Only if you are a Star Trek fan will you know that this is a Klingon quote.
But it seems to me there may have been some Buddhist influence in whoever wrote this line for the TV show.
Mere life is not a victory, mere death is not defeat
Tag: Buddhism
Buddhism is all about being happy!
Now there is something you probably don’t often hear, right? Seems that most people falsely believe that Buddhism is all about suffering and death. Well it is just not true! Actually, the Buddha would not teach or speak if it…
Look Ma, no dog!
OK, so I played a little word jumble here to come up with an interesting title today. I’m stretching I know, but I needed a lead in to discussing dogma’s. Dogma: a principle or set of principles laid down by…
If you don’t mind, then it don’t matter
Excerpt from the book What Buddhist Believe by the late Ven. Dr. K Sri Dhammananda : According to Buddhism, life is a combination of mind (nama) and matter (rupa). Mind consists of the combination of sensations, perceptions, volitional activities and…
Entering the stream
“The four stages of enlightenment in Buddhism are the four progressive stages culminating in full enlightenment as an Arahant, which an average, instructed person can attain in this life. The four stages are Sotapanna, Sakadagami, Anagami and Arahant.” Today I…