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…

06
Jul
2010

Why So Noisy?

A Tit for a Tat (150) Tit: Why are you so noisy when you sleep, with your tossing and turning? Tat:…

06
Jul
2010

Taiwan Adventure (11): Art(efact)

These thoughts came to mind while visiting the Taipei Palace Museum: That exhibited is more that the stuff itself. What…

06
Jul
2010

Taiwan Adventure (10): Vote

The guide told us that Taiwan’s political scene is complicated, that there are many minor elections that many don’t vote…

06
Jul
2010

Taiwan Adventure (9): Oh Deer!

A wholesale shop’s salesperson showed us a cellophane wrapped deer foetus, telling us that she is a ‘Buddhist’, and thinks…

06
Jul
2010

Taiwan Adventure (8): Guide the Guide

The tour guide cum driver we had for the temple pilgrimage trip admitted to us on the very first day,…

06
Jul
2010

Taiwan Adventure (7): Heart Sutra in Binary Code

Upon entering Dharma Drum Mountain’s resource library is an interesting artwork. It’s called 心经影壁 or ‘Wall of Images of the…

05
Jul
2010

Afflicted by Syndrome X

I read about Asperger Syndrome recently (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome). It’s a new disease to me – in the sense that I did…

05
Jul
2010

The Class Difference

Sometimes, there are requests for notes for my Dharma classes, by those who have not attended them. Usually, I decline,…