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 of fauna from flora. Still, it is better than not loving any flora at all, not loving [...]

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 on this? A: To be realistic, we should realise [...]

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 [...]

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 need [...]

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 river bank. [...]

One of the most memorable films ever is a film in a film – in the movie ‘American Beauty’ called by fans as ‘the plastic bag scene’. As commented by the young filmmaker in the story, who shot it… Ricky Fitts: You want to see the most beautiful thing I’ve ever filmed? It was one [...]

Another wonderful short dialogue from ‘Flash Forward’: Mark: We’re running out of time! Dyson: The whole world is! With or without a flash forward or backward, we are all running out of time, due to impending death, whether you are old or not, sick or not. Related Articles: Fate and Free Will http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/03/fate-free-will The Most [...]

Above is a crest symbol for the movie screening cum Dharma discussion sessions I run. And as the branding of the movie reviews I write too. What is Dharma@Cinema? It is an innovative way of sharing the Dharma through detailed reviews and discussions of both popular and offbeat films. Deceptively simple, the logo has many [...]

One who braces for the hard knocks of life will find them less shocking and painful. Not bracing for reality is to be attached to fantasy. – Stonepeace During naval exercises, sometimes there is this announcement over the broadcast system to simulate incoming missile attacks: Brace! Brace! Brace! We’re expected to hold on to something [...]