‘Exit Through The Gift Shop’ is a witty documentary about and by Banksy, that prompts good questions about what makes art art, whether ‘illegal’ art (graffiti) is equated to illegitimate art. The irony of his once frowned upon (by the arty-farty) street art becoming...

Animated Trailers: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2012/07/sam-sara-book-trailers Reviews:...

Complicate your thinking Complicate your spoken words Complicate your written words Complicate your silence’s meaning Complicate your actions Complicate your walking, standing, sitting and lying down Complicate your dressing Complicate your eating Complicate your home Complicate your...

Think the most convoluted ways possible, believe in improbable theories, clutter yourself with imaginary worries. Say the most useless stuff possible, spread many unprovable rumours, confuse others with unfounded fears. Do the most meaningless things possible, live with near or total...

The sight of Zen is what you are seeing now - seen fully with mindfulness, without preconceptions. The sound of Zen is what you are hearing now - heard fully with mindfulness, without preconceptions. The smell of Zen is what you are smelling now - smelt fully with mindfulness, without...

Here, Edward Monkton gets his ‘Zen’ right, though he doesn’t use the word ‘Zen. But Zen is Zen whether you call it so or not! Zen is indeed about living truly and happily in the moment, from moment to moment, with a sense of joy and wonder, taking nothing for...

While researching on Zen design, I remembered Pet Shop Boys’ song ‘Minimal’. I googled for its lyrics and hey, they are quite minimal, while singing of minimalism in a rather thoughtful way. The song (and video) style itself is quite minimal, though being PSB, there is...

I like most of Edward Monkton’s stuff, but he got this one wrong… Being Zenny is not about not knowing where one is going, or letting external conditions rule over one’s life without question or reshaping them. Zen Dog above seems too laid back, and probably even fatalistic...

The silent Buddha’s silent flower… What was he saying? Or ‘not saying’?

While preparing for a a Zen course: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/05/course-the-magic-of-zen-origins-stories-essence I did research on the Flower Sermon, which is briefly this… When Shakyamuni Buddha spoke the Dharma, Maha Brahma presented him with a golden lotus and the Buddha...

A Tit for a Tat (313) Tat: Look what’s on the computer! (Farts at the same time) Tit: Eeks! That smell! Tat: Look at the computer! Not smell the smell! Tit: What was that? A Zen fart?! Previous aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/06/zen-question About aT4aT:...

A Tit for a Tat (312) Tit: What is the sound of one hand clapping? Tat: I don’t answer Zen questions! Tit: Is that a Zen answer? Tat: I don’t answer Zen questions! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2011/06/zen-fart Previous aT4aT:...

Linkin Park’s ‘In the End’ has a part that can ‘accidentally’ seem Zenny upon reinterpretation: I tried so hard And got so far But in the end It doesn’t even matter I had to fall To lose it all But in the end It doesn’t even matter If despite your...

They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it. - Willie Mays Baseball is nothing more, nothing...

One of the methods to ‘combine’ Pure Land and Zen practice is that the one who practise mindfulness of Amituofo’s (Amitabha Buddha) name also asks oneself ’Who is the one mindful of Amituofo?’ Who is the one who practises mindfulness of Buddha? One who is...

Another random lesson from Taiji class: To master Taiji faster, forget all your preconceptions… and even doubts, and accept the instructions on how to move properly, before asking anything later. As this is not the receiving of spiritual truth, but only physical instructions, this is...

Here is an interesting dialogue from the film ‘Bright Star’, which tells of the poet John Keats’ love and life, followed by my response to it. Fanny Brawne: Can you say something about the craft [of poetry]? John Keats: Poetic craft is a carcass, poetry a sham. If poetry...

A Tit for a Tat (80) Tit: What are you looking for? Tat: Simple ‘zennish’ cargo pants. Tit: All you can find here are fancy pants! Tat: Where can I find them then? Tit: Not even in Zen temples! Next aT4aT: http://moonpointer.com/new/2010/01/spirtual-stuff Previous aT4aT:...

Yet another example of the countless commercial abuses of the word ‘Zen’.  In fact, a case of double abuse – ‘Zen Zen’. To add salt to the wound, the logo is that of a monk. The slogan says ‘The healthy way to power your day.’ The truth is, the ideal...

I came across the book ‘Eat Sleep Sit’ at Bugis Junctions’ Books Kinokuniy. Am not ashamed to say I was first attracted to the book by it’s Zennish design. With its title, it was enough to make me turn the hardcover book around to read its blurb. I would had bought the...