18
Aug
2010

A Lesser Known Truth About Tulkus

Truth be told, with all due respect to all great Tulkus, many Tulkus (recognised reborn Buddhist masters or students) still…

17
Aug
2010

Accent of No Accent

A Tit for a Tat (158) Tit: I don’t like her accent. Tat: But you have one too! Tit: I…

16
Aug
2010

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10
Aug
2010

The Present & The Absent

The only lesson I learnt from ‘Au Revoir Taipei’: Don’t miss the persons before you now, who care, whom you…

10
Aug
2010

Who is Responsible?

A Tit for a Tat (157) Tit: Why are you so irresponsible? Why do you keep making me angry? Tat:…

10
Aug
2010

Do You Really Need It?

A Tit for a Tat (156) Tit: My iPhone’s screen is too small. Tat: So? Tit: I need an iPad!…

10
Aug
2010

Love Everyone

Love those imperfect… because they can be perfect. Love those trying to be perfect… because they will be perfect. Love…

10
Aug
2010

‘Lots’ of Advice

Q: Some Buddhists like to cast lots, e.g. at Guanyin temples. Are these lots’ words from Guanyin Bodhisattva? A: There…

10
Aug
2010

A Monster Koan

In the movie ‘The Cave’, a parasite takes upon host humans, gradually taking over their bodies and minds entirely. A…

02
Aug
2010

Please Learn Well… Before It’s Too Late

A fool, even though he is associated with a wise man all his life, does not understand the Dhamma, just…

02
Aug
2010

Passive Acceptance of Karma?

Some espouse this idea – ‘…他是真的欺骗我们,我们随他…’ (If they really bully or cheat us, we let them do it.) The idea…

02
Aug
2010

Everything But The What?

The singing duo ‘Everything But the Girl’ (EBTG) adopted their name from the slogan of furniture which had a window sign…

02
Aug
2010

Not My Place

It struck me that the occasional ant that crawls by my office desk is not a bother… Because I don’t…

02
Aug
2010

The Power of Truth

The truth is the truth. What does it matter… that someone said it?* The truth is the truth. What does…

02
Aug
2010

Sisyphus the Bodhisattva?

Read this in a mailing list: ‘Speaking for myself, I’ve always thought that the impossible task of the Bodhisattva to…

02
Aug
2010

Being Truthful at Work

Q: If my boss asks me to comment on a colleague’s work, should I tell the truth, when I know…

02
Aug
2010

Not Oversensitive

A friend had cultivated such powerful sensitivity to the slightest relatively unhealthy foods, that we often take for granted, that…

02
Aug
2010

Another Superhero Paradox

To know if a masked vigilante is really who he is supposed to be, he needs to unmask regularly, for…

02
Aug
2010

Stamping Feet

The girl standing, chatting with her friend at the bus-stop stamps her feet once a while, because ants crawl up…

02
Aug
2010

What Does It Mean?

From Wikipedia is a description of the video of Owl City’s ‘Vanilla Twilight’ – ‘Various people and a dog witness and…