Author: Shen Shián
Wandering Thought #9: Cowardice Over-defensiveness becomes a form of cowardice – by not being brave enough to face the truth…
Wandering Thought #8: Names When a discussion turns to calling of names, it is not the one who doesn’t retort…
Wandering Thought #7: Worth If you sum up the worthiness of others (such as their contributions and suggestions) rashly and…
Wandering Thought #6: Meaning If you have something meaningful and appropriate to say, say it… as it betters lives. If…
Wandering Thought #5: Fortune Why should our bad fortune be also others’? Why should others suffer because we do? Why…
Wandering Thought #4: Constraints Before wondering why others are not more understanding towards our constraints, may we be understanding…
Wandering Thought #3: Pleasant We can ignore unpleasant people, situations and things for a while, but we can’t ignore the ripening…
Wandering Thought #2: Wrong Paradoxically, there is nothing wrong with being wrong… only as long as you have realised what went…
Wandering Thought #1: Denial ‘He was so right so how can he be so wrong as described [accurately]?!’ This is the…
Works if there is a password. Works even if there was no password! Works better if there is no password!
Happy to be invited to pen this for issue #300 of 佛友咨询 (For You). Wow! The magazine is 25 years…
My offered re-translation: 新阿大 New for the eldest 旧阿二 Old for the second 破阿三 Torn for the third 补阿四 Patched…
An unfortunate case… Amituofo… Yes indeed… Mindfulness is needed for real happiness. (And mindfulness of Amituofo leads to Ultimate Bliss.)
S: Vegan pesto pasta offering to the Buddha before lunch. C: Are you kidding? S: Real, offered and eaten thereafter. C: Ohh! S: There…
Super Short Story #335: Brilliance He thought it was going to be a supernova, some superstar, when he saw what…
Super Short Story #334: Holiday He decided to take a holiday from the usual holiday, by going on an actual…
Super Short Story #333: Scare He thanked instead of scolding her, for the truly unexpected ‘scare’ — her sudden…
Super Short Story #332: Bird He hears a neighbourhood bird who sings only at night. A bird whose distinct song…
Neighbour: Last night, I had a horrible stuffy feeling about my throat after dinner. Me: Was it heartburn? Neighbour: Am…
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