Year: 2010

In one of the stories within the movie ‘New York, I Love You’, we see a very old couple bickering…

In ‘Highlander: The Search for Vengeance’, Colin the ‘immortal’s’ attachment to his lost lover drives him on a vengeful streak…

Is It Alright To Go For Past Life Regressions? Recently, there is a ‘regression’ method in the market, that claims…

The Buddha in the Surangama Sutra: “Bhikshus who do not wear silk, leather boots, furs, or down from this country,…

Veganism is… … vigilant awareness of consumption. … a way to avoid harming more beings … to be more and…

(Picture: A Buddhist making lamp offerings at a Tibetan temple near Mayadevi Temple) May we always be mindful of Amita…

From Thich Nhat Hanh’s book ‘The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology’: The food we eat…

Christmas’ Eve with no carols or party to attend. Immersed in total silence along the pitch dark countryside. On a…

I still remember the crisp air and clear stars. From that night under the Kent’s wintry sky. This night, under…

Sankasia was where the Buddha descended from Trayastriṃśa (Sanskrit; Pāli: Tāvatiṃsa) heaven after teaching his biological mother (Queen Mahamaya), who…

A 72 year old man led us through the pages of history by telling of a majestic empire that once…

Taj Mahal tells of a very sad love story. It’s sad not because two who were deeply in love were…

Seeing a cleaner dusting a stupa that housed the Buddha’s relics. I wondered what would happen, should it be left…

A Tit for a Tat (91) Tit: Aren’t you supposed to clean the toilet? Tat: Aren’t I supposed to be(come) enlightened? Tit: Aren’t…

Warning: This is a proper vampire movie, where vampires adhere to the classic rules. E.g. they do not glitter with…

A Tit for a Tat (90) Tit: Can you promise me something? Tat: I’ll need to know if it’s something rational first….

A Tit for a Tat (89) Tit: You look terrible unshaved! Tat: Oh dear… What to do now that I’m out of…

Something written in the year 2000: (An Exposition on Crystal Craze) Hold on to this crystal Touch that gem Feel…

That there is only one truth does not mean that all so-called ‘truths’ are one. – Stonepeace Recently, I met…

In ‘The Question: The Five Books of Blood’ by Greg Rucka, Renee Montoya, who takes on the persona of the…