Tag: God

07
Sep
2011

I Have Learned So Much?

Text visual on the video wall of Depeche Mode’s Tour of the Universe concert in Barcelona during the song ‘Precious’:…

24
May
2011

Unpriestly Priests

In the movie ‘Priest’, the heroes are the denounced priests who go against the church, despite the repressive ones in…

20
May
2011

Karmic or Divine?

During a short talk I gave to some 800 students at Catholic Junior College to offer the Buddhist opinion on the…

06
Apr
2011

Descendant Who?

Question: Do you know what has happened to Shakyamuni Buddha’s clan descendants? Answer: I don’t know… But there are some people in…

21
Mar
2011

Snakey Stuff

Not that I believe in God, Eden or the Devil, but… If good St. Patrick could drive all the snakes…

14
Mar
2011

Do Disasters Happen on the 26th?

Below is my reply to an email that proposes disasters happen on the 26th of months. You can see the…

15
Feb
2011

Review of Awakening Kindness by Nawang Khechog

I’m always somewhat skeptical about books that mention various religions under one breath. This often results in generalisations and misinterpretations….

25
Jan
2011

Catcher in the Rye?

J.D Salinger wrote this in ‘The Catcher in the Rye’: ‘Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some…

17
Jan
2011

Super Complex Universe

The universe is so complex, that for there to be a single creator, ‘he’ has to be super complex. But…

15
Nov
2010

One Of Us

From the chorus of ‘One of Us’ by Joan Osbourne, as covered in an episode of Glee recently too. These…

21
Sep
2010

There is No Almighty Good Creator God

A friend confessed that he believes in the Buddhist teachings, while believing there is a creator God (which clashes with…

20
Jul
2010

Is Free Will Good or Evil?

A God-believing guest speaker mentioned something interesting but illogical at a Buddhism and Science seminar. He said that because there…

08
Jun
2010

The Bar of Goodness

Friend: Maybe he’s watching you and thinking you’re raising the bar. Man: Maybe. With God, you never can tell. Friend:…

07
Jun
2010

What the Buddha Really Taught

A letter sent to the press: I refer to the 2 June 2010 article in The Straits Times, ‘Pray, let’s…

01
Jun
2010

How a Religion Destroyed Another

Jehu [King of Israel] assembled all the people and said to them, “Ahab worshiped Baal a little; Jehu will worship him…

31
May
2010

What Did the Cat Say Again?

In ‘The Rabbi’s Cat 2’ by Joann Sfar, the cat says this of his master, ‘I love you because you’re…

10
May
2010

Are Kings Godsent?

From ‘Marvel 1602: New World’ by Greg Pak and Greg Tocchinni: King James: ‘I grant indeed that a wicked King…

28
Apr
2010

Verifying God?

Q: In Buddhism, is it not so that only the Buddha can verify if there is a creator God or…

28
Apr
2010

Let’s Not Call Him God

If your idea of God is not a person, while most believe him as so, let’s not call him God,…

28
Apr
2010

The Greatest Love of All

Q: Does one who sacrifices his life for you have the greatest love of all? A: Being able to live…