01
Aug
2009

I’m a Virgo Too?

The haunting song ‘I Believe’ from ‘Tears for Fears’… I was ‘bristling’ somewhat when I first heard it years ago….

31
Jul
2009

Is this Review ‘Enough’?

‘A cheerfully likeable manifesto for lifestyle change.’ – Guardian ‘A liberating and wry take on the treadmill of modern life.’…

30
Jul
2009

The Dandelions of Gossip

A group of friends went lunching together at a food court. As they sat to eat, as if it’s the…

30
Jul
2009

Why Bad Monks Are Good… on Film

I used to wonder why most movies featuring Buddhist monks show them going astray – at some point… Then it…

30
Jul
2009

Why Did You Become…

Here is an aT4aT contributed by fellow vegan reader Louche. It’s probably the briefest so far, yet super punchy! Thanks!…

29
Jul
2009

Live One Day Every Day & Eat Mindfully!

Hi readers, you know… moonpointer.com is meant to be Buddhist blog community, though over the years, there are few contributors….

28
Jul
2009

Rewriting the Book of Destiny

In ‘The Brave and the Bold: The Lords of Luck’ by Mark Waid et al, ‘The Book of Destiny‘ from…

28
Jul
2009

When You Sing with So Much Feeling

Am recalling some of the songs I grew up with… Above is the video for ‘You Only Tell Me You…

28
Jul
2009

Disease of Lousiness

Nic: What’s worse than having a lousy big boss? Nac: Er… a lousy middle management boss? Nic: Yup – the…

28
Jul
2009

What are You Supposed to Look Like?

When I was younger, during my adolescent years, there was a period of time, which felt like two years, when…

28
Jul
2009

Time for ‘Enough’

< click to enlarge Received a rather uplifting email… “Dear Mr. Shen, I am a translator and currently I am…

27
Jul
2009

More Dharma For More

Went to the library yesterday. To my great disappointment, there aren’t many English or Chinese Buddhist books to borrow. I…

26
Jul
2009

See Food, Inc.

On Tue, 28 July, at 7pm, a Vegetarian Society Singapore representative will appear on a panel to discuss the documentary…

26
Jul
2009

The Super Paradox of Superheroes

The end lines of ‘Batman: Night Cries’ by Archie Goodwin and Scott Hampton read: ‘In the night, he listens. “Two…

25
Jul
2009

The Pandemic of Unmindfulness

During the Pureland retreat today, I noticed that the old man in front of me didn’t chant about half of…

25
Jul
2009

How Buddha Mindfulness Helps Meditation

I became serious in my Pureland practice after attending classes and doing in-depth research into the subject. For a couple…

25
Jul
2009

‘Sankara’s Magical Touch of Theravadin Zen

This review is also featured at http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,8390,0,0,1,0 http://www.sankaramovie.com Though the award-winning Sankara was the opening film of Singapore’s International Film…

23
Jul
2009

Enough Religions Already

I came across something interesting, from the book ‘Establishing Global Ethics’ by the recently deceased Master Sheng Yen, who presented…

23
Jul
2009

What’s Your Death Star?

From the movie ‘Fanboys’ is the dialogue below. The guys were planning to steal a copy of Star Wars Episode…

23
Jul
2009

Dream or Real?

The following dialogue (from the movie ‘The Promotion’) took place when a couple hears a surreal semi-muted conversation about banjo-playing…