Mentioned this in class recently – that one of the most amazing things in the world, is that even when we see others around us die, we still tend to think we ourselves will not die! Yet, death happens to everyone, unless we realise deathlessness in this life. Amituofo 轮回路险， 无常迅速。 老实念佛，...

NY Adventure 47: Fountain A witty cartoon behind an art book at the Met. Here is my haiku for it… The fountain  The fountain’s behind The fountained  For more on Duchamp’s Fountain,...

The art of (re)defining art itself, which is possible as it is empty of any fixed...

Playing with the shapes and colours of ideas. Good books are windows, that offer new ways to...

What does not happen now is not karmically meant to now. What does happen now does not determine your response...

There is no need to worry about our dark side if we keep going towards the light of truthfulness and kindness (i.e. wisdom and...

In a physically expanding universe, may we find our spiritual bearings within, and to be liberated...

There were interesting detailed studies done on the links between birthmarks and past life memories by Dr Ian Stevenson from Virginia University: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Reincarnation_and_Biology_Intersect  That said, various birthmarks can be due to various causes...

Everything is something to us, that we relate with our greed or generosity, hatred or compassion, delusion or truth…. Choose...

Almost everything we do or not do bear some risks. The point is to take calculated risks, as we advance towards our goals. Remember that inaction is risky too – sometimes more risky than not risking at...