Author: Shen Shián

The map is not the territory. – Alfred Korzybski Some employees are too free, and so have ample time to…

Perfect goodness (universal compassion) based upon perfect truth (universal wisdom) leads to perfect beauty (universal magnificence) – in the form…

Want the latest handphone? Want the newest car? Want the limited edition? Want the special model? Less you want, and…

Karma can mutate, along with viruses. Disease pervades Samsara as long as it is not a Pureland. To end plagues…

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Just because a chain is old, doesn’t mean it is…

Layers upon layers of shops at the new Ion Orchard mall. Even the American guy behind exclaimed – ‘Look at…

Yet another example of the countless commercial abuses of the word ‘Zen’.  In fact, a case of double abuse –…

< Dust of the X-Men An SMS conversation with a friend: Sophie: Monday… Arghhh… Shi’an: How about this… Monday might…

Here are some lyrics in part from Moby’s bittersweet song ‘Slipping Away’ from his album ‘Hotel’: Open to everything happy…

In the movie ‘Murderer’, the protagonist model detective suffers from lapses in memory (due to an injury and another reason…

The haunting song ‘I Believe’ from ‘Tears for Fears’… I was ‘bristling’ somewhat when I first heard it years ago….

‘A cheerfully likeable manifesto for lifestyle change.’ – Guardian ‘A liberating and wry take on the treadmill of modern life.’…

I used to wonder why most movies featuring Buddhist monks show them going astray – at some point… Then it…

Here is an aT4aT contributed by fellow vegan reader Louche. It’s probably the briefest so far, yet super punchy! Thanks!…

Hi readers, you know… moonpointer.com is meant to be Buddhist blog community, though over the years, there are few contributors….

In ‘The Brave and the Bold: The Lords of Luck’ by Mark Waid et al, ‘The Book of Destiny‘ from…

Am recalling some of the songs I grew up with… Above is the video for ‘You Only Tell Me You…

When I was younger, during my adolescent years, there was a period of time, which felt like two years, when…

< click to enlarge Received a rather uplifting email… “Dear Mr. Shen, I am a translator and currently I am…

The end lines of ‘Batman: Night Cries’ by Archie Goodwin and Scott Hampton read: ‘In the night, he listens. “Two…