Author: Shen Shián

Please don’t bluff yourself that you were listening to the Dharma with your eyes closed, when you don’t see yourself nodding…

If you do not learn the Dharma accordingly during a Dharma discussion session, you are being untrue to yourself and…

If the meanings of words are totally arbitrary, how can anyone communicate? Beware of those, who discuss the Dharma, using…

Your karma is [or ‘will be’] truly bad only when you take it badly, by not truly acknowledging your mistakes…

S: Sometimes, the most agreeable teacher is the worst [or least appropriate] – because you learn nothing new from him…

The gently humourous yet very touching official ‘Paradise’ video from Coldplay, which speaks of animal liberation. Worth a post in…

I’m interpreting ‘You’ve Got The Love’ by Florence + the Machine my way, with ‘Lord’ standing for Lord Buddha, and…

心不老实即行不老实。 老实至心即老实修行。 When the mind is not earnest [forthright; honest; frank; straightforward], the practice [action] is not earnest. When the…

A strange man gesticulating wildly, almost hitting some but never really, somewhat intimidating but not really. Seems a little mad…

Once a strand of hair falls off, it is totally disregarded, no longer cherished, even deemed as disgusting and useless….

Question: I am not very clear about equanimity as the last of the Four Immeasurable Minds. Does it mean being…

Question: How do I cultivate loving-kindness for someone I dislike? Answer: It helps to remember that just as you suffer from…

Question: I’m impatient who say ‘nonsense’ as I have a strong sense of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’. Answer: If you know what is…

A lesson learnt from ‘Anya’s Ghost’ by Vera Brosgol. There is an unseen ghost behind every seen or unseen ghost…

An unnerving passage by Steven Grant, in Warren Ellis’ ‘Scars’. ‘If they weren’t there and I saw them, there’s something drastically…

A cylinder seen from the top is just a circle, but just a rectangle when seen from the side. Only…

To fret over doing what has to be done many times before doing it is to suffer that many times…

May I be free from enmity and danger May I be free from mental suffering (e.g. fear, hatred, jealousy) May…

Struck me that Muhammad Ali’s boxing philosophy of ‘Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee’ seems somewhat aligned to…

A: When you lose something in, you gain something else. There’s always balance in life. S: Actually, it’s not always…