Author: Shen Shián

Q: What’s your take on organ donations upon death? Some are against transplants in the first place, saying this is against…

I had an email query on what the Buddha advised on financial management. The simplest answer that came to mind…

A friend, despite being a movie buff, often falls asleep while watching DVDs that feature slower movies. Because he falls…

Met up with a rather old friend last night for dinner and chat. As he’s between jobs and since it’s…

Ding: For goodness sake, ditch those torn cargo pants!  Dong: Why? They can be patched. Reduces wastage of resources! Ding:…

Tit: Why does the Buddha image have blue hair? Tat: It symbolises the blue light of universal compassion that radiated…

Riff: Look at that poorly painted picture of the Buddha! Raff: What picture? Riff: That one! Raff: What Buddha? Riff:…

Hee: I wanna eat something special for dinner. Haw: But where is something special? Hee: I don’t know. Haw: And…

Woo: Look at the kid! She’s so irritating!  Hoo: Don’t look then. Woo: Huh? Hoo: Unless you are looking to…

Q: We’re working on our 2553 Spiritual Journal. Need to check with you the meaning of 2553 on the Buddhist calendar cos…

Though what they do not understand as yet is as it totally irrelevant to them now, what they do not…

Me: You’ll find me weird… only if you don’t understand me. He: But what if you still seem weird after…

Ti: Why is she doing so little? Shouldn’t she do as much as us to help? Gi: Well, she’s just…

An interesting question was raised during a recent class – ‘Is it okay to feel gratitude for the meat we…

The Stuff of Monsters I must admit I’m pretty fascinated by monster lore – not so much because the creatures…

Me: I see you are wearing ‘Transitions’ eyeglasses. He: Yes. Me: Seems like a good idea… auto-tinting when it gets…

The Meaning of Meaning Zeph doesn’t consider himself a very ‘deep’ person. But he recognises that he contemplates on stuff…

In the backdrop story of the movie ‘Cape No. 7′ set in the post WWII era, a Japanese man leaves…

A friend texted me a question – ‘How to have compassion for terrorists?’ He was asking about the recent Mumbai…

My Macbook’s power supply unit stopped working suddenly. It didn’t trouble me as much as it made me curious as…