04
Oct
2010

To Help or Not Help?

Q: Is helping my enemies the right thing to do? A: It is right, provided that it doesn’t harm anyone, and…

04
Oct
2010

True Positive & Realistic Thinking!

Sometimes, there are positive thinking ideas that are simply based on a slanted way of thinking, which makes it unrealistic….

04
Oct
2010

India Adventures (22): Abstract Concrete

Scenes like abstract paintings at the guesthouse called ‘The Pink House’ after some rain. (The slugs are paradoxically slimy yet…

04
Oct
2010

Joyride with the Grouch?

We know that Oscar’s the Grouch, but hey, it makes no marketing sense to scare the kiddies away, if you…

04
Oct
2010

Significance of Offerings

If the lotus symbolises spiritual purity, as it blossoms despite roots in mud (which represents defilements), does the offering of…

04
Oct
2010

Are We Mad?

A friend sent an old news link about how a girl killed and cut her parents into pieces due to…

04
Oct
2010

Dishonour Among Thieves

‘Outrage’ is a recent flick, destined to be another classic, that portrays the convoluted nature of organised crime, of the…

04
Oct
2010

Selfishness Vs Selflessness

I never really watched ‘Survivor’ until I came across the recent episodes on the tube. I think I finally found…

04
Oct
2010

Longer Route of Compassion

I never take the obvious shortcut across the grass. Some might imagine this to be unwise, rigid in using the…

04
Oct
2010

Quitting But Not Quitted

A Tit for a Tat (167) Tit: She’s gradually quitting meat-eating. Tat: Cutting but not cut? Tit: Yes – not…

03
Oct
2010

My Buddhist Journey

A friend asked for my testimonial of how I become a Buddhist for sharing. Below is a short account… If…

29
Sep
2010

India Adventures (21) : Meeting the World’s Most Respected Buddhist

Here is my mini sharing of His Holiness Dalai Lama’s 2010 Southeast Asia teaching tour. I felt very fortunate to…

29
Sep
2010

India Adventures (20) : Exaggerated Liking

During one of the revision classes of HHDL’s teachings, the Geshela said attachment is an exaggerated form of liking. The…

29
Sep
2010

Egoism Is Weakness

Everyone has weaknesses… which can be magnified if in denial of them… due to ego. Strong ego ironically is a…

29
Sep
2010

Medical Analogy of Triple Gem

A message written for Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic’s magazine: There is a famous medical analogy in Buddhism used to describe…

29
Sep
2010

How to Be a Monk?

About once or twice a year, I get calls from strangers, directed from people who don’t know the answer, who…

29
Sep
2010

‘Detective Dee’ for Dharma?

This is a note that from now onwards, full length movie reviews will be posted at http://thedailyenlightenment.com/category/05 (while moonpointer.com will…

29
Sep
2010

Towards Equanimous Sobriety

A bipolar student wasn’t sure he liked being his more ‘sober’ self. Perhaps he is used to swinging between highs…

29
Sep
2010

The Clinging Claw of Attachment

During the animal liberation, he seemed particularly angry in the box of many crabs. Using a pair of tongs to…

29
Sep
2010

Curse Your Lack of Blessings?

A man raised a ruckus at a food stall, claiming that he had waited half an hour, that he patronises…