Author: Shen Shián

Animal babies, especially, are always lovable. But since when, do they grow up, to become eaten by humans? Human babies,…

Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. – John Lennon From ‘Astonishing X-men: Unstoppable’ by…

The remake of ‘Clash of the Titans’ is more fascinating than its 1981 predecessor for a number of reasons. Firstly,…

Visited St. Patrick’s School again, a couple of days ago, to give a presentation on the Buddhist perspective of life…

Something written for the press that went unpublished: I refer to the letter ‘Town council right in culling pigeons‘ (Mar…

Something written for a magazine: Q: Why do Buddha images differ? What do different poses and expressions reflect? A: Buddha…

In the latest movie depiction of the most turbulent years in the life of ‘Confucius’, there was a scene where…

‘Pride and Prejudice’ tells the tale of how the aloof Mr. Darcy came to be with the feisty Ms. Elizabeth…

With close reference to Buddhist scriptures, here are three interesting articles with the Buddha’s perspectives on the origin of humans…

Alternative Alice (2): What is Not Cat about the Cheshire Cat? Cheshire Cat: Which part of me is not like…

A dialogue inspired by the writing style of Lewis Carroll. I’ve been wanting to write a book called ‘The Alternative…

Based on the book, the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ movie reminds me of a phase of growing up that…

Only Buddhas, who are perfect teachers, do not require [constructive] criticism from their students. – Stonepeace What do you do…

A line from ‘Flash Forward’ session two goes — ‘It’s not fate versus free will; it’s fate and free will.’…

A friend came across these phrases in a Buddhist website — ‘Who is Buddha?’ and ‘Buddha’s teachings’. He asked whether…

A Tit for a Tat (123) Tit: Hey! Don’t lean on the train pole! Tat: Why not? Tit: It’s a…

In ‘Green Lantern: Secret Origin’ by Geoff Johns, Sinestro teaches Hal Jordan on how to use his power ring, which…

Here’s my Dharma interpretation of a song by Coldplay to share: A Message My song is love Love to the…

A young nephew didn’t understand the rationale of sharing, and became distressed when it was suggested to him that the…

A Tit for a Tat (122) Tit: Be responsible and put the extra fork you took back! Tat: You be…