If I eat whatever you give, appearing to be accepting, it might seem like a good spiritual practice? But if I always eat whatever you give, and you think I will always accept dead animals, it will no longer be any spiritual practice. Because more animals will die. Because this will be feeding...

Here is a piece based on reverse psychology: Let us go today, my friends, to the forest. Let us set many vicious traps everywhere. Let us try to hunt wild animals too. Let us capture and imprison some. Let us breed more endlessly. Let us fatten them up. Let us slaughter them. Let us cook...

Don’t talk about your ‘great wisdom’ if you do not have the slightest compassion for the weakest beings. Don’t talk about your ‘great wisdom’ like it is all that matters, like it is separate from being kind, because compassion is the way of the...

When it comes to sharing the Dharma, how do we know what, and how to share, and if what we shared is right? When it comes to sharing the Dharma, share that which is beneficial, with as much compassion as you have, while increasing it. with as much understanding you have, while increasing...

It’s intriguing that some ask for feedback openly but deal with it badly. How do you know someone is insincere in conveying your thoughts, which you took effort to formulate and relay? When they say they’ll ask the phantom ‘others’ what they think about your ideas, and never ever...

In ‘Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant’, this line is uttered – ‘It’s not what you are that makes you human, but who you are.’ Sounds vague. Here’s a proposed improved version - ‘It’s not what you are that makes you human, but...

In ‘Wolverine: Not Dead Yet’ by Warren Ellis and Leinil Yu, Wolverine barely escapes yet another attempt to kill him. Landing after leaping out of a window, we see him standing to gather himself in pain and rage, while a partially ripped bumper sticker reads ‘IT...

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A Tit for a Tat (133) Tit: It’s hot! When can we turn on the air-con? Tat: The hotter it is, the more should we not turn on the air-con, which feeds global warming. Tit: So do we turn in on when it’s colder? Tat: Of course not – there would be no need! Tit: Why do we have an...

A Tit for a Tat (132) Tit: I need to iron this shirt. Tat: But there’s no need. Tit: Why? Tat: Because it’s going to be a tight fit. Tit: So? Tat: To wear is to iron it! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/05/when-to-turn-it-on Previous aT4aT:...

In ‘Ip Man 2’, Ip Man (pronounced as Ye Wen in Chinese) shares some counter-intuitive wisdom on the arts of fighting (and not fighting): 1. When facing many enemies out for blood, it is best to run. But if running is not possible, fight. 2. Winning an opponent is not as important as...

When I cut my hair short and wear brownish shirts and go to Dharma occasions or centres, people often ask if I’m a monk. This is funny because monks wear robes and I don’t. The colour I wear does not really closely resemble that of any monastic tradition too. It struck me that this common...

If enlightenment is impossible, the strife towards it is still meaningful because it is the path to greater happiness, as we can tell when we practise the Dharma. If enlightenment is possible and we can backslide from it, the strife towards it is still meaningful because it is the path to...

Q: If company X has a variety of businesses, one of which is involved in delivering, design and repair of military vehicles for global customers for combat purposes or peacetime security, and if company Y also has a variety of businesses, one of which is involved in running an abattoir, where...

Something interesting about some nature-lovers is that they protect certain animals while eating other animals. It’s speciesism, partial compassion. Something interesting about some Earth-lovers is that they protect the environment while eating many animals in it. It’s segregation...

Something I helped to answer for the press: Q: Is current interfaith work too skewed towards looking for commonalities? Is it disrespectful to religions which are different, and might lead to deeper ignorance? Should the focus only be on common ground? Where does Singapore’s efforts stand...

It is not that I disrespect your offering that I refuse to take your meat, but that I respect animals such, to not wish to eat them, even after they are killed, lest you think it doesn’t matter. It is not that I disrespect you that I refuse to take your meat, but that I wish you can respect...

We replaced the one dim bulb in the living room with a new bright one, and removed the lamp cover too. It was so brilliant ‘cool daylight’ (Philips 23 Watts), without being glaring, that it slightly spilled over to the kitchen and a room. We can now save more electricity as there is less...

Some years ago, something weird and wonderful happened. I was listening to Tears for Fears’ remake of ‘Sea Song’ on a discman (Yes, no mp3 players then) on a bus… When the bus was moving over a bridge, I peered out of the window and saw a strange seemingly organic creature on a...