Tag: Anicca

08
Jun
2009

Our Seamless World

Because ‘I’ am part of this world, Because ‘I’ am interconnected with this world, Because ‘I’ am seamless with this…

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…

13
Apr
2009

Good & Bad English

Shakespearean English, unless spoken at plays, sounds like bad English in our times. Modern English, unless spoken in our times,…

12
Mar
2009

Trudging Thru the Blues

Every time I recall how I got over trouble in mind (and health) in the past, it never fails to…

10
Mar
2009

The Transience Haunted World

Worldly glowing nights Bleakly burning lights Ghostly flitting sights (St. Andrew’s Cathedral’s spire almost a moonpointer)

30
Jan
2009

Fulfilment : Hungry Ghost

A Tit for a Tat (2) Tit: Are you full now? Tat: Yup… for the time being. Tit: Of course…

27
Jan
2009

Weather : Good or Bad?

Whether the weather be fine Or whether the weather be not Whether the weather be cold Or whether the weather…

21
Jan
2009

Admonition : As Greeting

As an unconventional Chinese New Year greeting, above is a simple calligraphic piece of ‘Samantabhadra Bodhisattva’s Admonition for the Masses’…

20
Jan
2009

Paradox : Changing Truth?

From the story ‘The Maggies’ in ‘American Splendor’ by Harvey Pekar – Harvey: (Detecting untruthfulness) When you talk about dishonest…

19
Jan
2009

Eternity : What Now?

The ‘Twilight’ or Dawn of Desire? http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,7673,0,0,1,0 What if you have the power of great strength and speed, and are…

18
Jan
2009

Paradox : Accepting Change

The Ponyo Paradox of Change & Acceptance (Review of ‘Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea’) http://buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=12,7664,0,0,1,0 The Japanese animation…

15
Jan
2009

Love: What Is?

If you learn to love one properly, you will learn to love all equally. – Stonepeace [Notes: The notion of…

12
Jan
2009

History : Which Version?

While watching the final instalment of ‘Red Cliff (Part 2)’, I was hoping for the story to impart some major…

09
Jan
2009

Adventures : Zeph Tales (22)

What’s the Meaning of Life? Once upon a time, there was a very small boy called Zeph, who wondered much…

07
Jan
2009

Extremes : Eternalism & Nihilism

In ‘Eternals’ by Neil Gaiman, Sprite the immortal utters this about becoming human – ‘I can even die – Do you…

04
Jan
2009

Hunger : Rise & Fall

In ‘Marvel Zombies 2′ by Robert Kirkman, it continues the adventures of key Marvel comics’ ‘deceased’ heroes, who have become…

04
Jan
2009

Freedom : Haunted Past

After reading ‘Wolverine: Origins and Endings’ by Daniel Way, it struck me that Wolverine (of the X-Men) needn’t be such…

31
Dec
2008

Change : 100 Monkeys

Whether you believe the ‘theory’ of the 100th monkey or not, it is nevertheless true that together, we can cause…

24
Dec
2008

Ghost : Catching Up

Met up with a rather old friend last night for dinner and chat. As he’s between jobs and since it’s…

21
Dec
2008

Time : Passing Away

Q: We’re working on our 2553 Spiritual Journal. Need to check with you the meaning of 2553 on the Buddhist calendar cos…