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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. ...

Just when you think the ‘Final Destination’ trilogy was already complete, here comes ‘The Final Destination’ (also known as ‘Final Destination 4′). I guess the first title is so to differentiate it slightly from its three predecessors, though the movie...

All interpersonal and organisational problems arise from people with different extents of delusion interacting with one another. It is usually the initiative of those who have less delusion to help those with more delusion to realise any problematic issues at hand. But another problem arises...

The Daily Enlightenment 1: http://issuu.com/tdebook/docs/tde1 & The Daily Enlightenment 3: http://issuu.com/tdebook/docs/tde3 can now be read online in an interactively way @...

Guy: Why do you shop? Gal: When I shop, the world gets better, and the world is better, but then it’s not, and I need to do it again… Sounds like the samsaric rebirths a shopaholic is stuck in? The movie ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ tells of how a girl desperately...

A delightful short dialogue from the movie ‘Spanglish’: Dad: (Open’s son’s door) You don’t have to get up yet, but are you thinking seriously about it? Son: Yes. Dad: Okay. (A few minutes lapse, before he opens door again) Son: Now? Dad: Yes, actual up. Being...

As usual, while some in the audience (behind us) were appalled by the creative unexpected humour of Sacha Baron Cohen, we caught ourselves guffawing away till we had to restrain ourselves. Following 2006′s ‘Borat’, ‘Bruno’ is his next ‘reality movie’...

Horror stories illustrate not how horrifying imaginary monsters can be, but how horrible real humans can be. - Stonepeace I have to admit I’ve not read Frankenstein before, till I chanced upon ‘Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel’ (illustrated by Frazer Irving, scripted by...

A Tit for a Tat (38) Tit: I really wish to thank you – for everything. Tat: Thank your karma, not me! Tit: You know what I mean – I really wish to thank you. Tat: I know what you mean – but thank the Dharma, not me! Next aT4aT:...

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The Chinese term for ‘Goodbye’ is ‘Zaijian’, which means ‘See you later’. It is never a final farewell. Indeed, how can karmic affinities created ever be severed forever? They only change in time. And only we can better...