Category: Books
More broadly, ‘Are we wise enough to know how deluded we are?’ The only way to know is to be…
Three books on our present post-truth era, reminding us of the timeless value of observing the Fourth Precept against false…
As afflictions (烦恼) from (physical) pain (痛) and (mental) suffering (苦) arise from the three poisons (三毒) of transient greed…
The Buddha didn’t word it exactly that way. However, indeed, we don’t even truly own our ‘selves’ in terms of…
In the end, the Dharma is about purifying our perception to develop perfect wisdom (by seeing form/emptiness properly), and about…
A truth as a fantastic book title: YOU are the placebo. To be more accurate: YOU are YOUR placebo.
A book on the history and ‘anatomy’ of books, with direct labelling of its parts. More pictures at https://www.facebook.com/shen.shian/posts/10154398442424001 https://www.facebook.com/shen.shian/posts/10154398445709001
But when pain is unbearable, there is this supreme remedy for blissful healing, as can be seen at http://purelanders.com/2016/01/13/how-to-handle-pain-with-nianfo
Another funny page from the book mentioned in the previous post. This one is on how indulgence in so-called ‘mindfulness’…
Another hilarious Ladybird satire book. This page is a take on non-genuine loving-kindness – in imagined thought only; not in…
Hilarious Ladybird satire series. This one on the hipster phenomenon. Check out the ‘nostalgic sub-trending’ bicycle bar moustache. Why struggle…
Will continue to disrupt delusion with Dharma education! It’s either to become wiser or to remain deluded. We must keep…
A fabulous selection of German fables with a fabulous title. Here’s one fable for laughs.
Reading this public library book to educate myself not to be ‘spinfluenced’ (influenced by the spin of any propaganda). Have…
The ‘Middle Path’ between existentialism and essentialism: ‘… existence precedes essence, which precedes existence, which precedes essence…’ – #Stonepeace
Guess what? It’s not so black and white, the nature of black and white. (From Chipp Kidd’s ‘Go: A Kidd’s…
A Review of ‘Eat Like You Care: An Examination of the Morality of Eating Animals’ by Gary L. Francione &…
Am experimenting with a lazy yet paradoxically disciplined way of writing a novel… by writing snippets weekly. It’s lazy because…
‘The Art Of Thinking Clearly’ by Rolf Dobelli is quite a thought-provoking treat, offering 99 reflections backed up by studies…
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