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Pilgrimage to Pure Land

By zweiya under Odds & Ends | 2 Comments | Tags: Amitabha Buddha, aspiration, faith, practice, Pure Land

Venerable Faxian is one of the great pilgrim translators who travelled from China to India to retrieve many precious sutras.
King of Bi: Have the Venerables come to be in Bi or are you just passing through?
Ven. Faxian: Faxian and these few Venerables are neither staying in your esteemed country or going to any other [...]



Soundtrack of Samsara

By shian under Movies/TV, Music | Your Comment | Tags: compassion, Dukkha, Samsara

If there is a single film,
that I have seen,
that illustrates Samsara the most graphically,
it would be Baraka.
If there is a single song,
that I have heard,
that sings of Samsara the most poignantly,
it would be The Host of Seraphim.
[The Host of Seraphim by Dead Can Dance (with Lisa Gerrard) can be heard in Baraka, as featured above.]
I [...]



For the Very First Time

By shian under Music | Your Comment | Tags: mindfulness, perception

Here is something I wrote 7 years ago, that I think is worth sharing again, extended, and with the video included this time. The song sings of how a ‘magical’ carnival was looked forward to, of how, after its passing, something else ‘magical’ was seen in the background, that was actually there all along, but [...]



The Look

By shian under Odds & Ends | Your Comment | Tags: percception

A Tit for a Tat (42)

Tit: I think I fell in love with… him.
Tat: Why?
Tit: Because of that look in his eyes.
Tat: I think you fell in love with… that look in his eyes; not with all of him.
Tit: What makes you so sure?
Tat: That’s the only thing I’m sure – for now!
Tit: Me [...]



Different Differences!

By shian under Relationships | Your Comment | Tags: conflict

A Tit for a Tat (41)

Tit: Darn! We are having differences… again!
Tat: It’s okay! Each time it’s different!
Tit: Huh?
Tat: It’s not like we keep harping over the same differences!
Tit: Yeah… we get over them and move on!
Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/08/the-look
Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/08/truth-or-denial



Debunking the Top 10 Myths of the 7th Month

By shian under Announcements | Your Comment | Tags: ghost

Debunking the Top 10 Myths of the 7th Month
Free Sharing by Shen Shi’an
Do all ghosts take a month’s worth of annual leave from hell to wreck havoc on Earth? Do they demand for song and dance performances? Do we all end up like them eventually? How should we relate to them and how can we [...]



Truth or Denial?

By shian under Odds & Ends | Your Comment | Tags: anger, perception

A Tit for a Tat (40)

Tit: Why are you angry at me?
Tat: I’m not angry!
Tit: You sound angry.
Tat: I was just talking loudly!
Tit: Those who are angry talk loudly.
Tat: I said I was just talking loudly!
Tit: How do I know if you are angry or just talking loudly?
Tat: I never get angry!
Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2009/08/different-differences
Previous aT4aT: [...]



Not Even Supposed to be Here

By shian under Movies/TV, Odds & Ends | Your Comment | Tags: perception

I’m not even supposed to be here today! – Dante (Clerks)
A Tit for a Tat (39)

Tit: Why are you dozing off at work!
Tat: Why am I here at all?
Tit: What do you mean?
Tat: I’m not even supposed to be here!
Tit: What do you mean?
Tat: It’s my day off.
Tit: Why are you here then?
Tat: Putting in [...]



No Regrets?

By shian under Music | Your Comment | Tags: karma, regrets, repentance, Stonepeace

This song (’No Regrets’ by Robbie Williams) came to mind today, and I wondered what was memorable about it… before recalling having quoted from it for a ‘The Daily Enlightenment‘ article. (It’s as below.) Looking at the video, I remember how the scenes from 2:14 minutes onwards were intriguing to me. Robbie walks off with [...]



Queue For QQ Today

By zweiya under Photojournal, Vegetarianism & Veganism | 4 Comments | Tags: Vegetarianism & Veganism

Nice, healthy and convenient food choice for vegans.
Faster than fast food.
Healthier than junk food
Larger than sushi.
Tastier than rice dumplings.
Last but not least, the packaging is more environmentally-friendly than most food stalls.
Get to choose 5 out of about 20 (estimated) veggies.
2 out of 4  kinds of rice for combos.
You can find QQ branches [...]



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