There is some confusion recently as to whether Pureland is only in the mind. The below will clarify this, and help define the Pureland beyond the here and now. Part...

Death as release from suffering, as being for the better, is not always true. Death as entry into hell, as being for the worse, is not always true. Death is change, and what it will be for you depends on how you live too. (Moonpointer folks will be away in India learning from HHDL from...

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iPhone 4 has an antenna problem. iPhone 5 should be improved in that aspect. But will it have a new problem? iPad 1 has its limitations. iPad 2 should have less. But what limitations will remain? Always a beta version, Life is likewise in beta… a work in progress… If we can always...

A Tit for a Tat (164) Tit: Right now, there is a pink elephant in the room! Tat: … Tit: Well? Isn’t there? Tat: There was one just now, but not right now! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/09/always-needs-a-clean-up Previous aT4aT:...

A Tit for a Tat (163) Tit: Look! Says here – ‘This sentence is false’. Tat: That’s meaningless! Tit: Why? Tat: If it’s false, it’s true; if it’s true, it’s false! Tit: True… I mean false… Tat: Whatever! Next...

Q: Does a meat-seller (not a butcher), say a chicken rice hawker break the First Precept of not killing? He doesn’t kill any chicken though he buys dead chickens from a butcher. What about a poultry-seller who sells live chickens for customers to slaughter by themselves? A: Technically,...

Q: Abortion is against the First Precept of not killing. But due to great advance in medical science, doctors are now able to tell whether a child will be born physically or mentally disabled.  In such cases, is it better to abort the child, as bringing the child into this world will not ...

There was a discussion with friends from Vegetarian Society over coverage of boycotting shark-fin soup for wedding dinners in the news… about whether it involves etiquette in rejecting invitations that include the dish and speaking against the dish during such dinners. Here is my...

A Tit for a Tat (162) Tit: He just told me to remind him to do that. But it’s forgetful him telling forgetful me to remind him! Can I ask you to remind us? Tat: Oh sure… if you remind me to remind you! Just kidding. Now that three of us know, it’ll be harder for us to...

Y: I need to minimise my contact with him… to save my sanity, preserve myself, to prevent good vibes from being drained away for nothing and save my good energy for more constructive work. V: Hey, don’t be disheartened… What I do is whenever I do good, I dedicate the...