Year: 2010

In ‘Aftershock’, a foster mother-to-be asks to ensure that the girl she wants to adopt really has no surviving family….

From Itivuttaka 4.8:  This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: “Monks, brahmans…

S: Stonepeace said, ‘One who says many to be evil might be the one most evil.’ (常说人人不好的人可能是最不好的人.) Is the monkey…

There are two unlabeled toilet cubicles in the office. Most males use one, that became the less clean one. It’s…

A friend admiring butterflies posts this on Facebook, ‘What is the significance of a butterfly?’ I could say ‘It has…

There is already a dirt track formed along the shortcut (on the slope). Why not use it? Because it will…

Do you mind not calling me extreme… because I don’t support the cutting of any animal’s throat? because I don’t…

She spoke of her fears of how he might not return. I consoled her that we all face the same…

I encountered someone who seem perfectly normal, who turned out to be suicidal. I had a chat with him, to…

A mistake that many make is to ask non-specialists questions that require specialised knowledge. E.g. Why ask a Theravada teacher…

The waitress politely asked if I would like a drink. I shook my head in reply. A few minutes later……

W: Always choose the harder path, as they say, the harder path is always the right path… But what if…

An extended dialogue: S: Is it possible to use soy milk as one of the auspicious offering items instead of…

In the light of some debate over the questionable integrity of a so-called ‘monastic’, she said, ‘Sometimes, I feel so…

The more you learn the Dharma, the harder is it to share the Dharma, as you realise the depth of…

I worry for Dharma friends who learn from many teachers, because they might become confused if there are (‘seemingly’) contradicting…

Amulets might offer some protection – but they cannot protect anyone from eventual death. Amulets might offer some blessings –…

A semi-fictitious conversation with a friend going on a three-week retreat of sorts… S: Come back enlightened! T: Huh? Er…….

What is this… without seven syllables – here? Haiku? What is this… that needs not rhyme? Haiku? What is this……

Begin stationary, symmetrically with balance. Move in between, asymmetrically with balance. End stationary, symmetrically with balance. Balance is already a…