Last Chance



Death is
the last chance
to attain enlightenment
in this life.

There will be another chance
in your next life,
and its next,
and its next,
and its next...
if you want to take so long. JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

Different Experience



But that's just my experience of him- each of us experiences each of us differently due to different karma and perception. So be fair to him and experience him for yourself!
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Test



Shin: I hate it when things are out of my control.
Zeph: What can you do? Let go. This is a test of your practice- fret not- relish this test while it lasts- and pass with flying colours! JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

Poison



A drop of pure poison
in a well of pure water
makes the entire well poisonous.

Purification of the mind
is the total purging of the three poisons
to the very last strain. JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

Death in Life



Putting death in the picture of life is a start in the right direction
because life indeed moves towards death
at a rate we cannot tell. JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

High



Meditation is not a drug- it ends all drugs- including our addiction to life and death. It should not be an addiction that one practises for highs. Meditaton ultimately leads to release- from all highs and lows. This release is the real "high." JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

This is Your First & Last Moment



In every moment, we change physically and mentally, even if subtly.
Thus we are dying and reborn every moment concurrently.

The sunset here is sunrise there-
depending on your point of view.

Live every moment fully then-
as if it were your first and last-
because it is indeed your first and last!
How do you want to begin your life?
How do you want to end your life? JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

Love Secret



Secret to seeking love-
Don't seek love.

In loving others truly,
you will be truly loved by others. JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

Breathe



You breathe the air
which the universe breathes.
You do not begin or end with you.
You are the living universe.
You and the birds and the trees
and everything else are one interbeing.
We are not independent but interdependent. JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

The Sun & the Rain



Sunshine comes after rain.
Rain comes after sunshine.

Why not enjoy both with equanimity while they last,
without attachment to one or aversion to another? JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

Where is Truth?



The only truth up in the mountains
is the truth you bring there.
If you can't find the truth where you are,
where do you expect to find it?
The truth is not out there.
The truth is in you.

No- the last two lines are not exactly true.
Truth is everywhere-
but it is seen within before without.

Where can you go that does not have truth?
Where can you go that is untrue? JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

Productivity & Perfectionism



zL: Many do not understand the meaning of being productive and being perfect.
Z: Real perfectionism is wanting both P's.
zL: In fact, you can't be perfect- unless you are a Buddha. Be content for now. Trying your perfect best now is already perfect for now.
Z: I cannot be a Buddha right now; but I can be buddha-ish straightaway. JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

Enlightentainment



Entertainment- Playing with Emptiness
Enlightenment- Realising Emptiness
Emptiness- Anicca (Impermanance) and Anatta (Insubstantiality) JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

Dotted Lines



Nature's membranes in plants and animals are dotted lines-
that's how they can 'breathe' in and out-
that's how they exist in interbeing with the rest of nature.
This is the teaching of emptiness and dependent origination- there is no independent self.
If we all freeze up with solid lines or walls that cut ourselves from each other,
we will die trying to be independent and self-contained. JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

Understood



If one feels something to be self-understood while another not,
it is not self-understood- at least not for the second party.
Does this 'mis-understanding' reflect at least half of the world out there?
If we are unsure about whether something is self-understood,
do we make the surer decision of declaring what should be understood?
The practice of Right Speech in the Noble Eightfold Path includes making clear the unclear truth. JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

Being a Bodhisattva in the Workplace



The Bodhisattva vows are to benefit as many as possible and to minimise harming any beings extend in all directions. These vows are not constrained by worlds or departments. Bodhisattvas don't work in any fixed department. And they do not shift blame, or be apathetic to the ignorance or suffering of any being- as they see themselves as one with all beings. Bodhisattvas look out for each colleague (or any other being) as much as they can, whether there are any work politics or not between. In this way, even the scheming backstabbers and of the like can be touched and transformed. JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

You Your Judge & Jury



No one can judge you if you do not judge yourself.
Am I saying we should not judge ourselves?
If you do not judge yourself,
how do you better yourself?
Your standards of judging yourself must be higher than yourself,
or even that of everyone else's,
or you will never outgrow yourself. JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

Feelings



Z: Feelings... nothing more than feelings...
S: Wrong! Changes, nothing more than changes. JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

Technology



zL: How reliable can technology be? Train broke down, leaving us in distress...
Z: Only the Dharma is reliable and does not break down. Only the Dharma frees us from distress. JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply

Cling



Suffering or Dissatisfactoriness (Dukkha)
is wanting to cling on,
is not being able to cling on
the moment past, to come, or now.

This is the First Noble Truth, the Second Universal Characteristic. JoinMailingList4LatestUpdates/Reply