Year: 2009

17
Feb
2009

Gastronomy : Shojin Ryori

Click to enlarge We booked a lunch date with Enso Kitchen on Sunday. The place wasn’t very hard to find but…

17
Feb
2009

Self : Spellbound

In ‘Superman: Camelot Falls’ by Kurt Busiek, Superman resists a spell by repeating a ‘mantra’ (taught by J’onn Jones) that…

17
Feb
2009

Future : Humanity’s (D)evolution

The super weight of ‘The (Daily) Planet’ on his super shoulders daily? [This article is somewhat on evolution, and somewhat…

17
Feb
2009

Buddha : Universal Father

Three Perspectives of a Fatherly Buddha Image From Chapter Three of the Lotus Sutra: I tell you, Shariputra, I am…

17
Feb
2009

Will : Bodhi Dharma

Rock steadiness Vajra perseverance Bodhidharma’s Bodhi Dharma

17
Feb
2009

Guardian : Of Buddhadharma

Skanda Bodhisattva faces the Buddha in the main shrine, because he guards the Buddha. Skanda Bodhisattva faces the last page…

17
Feb
2009

Bodhisattva : Guanyin Ma!

Kindly Guanyin Homely Chenrezig Motherly Avalokiteshvara ‘My mother is Guanyin to me when she prays to Guanyin for me.’ –…

17
Feb
2009

Vigilance : Dharma Guardian

Eyes glaring. Fists clenched. Brows frowning. Muscles rippling. What are the Vajrakumaras ‘mad’ at? Not you, or me, or himself,…

15
Feb
2009

Journey : Where To?

In a bus… Where to? For what conventional reasons do you journey? So what when you get there? In a…

14
Feb
2009

Judgement : True Friends

During one of the telecasted auditions of American Idol Season 8, a girl entered the audition room, like most others,…

14
Feb
2009

Walking : With Mindfulness

Ever since the distribution of free newspapers began, people would flock in the mornings like bees towards the handout spots…

14
Feb
2009

Mindfulness : Wrong Focus

There is this lady whom I’d encountered a few times in the subway train. She would be very engrossed in…

14
Feb
2009

Views : In & Out

The first picture: favourite view at home: open shelves of stuff for opening the mind The second picture: favourite view…

14
Feb
2009

Why : Question All

A Tit for a Tat ( 6 ) Tit: (To a toddler) See? The sky is so high! Tot: Why?…

14
Feb
2009

Question : Like Vs Dislike

A Tit for a Tat (5) Tit: (To a toddler) Do you prefer me (Tit) or Tat? Tot: Hmmm… Tat!…

11
Feb
2009

Obituary : Death Verses

Jen: Your ‘imaginary funeral parlour notice’ [see below] is well written, seemingly depicting dying. Is it due to the way…

10
Feb
2009

Beasts : Vampires & Werewolves

Understanding ‘Underworld’ Underdogs http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,7765,0,0,1,0 ‘Underworld: Rise of the Lycans’ is the instalment of the trilogy that explains how the lycans…

10
Feb
2009

Defence : War & Peace

I got a call from the Navy HQ today. An admin staff wanted to hand-deliver a service medal, a coat-of-arms…

09
Feb
2009

Design : Par Excellence

Penguin books’ designs are getting really clever and cool these days. Gone are the days of Penguin’s stuffy bookish image….

09
Feb
2009

Buddha : Gentle Reminder

A Buddha image on the computer reminding me to blog with compassion and wisdom, reminding me to surf with compassion…