Category: Mix

24
Mar
2010

Another Way to Grab

A Tit for a Tat (123) Tit: Hey! Don’t lean on the train pole! Tat: Why not? Tit: It’s a…

22
Mar
2010

Why Share At All?

A young nephew didn’t understand the rationale of sharing, and became distressed when it was suggested to him that the…

22
Mar
2010

You Be Responsible!

A Tit for a Tat (122) Tit: Be responsible and put the extra fork you took back! Tat: You be…

22
Mar
2010

We’ll Never Know?

A Tit for a Tat (121) Tit: Why didn’t you finish reading the book? Tat: I read only the parts…

22
Mar
2010

O$P$?: Should Those Who Owe Us Pay?

Q: If a friend owes me money but says she is not able to pay me back because of financial…

22
Mar
2010

One Vow Needed

Q: As Amitabha Buddha has 48 vows and Medicine Buddha has 12 vows, when one practises either teaching, must he…

22
Mar
2010

A Better Place Available

S took a cursory glance at some alternative seats at the centre, where there is a full-house Dharma talk about…

22
Mar
2010

To Reserve Seats or Not

A somewhat funny text exchange with a friend yesterday: E: Can you help me reserve two seats – for me…

16
Mar
2010

Not Real Either

A Tit for a Tat (120) Tit: Look! You have a little tummy! Tat: No worries… It’s not real. Tit:…

16
Mar
2010

Everyone Should Come

A Tit for a Tat (119) Tit: Those who should come most to Dharma lessons tend not to come. Tat:…

16
Mar
2010

Like C.S.I.

A Tit for a Tat (118) Tit: Why are some criminals in crime dramas (like C.S.I.) so clumsy? Tat: Huh?…

16
Mar
2010

Feel at Home in Samsara?

A Tit for a Tat (117) Tit: I don’t feel that I belong! Tat: Belong where? Tit: Here – in…

16
Mar
2010

Who is Attached?

A Tit for a Tat (116) Tit: I heard of a monk who had been using a set of prayer…

16
Mar
2010

Will You Remember?

A Tit for a Tat (115) Tit: Please read it okay? Tat: Okay. Tit: Will you really read it? Tat:…

15
Mar
2010

More or Less a Haiku?

Less is more Les is mor Lesismor

15
Mar
2010

To Lend Money or Not

A Tit for a Tat (114) Tit: Should I lend money to him? Tat: I wouldn’t lend a huge amount…

15
Mar
2010

Why Look at the Time?

A Tit for a Tat (113) Tit: Why look at the time if you don’t know how long to cook…

15
Mar
2010

Your Karma is Yours

A Tit for a Tat (112) Tit: Yikes! This fruit is too sour for me! Tat: It’s just nice for…

15
Mar
2010

Strange Cab Phenomenon?

A Tit for a Tat (111) Tit: When I’m not looking for a cab, there would be available. But when…

10
Mar
2010

Two Monks Too Different

Thus have I heard, the below poignant and hilarious accounts are based on actual concurrent incidents… The old abbot of…