Author: Shen Shián

Co-founder of Moonpointer.com
23
Aug
2010

In the Right Light

Saw this t-shirt at Bugis Junction. The design is the kind of photo I used to take. When you highlight…

23
Aug
2010

Mind & Matter

M: If one were to mind, wouldn’t that translate to more ‘mindfulness’ And if one were to take a ‘never…

23
Aug
2010

Yet Another Superhero Paradox

The easiest way for a masked vigilante to hide his or her identity in open sight is to secretly shed…

18
Aug
2010

A Bodhisattva Paradox

From ‘The Mighty Avengers: Secret Invasion Book 1’ by Brian Michael Bendis is this diialogue, Journalist: Doctor, why did the…

18
Aug
2010

Is the Hulk Innocent?

One who easily loses one’s mindfulness easily loses one’s temper. – Stonepeace The Hulk never intentionally hurts the innocent. But…

18
Aug
2010

Why Are There Leftovers?

A Tit for a Tat (159) Tit: I wonder why buffet meals tend to have leftovers. Tat: Maybe it’s because…

17
Aug
2010

Accent of No Accent

A Tit for a Tat (158) Tit: I don’t like her accent. Tat: But you have one too! Tit: I…

16
Aug
2010

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10
Aug
2010

The Present & The Absent

The only lesson I learnt from ‘Au Revoir Taipei’: Don’t miss the persons before you now, who care, whom you…

10
Aug
2010

Who is Responsible?

A Tit for a Tat (157) Tit: Why are you so irresponsible? Why do you keep making me angry? Tat:…

10
Aug
2010

Do You Really Need It?

A Tit for a Tat (156) Tit: My iPhone’s screen is too small. Tat: So? Tit: I need an iPad!…

10
Aug
2010

Love Everyone

Love those imperfect… because they can be perfect. Love those trying to be perfect… because they will be perfect. Love…

10
Aug
2010

‘Lots’ of Advice

Q: Some Buddhists like to cast lots, e.g. at Guanyin temples. Are these lots’ words from Guanyin Bodhisattva? A: There…

10
Aug
2010

A Monster Koan

In the movie ‘The Cave’, a parasite takes upon host humans, gradually taking over their bodies and minds entirely. A…

02
Aug
2010

Please Learn Well… Before It’s Too Late

A fool, even though he is associated with a wise man all his life, does not understand the Dhamma, just…

02
Aug
2010

Everything But The What?

The singing duo ‘Everything But the Girl’ (EBTG) adopted their name from the slogan of furniture which had a window sign…

02
Aug
2010

Not My Place

It struck me that the occasional ant that crawls by my office desk is not a bother… Because I don’t…

02
Aug
2010

Sisyphus the Bodhisattva?

Read this in a mailing list: ‘Speaking for myself, I’ve always thought that the impossible task of the Bodhisattva to…

02
Aug
2010

Being Truthful at Work

Q: If my boss asks me to comment on a colleague’s work, should I tell the truth, when I know…

02
Aug
2010

Not Oversensitive

A friend had cultivated such powerful sensitivity to the slightest relatively unhealthy foods, that we often take for granted, that…