would be total chaos. If there is no karma and only luck, there would be total chaos. If there is karma and luck, there would be clash of causality and chance. If there is only karma and no luck, there would be total order.

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If there is such thing as bad luck, it would be a law of nature. But if it is a law of nature, there would be no chance left to it. And if there is no chance left to it, there would be no such thing as bad luck.

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There is no rainbow without rain. There is no rainbow without sun. - Stonepeace There is no rainbow without sight? There is no rainbow without naming?

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Reflection after watching ‘Troy’: Achilles is better known more for his weak heel despite his near superhuman skills. Interesting how our perception is slanted. Achilles’ skills are no match for his heel. What is your Achilles’ heel?

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Possibly more potentially troubling than a thought troubling you now is what is not troubling you now. For example, you might have something stuck between teeth, that goes undetected, that leads to decay. Ignorance in the long run isn’t bliss. Worse than undetected physical trouble is undetected mental trouble, the delusion that keeps us from [...]

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Something a little funny at the end but nevertheless true… How I explained why hardcopy books on shelves are still important in the age of the net and e-books: The internet is a deep and often unfathomable sea of information. Out of sight and some essential knowledge might be out of mind. That’s what books [...]

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Reflection after watching ‘Attack the Block’: Those who have done great wrong should redeem themselves by doing great right. - Stonepeace

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Thoughts from watching ‘The Shinjuku Incident’: The problem with going over to the dark side, is that if you are not dark enough a shade, you will get swallowed by darker shades. It’s almost always a matter of time. It is easier not to go to the dark side at all, to always stay safe [...]

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Question: How do you know if a webhosting company’s service is poor, that they serve themselves before their customers’? Answer: When your customers complain that your website hosted by them keeps getting down, while their company’s website is always okay – for selling their poor webhosting services to more customers.

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From the movie ‘Che’: Castro: What if I say we will wait for you? We’ll do it together. Trust me. Che: But the revolution is bigger than one man. I don’t want you to wait for me. Castro: Revolution is made by one man, and another man and another. How many does it take to [...]

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A Tit for a Tat (349) Tat: Why are you walking this roundabout way? Tit: Why are you straightforwardly following my way? Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/01/tell-that-to-the-pig About aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/02/logo-for-a-tit-for-a-tat-series

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As the game had no time-out, no lasting rewards, no lasting consequences, I decided it was game over for me. It was pointless and meaningless, a waste of time, energy and most of all, life.

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A Tit for a Tat (348) Tet: BBQ pork anyone? (Waves a slice before Tat in the crowd) Tat: (Turns away) Tet: Oh, so sorry… (As he forgot Tat is vegan) Tat: (Turns back) Tell that to the pig. Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/01/tit-for-tat-349-my-way Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/01/more-or-less-deluded About aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/02/logo-for-a-tit-for-a-tat-series

157ceb3f0ba7d2f553b1ee36c4e74966 Moonpointer : Buddhist Blog of Everyday Dharma 2012-01-30T10:16:16

The best teachers must eventually teach ultimate Compassion and Wisdom. To encourage perfect Compassion, they must eventually advocate veganism, which is not just a way of consumption, but a way of life, of being helpful and harmless. To encourage perfect Wisdom, they must eventually advocate the Pure Land teachings, as the most efficient path towards [...]

2f7ff639826e00e5e659e475c82394ba Moonpointer : Buddhist Blog of Everyday Dharma 2012-01-30T09:42:58

When do kids grow up and lose their lovablity? Or do some never, and only become more lovable? No matter how old we are, we seem on the brink of becoming… less or more lovable. What is true lovability? It is being truly loving that makes one truly lovely, truly lovable.

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: . skip to main skip to sidebar Search This Blog Loading . Buddhism in the News Loading . Friday , January 13, 2012 The Power of Living in the Present . Moment PHOTO CREDIT Kyodo for the Japan Times The Dalai Lama comforts a child in Japan following the tsunami of 2011. Here we see the Dalai Lama less as a revered leader , and more like a benevolent grand-father . Time stands still as the cool water of the Dalai Lama's compassion soothes the terrifying flames of this child's fear and depression . When we are present for one another with no other motive than compassion and love , there truly isn't anything we can't survive together . Times of extreme stress often have a way of stripping through the layers of the ego to expose a seemingly lost ability to co-operate as a society . During

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