Author: Shen Shián

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…

During the Pureland retreat today, I noticed that the old man in front of me didn’t chant about half of…

This review is also featured at http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,8390,0,0,1,0 http://www.sankaramovie.com Though the award-winning Sankara was the opening film of Singapore’s International Film…

I came across something interesting, from the book ‘Establishing Global Ethics’ by the recently deceased Master Sheng Yen, who presented…

From the movie ‘Fanboys’ is the dialogue below. The guys were planning to steal a copy of Star Wars Episode…

The following dialogue (from the movie ‘The Promotion’) took place when a couple hears a surreal semi-muted conversation about banjo-playing…

At night, the Moon shines with borrowed (reflected) light from the Sun. This day,* the Moon stole (blocked) the same…

I reviewed Coldplay’s ‘Strawberry Swing’ (from 2008’s bestselling album ‘Viva La Vida) before. (See first link below.) However, while watching…

A Tit for a Tat (36) Tit: He agitated me! Tat: How? Tit: By being agitated at me! Tat: For?…

On this Monday, let’s review the song ‘Blue Monday’. I used to say this – music artistes should never do…

Above is a video of Coldplay’s ‘Lost?’ (from the album ‘Viva La Vida’). Below are some of its lyrics. Just…

A Tit for a Tat (35) Tit: Just to let you know, in case you are losing patience with him……

A Tit for a Tat (34) Tit: That person called to ask some standard queries. Tat: What’s wrong with that?…

For supper last night, I reheated a prepacked naan using a microwave oven. To my shock, when it was ready,…

This life, this suffering, this Samsara, is nothing but a springboard to Pureland. Pureland is nothing but a springboard to…

Here is an analysis of the poll question ‘What Kind of Buddhist are You?’ As of today, the results are: 35%…