Birthday Reflections ⁽³⁾

Today is my 47th birthday and also the registration day for my second year of university—the second time I have entered university. After today I can no longer say I am only 47; I should say I am already 48. After celebrating my birthday at…

When the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara practiced the deep Prajna Paramita, he beheld the five skandhas as empty and transcended all suffering. Sariputra, form does not differ from emptiness, emptiness does not differ from form; form is emptiness, emptiness is form. The same is true of sensation,…

When I was small, once my grandfather caught a swallow and brought it for the grandchildren to play with. My grandmother scolded him roundly, saying he ought not; if a child accidentally killed the swallow, that would be taking a life. She also scolded her…