Moonpointer : Buddhist Blog of Everyday Dharmahttp://moonpointer.com/newenSun, 05 Feb 2012 23:57:46 PSThourly1http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifSome Rights Reservedmpterhttp://feedburner.google.comThe Last Task Of This Lifehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mpter/~3/TcxvW43bxxs/PhotojournalDukkhaPure LandrebirthShen Shi'anSun, 05 Feb 2012 23:50:39 PSThttp://moonpointer.com/new/?p=11157

Detail from Segantini’s ‘The last task of the day’. Reminds me of the Dukkha of life’s routine burdens and dreariness, and the setting sun signifying it’s time to go home at the end of the day. Towards the Western Pure Land for me. Amituofo

]]>Detail from Segantini’s ‘The last task of the day’. Reminds me of the Dukkha of life’s routine burdens and dreariness, and the setting sun signifying it’s time to go home at the end of the day. Towards the Western Pure Land for me. Amituofohttp://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/the-last-task-of-this-life/feed/0http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/the-last-task-of-this-life/Starry Night (2)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mpter/~3/nTQ544nGswA/PhotojournalpeaceperceptionShen Shi'anSun, 05 Feb 2012 23:46:29 PSThttp://moonpointer.com/new/?p=11153

Ironic that the picture of calm was painted while Van Gogh was in an asylum. Perhaps the stars helped ease his troubled mind, as they still do, somehow, as we gaze upon them. But if real stars flicker, would peace of mind not be fickle too, if it was dependent on them? How different they are, these worldly lights, fascinating as they are, from the eternally bright and blissful light of Amituofo’s Pure Land. (Birth in Pure Land alleviates all troubles in mind and body.)

]]>Ironic that the picture of calm was painted while Van Gogh was in an asylum. Perhaps the stars helped ease his troubled mind, as they still do, somehow, as we gaze upon them. But if real stars flicker, would peace of mind not be fickle too, if it was dependent on them? How different they [...]http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/starry-night-2/feed/0http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/starry-night-2/Colour Obsessionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mpter/~3/7sg_cWe1R68/PhotojournalblissDukkhainspirationperceptionShen Shi'anSun, 05 Feb 2012 23:43:18 PSThttp://moonpointer.com/new/?p=11148

Colour was my visit-long obsession and joy too,
gazing upon Monet’s works,
learning about his hard life,
which makes his works all the more amazing and inspiring.

]]>Colour was my visit-long obsession and joy too, gazing upon Monet’s works, learning about his hard life, which makes his works all the more amazing and inspiring.http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/colour-obsession/feed/0http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/colour-obsession/Starry Night (1)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mpter/~3/iTnV8o1XnJ4/PhotojournalimaginationperceptionShen Shi'anSun, 05 Feb 2012 23:35:25 PSThttp://moonpointer.com/new/?p=11141

And the sight of stars on his paintings make us dream on too.
And look…
Stars in the darkness above his starry night and starry words…
Spotlights!

]]>And the sight of stars on his paintings make us dream on too. And look… Stars in the darkness above his starry night and starry words… Spotlights!http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/starry-night-1/feed/0http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/starry-night-1/Course: Understanding Amituofo Via The Amitabha Sutra (9th Run)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mpter/~3/F_bIFh1uuMs/AnnouncementsShen Shi'anSun, 05 Feb 2012 22:25:23 PSThttp://moonpointer.com/new/?p=11137Register: http://tinyurl.com/dabeiclass

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]]>Register: http://tinyurl.com/dabeiclasshttp://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/course-the-path-of-paths-walking-the-noble-eightfold-path/feed/0http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/course-the-path-of-paths-walking-the-noble-eightfold-path/Course: 108 Zen Stories Illustrated & Demystifiedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mpter/~3/Lq7xuM5lFW4/AnnouncementsShen Shi'anSun, 05 Feb 2012 22:19:29 PSThttp://moonpointer.com/new/?p=11129Register: http://tinyurl.com/dabeiclass

]]>Register: http://tinyurl.com/dabeiclasshttp://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/course-108-zen-stories-illustrated-demystified/feed/0http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/course-108-zen-stories-illustrated-demystified/Course: Project Rebirth (Rediscover, Reflect, Recharge) Round 4http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mpter/~3/Gg5JvAXzrp0/AnnouncementsShen Shi'anSun, 05 Feb 2012 22:17:32 PSThttp://moonpointer.com/new/?p=11127Register: http://kmspks.org/download/form/prform.doc

