15
Jul
2010

Great Thanks to So Many

For the very first time, I became genuinely apprehensive of a Dharma class being oversized due to space constraints and…

15
Jul
2010

The Half-Truths of Mainstream Media?

A TV program showed how some ‘special cows’ were reared with good food and even music – to make them…

15
Jul
2010

Look So Red?

A Tit for a Tat (154) Tit: Haha! You look so red in the sun! Tat: Is it? I thought…

14
Jul
2010

Liberation of Fish

In the movie ‘Triple Tap’, there is a an end scene with two guys freeing the fish they caught into…

14
Jul
2010

Familiarity Breeds Complacence

Ironically, it is sometimes harder to encourage old friends, especially those I had not come in contact for some time,…

14
Jul
2010

Do You Know Much?

A Tit for a Tat (153) Tit: You seem to know a lot. Tat: I don’t really. Tit: But you…

14
Jul
2010

Buddhist Views of Mediums

Q: A friend said that when he prays to the Buddha or Guanyin Bodhisattva, they can’t answer his question, whereas…

14
Jul
2010

Love, Sex & Marriage

Q: Can a Buddhist couple who are in love have pre-marital sex if they do not have any plans to…

14
Jul
2010

Which Crowd Do You Follow?

This is a follow-up article to https://moonpointer.com/new/2010/07/cause-for-alarm : If everyone is complacent (upon hearing a fire alarm), it is dangerous….

14
Jul
2010

Best Seat in the House

I wonder why some prefer to sit at side cinema seats even when in a big and relatively empty theatre….

14
Jul
2010

Vegetarians are Originally Vegans!

Here is a very interesting piece of news from Vegetarian Society Singapore’s newsletter at http://www.vegetarian-society.org/node/1362#05 : The first people who…

14
Jul
2010

Can Quit Any Time?

A Tit for a Tat (152) Tit: Maybe you keep drinking coffee because you are addicted to caffeine. Tat: I’m…

13
Jul
2010

The Moment of Truth

I think the most enlightening part of the TV game show ‘The Moment of Truth’ is not when there are…

13
Jul
2010

Who Inherits Karma?

If There Is No Self, Who Owns My Karma? Just as there are thoughts without a thinker, there is karma…

13
Jul
2010

Is Maitreya Here & Gone?

Q: I read online that Maitreya and Baha’u’llah are the same person. Is this true? A: No. According to Buddhism,…

13
Jul
2010

‘Slavery’ of Child Spirits

Q: Is the rearing of child spirits (such as aborted babies or those who died prematurely) a Buddhist practice? A:…

13
Jul
2010

A Letter to Mom

(From a friend to her Mother) Never knew the loss is so painful, never knew you are so important in…

09
Jul
2010

Dharma@Cinema: Relive ‘Groundhog Day’!

I try to share this at least once a year. So… here is Groundhog Day… again! Date: 19 August 2010…

06
Jul
2010

Thank You for Reading… and Coming!

Something heartening happened on Sunday afternoon. During the self-introduction session of Project Rebirth (see https://moonpointer.com/new/2010/05/project-rebirth-rediscover-reflect-recharge), I asked the participants to share…

06
Jul
2010

What You Missed

A Tit for a Tat (151) Tit: Wish you were here… Tat: Why? Tit: You don’t know what you missed…