Author: Shen Shián

Co-founder of Moonpointer.com
19
Jul
2017

Subway (1)

Here begins a series of minimalist yet representative pictures of Singapore’s train stations. #MinimalistSgSubwayPics Part 1 (Toa Payoh)

19
Jul
2017

Flaming Gem

A small decorative souvenir (火焰明珠: flaming gem of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva; 地藏菩萨) from years ago, that can be used as a…

19
Jul
2017

Options

OPTIONS: At food courts, some peer at what others are eating, before locating stalls selling what they fancied. Some peer…

19
Jul
2017

No More Sanctuary

One of, if not the very last rent-free places in Singapore (for the old to sell second-hand stuff) to be…

19
Jul
2017

Pencil Case

A case of a pencil-like pencil case for pencils and such.

19
Jul
2017

Whose Underwear?

Why wear underwear with the loud name of someone else? Why dress like everyone else except yourself? Why smell like the…

17
Jul
2017

Stonepeace (866-875)

[866] Lacking in integrity are those  who make rules for others,  yet break them personally. [867] Those with strong integrity …

11
Jul
2017

Get Go(al)ing Now!

Why dream on indefinitely when you should get go(al)ing now?

11
Jul
2017

Xian Tea

Once, a school teacher looked at my pinyin name while marking attendance and called out for ‘神仙’. In that context,…

11
Jul
2017

Silhouette’s Reflection

Reflection or silhouette or both or neither or…

11
Jul
2017

One Thought Per Moment

Since in each moment, our minds can only hold one thought, why not, as much as possible, choose to be…

11
Jul
2017

Backbreaking Cleaning

If these guys are cleaning, is this a startling example of how fancy building designs can be hazardous and back-breaking…

11
Jul
2017

Nianfo Stick

Stick for gently tapping shoulders of the dozing to awaken them during coming Nianfo retreat. (To be used like a…

11
Jul
2017

Initiative

INITIATIVE: In 1997, without seeing any job vacancy ad, I wrote in to 11 Buddhist organisations asking for full-time Dharma…

11
Jul
2017

LV(egan) Not

How to commercially ride upon the names of great deceased masters, while fragmenting their works in seemingly bad taste… though…

05
Jul
2017

Stonepeace (856-865)

[856] Unless you look further and think deeper, your perception of ‘truth’ remains controlled by your information sources. [857] If…

05
Jul
2017

Stonepeace (846–855)

[846] All suffering is needless, due to greed, hatred and delusion, which are also needless. [847] When clear questions are…

27
Jun
2017

No Opinions?

Danny Rand of ‘Iron Fist’ sharing a Zen saying (in episode 1), so he claims. The closest Chinese equivalent I…

27
Jun
2017

False Afflictions

As afflictions (烦恼) from (physical) pain (痛) and (mental) suffering (苦) arise from the three poisons (三毒) of transient greed…

27
Jun
2017

Coloured Books

Of what colours and which shades are the various chapters you remember of your past? Do you shrinkwrap them too?…