Author: Shen Shián

Whenever I got bumped into by unmindful and unapologetic pedestrians in the past, the natural tendency was to give rise…

A friend asked me a couple of interesting questions. I thought I would share them with their answers here –…

It is partly due to the ‘endless’ clinging to self-delusion, to constant wondering about the nature of the ‘self’, which…

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Just out of the printing house is ‘The Daily Enlightenment 3’. Look out for news of its launch in TDE…

Shortly before the screening of ‘Handsome Suit’ this year was ‘Penelope’ last year – another real gem of a movie…

This amazing movie is just 83 minutes long, but is nothing short of incredible. It is one of the few…

To date, Swine Flu has killed over 80 in Mexico, while there are at least 20 confirmed cases in US…

The above billboard gives a hint of the heavy marketing for ‘Angels & Demons’, the prequel of ‘The DaVinci Code’…

In the plot of the movie ‘Ploy’, the characters seem to live their interconnected dreams as alternate but believable realities,…

If a chubby child, who already should have had his fill cries for more and refuses to stop, what do…

A moment frozen in time with no trick photography. This is the ghostly world I ‘see’, with the abstract exactness…

The battery in the clock runs flat before you know it, before you are prepared for it, before you learn…

Here’s a re-telling of a Jataka Tale, with additional commentary at the end… Once upon a time, the Bodhisattva (future…

Capital Tower* catching the setting sun, glowing like a pillar of gold. Reminds me of Amituofo, that supreme beacon of…

A Tit for a Tat (7) Tit: (Closing windows) Woah! What strong winds tonight! (Opening windows a few minutes later)…

Thank goodness that we can only have one thought at a time. Imagine if 84,000 thoughts assault you at the…

Logo: The golden rays represent Amitabha Buddha’s light of compassion shining via his 48 great vows, which radiate in all…

A colleague I sat near apologised for her work desk being messy. I grinned and replied that it doesn’t matter,…

Pic: Which is scarier – a grinning Cheshire Cat or a scowling one? I saw two stationary stray cats gazing…