I find it hard to understand people who complain of gory videos, of animals being killed because this is the…
Question: A friend says my caring for stray cats is due to me ‘owing’ them karmically, though I feel that…
Animal babies, especially, are always lovable. But since when, do they grow up, to become eaten by humans? Human babies,…
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. – John Lennon From ‘Astonishing X-men: Unstoppable’ by…
The remake of ‘Clash of the Titans’ is more fascinating than its 1981 predecessor for a number of reasons. Firstly,…
Visited St. Patrick’s School again, a couple of days ago, to give a presentation on the Buddhist perspective of life…
Something written for the press that went unpublished: I refer to the letter ‘Town council right in culling pigeons‘ (Mar…
Something written for a magazine: Q: Why do Buddha images differ? What do different poses and expressions reflect? A: Buddha…
In the latest movie depiction of the most turbulent years in the life of ‘Confucius’, there was a scene where…
‘Pride and Prejudice’ tells the tale of how the aloof Mr. Darcy came to be with the feisty Ms. Elizabeth…
With close reference to Buddhist scriptures, here are three interesting articles with the Buddha’s perspectives on the origin of humans…
Question: A temple is promoting beliefs that some Buddhas and Bodhisattvas protect people born in certain years. They have booklets…
Alternative Alice (2): What is Not Cat about the Cheshire Cat? Cheshire Cat: Which part of me is not like…
A dialogue inspired by the writing style of Lewis Carroll. I’ve been wanting to write a book called ‘The Alternative…
Based on the book, the ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ movie reminds me of a phase of growing up that…
A friend is getting married. But like many non-vegetarians, she’s offering a feast of many sentient beings. Me being the…
Only Buddhas, who are perfect teachers, do not require [constructive] criticism from their students. – Stonepeace What do you do…
A line from ‘Flash Forward’ session two goes — ‘It’s not fate versus free will; it’s fate and free will.’…
A friend came across these phrases in a Buddhist website — ‘Who is Buddha?’ and ‘Buddha’s teachings’. He asked whether…
A Tit for a Tat (123) Tit: Hey! Don’t lean on the train pole! Tat: Why not? Tit: It’s a…
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