A message written for Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic’s magazine: There is a famous medical analogy in Buddhism used to describe…
About once or twice a year, I get calls from strangers, directed from people who don’t know the answer, who…
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…
A bipolar student wasn’t sure he liked being his more ‘sober’ self. Perhaps he is used to swinging between highs…
During the animal liberation, he seemed particularly angry in the box of many crabs. Using a pair of tongs to…
A man raised a ruckus at a food stall, claiming that he had waited half an hour, that he patronises…
During the recent mid-autumn festival night, I was in charge of handling lantern riddles. I came up with 100 English…
From the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra (http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln260/Vimalakirti.htm) are lesser known but some very surprising and illuminating teachings: ‘… Then the Licchavi…
A friend did something interesting. Noticing that there are many flyers messily placed at her gate and doorstep, she made…
A Tit for a Tat (166) Tit: How was your birthday? Tat: Was it a happy birthday? Tot: (frowning) I…
From Hurts’ ‘Blood, Tears and Gold’: Love goes cold Blood, tears and gold Won’t make it any better My interpretation:…
Just sent this to the press: I refer to the letter ‘”No meat, no fish” ideology can disturb eco balance’…
I remember when I first visited a primary school built by Tzu Chi Foundation many years ago, the Buddhist volunteer…
I slipped and fell in the bathroom of the guestroom where we stayed in Dharamshala… and hit my back on…
Despite a domestic flight delay at Delhi airport towards Dharmashala, we accidentally but surely, karmically ‘bumped’ into His Holiness the…
Om Mani Padme Hung a – a Buddhist mantra to generate great compassion. Such stone cravings are seen placed around…
I watched the 2010 version of ‘The Karate Kid’ on the plane to India. It’s better than I expected. (It’s…
In a taxi at Dharamshala, we told a cabbie that he was going the wrong way. If I heard him…
A Buddhist friend whom I did not know too well commented during a group chat that just as the universe…
At a wedding lunch of a friend, two of us were served vegetarian food. We took a peek at the…
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