Author: Shen Shián

Scenes like abstract paintings at the guesthouse called ‘The Pink House’ after some rain. (The slugs are paradoxically slimy yet…

We know that Oscar’s the Grouch, but hey, it makes no marketing sense to scare the kiddies away, if you…

If the lotus symbolises spiritual purity, as it blossoms despite roots in mud (which represents defilements), does the offering of…

A friend sent an old news link about how a girl killed and cut her parents into pieces due to…

‘Outrage’ is a recent flick, destined to be another classic, that portrays the convoluted nature of organised crime, of the…

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 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’…