A Tit for a Tat (186) Tit: To prevent unfair demonisation by generalisation, I try to use ‘some’ instead of…
A Tit for a Tat (185) Tit: Look at that amazing car number! Tat: Wow! So… what can it do?…
A Tit for a Tat (184) Tit: One fried dumpling left. You want it? Tat: Since you like it, you can have…
A Tit for a Tat (183) Tit: What happens if I fall off this slope? Tat: The many trees will…
Supposed to know something – but forgot what? Do you let it trouble you, or let it slide? Truth is,…
There is much talk these days, of mindfulness of many things, connected to life… From relationships, to work, to finances……
Open-hearted communication is the lifeblood of any relationship. Without the Buddha’s communication of the Dharma to the Sangha, of the…
In ‘Aftershock’, a foster mother-to-be asks to ensure that the girl she wants to adopt really has no surviving family….
From Itivuttaka 4.8: This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard: “Monks, brahmans…
S: Stonepeace said, ‘One who says many to be evil might be the one most evil.’ (常说人人不好的人可能是最不好的人.) Is the monkey…
There are two unlabeled toilet cubicles in the office. Most males use one, that became the less clean one. It’s…
A friend admiring butterflies posts this on Facebook, ‘What is the significance of a butterfly?’ I could say ‘It has…
There is already a dirt track formed along the shortcut (on the slope). Why not use it? Because it will…
Do you mind not calling me extreme… because I don’t support the cutting of any animal’s throat? because I don’t…
She spoke of her fears of how he might not return. I consoled her that we all face the same…
I encountered someone who seem perfectly normal, who turned out to be suicidal. I had a chat with him, to…
A mistake that many make is to ask non-specialists questions that require specialised knowledge. E.g. Why ask a Theravada teacher…
The waitress politely asked if I would like a drink. I shook my head in reply. A few minutes later……
W: Always choose the harder path, as they say, the harder path is always the right path… But what if…
An extended dialogue: S: Is it possible to use soy milk as one of the auspicious offering items instead of…
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