In life, we as human beings must live amongst not only various kinds of people, but also various kinds of creatures, animals and beings. Nature has what is called the ‘food chain’ in which animals or beings of a higher species eat the lower ones in order to survive, who in turn eat the lower [...]
Archive for the ‘Misc/ Opinion’ Category
Wrong to Kill or Natural Right?
September 8, 2010
Can Death Be Prevented?
August 27, 2010
Every once in a while I write an opinion piece on this website in which deeper reflection is required on the question as well as trying to answer this question by referring to Buddhism. Today, I would like to discuss whether a life could be spared if, by some circumstance, we were in the right [...]
As Pure Land Buddhists, Should We Push Our Beliefs On Others?
August 19, 2010
One topic I hear about very often is whether we, as Buddhists of the Pure Land school, should push to spread the dharma to others aggressively, or do so in a passive manner. By ‘aggressive’ I mean literally talking to everyone you know, or perhaps everyone you encounter and telling them about Buddhism and how [...]
