Author: Shen Shián

Struck me that Elmo is the opposite of Emo! Emo: One who has negative emotions often. Elmo: One who has…

I had requested feedback from a recently completed class: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/07/understanding-amituofo-via-the-amitabha-sutra-8th-run This is a part of what I received, a nice commemorative Amituofo coin…

It is difficult to find a song that expresses your current thinking and feelings exactly, that is the song in…

Does how fickle you are in changing your favourite love song reflect how fickle you are about love itself?

The Paradox of Strife: Sometimes, when you push yourself, you will breakthrough. How do you know you can outdo yourself…

An acquaintance P sent me this: ‘I saw J today. He looks so frail and weak and I think his…

The Group Vs Sole Survivor Paradox: Players are expected to be loyal to their teams, while expected to betray individuals,…

A paradox of horror flicks: The victims are also the hero(ines), who despite being very afraid, are also very brave….

Last night, at NUS Buddhist Society’s camp at Cheng Beng Buddhist Society, I conducted the most detailed Groundhog Day Dharma@Cinema…

She kept saying she didn’t get the joke. But there was no joke in the first place – which is…

A paradoxical thought came to mind – ‘My instincts frequently tell me not to always trust my instincts.’ So… do…

A special present with a thank you card from a student from this class that ended last Sunday: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/07/understanding-amituofo-via-the-amitabha-sutra-8th-run Under the…

In the movie ‘Tokyo Sonata’, there is dissonance, hidden tension in a family, between every member of the family… that drives…

末法末法，人末法不末。 正法正法，人正法自正。 ~ 石子 Dharma Ending Age, Dharma Ending Age… It is in the humans that the Dharma ends, the…

It’s natural for the less spiritualistic to be more materialistic… because that seems all there is, that is fulfilling to…

Meritocracy sounds fair at first – the idea that may the ones who work the hardest shine, but the truth is,…

轮回路险，生生世世， 反目成仇，反仇成目。 何不大家厌离娑婆，欣求极乐， 与诸上善人，俱会一处， 修菩萨道，共成佛道？ 阿弥陀佛！ The rounds of rebirth are dangerous. From life to life, love becomes hate, hate…

The above is Faith Yang’s (楊乃文) song ‘Proof’ (證據). The video depicts mildly voodoo-ish scenes, and the words sing of…

These are some scenes from lesson #9 of this 10-lesson class: http://thedailyenlightenment.com/2011/07/understanding-amituofo-via-the-amitabha-sutra-8th-run at Buddha of Medicine Welfare Society. The class is practising…

Came across a scriptural quote for the moonpointer analogy: 修多罗教，如标月指， 若复见月，了知所标毕竟非月， 一切如来种种言说开示菩萨，亦复如是。 ~ 圆觉经 Sutras’ teachings are like the finger…