01
Dec
2009

Big Changes Start Small

From http://www.todayonline.com/Voices/EDC091123-0000166/Online-Only—Change-the-world-one-meal-at-a-time : I refer to “Go meatless one day a week“ (TODAYonline, Nov 22). It might seem that refraining…

01
Dec
2009

What Relief & What Grief

< Relief or grief? What relief, when we know we are not accomplices in murder, by demanding animals’ meat. Amituofo…

30
Nov
2009

You Versus Yourself

‘The Broken (Reflexion Trouble)’ is an unconventional thriller. I was interested in it as it seemed to be about doppelgangers,…

30
Nov
2009

A Heartfelt & Heartbreaking Paradox?

An imaginary verse on how a Bodhisattva might think: The only reason my heart is broken is because so many…

30
Nov
2009

One Who Flings Gets Flung

In the movie ‘Fling’, the subject of open relationships is explored. According to Wikipedia, ‘An open relationship is a relationship…

30
Nov
2009

Attached to Being Vegetarian?

Meatguy: I think you are too strongly attached to being vegetarian. Shi’an: I’m not. I’m just aware that animals are…

30
Nov
2009

I Hope You Have the ‘Time of Your Life’

Time of Your Life (Green Day) Another turning point; a fork stuck in the road. Time grabs you by the…

30
Nov
2009

Silence is First Prayer

During the silent prayer of nine religions during the ‘Voices of Harmony’ concert, I heard a child cry in the…

30
Nov
2009

Less Ground for Liberation

Beware of one, who is slow to apologise, for one might believe in pride, that under the power of Mara,…

30
Nov
2009

More Unpredictably than My Dogs

Daoni and company (my soft toy dogs) look different from different angles. They might look sad from one, but glad…

30
Nov
2009

Have You Learnt the Dharma Long?

Part 1: Shi’an: To the temple please. Cabbie: Are you a Buddhist? Shi’an: Yes, are you one too? Cabbie: Yes….

30
Nov
2009

Don’t Die Too Rich

Financial planning is not just about amassing as much as possible. but giving as much as possible that which is…

25
Nov
2009

The Best Sacrifice

I came across the Kutadanta Sutta (on ‘a bloodless sacrifice’), which records how the Buddha taught about the superior and…

25
Nov
2009

Two Ways to End Animal Sacrifice

This is a message from Human Society International. It might be belated, but it’s important and we can work towards…

24
Nov
2009

The Four Reliances

The Four Reliances Do not rely on the individual, but on the Dharma Do not on the words, but on…

24
Nov
2009

Wonderland Dirt!

From ‘Wonderland’, which is a spin-off story based on ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ by Tommy Kovac and Sonny Liew are…

23
Nov
2009

Poll Analysis: Would You Marry Someone of Another Religion?

Here is an analysis of the poll question ‘Would You Marry Someone of Another Religion?’ As of today, the results…

23
Nov
2009

All that Glitters

In the whimsical tale of  ‘The Eternal Smile’ by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim, a mercenary frog craves…

23
Nov
2009

An Appeal to Drop the Appeal

From http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=22,8733,0,0,1,0 : The once most famous Buddhist monk in a small country is now its most infamous. Then again,…

23
Nov
2009

Everything Will Flow

Watch the early morning sun Drip like blood from the day See the crazy people run So many games to…