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…

29
Sep
2010

Dharma Riddle Me This

During the recent mid-autumn festival night, I was in charge of handling lantern riddles. I came up with 100 English…

28
Sep
2010

The Inconceivable Compassion Of The Enlightened

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…

27
Sep
2010

How to Have An Empty Flyer Box

A friend did something interesting. Noticing that there are many flyers messily placed at her gate and doorstep, she made…

27
Sep
2010

Angry Birthday!

A Tit for a Tat (166) Tit: How was your birthday? Tat: Was it a happy birthday? Tot: (frowning) I…

27
Sep
2010

Blood, Tears & Gold

From Hurts’ ‘Blood, Tears and Gold’: Love goes cold Blood, tears and gold Won’t make it any better My interpretation:…

27
Sep
2010

Meat-Is-Must Ideology Already Disturbs Eco Balance

Just sent this to the press: I refer to the letter ‘”No meat, no fish” ideology can disturb eco balance’…

22
Sep
2010

Taiwan Adventure (15) Do You Have Sharp Edges?

I remember when I first visited a primary school built by Tzu Chi Foundation many years ago, the Buddhist volunteer…

22
Sep
2010

India Adventures (19): Heavy Misgiving Light Result

I slipped and fell in the bathroom of the guestroom where we stayed in Dharamshala… and hit my back on…

22
Sep
2010

India Adventure (18): Flying with HHDL

Despite a domestic flight delay at Delhi airport towards Dharmashala, we accidentally but surely, karmically ‘bumped’ into His Holiness the…

22
Sep
2010

India Adventure (17): An Offering Cast In Stone

Om Mani Padme Hung a – a Buddhist mantra to generate great compassion. Such stone cravings are seen placed around…

22
Sep
2010

Everything is Kungfu!

I watched the 2010 version of ‘The Karate Kid’ on the plane to India. It’s better than I expected. (It’s…

22
Sep
2010

India Adventure (16): No Wrong Way

In a taxi at Dharamshala, we told a cabbie that he was going the wrong way. If I heard him…

22
Sep
2010

Why Balance Good and Evil?

A Buddhist friend whom I did not know too well commented during a group chat that just as the universe…

22
Sep
2010

Fin, Maw or Flesh, It’s Death

At a wedding lunch of a friend, two of us were served vegetarian food. We took a peek at the…

22
Sep
2010

No Bodhisattva’s Way of Death

In ‘Valley of Flowers’, which might appear to be a Tibetan Buddhist movie at first, there is a scene of…

22
Sep
2010

Time That Didn’t Flow

To her own surprise, a friend who broke up with someone about eight years ago felt that it was only…

21
Sep
2010

Scenes from Pureland Practice Fellowship

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21
Sep
2010

Shortest Bowing Session

The last bowing session in the Pureland retreat lasted the shortest as there was the least fret, as there is…