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…
A Tit for a Tat (4) Tit: I think opposites like us attract. Tat: I disagree that we’re opposites. Tit:…
A candle is useful as it burns hot* yet burns not** – Stonepeace * wick ** wax
A Tit for a Tat (3) Tit: Do you love me? Tat: Ya. Tit: If you love me, won’t you…
A Tit for a Tat (2) Tit: Are you full now? Tat: Yup… for the time being. Tit: Of course…
Above’s an original design that would look interesting as part of a traditional Chinese door frame? You can read the…
Last week, we visited the Peranakan Museum for the ‘Serenity in Stone : The Qingzhou Discovery’ exhibition. Featured are 800…
All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances;…
Are washing machines by default the cleanest machines in the world, given that they are fed detergents regularly? Turned out…
A Tit for a Tat (1) Tit: But I don’t like to be interviewed! Tat: Take it that you are…
Something poignant yet Zennishly detached, about being forced to move office space due to needless reshuffling… Bill: Where is your…
It struck me that the Hannya mask (left picture) I bought in Japan resembles Batman’s mask (right picture: DVD box…
Whether the weather be fine Or whether the weather be not Whether the weather be cold Or whether the weather…
There was a solar eclipse yesterday. Traditionally, the Chinese (and even Indians) call the phenomenon ‘the heavenly dog eating the…
Three intriguing reads from 2008, which remind me of Jianxie’s reviews: The Atheist Delusion: http://moonpointer.com/index.php?itemid=1738 The Beginning of Faith: http://moonpointer.com/index.php?itemid=1737…
(Caution: Lame irreverent humour ahead) On the left is an ‘asso’, the poor result of unmindfully sitting wet on a…
Over the top X’mas-ish CNY festive deco at Plaza Singapura? Why do humans ‘need’ festive days to celebrate? Because it…
A Zenny white Buddha image On a Zenny white iMac Makes me think of ‘iBuddha’ Of the Buddha I can…
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