Tag: aversion

01
Feb
2010

Just Your Perception

A Tit for a Tat (92) Tit: I don’t like him. Tat: How well do you know him? Tit: Not very well. Tat: Then…

01
Feb
2010

Should We Shun Horror Flicks?

Some believe that horror or violent films should not be seen as they will be imprinted onto the mind such…

01
Feb
2010

Love-Hate Relationship with Love & Hate

In one of the stories within the movie ‘New York, I Love You’, we see a very old couple bickering…

01
Feb
2010

Immortal Attachment & Aversion?

In ‘Highlander: The Search for Vengeance’, Colin the ‘immortal’s’ attachment to his lost lover drives him on a vengeful streak…

18
Jan
2010

Hate Shopping?

A Tit for a Tat (85) Tit: Still don’t see what I want. I hate shopping! Tat: No, you don’t hate shopping….

14
Jan
2010

India Adventures (5): Compassion Will Prevail

People often asked me what i think about the plight of Tibet, I’m sympathetic but have not much to comment….

29
Oct
2009

Why So Hard?

A Tit for a Tat (56) Tit: Why is it so difficult? Tat: You. Tit: Huh? Tat: Because you refuse…

17
Sep
2009

Do You Like You?

A Tit for a Tat (49) Tit: If you meet someone exactly like you, would you like you? Tat: I’m…

14
Sep
2009

‘Thirst’ for Desire & Death

The film ‘Thirst’ (which won the 2009 Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival) is another story that uses the…

12
Sep
2009

Daughters of Death

I saw her holding the catalogue like a new found treasure. As she sat down in the train, happily, she…

19
Aug
2009

Holding the Snake Vs Releasing the Raft

Question: Based on the Alagaddupama Sutta, the snake and the raft represent all Dharma teachings as taught by Buddha. The snake…

19
Jul
2009

We’re All Mental!

A Tit for a Tat (35) Tit: Just to let you know, in case you are losing patience with him……

17
Jun
2009

How Should a Jedi Love?

Did you know that ‘Padme’ means ‘lotus’, as in ‘Om Mani Padme Hum’? Did you know that the Jedi Order…

04
May
2009

Brace Yourself for Samsara

Whenever I got bumped into by unmindful and unapologetic pedestrians in the past, the natural tendency was to give rise…

14
Apr
2009

Come Back To Me

Yup, Depeche Mode does slow and sentimental songs too. The above is the moving studio version of ‘Come Back’ from…

04
Mar
2009

What If Someone Loves You Till He’ll Kill For You?

In the movie ‘Suspect X’, a brilliant mathematician plans an elaborate scheme that involves murder to help his love interest get…

11
Feb
2009

Obituary : Death Verses

Jen: Your ‘imaginary funeral parlour notice’ [see below] is well written, seemingly depicting dying. Is it due to the way…

28
Jan
2009

Mask : Grim Reminders

It struck me that the Hannya mask (left picture) I bought in Japan resembles Batman’s mask (right picture: DVD box…

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…

29
Dec
2008

Reel : To Real?

After picking up Buddhism, I found my threshold of being able to withstand seeing others in suffering to have reduced…