A fool, even though he is associated with a wise man all his life,
does not understand the Dhamma,
just as a ladle does not know the taste of soup.
An intelligent man, even though he is associated with a wise man only for a moment,
quickly understands the Dhamma,
just as the tongue knows the taste of soup.
- Dhammapada [...]

The ingenious film that is ‘Inception’ begins with the assumption that it is possible for multiple persons to enter someone’s dream, that can even be designed without that person knowing, thus digging out deep secrets from his sub-consciousness, or even implanting ideas which eventually shape one’s decisions. Thank goodness this doesn’t seem technologically viable at [...]

A scene in Taiwan’s Danshui’s Starbucks:
A student’s T-shirt reads,
‘There is no rule without exceptions.’
(E.g. Most but not all crows are black.)
But if that is a rule,
that rule too is without exception,
which means there are rules which are with exceptions.
(E.g. All mind and matter is subject to change.)
Next Taiwan Adventure:
http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/07/taiwan-adventure-14-beyond-convention
Previous Taiwan Adventure:
http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/07/taiwan-adventure-12-four-great-gems

I turned the digital clock off
before stepping out of the house.
Since all will be away for some time,
there’s no need for anyone to know the time.
And in the house, everything is ‘frozen’ still,
as if time does not pass.
Reminds me of the Buddha’s definition of time
as the measurement of change.
Next Taiwan Adventure:
http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/06/taiwan-adventure-3-when-shelter-does-not-shelter
Previous Taiwan Adventure:
http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/06/wish-you-are-here

This is one of my favourite scenes from one of my favourite movies, where Bob (played Bill Murray) sings Roxy Music’s oldie ‘More Than This’ in a karaoke room. ‘More than THIS – there is nothing.’ THIS is THIS now. All we have is now. Live in the moment – because the future is [...]

‘I’ am an experiment
experimenting with
this ‘I’.
‘I’ am change
changing
this ‘I’.
‘I’ am (r/d)evolution*
evolving
this ‘I’.
*
Evolution or
Devotion or
Revolution?

All instances of being peeved in the past
came to pass.
Phew!
All instances of being peeved in the present
will pass too.
Phew!
But if all such instances
come only to pass,
why get peeved at all?
Why invest even an iota
of energy, time and emotion
in senseless peeved-ness?
Without any good reason
to ever be peeved,
let’s never get peeved.
Related Article:
Senseless & [...]

If you really think you and I can’t change,
you don’t really believe in Anicca.
If you really think you and I can’t change,
you don’t really believe in Anatta.
If you really think you and I can’t change,
you don’t really believe in our Buddha-nature.

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 of [...]

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 Amazing Thing
http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/04/the-most-amazing-thing