Author: Shen Shián

The above is Art Spiegelman’s ‘Synopsis’ of the human condition. This mortal life is as if a definite walk towards…

L: Steven Levitt said, ‘‎If you own a gun and have a swimming pool in the yard, the swimming pool is almost…

Though some might be harming you, they are harming themselves too – karmically. Which is why we should not just…

From Chester Brown’s ‘Paying for It’: Jealousy is natural, but that doesn’t mean that not feeling jealous is not natural….

S: Project Rebirth: Rediscover, Reflect & Recharge!… More than 60 have signed up for this round. For those who missed this,…

From ‘Divide “between religions, not religious and non-religious”‘ in The Straits Times on 6 September 2011: ‘Mr Lee (Kuan Yew), whose…

Gift of vegetarian mid-autumn mooncakes on teacher’s day from M & Y with post-it that says ‘法轮常转’ (May the wheel of the…

A genie appeared to three in a boat and granted each of them a wish. A: I want to go…

As the saying goes, ‘A little knowledge is a dangerous thing…’ So… let’s go for a lot of wisdom! Equation…

Too perfect for his liking? Too average for his liking? Too lousy for his liking? Why not aspire to be…

The sight of Zen is what you are seeing now – seen fully with mindfulness, without preconceptions. The sound of…

The Pretenders’ cover: ‘You’re so f*cking special… I wish I was special.’ So sang Radiohead in ‘Creep’. Don’t mistaken wanting the…

A Tit for a Tat (333) Tit: Why haven’t you done it yet? Tat: Because it is so easy to…

Q: Why do the Angry Birds hurl themselves at others? A: Because when you’re angry, you become irrational, hurting yourself…

A Tit for a Tat (332) Tet: Isn’t it okay to kill animals for food if they are rendered unconscious…

A Tit for a Tat (331) Tat: If you became bald, would you wear a wig or hat? Tit: Er… A…

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it…

The Buddha taught, ‘Even if low-down criminals should cut you limb from limb with a double-handled saw, if you filled…

Because cat-lovers love stray cats, they are increasingly neutered by them, so as to save them from being culled. Because…

Good to be wary of those who hesitate to exercise their moral responsibility, by playing safe and sticking to the…