Ramblings of a Monk- 七个包子的故事 May 23, 2013从前有两个志同道合的朋友，麦佳柔泥和佳碧。 有一天，他们俩约好一起吃午餐。由于佳碧知道麦佳柔泥从小就喜欢吃包子，所以两人不约而同地决定午餐就吃包子！佳碧给自己点了一个大包，也为好朋友点了一样的大包。 那一天，麦佳柔泥非常饿，很快地就把大包给吃完了。但是他还是觉得有点饿，便请佳碧为他点多一个大包。吃完了第二个大包之后，麦佳柔泥还是觉得有点饿，又再一次请佳碧为他点多一个大包。。。就这样，麦佳柔泥吃了第三个大包，第四个大包，第五个大包，第六个大包，一直到第七个大包。 这时候，佳碧不禁松了一口气，心想：我的好兄弟终于吃饱了，没想到他的胃口竟然那么大。。。但是麦佳柔泥似乎有些心思。 “好朋友，你在想什么？是不是要我再点多一个大包啊？” “我在想。。。我是吃了第七个包子才觉得饱。早知如此，我就不该吃了前六个大包，只吃第七个 […]
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Reflections on a Talk at Buddhist Fellowship
I recently attended an interesting talk at Buddhist Fellowship titled “Is There Harmony Among Various Buddhist Traditions”. The theme of the talk was on sectarian harmony among the three Buddhist traditions (which the speaker affectionately called MTV, short for Mahayana, … Continue reading
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On Emptiness and “Emptiness-es”
Recently my wife and I participated in a group discussion at Fo Guang Shan Mabuhay Temple in Manila. The session was particularly interesting because the subject of our discussion was on the Buddhist concept of emptiness, a difficult concept even … Continue reading