Category: Mix

25
Jul
2009

How Buddha Mindfulness Helps Meditation

I became serious in my Pureland practice after attending classes and doing in-depth research into the subject. For a couple…

22
Jul
2009

Humbled by the Humble

At night, the Moon shines with borrowed (reflected) light from the Sun. This day,* the Moon stole (blocked) the same…

20
Jul
2009

Lousy Boss Karma

An associate of my boss called me today. He was supposed to meet my boss and the latter was supposed…

20
Jul
2009

Doubly Unfounded Agitation

A Tit for a Tat (36) Tit: He agitated me! Tat: How? Tit: By being agitated at me! Tat: For?…

19
Jul
2009

We’re All Mental!

A Tit for a Tat (35) Tit: Just to let you know, in case you are losing patience with him……

19
Jul
2009

I’m Not a Counsellor?

A Tit for a Tat (34) Tit: That person called to ask some standard queries. Tat: What’s wrong with that?…

15
Jul
2009

Breathe Now!

Last Sunday, I attended a refresher lesson on meditation. I was pleasantly surprised and reminded of the powerful benefits of…

14
Jul
2009

Horror of Two Overdone Nanns

For supper last night, I reheated a prepacked naan using a microwave oven. To my shock, when it was ready,…

14
Jul
2009

Nothing But Springboards

This life, this suffering, this Samsara, is nothing but a springboard to Pureland. Pureland is nothing but a springboard to…

13
Jul
2009

Proof that We All Want to Go Pureland

A friend remarked that he was feeling angry during the day, but when he arrived at the temple in the…

12
Jul
2009

Good Faith

While peeing into the ceramic urinal, I saw a small black dot near where my stream was going. I avoided…

09
Jul
2009

Raisin’ Surprises

While attending a psychology workshop, all the participants did an exercise in mindfulness together. I was one of them. At…

08
Jul
2009

Where is He Running to?

On my way to the bus-stop just outside my work-place, I saw a distant familiar figure hobbling on the pavement….

05
Jul
2009

Just Post & Do It!

After years of trying out various methods of organising my various to-do lists, I think I came up with the…

05
Jul
2009

Affinity & Effort Needed

A Tit for a Tat (31) Tit: Why did you not find me? Tat: How could I find you in…

02
Jul
2009

Who’s Who?

A Tit for a Tat (29) Tit: Is that who I think it is? Tat: Who? Where? Tit: (Pointing at…

02
Jul
2009

Pain of Vanity

A Tit for a Tat (28) Tit: It’s good to be tall because there would be no need to wear…

01
Jul
2009

Losing the Religion of Mindfulness

On the hottest day At the busiest hour With the tightest jeans And the darkest top In the crowdiest train…

30
Jun
2009

Invisible Givers & Re-gifters

On some days, I discover small snacks or Buddhist mementos on my work desk. And I would know that some…

30
Jun
2009

We are Abnormal

A Tit for a Tat (26) Tit: In case you don’t know, he’s not ‘normal’, in the sense that he…