Author: Shen Shián

I watched the above movie (Blood Ties) to gather points on popular misconceptions on what happens after death, for delivering…

‘King of Comedy’ (starring Stephen Chow) is the first movie that made me laugh till I cried till I had…

No one wants to be unhappy due to being greedy. Some might not know how to be content. Why not…

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A Tit for a Tat (49) Tit: If you meet someone exactly like you, would you like you? Tat: I’m…

A Tit for a Tat (48) Tit: Why is it that we seem more clear-minded that others? Tat: Is it…

Anicca… is the truth of impermanence. From the perspective of time, nothing is unchanging, while Nirvana is timeless. Dukkha… is…

Unless there is loving-kindness in our speech, it’s going to come out wrong. – Ayya Khema Unless there is loving-kindness…

Worldly friendship becomes truer friendship when it transforms to be spiritual friendship. – Stonepeace A colleague (who is a friend)…

‘…Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.’ – Stephen King Monsters…

Last evening was the second time I watched ‘A Full Bright Moon’ (Yilun Mingyue) – as the opening film of…

… I saw something in your eyes I’m sure Something in your eyes I wanted it for myself You and I…

Question: Is there a need to be a full-time vegetarian if I pay homage to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Dizang Pusa)? Am asking because…

Sharing the Dharma in person is great spiritual training for me. Through it, I learn to be more generous, patient…

TV drama serials (or soap operas), creative as they can be in their story arcs, are at times predictable –…

A Tit for a Tat (47) Tit: Tell me my character. Make it quick! Tat: Impatient! Tit: Not more than…

In the graphic novel version of ‘Kidnapped’ by Robert Louis Stevenson (adapted by Alan Grant, illustrated by Cam Kennedy), the…

In ‘Fables: Animal Farm’ by Bill Willingham et al, Weyland Smith fashions a key to help unlock Snow White’s shackle….

You sing yourself into this life. You live this life you sing. With what lyrics do you sing? With what…

From yesterday’s news, a headline (and sub-heading) reads – ‘A star to the end: (Michael) Jackson mourners kept waiting as…