Category: Mix

Q: If one is reborn as an animal, say an ant, how would the ant be able to practise the…

A student asked a Zen Master, ‘If I work very hard, how long will it take for me to realise…

A reason why I write a lot is to record my ideas to share with others, and even myself. If…

Q: I was not aware that the purpose of life is to realise True Happiness (via enlightenment). I thought all along…

Q: How do I convince my father to observe the Five Precepts, when they don’t ‘buy’ karma readily? A: The…

You are what you do. A butterfly flutters by. What are you doing now? From urbandictionary.com, ‘the original name of…

These ideas came to mind on which leadership model to use for Buddhist organisations… 1. We should use the Dharma…

A God-believing guest speaker mentioned something interesting but illogical at a Buddhism and Science seminar. He said that because there…

Language is an interesting tool. As much as it expresses, it can also limit… when words seem to be in…

The girl pushing the Dim Sum cart in the food court has seen us many times, as we are here…

For the very first time, I became genuinely apprehensive of a Dharma class being oversized due to space constraints and…

A Tit for a Tat (154) Tit: Haha! You look so red in the sun! Tat: Is it? I thought…

Ironically, it is sometimes harder to encourage old friends, especially those I had not come in contact for some time,…

A Tit for a Tat (153) Tit: You seem to know a lot. Tat: I don’t really. Tit: But you…

Q: A friend said that when he prays to the Buddha or Guanyin Bodhisattva, they can’t answer his question, whereas…

This is a follow-up article to https://moonpointer.com/new/2010/07/cause-for-alarm : If everyone is complacent (upon hearing a fire alarm), it is dangerous….

A Tit for a Tat (152) Tit: Maybe you keep drinking coffee because you are addicted to caffeine. Tat: I’m…

If There Is No Self, Who Owns My Karma? Just as there are thoughts without a thinker, there is karma…

Q: I read online that Maitreya and Baha’u’llah are the same person. Is this true? A: No. According to Buddhism,…

Q: Is the rearing of child spirits (such as aborted babies or those who died prematurely) a Buddhist practice? A:…