Ever since the distribution of free newspapers began, people would flock in the mornings like bees towards the handout spots…
There is this lady whom I’d encountered a few times in the subway train. She would be very engrossed in…
The first picture: favourite view at home: open shelves of stuff for opening the mind The second picture: favourite view…
A Tit for a Tat ( 6 ) Tit: (To a toddler) See? The sky is so high! Tot: Why?…
A Tit for a Tat (5) Tit: (To a toddler) Do you prefer me (Tit) or Tat? Tot: Hmmm… Tat!…
Jen: Your ‘imaginary funeral parlour notice’ [see below] is well written, seemingly depicting dying. Is it due to the way…
Understanding ‘Underworld’ Underdogs http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,7765,0,0,1,0 ‘Underworld: Rise of the Lycans’ is the instalment of the trilogy that explains how the lycans…
I got a call from the Navy HQ today. An admin staff wanted to hand-deliver a service medal, a coat-of-arms…
Penguin books’ designs are getting really clever and cool these days. Gone are the days of Penguin’s stuffy bookish image….
A Buddha image on the computer reminding me to blog with compassion and wisdom, reminding me to surf with compassion…
The Myth of Pointing at the Moon? A strange urban legend(?) of no specific origin has it that if one…
I’ve handled plenty of real guns before, while serving obligatory National Service in the Navy as a gunner cum seaman,…
‘Those whose actions are evil are the ones who will fill the Hell of Great Heat, experiencing therein the fruits…
The TV series ‘Samantha Who’ is about Samantha Newly, who sort of gets ‘newly reborn’ when she recovers from coma…
The initial critical mass needed for creating the actual critical mass is just one person – why not you? –…
The Buddhism of ‘Benjamin Button‘ www.benjaminbutton.com ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ is based on a ‘simple’ premise. How would…
The Wonderful Dharma of the Daruma Doll Hi ni! fu ni! Fundan Daruma ga Akai zukin kaburi sunmaita! Once! twice!…
Advice on tackling a koan: It must be like gulping a hot iron ball that you can neither swallow or…
“I have Dharma joy; therefore, I am always happy.” Venerable Sheng Yen (1930 – 2009) May he be swiftly liberated….
Happy Groundhog Day! By sheer karmic coincidence, I screened ‘Groundhog Day’ today… on Groundhog Day itself – the 2nd of…
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