To my heart, Truth to Everything and Nothing [Poem]

I seek the truth to everything, I sense the desire of civilisation, ~ blind that we are; Clouds boil, the sky closes over, heaven flashes with fury, Then I see nothing. ~ Dedicated to my heart, and eternity. ZashnainAn avid blogger, twitterer and photojournalist, Zashnain Zainal suffers from an incurable addiction to social work, helping […]

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The compassionate bodhisattvas within our society

As practised in India, early Buddhism preached that every man must strive alone to escape into eternal peace from a cycle of reincarnation. The version of Buddhism that became popular in China was different. It elaborated on the concept of bodhisattvas » godlike beings, sometimes called potential Buddhas, who postponed their own salvation so that […]

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When you believe you have control of Fate, be sure to embrace mercy

A truly wise person tempers the power she holds over others with compassion for them. A great leader is not one who over-works her subordinates until she alone has the most joy and satisfaction. So, too, are the hard-working social worker and the relentless advocate; those who understand that mercy is a fundamental principle of […]

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