Category: Books

(Thank you, Scorpio East, for the premiere tickets!) Though ‘Aftershock’ retells the terrible tragedy of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which…

I find it tough to review books – because to do so fairly is to read and digest them entirely,…

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The moral of Kafka’s short story ‘The Metamorphosis’ eluded me for some time. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Metamorphosis for outline) About the terror and…

From ‘A Spacious Path to Freedom: Practical Instructions on the Union of Mahamudra & Atiyoga’ by Karma Chagme, Commentary by…

Jehu [King of Israel] assembled all the people and said to them, “Ahab worshiped Baal a little; Jehu will worship him…

Which came first? The chicken or the egg? But the chicken is in the egg, But the egg is in…

From Robert Greene’s ‘The 48 Laws of Power’ is some counter-intuitive advice – ‘The key to picking a pocket is…

It is raining? Raining? Rain! No ‘it’. No ‘raining’. Just ‘rain’. Because there is no rainer, Because there is no…

Alternative Alice (3): Why Does the Cheshire Cat Grin? Alice: My Daddy told me to beware of those who smile…

I heard of a Mother who had a kid who was frightened about ghosts. She dismissed them, telling him that…

One of the most memorable films ever is a film in a film – in the movie ‘American Beauty’ called…

From ‘The Power and the Pain: Transforming Spiritual Hardship Into Joy’ by Andrew Holecek – There are teachers who proclaim…

I finished reading ”Becoming Enlightened’ by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins, PhD) a few…

‘Pride and Prejudice’ tells the tale of how the aloof Mr. Darcy came to be with the feisty Ms. Elizabeth…

Question: A temple is promoting beliefs that some Buddhas and Bodhisattvas protect people born in certain years. They have booklets…

Alternative Alice (2): What is Not Cat about the Cheshire Cat? Cheshire Cat: Which part of me is not like…

A dialogue inspired by the writing style of Lewis Carroll. I’ve been wanting to write a book called ‘The Alternative…

Based on the book, the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ movie reminds me of a phase of growing up that…

In the graphic novel ‘The Nobody’ by Jeff Lemire, a man arrives in a small town bandaged from head to…