Category: Mix

24
Aug
2010

Water or Dirt’s Fault?

A Tit for a Tat (160) Tit: Look! You’re leaving dirty footprints all over! Tat: That’s because you’re making the…

23
Aug
2010

Why Mediums are Not Hosts of the Enlightened

If mediums who claim to ‘summon’ Bodhisattvas and Buddhas can really do so, then these enlightened ones should start the…

18
Aug
2010

Why Are There Leftovers?

A Tit for a Tat (159) Tit: I wonder why buffet meals tend to have leftovers. Tat: Maybe it’s because…

18
Aug
2010

A Lesser Known Truth About Tulkus

Truth be told, with all due respect to all great Tulkus, many Tulkus (recognised reborn Buddhist masters or students) still…

17
Aug
2010

Accent of No Accent

A Tit for a Tat (158) Tit: I don’t like her accent. Tat: But you have one too! Tit: I…

10
Aug
2010

Who is Responsible?

A Tit for a Tat (157) Tit: Why are you so irresponsible? Why do you keep making me angry? Tat:…

10
Aug
2010

Do You Really Need It?

A Tit for a Tat (156) Tit: My iPhone’s screen is too small. Tat: So? Tit: I need an iPad!…

10
Aug
2010

‘Lots’ of Advice

Q: Some Buddhists like to cast lots, e.g. at Guanyin temples. Are these lots’ words from Guanyin Bodhisattva? A: There…

02
Aug
2010

Please Learn Well… Before It’s Too Late

A fool, even though he is associated with a wise man all his life, does not understand the Dhamma, just…

02
Aug
2010

Passive Acceptance of Karma?

Some espouse this idea – ‘…他是真的欺骗我们,我们随他…’ (If they really bully or cheat us, we let them do it.) The idea…

02
Aug
2010

Not My Place

It struck me that the occasional ant that crawls by my office desk is not a bother… Because I don’t…

02
Aug
2010

Being Truthful at Work

Q: If my boss asks me to comment on a colleague’s work, should I tell the truth, when I know…

02
Aug
2010

Stamping Feet

The girl standing, chatting with her friend at the bus-stop stamps her feet once a while, because ants crawl up…

02
Aug
2010

Same Old Dishes

It’s quite scary, when I find myself ordering the same old dishes, as I did the last time I was…

02
Aug
2010

Being Contactable

I’m reminded that it is good to leave my email address when I comment online… so that I can receive…

02
Aug
2010

Minor Suffering from Killing?

Q: I have tried to avoid the killing of insects but realise that this is impossible. I therefore consider that…

26
Jul
2010

What Crap?

A Tit for a Tat (155) Tit: I don’t like the world generally. Tat: Why? Tit: Because it is crappy….

26
Jul
2010

Remote Controlled Universe?

The HP printer at home starts printing pictures mysteriously, from apparently ‘nowhere’. How does it do that? Via my iPhone’s…

26
Jul
2010

Of Nirvana & Samsara

Q: I have always thought that the Buddha’s Parinirvana was the end and that he would not be subjected to…

26
Jul
2010

Does Truth Hurts?

Q: We continue to have delusions, and fail to see the truth, because the truth hurts. A: This is why…