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TDE Book Series
posted by Shen Shi'an
Me suspect much of the essential worth of my life is in these pages. (More about TDE Book 5 @ http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2012/04/get-tde-book-5...
Why Give Up?
posted by Shen Shi'an
As they have perfect and immeasurable compassion, and as we have Buddha-nature like them, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas will never give up on us. Why then, should we give up on ourselves and others? - Stonepeace...
Mindful Eating
posted by Shen Shi'an
A Tit for a Tat (356) Tit: This porridge is so bland – how do you eat it? Tat: As I wad eating unmindfully, the taste doesn’t matter much! Tit: You mean, you will be more fussy if you are mindful?/ Tat: If I’m mindful, the taste would matter even less – I would just...
Editing The Edited
posted by Shen Shi'an
A Tit for a Tat (355) Tit: Your editing is lousy! Tat: Not lousier than your writing that needed editing! Tit: Not lousier than your editing that needs more editing by the writer! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/04/mindful-eating Previous aT4aT:...
Blowing Dry
posted by Shen Shi'an
A Tit for a Tat (354) Tit: Why are you in front of the fan? Tat: Blowing dry hair! Tit: But your hair is so short! Tat: Like I said, blowing dry hair, not so much of blowing wet hair! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/04/editing-the-edited-2 Previous aT4aT:...
Saving Energy
posted by Shen Shi'an
A Tit for a Tat (353) Tat: Let’s take the lift instead of the stairs. Tit: Why? It’s just one floor away. Let’s save energy! Tat: Well, there are folks taking it anyway. Tit: So? Tit: We might as well share the ride. No need to waste energy – including ours! Next...
True Love (Stonepeac...
posted by Shen Shi'an
Get it in print @ http://www.zazzle.com/true_love_black_poster-228776985523261460 ’When we are truly loving, true love is immediately available - since we already embody it. The most loving are the most lovable, the most beloved.’ This is the key to attacting...
Who Is Free?
posted by Shen Shi'an
A Tit for a Tat (352) Tit: (Posting trivial stuff for fun in Facebook…) Tet: Some folks are very free… Tat: Some folks are very free to say some folks are very free. I shall not be one of them…. But too late! Tet: I’m procrastinating, not free… there’s a...
Pettiness
posted by Shen Shi'an
A Tit for a Tat (351) Tit: You’re petty! T0t: You’re mean! I’ll tell me Mama! Tit: See what I mean? That would be really petty! Tell that to your Mama too! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/04/who-is-free Previous aT4aT:...
The Importance of In...
posted by Shen Shi'an
An important article I once wrote, resent for April 2012′s issue of ‘For You Information’ magazine - The Importance of Inter-Religious...
Why Not Wear A Wig?
posted by Shen Shi'an
A Tit for a Tat (350) Tat: Her hair looks so separate from her head that she might as well wear a wig! Tit: Exactly because her hair looks like a wig, she doesn’t have to wear one! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2012/04/pettiness Previous aT4aT:...
Shadow & Light
posted by Shen Shi'an
We cast our own shadow of delusion. We shed our own light of wisdom. - Stonepeace From http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hide-and-seek/201204/jung-the-man-and-his-symbols: ‘… Jung had a dream in which he was making painful headway through dense fog, with a tiny light in the cup...
Most Dangerous Line ...
posted by jianxie
From the remake of the controversial classic ‘Straw Dogs’: Charlie: Hey Mr Sumners, can I ask you a question? David: Sure. Charlie: Why you making a movie about a bunch of Russians? David: I don’t really see it like that. I see I more as a universal tale of survival....
Pseudonymity
posted by Shen Shi'an
Below is an extended note to a sub-editor who sent a piece of my writing to a second editor, who ‘outed’ to the sub-editor one of my pen-names used within the article written in my name, suggesting it to be unnecessary as I would be quoting myself. Unfortunately, the piece has...
One Day (Again)?
posted by Shen Shi'an
Emma: (During year one of their meeting, after which they part for a year) Whatever happens tomorrow, we’ve had today. And if we should bump into each other some time in the future, well that’s fine too. We’ll be friends. Dexter: Yeah, right. One day we might meet One day...
How Do I Respond?
posted by Shen Shi'an
A: My child asked if I regret giving birth to her. How do I respond? S: You should never say you regret – as it can hurt and scar her for life. This is how I suggest you might want to reply. Smile lovingly and say – ‘That’s a silly question. Do you regret having me as...
Of Bodhicitta &...
posted by Shen Shi'an
L: Hi, you mentioned a few times that you had some doubts and questions about life some time ago, and you found the answers in the Buddhist teachings. May I know what were the questions and answers? S: Woah… very broad question. Some questions I had were along this line,...
Wish I’d Never...
posted by Shen Shi'an
Mama, ooh, I don’t want to die. I sometimes wish I’d never been born at all. - Bohemian Rhapsody A student from Project Rebirth: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/12/course-project-rebirth-rediscover-reflect-recharge-round-4 asked ‘How do I reply to my kid who said,...
How Real Is Your Mon...
posted by Shen Shi'an
If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is there to hear it, is there a sound? Is sound not sound only when there is a hearer, who thus defines it as sound? If your money in a bank is just a virtual number, is there any real value? Gathering interest aside, is the money really your money when...









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