07
Sep
2011

Special

The Pretenders’ cover: ‘You’re so f*cking special… I wish I was special.’ So sang Radiohead in ‘Creep’. Don’t mistaken wanting the…

07
Sep
2011

So Easy That It’s So Hard

A Tit for a Tat (333) Tit: Why haven’t you done it yet? Tat: Because it is so easy to…

07
Sep
2011

Why Angry Birds?

Q: Why do the Angry Birds hurl themselves at others? A: Because when you’re angry, you become irrational, hurting yourself…

07
Sep
2011

Okay To Kill The Unconscious?

A Tit for a Tat (332) Tet: Isn’t it okay to kill animals for food if they are rendered unconscious…

01
Sep
2011

Wig Or Hat?

A Tit for a Tat (331) Tat: If you became bald, would you wear a wig or hat? Tit: Er… A…

31
Aug
2011

How To Live Before You Die

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it…

31
Aug
2011

Seriously Challenging

The Buddha taught, ‘Even if low-down criminals should cut you limb from limb with a double-handled saw, if you filled…

31
Aug
2011

Paradox of Love

Because cat-lovers love stray cats, they are increasingly neutered by them, so as to save them from being culled. Because…

31
Aug
2011

Be Wary

Good to be wary of those who hesitate to exercise their moral responsibility, by playing safe and sticking to the…

31
Aug
2011

Sour Cream

Other than the fact that sour cream is made by robbing calves of milk from mother cows, another good reason…

31
Aug
2011

Where Goes Free Enquiry?

Occasionally, I write politely and detailedly to other Buddhist teachers and non-Buddhist authors to ask or comment on certain issues,…

31
Aug
2011

Good Idea?

Lost a good idea within a finger snap Arghhh! Imagine if this happens on the deathbed. Arghhh! Not a good…

31
Aug
2011

Dirt in Shoes

He gave his shoes a shake, to empty it of any dirt, before putting them on. But he had forgotten,…

31
Aug
2011

Palms Together

Anjali! As our left and right brains represent our rational and emotional sides, when we place our palms together in…

31
Aug
2011

Better Braced?

If a pet has died, will you get a new pet? Will you relive the possible pain of departure again?…

31
Aug
2011

The Fakest Face?

Sometimes, a photograph as a self-portrait is the best representation of yourself. But this only represents how you see yourself….

31
Aug
2011

A Shapeshifting Face

It is a mystery to me, how he really looks like, for he looks so different in different pictures, and…

31
Aug
2011

True Face

Which is the true face? The one beneath the hair? The one beneath the make-up? The one beneath the expression?…

31
Aug
2011

Jerk Paradox

A Tit for a Tat (330) Tit: I don’t associate with jerks! Tat: Am I a jerk? Tit: A jerk by…

26
Aug
2011

The Buddha’s Shadow

Rāhul was raised by his mother and grandfather, King Suddhodana. When he was seven years old, the Buddha returned to…