Author: Shen Shián

In ‘Aftershock’, a foster mother-to-be asks to ensure that the girl she wants to adopt really has no surviving family….

S: Stonepeace said, ‘One who says many to be evil might be the one most evil.’ (常说人人不好的人可能是最不好的人.) Is the monkey…

A friend admiring butterflies posts this on Facebook, ‘What is the significance of a butterfly?’ I could say ‘It has…

There is already a dirt track formed along the shortcut (on the slope). Why not use it? Because it will…

She spoke of her fears of how he might not return. I consoled her that we all face the same…

I encountered someone who seem perfectly normal, who turned out to be suicidal. I had a chat with him, to…

The waitress politely asked if I would like a drink. I shook my head in reply. A few minutes later……

W: Always choose the harder path, as they say, the harder path is always the right path… But what if…

An extended dialogue: S: Is it possible to use soy milk as one of the auspicious offering items instead of…

The more you learn the Dharma, the harder is it to share the Dharma, as you realise the depth of…

I worry for Dharma friends who learn from many teachers, because they might become confused if there are (‘seemingly’) contradicting…

Amulets might offer some protection – but they cannot protect anyone from eventual death. Amulets might offer some blessings –…

A semi-fictitious conversation with a friend going on a three-week retreat of sorts… S: Come back enlightened! T: Huh? Er…….

What is this… without seven syllables – here? Haiku? What is this… that needs not rhyme? Haiku? What is this……

Begin stationary, symmetrically with balance. Move in between, asymmetrically with balance. End stationary, symmetrically with balance. Balance is already a…

Every good attack move is also a good defence move. Better to attack while better defending. Every poor attack move…

While in motion during sparring, your arms should never cross the virtual line the divides your left from the right,…

The taller and slimmer use swords to extend their reach as their strength, The shorter and stouter use sabres to extend…

It is better to stand humbly low while moving stably than to stand tall and proud while moving rashly.

… The posture of the mind affects the posture of the body which affects the posture of the mind… (This…