There is much discussion accounting for the drop of 9.2% of Buddhists here, according the latest census. Wanted to write a lengthy piece on it but decided to just write this - ‘Let’s step up work in Buddhist education and urge one another to do the same.’ All other...

The universe is so complex, that for there to be a single creator, ‘he’ has to be super complex. But to explain the origin of the complex with someone super complex and unseen doesn’t explain anything. What arrived at is a super complex problem of how the super complex...

A live band played Auld Lang Syne at his ‘Buddhist’ funeral. Way too sentimental a parting gift. Is it supposed to make him (if he’s still around) and the survivors attached and weepy? They should had chanted Amituofo sincerely instead, And asked him to do the same, to...

Don’t run out of time to express your appreciation. Not just love for a lover or care for a friend. But love for your parents too, the first ones to love...

Question: How does the concept of the Collective Unconscious (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_unconscious) fit in Buddhist philosophy? Answer: Commenting based on the definition of ‘collective unconscious’ in the Wikipedia link, Buddhism would see that the collective...

Question: Are you aware that some people are drawing ‘Buddhist’ divination lots using smartphone applications? Do you think it will work? I think it will work so long as the user person is sincere. Answer: I think they are technically the same in effect. But if doing so is...

This is the traditional verse for recitation to express repentance: 忏悔文 Verse for Repentance 往昔所造诸恶业 For all the evil deeds I have done in the past 皆由无始贪嗔痴 from beginningless greed, hatred and delusion 从身语意之所生 created by my body, speech and...

Pretty… is pretty… subjective. (but true inner beauty isn’t) The first and second lines read together suggest absolute objectivity, till the third line says otherwise. (Is this another...

All good things come to an end, in departure and death. All good things come to an end, if they are not yet pure. All good and bad things should thus transform to be more and more...

In this body, the earth element, flesh and bones… the water element, blood and saliva… the fire element, thirty-seven degrees… the wind element, breath… Coming out of this body, the earth element, hair and sh*t… the water element, sweat and tears… the fire...

A Tit for a Tat (205) Tit: He smells so typical when he walks by. Tat: In what way? Tit: Reeks of typical cologne. They tend smell the same to me! Tat: There is another typical smell. Tit: Which one? Tat: You just smelt it when you came by… my smell! Tit: (sniffs) I don’t smell...

Different from the run-of-the-mill concept of there being a supreme and extreme good guy versus a supreme and extreme bad guy, who keep the forces of good and evil in balance, the ‘Night Watch’ and ‘Day Watch’ movies suggest that there is a powerful leader of...

He collects many Dharma books that are sponsored by others for sharing the Dharma. But he doesn’t really read them; he just browses and shelves them. But he might be collecting lots of bad karma too, by hoarding precious Dharma books that are meant to spread the Dharma. This is how the...

My softtoy dog does his best to make the world a better place. He smiles to brighten the day for anyone who sees him, and lets them hug him too. Made me wonder if I am doing my best, which should be so much more than...

A Tit for a Tat (204) Tit: If I could time-travel, I would ensure I never get born. Tat: Impossible! Tit: Time-travel or ensuring that? Tat: Both! If you were never born, you wouldn’t be able to time-travel! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/01/two-typical-smells Previous...

A Tit for a Tat (203) Tit: Remind me to do it later. Tat: Why not just make it a point to remember to do it now? Tit: I’ll try, but I might forget it later! Tat: Well, me too! Don’t try to remember it – just register it mindfully now! Tit: Okay, but can you help to remember...

A Tit for a Tat (202) Tit: A bus just went by. Tat: Don’t tell me what it was! Tit: Seems like you’re afraid of the truth! Tat: Well, some truths I don’t need to know! Tit: Since the truth is what it is, might as well learn to accept it! Tat: But accepting this truth...

A Tit for a Tat (201) Tit: What’s the bus that just went by? Tat: Why bother? It’s too late! Tit: It would be a relief if it wasn’t my bus! Tat: And if it was? Tit: It would be a case of ‘Darn it!’ Tat: Now that you’re unsure if it was your bus, how do you...

A Tit for a Tat (200) Tit: I notice you don’t wear T-shirts with wordings. Tat: Yeah… Tit: Why so? Tat: Most wordings are not very meaningful. Wouldn’t want to waste others’ time reading them! Tit: What about multi-coloured T-shirts with various designs? Tat: I...

A Tit for a Tat (199) Tit: Are girls becoming prettier nowadays? Tat: Look carefully… Tit: Huh? Tat: Maybe more girls are just wearing prettier clothes and hair! Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/12/super-sour-lemonade About aT4aT:...