Category: Environmentalism

01
Dec
2009

Big Changes Start Small

From http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC091123-0000166/Online-Only—Change-the-world-one-meal-at-a-time : I refer to “Go meatless one day a week“ (TODAYonline, Nov 22). It might seem that refraining…

16
Nov
2009

Already in the End of Days Before 2012?

Fren: Watched the movie ‘2012’ – finally the world comes to an end! Gren: We are already living in the…

17
Aug
2009

Get a Better Bag

I’m very grateful to this bag, which was sent by friend from France along with some organic vegan foodstuffs a…

12
Aug
2009

From Today, Vote Thrice a Day

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eKYyD14d_0 The documentary movie ‘Food Inc.’ has many important messages indeed, though vegetarians and vegans might be disappointed that…

03
Aug
2009

Layers Upon Layers

Layers upon layers of shops at the new Ion Orchard mall. Even the American guy behind exclaimed – ‘Look at…

31
Jul
2009

Is this Review ‘Enough’?

‘A cheerfully likeable manifesto for lifestyle change.’ – Guardian ‘A liberating and wry take on the treadmill of modern life.’…

12
Jun
2009

Caring for Beyond Seven Generations

We try to make efforts to buy as much eco-friendly products as possible, even though the costs of some are…

29
May
2009

How Clean is Meat?

A colleague was urging another colleague to give up pork by claiming that pigs eat everything and anything, including their…

12
May
2009

A Magical Story about Caring for the Earth

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12
May
2009

Do You Win When You Lose?

In ‘Timbuktu’ by Paul Auster (illustrated by Julia Goschke for an abridged graphic novel), the author explores human homelessness via…

11
May
2009

‘My’ Countless Cars

Friend: I read your recent article about ’small & big cars’ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thedailyenlightenment-realisation/message/358). Sometimes its ‘difficult’ to practise the Dharma. For example,…

10
May
2009

Review of ‘Gratitude to Earth & Earthlings’

The yellow posters can be seen at www.moonpointer.com/vege

07
May
2009

Gratitude to Earth & Earthlings

Related Article: https://moonpointer.com/new/2009/05/gratitude-to-earth-earthlings

05
May
2009

Gratitude to Earth & Earthlings

Hi Moonpointer friends, I’ll be there almost throughout the whole exhibition. If you come by, say hi! Amituofo

26
Apr
2009

Waiting for Aliens to Save Us?

Yesterday, I took a brisk walk through the Vesak @ Orchard food fair. To my great disappointment, the organisation was…

29
Mar
2009

Do You Owe the Earth An Hour?

Sadhu to those all over the world who participated in Earth Hour. May all be mindful of the importance of…

25
Mar
2009

Four Problems with an Everyday Sight

The photo above shows a man holding a pack of branded toilet paper rolls placed in a plastic bag. Here…

08
Mar
2009

The Personification of a Rorschach Test

In the ‘Watchmen’ graphic novel and movie, is an intriguing vigilante character called Rorschach. Yes, you guessed it – his…

07
Mar
2009

Are You Heeding the 6th Buddha’s Advice Yet?

The 17th Karmapa’s Kagyu office produced an impressive booklet called ‘Guidelines for Mitigating Climate Change’. I received it via email…

05
Feb
2009

You : Critical Mass

The initial critical mass needed for creating the actual critical mass is just one person – why not you? –…