]]>Register: http://kmspks.org/download/form/prform.dochttp://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/course-project-rebirth-rediscover-reflect-recharge-round-4/feed/0http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/course-project-rebirth-rediscover-reflect-recharge-round-4/Course: The Bodhicitta Factor (How to Become a Bodhisattva)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mpter/~3/F7AXpWheUVM/AnnouncementsShen Shi'anSun, 05 Feb 2012 22:15:36 PSThttp://moonpointer.com/new/?p=11125Register: http://tinyurl.com/dabeiclass

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]]>Register: http://tinyurl.com/dabeiclasshttp://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/course-the-heart-of-%e2%80%98the-heart-sutra%e2%80%99-run-5/feed/0http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/course-the-heart-of-%e2%80%98the-heart-sutra%e2%80%99-run-5/Course: Pure Land Perspectives (Zen of Pure Land, Pure Land of Zen)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mpter/~3/fq2RmDk3110/AnnouncementsShen Shi'anSun, 05 Feb 2012 22:09:56 PSThttp://moonpointer.com/new/?p=11119Register:
http://kmspks.org/download/form/Pure%20Land%20Prospectives%20Zen%20Application%20form%20v2.pdf

]]>Register: http://kmspks.org/download/form/Pure%20Land%20Prospectives%20Zen%20Application%20form%20v2.pdfhttp://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/course-pure-land-perspectives-zen-of-pure-land-pure-land-of-zen/feed/0http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/course-pure-land-perspectives-zen-of-pure-land-pure-land-of-zen/Course: Dharma@Cinema (Enlightenment Thru Entertainment)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mpter/~3/dNtighD4DBc/AnnouncementsShen Shi'anSun, 05 Feb 2012 22:05:14 PSThttp://moonpointer.com/new/?p=11114
Register: http://kmspks.org/download/form/dharmacinema.doc

]]>Register: http://kmspks.org/download/form/dharmacinema.dochttp://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/course-dharmacinema-enlightenment-thru-entertainment/feed/0http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/02/course-dharmacinema-enlightenment-thru-entertainment/Karma Vs Luckhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mpter/~3/wjA4uM2wDP8/Odds & EndskarmaShen Shi'anMon, 30 Jan 2012 05:52:53 PSThttp://moonpointer.com/new/?p=11110

If there is
no karma and no luck,
there would be total chaos.

If there is
no karma and only luck,
there would be total chaos.

If there is
karma and luck,
there would be clash of causality and chance.

If there is
only karma and no luck,
there would be total order.

]]>If there is no karma and no luck, there would be total chaos. If there is no karma and only luck, there would be total chaos. If there is karma and luck, there would be clash of causality and chance. If there is only karma and no luck, there would be total order.http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/01/karma-vs-luck/feed/0http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/01/karma-vs-luck/The Luck Paradoxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mpter/~3/g7690t1OvqE/Odds & EndskarmaparadoxShen Shi'anMon, 30 Jan 2012 05:08:01 PSThttp://moonpointer.com/new/?p=11106

If there is such thing as bad luck,
it would be a law of nature.

But if it is a law of nature,
there would be no chance left to it.

And if there is no chance left to it,
there would be no such thing as bad luck.

]]>If there is such thing as bad luck, it would be a law of nature. But if it is a law of nature, there would be no chance left to it. And if there is no chance left to it, there would be no such thing as bad luck.http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/01/the-luck-paradox/feed/0http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/01/the-luck-paradox/Double Rainbowhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mpter/~3/XR4ypFWRMIo/PhotojournalinterdependenceperceptionShen Shi'anMon, 30 Jan 2012 04:27:30 PSThttp://moonpointer.com/new/?p=11102

There is no rainbow without rain.
There is no rainbow without sun.

- Stonepeace

There is no rainbow without sight?
There is no rainbow without naming?

]]>There is no rainbow without rain. There is no rainbow without sun. - Stonepeace There is no rainbow without sight? There is no rainbow without naming?http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/01/double-rainbow/feed/0http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/01/double-rainbow/