Author: Shen Shián

Co-founder of Moonpointer.com
17
Jun
2009

1 of the 10,000 Things

I was chatting with a monk when he made a funny remark. He said, as roughly translated from Chinese, ‘One…

16
Jun
2009

Terminators ‘R’ Us?

The Terminator saga, as most would know, is about the anthropomorphism and demonisation of high technology. It is a series…

16
Jun
2009

Customer Service to Absent Customers

We asked for a table for 2 and were directed to a square table designed for 2. Shortly after, a…

16
Jun
2009

Create the Conditions!

A friend said, “I think I might have found the reason why Buddhism can’t spread as far and wide &…

14
Jun
2009

Not Very Gracious

A Tit for a Tat (12) Tit: You’re not very gracious – never apologising for your mistakes! Tat: You’re not…

12
Jun
2009

Get TDE 3 Online & Offline!

‘The Daily Enlightenment 3: Reflections for Practising Buddhists’ is now available free at Singapore’s Awareness Place at Bras Basah Complex…

12
Jun
2009

Not ‘My’ Fault?

A Tit for a Tat (11) Tit: Hey! You misspelled ‘mispelled’! Tat: Hey! Not me! I saw you erase an…

11
Jun
2009

Only For Now

A Tit for a Tat (10) Tit: Are you too full for this great snack? Tat: For now. Tit: Too…

10
Jun
2009

Only When I Lose My ‘Self’

From the chorus of ‘Only When I Lose Myself’ by Depeche Mode: ‘It’s only when I lose myself in someone…

10
Jun
2009

Stranger than L’Étranger?

Inspired by the existentialist novel, The Outsider (L’Étranger) by Albert Camus: Sometimes we remark that someone is strange, as if…

09
Jun
2009

A Wonderful Smile

Despite the reflection, I snapped this picture of a Buddha image through the display window of an antique and furniture…

08
Jun
2009

Is Suffering Necessary?

Some interesting quotes below to share from ‘Stillness Speaks’ by Eckhart Tolle. The book’s ideas are not totally about Buddhism,…

08
Jun
2009

Demonisation of the Demonic

In the movie ‘Blood: The Last Vampire’, it was suggested to Saya (the half-vampire human) by her teacher that (vampirical)…

08
Jun
2009

From a Collector to a Picker

After collecting about a dozen ‘Batman Black & White’ statues, which are released periodically into the market, I decided to…

08
Jun
2009

Our Seamless World

Because ‘I’ am part of this world, Because ‘I’ am interconnected with this world, Because ‘I’ am seamless with this…

08
Jun
2009

The Middle Way of Meditation Cushions

Not too hard or it would be painful Not to soft or it would be sagging Not too high or…

06
Jun
2009

Depends on How You Read Reality

A Tit for a Tat (9) Tit: Do you think my sms reply was okay? Tat: Well, it depends on…

06
Jun
2009

Electronic Bad Faith

A Tit for a Tat [8] Tit: Oh… how convenient it is, to communicate through email, to let others take their…

06
Jun
2009

How to Be Truly Confident

True confidence arises only when one becomes one with the true/truth.* – Stonepeace * Total confidence is attained by realising…

04
Jun
2009

Face Your Past for a Better Future

Haunted by ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past’ ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past’ is about a fickle guy, who is so scrooge-ly with…