Year: 2010

05
May
2010

When to Turn It On?

A Tit for a Tat (133) Tit: It’s hot! When can we turn on the air-con? Tat: The hotter it…

05
May
2010

Another Way to Iron (or ‘How to Save More Energy’)

A Tit for a Tat (132) Tit: I need to iron this shirt. Tat: But there’s no need. Tit: Why?…

05
May
2010

The Best Fight is No Fight

In ‘Ip Man 2’, Ip Man (pronounced as Ye Wen in Chinese) shares some counter-intuitive wisdom on the arts of…

05
May
2010

Adhering to Uniforms

When I cut my hair short and wear brownish shirts and go to Dharma occasions or centres, people often ask…

05
May
2010

What If Enlightenment is Impossible or Retrogressible?

If enlightenment is impossible, the strife towards it is still meaningful because it is the path to greater happiness, as…

05
May
2010

Okay Stocks & Shares?

Q: If company X has a variety of businesses, one of which is involved in delivering, design and repair of…

05
May
2010

Something Interesting About Nature-Lovers

Something interesting about some nature-lovers is that they protect certain animals while eating other animals. It’s speciesism, partial compassion. Something…

05
May
2010

Interreligious Similarities & Differences

Something I helped to answer for the press: Q: Is current interfaith work too skewed towards looking for commonalities? Is…

05
May
2010

Not That I Disrespect

It is not that I disrespect your offering that I refuse to take your meat, but that I respect animals…

05
May
2010

One Brilliant Whatever

We replaced the one dim bulb in the living room with a new bright one, and removed the lamp cover…

05
May
2010

Sea Song & Deep Blue Day

Some years ago, something weird and wonderful happened. I was listening to Tears for Fears’ remake of ‘Sea Song’ on…

03
May
2010

Dharma@Cinema: Relating Our Lives to the Life of the Buddha

03
May
2010

The Plastic Bag Scene

One of the most memorable films ever is a film in a film – in the movie ‘American Beauty’ called…

03
May
2010

The Whole World is Running Out of Time

Another wonderful short dialogue from ‘Flash Forward’: Mark: We’re running out of time! Dyson: The whole world is! With or…

03
May
2010

Logo of Dharma@Cinema

Above is a crest symbol for the movie screening cum Dharma discussion sessions I run. And as the branding of…

03
May
2010

Brace! Brace! Brace!

One who braces for the hard knocks of life will find them less shocking and painful. Not bracing for reality…

29
Apr
2010

Let’s Improve Our Collective Karma!

29
Apr
2010

One App After Another

Even the most fun app(lication) in my iPhone gets deleted eventually, to make room for another app. Life is seeking…

29
Apr
2010

When the ‘Extreme’ is Not

His doctor told him to drink cow milk daily for calcium. I told him it will lead to loss of…

29
Apr
2010

Honor the Relative

From ‘The Power and the Pain: Transforming Spiritual Hardship Into Joy’ by Andrew Holecek – There are teachers who proclaim…