Post X’mas plus pre-CNY lighting overkill in the heartland, by adding red lanterns. Truth is, CNY has never been about…
#ssInterestingFacts #2: 麟虎逢瑞 Qilin and tiger meeting with auspiciousness… Do you know that qilins (Chinese ‘unicorns’) are vegan and never…
The truth is, in Buddhism, the essence of all we have to let go of (i.e. renounce) are the three…
Super Short Story #432: Ego The egoistic guy, hearing that there is someone like him, thought aloud, ‘Finally! Some competition!’…
The Surangama Sutra taught that Bodhisattvas do not even bear to tread upon grass (to prevent trampling on plants which…
A friend remarked that he does not eat vegan chicken rice (which of course has a mock version of the…
(Thus spake the Duchess to Alice.) A meaningful life is but the learning and sharing of its ‘hidden’ morals…
Shortest traffic light crossing ever? Became so curious to know how short it is that I crossed while counting 9…
The 三慧 Three Wisdoms begin with listening… 闻慧：Wisdom of Listening (and reading) for learning 思慧：Wisdom of Contemplation for internalisation 修慧：Wisdom…
Though the more or less similar fireworks mark the end of a year and the beginning of another, we must…
#ssInterestingFacts #1: Sugar-apples (custard apples)are also called ‘Sakya’ (释迦), as they are shaped somewhat similar to Sakyamuni Buddha’s (释迦牟尼佛) crown. Among…
Bring your resusable bottle and glass straw! (Koi cold oolong and green tea with aiyu.)
It is an open but often unspoken secret that the devil is as powerful as God in god-versus-devil faiths, because…
A stranger in a park tried to ask my Dad to go to church, saying that Jesus is his saviour….
You can’t be mindful of how you lose mindfulness because you were not mindful enough… but you can be mindful…
Super Short Story #431: At Any Time Because he kept thinking he could do it at any time, at no…
媒体把2016立为一个多灾多难的一年。 其实我也不知是不是。 天灾人祸多半是人为。 人类比较会指责反而不会反观。 自己的盲点总看不到。 朋友在八月时不幸中风。 右边的身体行动不便，讲话也很模糊不清。 她只大我两岁。 那天在医院她看到我们就一直在哭。 本来是控制好的情绪，一下子就乱了。 脑子一片空白。 平时安慰的角色是她当的，这次换我了。 说真的我是实在不会安慰人。 并且对一个不会佛法的人，我能说什么。 说什么都很假，很敷衍。 初学佛时，我只祈求理解经藏无障碍。 没想求辩才或讲解无碍。 我想我错了。 即使精通经藏但不会传达佛意有何用？ 这位朋友我怎么帮？…
Rebirth means recurring redeath too, if liberation is not attained in time by the end of this life. May all…
Why not review your life now, to make amends now, to do better now, since you might not live to…
Anyone of any age, unless yet to learn anything, or refuses to reflect… has no message to share. May we…
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