09
May
2011

Want to Solve It

A Tit for a Tat (302) Tit: How do you know there are enough clues, to use reasoning to solve…

09
May
2011

Simple Or Deep Question?

Question: Let me ask u a very chim (deep) qn. Do u know why do 2 emotionally stable, secure &…

09
May
2011

Shelter & Sustenance

An interesting saying shared by a friend: 道心之中有衣食,衣食之中无道心. There is (spiritual) clothing and food (shelter and sustenance) within the heart…

09
May
2011

Cleaned & Dirty

A Tit for a Tat (301) Tit: Are you sure you can clean the table with that dirty cloth? Tat:…

09
May
2011

How Should A Buddhist Vote?

Just before polling day, I wrote this on http://www.facebook.com/shen.shian/posts/10150189984054001 To my surprise, more than 30 friends ‘liked’ it, and many…

04
May
2011

About Shen Shi’an

This is not so much of an article, but my updated biodata, for ease of linking across… About Shen Shi’an…

22
Apr
2011

Real Fast Vegetarian Food

This is one of the best yet most underrated vegan stalls in Singapore. They whip up delicious dishes in a…

22
Apr
2011

Inform & Clarify

Question: Bother to catch the mistakes about Buddhism in the article at ___________? Answer: You know… if i spend my…

22
Apr
2011

Reminder Needed?

A Tit for a Tat (300) Tat: If it’s so important, you shouldn’t depend on me to remind you! Tit:…

22
Apr
2011

Good Question & Answer

A Tit for a Tat (299) Tit: When will you eat lunch? Tat: When I’m hungry. Tit: That’s not a…

21
Apr
2011

Dead Meat?

It’s hard to know for how long animals’ consciousness can linger after being slaughtered. If an animal is attached to…

21
Apr
2011

Tears of Sorrow

A Tit for a Tat (298) Tit: (Looking at TV) Look! The animals about to be killed are sad! Tut:…

21
Apr
2011

Dream of Deathwish

A Tit for a Tat (297) Tit: Sometimes I wish I’m pronounced to have a terminal illness. Tat: Gosh! Why?…

21
Apr
2011

Models of Middle Path

Models too skinny on the catwalk might promote over-dieting? Models too plump on the catwalk might promote over-eating? Models must…

06
Apr
2011

Give Up The Ghost

A review of Radiohead’s ‘Give Up the Ghost’: Lyrics: Don’t haunt me don’t haunt me… Gather up the lost and…

06
Apr
2011

Good & Bad Things

If you focus only on the bad things in your life, you’ll miss the good things in your life, and…

06
Apr
2011

Dharma Snippets

Learnt and expanded from a Dharma talk: 放下不是放弃。 Right ‘letting go’ is not ‘giving up’; it is acceptance of things…

06
Apr
2011

Descendant Who?

Question: Do you know what has happened to Shakyamuni Buddha’s clan descendants? Answer: I don’t know… But there are some people in…

06
Apr
2011

How Did The Buddha Do It?

Question: How was the Buddha-to-be able to just let go of his worldly attachments to search for the path to…

06
Apr
2011

Paradox of True Happiness

Part 1: True Happiness as an attained goal (of Buddhahood) is not conditioned by anyone (including one’self’),* or it would…