Category: Mix

21
Sep
2010

There is No Almighty Good Creator God

A friend confessed that he believes in the Buddhist teachings, while believing there is a creator God (which clashes with…

21
Sep
2010

Always Needs a Clean Up

A Tit for a Tat (165) Tit: Clean up the room now! Tat: Why? Tit: Because it’s messy! Tat: But…

21
Sep
2010

A Mistake is a Mistake

But a monk wrote the article! But so what? A mistake is a mistake. Poor editors don’t go enough for…

17
Sep
2010

Some Support Is Better Than None

A conversation via instant messaging… Wyi: http://www.veganburg.com Wya: Yup, I know about it, but I have not got time to visit…

17
Sep
2010

Can I Repent Again… and Again?

Question: If I have committed observe the Five Precepts but repeatedly break one of them despite having practised repentance, can…

17
Sep
2010

Buddhist View of Violence

Someone attending an interfaith event on violence emailed to as about the Buddhist perspective of the subject. This was my…

17
Sep
2010

Not What It Seems… Inside

From Wikipedia: ‘Thundereggs are rough spheres, most about the size of a baseball – though they can range from less…

16
Sep
2010

The Happy Buddhist Card

While chatting with friends on the ‘Agree to Disagree: Conversations on Conversion’ project (http://conversion.buddhists.sg) much earlier, I suggested doing something…

14
Sep
2010

Is Pureland Formless or Mind-Only?

There is some confusion recently as to whether Pureland is only in the mind. The below will clarify this, and…

03
Sep
2010

Good, Beta, Best

iPhone 4 has an antenna problem. iPhone 5 should be improved in that aspect. But will it have a new…

03
Sep
2010

Pink Elephant Now

A Tit for a Tat (164) Tit: Right now, there is a pink elephant in the room! Tat: … Tit:…

02
Sep
2010

Liar’s Paradox

A Tit for a Tat (163) Tit: Look! Says here – ‘This sentence is false’. Tat: That’s meaningless! Tit: Why?…

02
Sep
2010

Not a Reason to Abort

Q: Abortion is against the First Precept of not killing. But due to great advance in medical science, doctors are…

02
Sep
2010

Harder to Forget

A Tit for a Tat (162) Tit: He just told me to remind him to do that. But it’s forgetful him…

02
Sep
2010

Transformation by Power of Goodness

Y: I need to minimise my contact with him… to save my sanity, preserve myself, to prevent good vibes from…

25
Aug
2010

Happy Dharma Teachers’ Day

During the annual (early) Teacher’s Day lunch gathering organised by friends of Pureland Practice Fellowship on Sunday, which was quite…

24
Aug
2010

Right Focus at Work

A friend’s account: When I took up full-time Dharma work more than a decade ago, a friend warned me about…

24
Aug
2010

Is Dharma Work Easy?

A Dharma class participant asked me about the nature of doing full-time Dharma work. This is my summary…  How is…

24
Aug
2010

Which is the Real You?

When I visit some relatives semi regularly, I’m unfortunately not much of a conversation-maker in terms of small talk. I…

24
Aug
2010

A(n) (E)strange(d) Dream

A Tit for a Tat (161) Tit: I had a strange dream. Tat: What about? Tit: I can’t remember. Tat:…