Q: We’re working on our 2553 Spiritual Journal. Need to check with you the meaning of 2553 on the Buddhist calendar cos…
Though what they do not understand as yet is as it totally irrelevant to them now, what they do not…
Me: You’ll find me weird… only if you don’t understand me. He: But what if you still seem weird after…
Ti: Why is she doing so little? Shouldn’t she do as much as us to help? Gi: Well, she’s just…
An interesting question was raised during a recent class – ‘Is it okay to feel gratitude for the meat we…
The Stuff of Monsters I must admit I’m pretty fascinated by monster lore – not so much because the creatures…
Me: I see you are wearing ‘Transitions’ eyeglasses. He: Yes. Me: Seems like a good idea… auto-tinting when it gets…
The Meaning of Meaning Zeph doesn’t consider himself a very ‘deep’ person. But he recognises that he contemplates on stuff…
Amorous feelings are overrated. As if they are ”all or nothing” for some. Why must your love interest be your…
In the backdrop story of the movie ‘Cape No. 7′ set in the post WWII era, a Japanese man leaves…
A friend texted me a question – ‘How to have compassion for terrorists?’ He was asking about the recent Mumbai…
My Macbook’s power supply unit stopped working suddenly. It didn’t trouble me as much as it made me curious as…
A toddler nephew is undergoing a strange phase of growing up. Barely a month ago, his baby sister was born….
Just finished teaching the last lesson of a series of four weekly classes on the Heart Sutra. This last lesson…
Jon: As an artist, I wonder is artists are necessarily self-cherishing by nature? Is there a difference between being selfish…
During last evening’s movie screening (of the film ‘Angulimala’) cum Dharma discussion for NUS Buddhist Society’s Dharma camp (at Shuang…
If you position yourself such that I cannot share my advice with you, it is not so much the end…
I would dread the day when all around me would only agree with me, as if I’m thoroughly enlightened. But…
Feng: Shi’an, is this change of things what you wanted? Shi’an: Yes and no… as with many things in life….
The below email dialogue with a fellow reader is about the ethics of neutering cats to prevent the multiplication of…
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