On some days, I discover small snacks or Buddhist mementos on my work desk. And I would know that some colleague(s) have gone on a trip somewhere, and returned with some souvenirs to share, putting these little treats on the desks of all colleagues the day before – on my day off. And I wouldn’t [...]

A Tit for a Tat (26) Tit: In case you don’t know, he’s not ‘normal’, in the sense that he suffers from a mental disorder. Tat: I see… that explains some of his less than normal behaviour. Tit: Do be more patient than normal with him. Tat: Yes, it’s would only be normal for me [...]

‘Who Is It?’ is one of Michael Jackson’s lesser known hits. With news of his tragic early demise, the song suddenly came to mind. It’s the song I would remember MJ by, because I often wondered who the shapeshifting and occasionally physically veiled MJ really was, just as he wonders who the girl he’s with [...]

A Tit for a Tat (25) Tit: The guy behind is giving unneeded commentary on the movie to his friend! Tat: If it’s unneeded, there’s no need for you to listen. Just be mindful of the movie! Tit: He’s not doing justice to other movie-goers by distracting them! Tat: You’re not doing justice to the [...]

A Tit for a Tat (24) Tit: You never listen! Tat: Never? Tit: Never! Tat: Not even now? – Silence – Tit: It’s not that you never listen, but you never listen enough! Tat: Never? Tit: Never! Tat: Not even now? Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/06/unnecessary-distraction Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/06/procrastination-of-happiness-with-attachment

A Tit for a Tat (23) Tit: You should die happy… because you have done much good. Tat: I think I will… it’s just that I happen to live unhappily. Tit: You’re not satisfied with….? Tat: …. with not dying happily yet! Tit: Are you giving me material for ‘A Tit for a Tat’? Tat: [...]

A Tit for a Tat (22) Tit: Do you believe me or yourself? Tat: I believe in Buddha. Tit: But I have Buddha-nature. Tat: So do I. Tit: Why not believe yourself then? Tat: Because I don’t totally believe I’m a Buddha within… yet! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/06/procrastination-of-happiness-with-attachment Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/06/give-a-break

Right after Depeche Mode’s first single ‘Wrong’ (from the ‘Sounds of the Universe’ album), which sings of intense indignation to a disturbing video (see http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/04/whats-wrong-with-wrong) comes the second single – ‘Peace’. It is the polar opposite in style and emotion (See video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnHLJK_4Q8U&). Arguably, it’s DM’s most uplifting and jubilant-sounding song since ‘Just Can’t [...]

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A Tit for a Tat (21) Tit: Hey! Take a break! Tot: How? Tit: Have a Kit Kat! Tot: Hey! Give a break! Tit: Huh? Tot: Take a break from dairy stuff – give the cows a break! Milk-bearing cows are forcibly impregnated to give milk, while milk is stolen by humans for dairy products, [...]

Class: We often hear Buddhists greet each other with ‘Amituofo’, aspiring to be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss . We also hear that this practice is a powerful and effective method for most people to advance towards Enlightenment, especially in our day and age. So who is Amitabha Buddha (Amituofo), who founded the [...]

I wrote the below for The Daily Enlightenment newsletter, TDE Book 2 and The Buddhist Channel circa 2006. Am here presenting a slightly edited version, especially for the calculation of dates. A Call for Oiling & Turning the Wheel of the Dharma The wheel of Dharma turns only as steadily as your diligent practice of [...]

I wrote the below for friends who are in contact with someone, who happened to be the doctor who treated two well-known Buddhist masters just before their passing. This doctor was diagnosed with a terminal illness recently, and is having some guilt over the above…. For the doctor who is suffering from remorse in possibly [...]

A friend remarked that in this Dharma-ending age, he was surprised that a recent Pureland retreat was not as well received by youngsters as meditation retreats. Most participants of the first are middle-aged and above. Pureland practice is often mistaken to be only for the old or dying, to be less intellectually challenging – as [...]

In ‘Re-gifters’,  a girl who has a crush on a guy buys him a special present. However, he doesn’t appreciates it, and re-gifts it to another girl of his interest instead. When the first girl discovered this, she became outraged and ‘declares war’ on him – after she receives it back as a ‘recycled’ gift [...]