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From the movie, ‘An Education’ Headmistress: Have you set a date? Have you decided on a church? Jenny: We won’t…

From the movie, ‘An Education’: Jenny: David, if tomorrow night does happen, it’s only ever going to happen once. David:…

There is an interesting pro-vegetarian article (28.01.12) titled ‘Why Buddhists Should Be Vegetarian’ at http://sujato.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/why-buddhists-should-be-vegetarian-with-extra-cute It comes from a Theravada monk,…

At a Buddhist temple, there were prayers… that ended with the wish for all beings to be well and happy….

He believes his meat-eating teacher can ‘deliver’ the beings eaten to Pure Land. If this is true, shouldn’t he eat…

Here’s some counterintuitive thought… There are whiners with genuine complaints. And there are genuine whiners who complain about those whiners,…

From the remake of the controversial classic ‘Straw Dogs’: Charlie: Hey Mr Sumners, can I ask you a question? David:…

An event’s marketing material: ‘Vesak Day Carnival: Loving the World!… Food Fun: … Vegetarian & Non-Vegetarian… let’s increase our awareness…

There was a retreat in a Buddhist centre recently, which concluded, so I’ve heard, with a ‘pizza train’ celebration –…

It is sad, but true, that some teachers (monastics or laity), having gathered some fame and status, become less active…

D: Meat-eating is considered an act of cruelty by vegetarians. For non-vegetarians, meat-eating is generally considered a social norm and…

Question: How do you know if a webhosting company’s service is poor, that they serve themselves before their customers’? Answer:…

This sums it up perfectly, as to how, if there is a creator God (which there isn’t), he is surely…

In the movie ‘Tree of Life’, a family is run by a authoritarian father. They are depicted to be not…

If this is 100% true, this is another good reason to migrate to Pure Land, the land of no greed…

At the beginning of the movie ‘Cracks’, the song ‘All Things Bright And Beautiful’ is sung in a boarding school….

The law of karma is perfectly just because it is perfectly natural and unbiased; not created or directed by any…

By Royston Sim [The Straits Times]: ‘For 40 minutes on Saturday morning, representatives from eight religions took turns to recite…

Question: Someone claims to be a student of a certain teacher. This student claims to have some great attainment. What…

Question: There is this organisation headed by a lady who is said to be able to connect to the Jade…