(Picture: A Buddhist making lamp offerings at a Tibetan temple near Mayadevi Temple) May we always be mindful of Amita…
From Thich Nhat Hanh’s book ‘The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology’: The food we eat…
Christmas’ Eve with no carols or party to attend. Immersed in total silence along the pitch dark countryside. On a…
I still remember the crisp air and clear stars. From that night under the Kent’s wintry sky. This night, under…
Sankasia was where the Buddha descended from Trayastriṃśa (Sanskrit; Pāli: Tāvatiṃsa) heaven after teaching his biological mother (Queen Mahamaya), who…
A 72 year old man led us through the pages of history by telling of a majestic empire that once…
Taj Mahal tells of a very sad love story. It’s sad not because two who were deeply in love were…
Seeing a cleaner dusting a stupa that housed the Buddha’s relics. I wondered what would happen, should it be left…
A Tit for a Tat (91) Tit: Aren’t you supposed to clean the toilet? Tat: Aren’t I supposed to be(come) enlightened? Tit: Aren’t…
Warning: This is a proper vampire movie, where vampires adhere to the classic rules. E.g. they do not glitter with…
A Tit for a Tat (90) Tit: Can you promise me something? Tat: I’ll need to know if it’s something rational first….
A Tit for a Tat (89) Tit: You look terrible unshaved! Tat: Oh dear… What to do now that I’m out of…
Something written in the year 2000: (An Exposition on Crystal Craze) Hold on to this crystal Touch that gem Feel…
That there is only one truth does not mean that all so-called ‘truths’ are one. – Stonepeace Recently, I met…
In ‘The Question: The Five Books of Blood’ by Greg Rucka, Renee Montoya, who takes on the persona of the…
A Tit for a Tat (88) Tit: He’s a lousy teacher. I learnt nothing from him. Tat: Why is he lousy? Tit: He’s…
A Tit for a Tat (87) Tit: What do you wish to buy? Can I help you find it? Tat: It’s okay….
The below is a compilation of discussions based on the article ‘Why Veganism is Not an Extreme Way of Life’…
A Tit for a Tat (86) Tit: What would be a stupid question? Tat: ‘When did the clock breakdown today?’ Tit: Why is…
(Pic: Kites flying by Buangkok train station) A kite without a guiding string is a dangerous kite, that endangers itself…
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