Posted in Fun or Humour on August 28, 2007 | 9 Comments »
As of today little young Buddha Warrior is 1 year old. Yah, I’m anthropomorphizing my own blog. Isn’t that tragic? But anyhow, I’ve enjoyed this blog heaps and if you read my past archives, it’s come a long way and since the end of last year/beginning of this year I’ve encountered and really stuck with [...]
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Thanks a lot guys :)
Blogging is counted as one of my hobbies, alongside martial arts, writing fanfiction, and Transformers toys. One reason why I try to do good quality blogging is that I leave something behind, whether or not it is published into some journal or book it doesn’t matter. Of course I’d like to [...]
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Here is a time-tested meditation technique you might like to try - with my own commentary and personal refinements.
There is a vast distinction between normal compassion that we often exercise in our daily lives and that of the Bodhisattva. Compassion is generally taken to be some sort of ‘empathy’ or ‘pity’ for a suffering person. [...]
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Posted in Personal on August 20, 2007 | 4 Comments »
One of the recent comments suggested that there was no fire in Generation Y. Before I give the impression that I think that things are getting better by the generation, I say it’s not. I don’t wish to idolize the materialistic, blatantly selfish, shallow, self-ignorant, unspiritual, ungrateful, foul-mouthed, ignoble trainwreck that people often accuse [...]
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Posted in Self-Improvement on August 19, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Hello =) Tonight after our karate lesson I met a new potential member who was in grade 9. Now at my club most of the members are either senior students or have their own full-time jobs; my sensei doesn’t work at uni. I am, apart from this girl and another girl who is also only [...]
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Posted in Personal on August 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’m back and blogging again. I’ve detracted a bit from posting on this blog because I am going to start working on my Transformers blog. See my blogroll for the link. Please have a visit.
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Posted in Personal on August 8, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Today I was notified by my fellow Buddhist philosopher that our dear mentor and friend died from a sudden heart attack in the presence of his wife and son. He was also my prospective Honours supervisor and held the Centre of Buddhist Studies together at UQ. Now his parting has shattered the Centre completely; it [...]
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Posted in Fun or Humour on August 7, 2007 | No Comments »
I am posting snippets of my current project on a new site: Transformers: Fleet V. If you like Transformers or like reading fanfiction, check it out.
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Master Kung Returns: How Social Disintegration in the U.S. Has Fueled a Renascence of Confucianism in Asia
by Dr. Christensen
Original link here.
Ray’s Introduction: As a people, I must say Asians are sorely underestimated. I have, on many times, corrected a Westerner’s misconceptions about his or her own religious tradition (specifically Christianity) when I don’t [...]
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Posted in Fun or Humour on August 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Supreme Commander of the Autobots gets rejected at a Burger King Drive-Thru in this great BK commercial.
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