Category: Mix

Do you see the big picture? no no no… not that big picture on the wall, but the real big…

One of the methods to ‘combine’ Pure Land and Zen practice is that the one who practise mindfulness of Amituofo’s (Amitabha…

From a Facebook discussion, a friend got this reply from his friend when he said he’s going to learn what…

To my aghast, I once heard a monk say that the path of attaining Nirvana is like pushing a button…

A Tit for a Tat (174) Tit: I cringe whenever I hear his bad English! Tat: I cringe whenever you…

A Tit for a Tat (173) Tit: I’m very mindful. I never accidentally kill a single ant when I do…

I found this re-blogged on another blog: Be careful when you sing a song of broken love, a song of…

Seeing an old man walking slowly, holding up the walkway, I hope I will never hold anyone up similarly. Yet,…

There is a tension between learning and expressing, between internalising and ‘externalising’. There is so much to learn, while there…

What happens if a religion insists that it is the only true religion? How is inter-religious harmony to be upheld…

Buddhist Views on Cat-Neutering 从佛教观点谈为猫绝育 The below email dialogue with a fellow reader is about the ethics of neutering cats to…

Oscar Wilde said that ‘Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six…

The ushnisha refers to the protuberance on the crown of the Buddha. It is one of the 32 special physical…

Question: Why do some say it is not advisable for the pregnant to visit wakes? Answer: This is probably in…

Again, yet another random lesson from Taiji class: Getting the perfect move and pose is difficult at first but you…

Yet another random lesson from Taiji class: Taiji is ultimately about fluid movement; not rigid postures, even as we learn…

Another random lesson from Taiji class: To master Taiji faster, forget all your preconceptions… and even doubts, and accept the…

A random lesson from Taiji class: Never straighten or bend your arm totally in defense. When you give leeway to…

Question: According to Buddhism, there are five cosmic orders or processes (niyamas) which operate in the universe as follows: 1….

Question: While the three spheres (of self, other and connecting action) are interdependent of each other, how does emptiness come…