Ramblings of a Monk- Learning to listen (Bonus video inside) May 25, 2013Sometimes what people need from us is a listening ear. I know how that feels like, to really just need to share something with someone. Ok, I felt that way like maybe twice in my whole life, but I digress. A long long time ago, I read this interesting book “Men Are from Mars, Women . . . → Read More: Learning to listen (Bonus video inside) […]
- Learning to listen (Bonus video inside) May 25, 2013
Tag Archives: Suffering
What can we learn from death
When I wrote the post on “When death strikes” I had the intention of using the unfortunate incident of Kerin Peh’s death to highlight 3 points. Firstly, I wanted to highlighted an observation I had; The way that the Dhamma … Continue reading
Suffering II
The discussion with my friend continued to explore the idea of suffering in Buddhism and Christianity down a different track. He commented that in Buddhism, suffering is viewed as something to be overcome (like an adversary). Thus the Buddha taught … Continue reading
Suffering I
Sometime back, I had a discussion with a Christian friend about suffering and religion. His take was that: A) There is an all-loving, all-knowing and all-powerful God.B) Yet at the same time, there is suffering in the world Therefore, God … Continue reading