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An important article I once wrote, resent for April 2012’s issue of ‘For You Information’ magazine – The Importance of…

Below is an extended note to a sub-editor who sent a piece of my writing to a second editor, who…

A: My child asked if I regret giving birth to her. How do I respond? S: You should never say…

L: Hi, you mentioned a few times that you had some doubts and questions about life some time ago, and…

Mama, ooh, I don’t want to die. I sometimes wish I’d never been born at all. – Bohemian Rhapsody A…

If a tree falls in a forest, and no one is there to hear it, is there a sound? Is…

‘If it’s true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?’ So says…

L: Is the so-called Buddha boy in Nepal really ‘Buddha’ or ‘Buddha-to-be’? Q: According to a report, a French journalist…

E: Perhaps, what Prince Siddhartha’s (the Buddha-to-be) Father did was right! Provided him only with the best of best things…

As few will tell us our faults, even if they are obvious to them, we need to increase mindfulness of…

Received another bank’s telemarketer call to offer their loan services. To save his time, I swiftly said, ‘No thanks –…

If you think you are enlightened, you should know you are not – because enlightenment is the knowing of everything,…

Do all roads lead to Rome? If they do, any road will do? Some roads lead in circles. Some roads…

Those attached to living well, who have aversion to death, might forget that death is always eventual, that death can…

This is the best Facebook joke I came across in a while – in Facebook. If you don’t get it,…

The above is a 1995 photo by a school senior. This was how the library of Singapore Polytechnic Buddhist Society…

A friend remarked, ‘It is depressing to know that many suffer from depression.’ This is surely nothing to joyous over,…

The below are common questions that some Dharma students might have, based on hypothetical scenarios: Q: What if a family member…

A: Someone wants to meet me. B: For what purpose? A: The purpose is not clear. B: There is no…

Note: In case any reader is in the category of (1) and/or (2) below, please note that this article does not…