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 [...]

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) [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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? [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 rides on similarly disturbing yet thought-provoking themes. Is this instalment is really the final finale? In Buddhism, [...]

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 when these people (with less delusion on the issues) are [...]

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 @ http://issuu.com/tdebook

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 yearned to buy a [...]

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 lazybones myself, I like the idea of being preempted [...]