Posted in Buddhism by amituofo on March 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet
One day, two hell residents (let’s call them A and B respectively) were summoned before King Yama (the Lord of Hell in Buddhism).
“You two had finished serving your sentences here in Hell and are now eligible for parole and to be rebirth as human beings on earth,” said King Yama. “But remember, if both of […]
Posted in Buddhism by admin on March 26, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The famous Chinese poet Su Tung-po (1036-1100) in the Song Dynasty wrote very simple Chinese Poems based on Buddhist Philosophy, he himself being a very religious person. He was appointed to the position of the Director of Literature for the Imperial Court.
One day he visited a Buddhist Temple and meditated with the Monk Buddhastamp. After […]
Posted in Buddhism by amituofo on March 25, 2008 # One Comment
Once upon a time a farmer had a horse. This horse ran away, so the farmer’s neighbors came to console him for his bad luck. He answered: “Maybe.”
The day after the horse came back, leading six wild horses with it. The neighbors came to congratulate him on such good luck. The farmer said: “Maybe.”
The day […]
Posted in Buddhism by amituofo on March 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Today I would like to share with you something out of my, well, life experience.
It happened when we moved into our new apartment a couple of months ago. Everything seemed to be fine and usual in the first few beginning weeks.
I had my first swim on the olympic-size pool and taught her the proper way […]
Posted in Buddhism by amituofo on March 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Several citizens ran into a hot argument about God and different religions, and each one could not agree to a common answer. So they came to the Lord Buddha to find out what exactly God looks like.The Buddha asked his disciples to get a large magnificent elephant and four blind men. He then brought the […]
