K: We don’t smile as much to strangers when we’re not travelling overseas. S: If we realise we’re all travellers…
There is a workplace safety campaign going on. I see a poster with a photo of a guy coiling up…
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. – Maya Angelou F: But…
Question: How do be straightforward, yet not curt? And how to be direct, yet not hurt? Answer: Simple – say…
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another…
The lone moon is never lonely, while any loneliness perceived is only the perception of the perceiver. Related Article: In…
A joke I came across many years ago, rephrased here. Let’s see if you are mindfully sharp enough to catch…
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiparticle : … This leads to the question of why the formation of matter after the Big Bang resulted…
From the article below: ‘Then there is the matter of dark matter. The concept stems from telescope observations that appear…
The universe is thrice brighter than it seems. When some stars are so bright, they outshine the dimmer ones. But…
He knocked a glass off the next table, and it shattered on the ground. Whose fault is it? He wondered……
To transform jealousy, it is good to cultivate rejoice (gladness) that others are ‘better’, and to see their better state…
I’m wearing Croc cloth shoes. (An out-of production design) They’re pretty good … except that they are not totally waterproof….
It is sometimes amusing to see people coming up with analogies to fit their ideas, as if a perfect fit…
When in China, a TV program caught my attention, that focused on demystifying myths. It was about the cultural belief…
I heard this story at the ‘Buddhism and Science Symposium III’. I can’t remember all the details. If anyone knows…
Learnt from Geshe Damdul’s talk tonight, in my own words: Actualisation of Bodhicitta brings about tenderness (an aspect of compassion)….
In the original version of Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’, as in his book, Benjamin is born…
There was talk about how a mass-murderer-terrorist might plead insanity and how the plea is not likely to be accepted….
I find shows featuring makeovers for glamour shots on TV amusing… not that it’s a joke that these makeovers do…
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