Year: 2010

I never really watched ‘Survivor’ until I came across the recent episodes on the tube. I think I finally found…

I never take the obvious shortcut across the grass. Some might imagine this to be unwise, rigid in using the…

A Tit for a Tat (167) Tit: She’s gradually quitting meat-eating. Tat: Cutting but not cut? Tit: Yes – not…

A friend asked for my testimonial of how I become a Buddhist for sharing. Below is a short account… If…

Here is my mini sharing of His Holiness Dalai Lama’s 2010 Southeast Asia teaching tour. I felt very fortunate to…

During one of the revision classes of HHDL’s teachings, the Geshela said attachment is an exaggerated form of liking. The…

Everyone has weaknesses… which can be magnified if in denial of them… due to ego. Strong ego ironically is a…

A message written for Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic’s magazine: There is a famous medical analogy in Buddhism used to describe…

About once or twice a year, I get calls from strangers, directed from people who don’t know the answer, who…

This is a note that from now onwards, full length movie reviews will be posted at http://thedailyenlightenment.com/category/05 (while moonpointer.com will…

A bipolar student wasn’t sure he liked being his more ‘sober’ self. Perhaps he is used to swinging between highs…

During the animal liberation, he seemed particularly angry in the box of many crabs. Using a pair of tongs to…

A man raised a ruckus at a food stall, claiming that he had waited half an hour, that he patronises…

During the recent mid-autumn festival night, I was in charge of handling lantern riddles. I came up with 100 English…

From the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra (http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln260/Vimalakirti.htm) are lesser known but some very surprising and illuminating teachings: ‘… Then the Licchavi…

A friend did something interesting. Noticing that there are many flyers messily placed at her gate and doorstep, she made…

A Tit for a Tat (166) Tit: How was your birthday? Tat: Was it a happy birthday? Tot: (frowning) I…

From Hurts’ ‘Blood, Tears and Gold’: Love goes cold Blood, tears and gold Won’t make it any better My interpretation:…

Just sent this to the press: I refer to the letter ‘”No meat, no fish” ideology can disturb eco balance’…

I remember when I first visited a primary school built by Tzu Chi Foundation many years ago, the Buddhist volunteer…