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Wandering Thought #7: Worth If you sum up the worthiness of others (such as their contributions and suggestions) rashly and…
Wandering Thought #6: Meaning If you have something meaningful and appropriate to say, say it… as it betters lives. If…
Wandering Thought #5: Fortune Why should our bad fortune be also others’? Why should others suffer because we do? Why…
Wandering Thought #4: Constraints Before wondering why others are not more understanding towards our constraints, may we be understanding…
Wandering Thought #3: Pleasant We can ignore unpleasant people, situations and things for a while, but we can’t ignore the ripening…
Wandering Thought #2: Wrong Paradoxically, there is nothing wrong with being wrong… only as long as you have realised what went…
Wandering Thought #1: Denial ‘He was so right so how can he be so wrong as described [accurately]?!’ This is the…
Works if there is a password. Works even if there was no password! Works better if there is no password!
In Marcus Aurelius’ ‘Meditations’: ‘Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how…
Overheard… Guy: What is your criteria for an ideal boyfriend. Gal: Height is important, with a good sense of humour….
Having a ‘balanced mind’ does not mean never taking sides; it is to have no particular attachment or aversion, but…
From Buddhanet: Following the Buddha’s example, ‘Buddhist monks always completely shave their head, [moustache] and beard, showing their commitment to…
Impermanence doesn’t mean things have to disintegrate or decay right in front of your eyes. The ephemeral nature of things…
Someone ever said to me that the amount of time and money spent on this small inches of our bodies;…
With increasing use of plastic surgery due to attachment to the so-called ‘importance’ of looks, I’m predicting the reverse to…
There is this half-bridge-half-ramp structure at the Toa Payoh train station underpass. It is a monument ‘celebrating’ witlessness. For some…
Am always interested in hearing how the man on the street philosophises. I overheard a poor philosophical argument during lunch from the…
Hurricane Sandy Typhoon Haiyan Cyclone Cleopatra Wrathful ‘ladies’ gone with the wind, despite their indelible harm, or will the hurt…
She said her main Dharma practice is based on Bodhicitta. Yet she can’t agree on animal liberation, non-animal-testing and working…
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