03
May
2009

Wondering About ‘Buddha’?

A friend asked me a couple of interesting questions. I thought I would share them with their answers here –…

02
May
2009

The Self-defeating Quest for Self

It is partly due to the ‘endless’ clinging to self-delusion, to constant wondering about the nature of the ‘self’, which…

01
May
2009

Special Launch of TDE Book 3

Here is more about the book and how you get it: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheDailyEnlightenment/message/660 Get it while stocks last! The Daily Enlightenment…

30
Apr
2009

The Daily Enlightenment Book 3

Just out of the printing house is ‘The Daily Enlightenment 3’. Look out for news of its launch in TDE…

30
Apr
2009

Penelope’s Piggy Plight

Shortly before the screening of ‘Handsome Suit’ this year was ‘Penelope’ last year – another real gem of a movie…

28
Apr
2009

The Woodsman Vs the Big Bad Wolf

This amazing movie is just 83 minutes long, but is nothing short of incredible. It is one of the few…

27
Apr
2009

Who Are the Pig-headed Ones?

To date, Swine Flu has killed over 80 in Mexico, while there are at least 20 confirmed cases in US…

27
Apr
2009

Heartland ‘Attacked’ by Angels & Demons

The above billboard gives a hint of the heavy marketing for ‘Angels & Demons’, the prequel of ‘The DaVinci Code’…

27
Apr
2009

Lucid Living While Lucid Dreaming

In the plot of the movie ‘Ploy’, the characters seem to live their interconnected dreams as alternate but believable realities,…

26
Apr
2009

Waiting for Aliens to Save Us?

Yesterday, I took a brisk walk through the Vesak @ Orchard food fair. To my great disappointment, the organisation was…

26
Apr
2009

Kids As Living Koans

If a chubby child, who already should have had his fill cries for more and refuses to stop, what do…

26
Apr
2009

As They Surely Will

A moment frozen in time with no trick photography. This is the ghostly world I ‘see’, with the abstract exactness…

26
Apr
2009

Before Time Runs Out

The battery in the clock runs flat before you know it, before you are prepared for it, before you learn…

24
Apr
2009

The Bodhisattvas Live & Die for Us

Here’s a re-telling of a Jataka Tale, with additional commentary at the end… Once upon a time, the Bodhisattva (future…

23
Apr
2009

The Golden Beacon that Beckons

Capital Tower* catching the setting sun, glowing like a pillar of gold. Reminds me of Amituofo, that supreme beacon of…

23
Apr
2009

Monastics & Money

JX: I think these days, it’s okay for monastics to handle some money (but not too ridiculously much to spur…

23
Apr
2009

It’s Normal Weather

A Tit for a Tat (7) Tit: (Closing windows) Woah! What strong winds tonight! (Opening windows a few minutes later)…

22
Apr
2009

Who Do You Take Refuge In?

Pic: 4ocima Taking refuge in the Buddha, may I be with the awakened Taking refuge in the Dharma, may I…

21
Apr
2009

One Thought At a Time

Thank goodness that we can only have one thought at a time. Imagine if 84,000 thoughts assault you at the…

21
Apr
2009

Pureland Practice Fellowship

Logo: The golden rays represent Amitabha Buddha’s light of compassion shining via his 48 great vows, which radiate in all…