Gil tells Adriana in ‘Midnight in Paris’, when they travelled back in time to an era of Paris (Belle Epoque) more appealing to her, ‘Adriana, if you stay here, though, and this becomes your present, then pretty soon you’ll start imagining another time was really your, you know, was really the golden time. Yeah, that’s [...]
Do all roads lead to Rome? If they do, any road will do? Some roads lead in circles. Some roads lead away, to the wrong way. Some roads are crooked and indirect. Some roads are convoluted and easy to be lost in. Some roads don’t lead all the way. Some roads come to dead ends. [...]
Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford says in the movie, ‘Anonymous’ - ‘All art is political, Jonson. Otherwise, it would just be decoration. And all artists have something to say. Otherwise, they’d make shoes.’ De Vere, by the way, is the prime suspect, according to some researchers, as the real author of the [...]
: : . skip to main skip to sidebar Search This Blog Loading . Buddhism in the News Loading . Saturday , March 24, 2012 Thai Buddhist Monk : The Hands of . Change Those tattooed and weathered hands and arms have seen a lot of change and yet they are still relaxed . They are a testament that the Buddha's teachings stand the test of time . The tattoos speak of the wisdom his body has absorbed from a lifetime of practicing the Dharma . If those hands could talk , I'm sure they'd have quite an inspiring story to tell I bow the Buddha within all beings~ Posted by They call him James Ure at 10:15 AM Labels : buddha buddhist change dharma hands meditating monks photos tattoos thai 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom ShareThis Option Translation : Help
The movie ‘The Fox and the Child’ is an amazing unconventionally scenic story on how a young girl encounters a wild fox and became obsessed with befriending her. They go on intriguing journeys together and when the fox became tamed enough, she even brought her to visit her countryside house, bringing her into her room. [...]
This is the best Facebook joke I came across in a while – in Facebook. If you don’t get it, do read again… and again. If you still don’t get it, the spoilers are below… When making a statement about generalisations, could you be generalising too? Could the pot be calling the kettle black? Generalisations [...]
A Buddhist friend (Er… who could be reading this… but here it goes…) posted a photo of a grilled animal (as in ‘cooked’; not ‘fenced’ and awaiting slaughter) on Facebook. I assume it was to share how good or delicious it looked? Am not sure what exact kinds of reactions were hoped for. I wanted [...]
The above is a 1995 photo by a school senior. This was how the library of Singapore Polytechnic Buddhist Society looked like many years ago. I remember first entering the society room, looking at the sheer number of books and being thoroughly humbled by the fact that I knew little about the Buddha’s teachings, and [...]
There was a retreat in a Buddhist centre recently, which concluded, so I’ve heard, with a ‘pizza train’ celebration – many large vegetarian pizzas ordered lined up on a row of tables like a ‘train’. The retreat had mindfulness and compassion in the family as recurring themes. Sadly, many are still not aware that most [...]
A friend remarked, ‘It is depressing to know that many suffer from depression.’ This is surely nothing to joyous over, but should we grieve along? The Buddha would empathise, but not lament or even sigh, and simply contemplate skilful action. If we become depressed too, how can we help the depressed? May our passionate grief [...]
A good actor can act as a bad actor, to the extent that you believe that (1) he or she is really a bad actor, (2) he or she is can never ever be(come) a good actor, or (3) he or she is not acting at all. Paradoxically then, the best actors can be the worst actors, who might [...]
The below are common questions that some Dharma students might have, based on hypothetical scenarios: Q: What if a family member dislikes me attending a Dharma class? A: You should do your best to share with them on the value of learning the Dharma. Q: What if the person still does not seem to understand? A: You can compromise [...]
A: Someone wants to meet me. B: For what purpose? A: The purpose is not clear. B: There is no clear purpose to meet then? A: Maybe the person wants to apologise or clarify something? B: Apologise and clarify over what? A: On some past online communication? B: Why not do it online if it was [...]: skip to main skip to sidebar Search This Blog Loading . Buddhism in the News Loading . Wednesday , March 07, 2012 Stop Joseph Kony from Torturing and Enslaving Kids in 2012. There is a monster loose in Africa and he's praying on children to enslave them into his army or marry them as child brides . This is intolerable and we can do something about it . All it takes is the will , the right tools and the internet . Please , watch this short 30 minute video on how we do this . Today we are more interconnected than ever , so let's put that power to good use and save the children of Uganda If your heart is called to action , as was mine after watching this video , please visit the Invisible Children website by clicking on this . sentence As Buddhists , we understand the power of
Note: In case any reader is in the category of (1) and/or (2) below, please note that this article does not apply to any one person, even if it seems applicable to your good self in part or whole. It is but a general observation based on limited perception, and not an accurate analysis of any [...]
If one had created a misunderstanding with inappropriate words, one should just clarify with appropriate words. (Sometimes, no other action is needed; not even meeting.) If one had created a misunderstanding with inappropriate actions, one should just clarify with appropriate actions. (Sometimes, no other words are needed; not even apologising.) If one had created a [...]