Tag: greed

11
Jan
2013

Gollum The Hungry Ghost

Gollum in ‘Lord of the Rings’ in pursuit of the One Ring is almost the perfect personification of a hungry…

03
Jan
2013

Some Zombie Dilemmas

What’s terrifying about zombies is their relentless mindless hunger – sounds familiar? Think consumers’ herd mentality on Black Friday. There…

12
Oct
2012

Super Short Story (70): Appetite

Super Short Story (70): Appetite Because he was used to eating so much, there was not enough to eat to…

19
Sep
2012

Super Short Story (41): Bet

She thought it should be alright to place only small bets in the casino games. But since big losses begin…

09
Jan
2012

The Stonecutter’s Story

He, a stone-cutter, saw a rich man gathering many luxuries, and wished to be like him. Suddenly, he became him….

09
Jan
2012

Fire Sacrifice

A relative had a nightmare, where many people leapt in to a fire, as a ‘gift for god’. They claim…

02
Jan
2012

Window-Shopping

If you look for things to buy, your window-shopping will take a long time. If you look for what you…

21
Dec
2011

Elmo Vs Emo

Struck me that Elmo is the opposite of Emo! Emo: One who has negative emotions often. Elmo: One who has…

18
Oct
2011

Sustainability Please

If the world looks to economic sustainability in terms of contentment with the minimum over growth in terms of greed…

18
Oct
2011

Letting Go Of Animal Stuff

Sometimes, when I encourage Buddhist friends to go easy on eating animals and their produce, I’m asked to ‘let go’….

26
Jul
2011

Check Out My Mouth-Watering Meaty Dish!

I’ve no intentions of being a killjoy when it comes to others’ gastronomical pleasures. But I do find it as…

27
Jun
2011

Would Be Better?

A Tit for a Tat (316) Tit: If I’m richer, it would be better. Tat: If you don’t compare, would…

27
May
2011

Bubble, Bubble, Toil & Trouble

Saw a modern gangland movie version’s retelling of Macbeth, which I studied in school years ago… A case of listening…

06
Apr
2011

Dharma Snippets

Learnt and expanded from a Dharma talk: 放下不是放弃。 Right ‘letting go’ is not ‘giving up’; it is acceptance of things…

01
Mar
2011

Get To Lose

The endlessly greedy are like one who gathers fallen coins into pockets with holes, walking in circles, getting richer yet…

14
Feb
2011

Can’t Live Without

A Tit for a Tat (222) Tit: He said he can’t live without tuna! Tat: Well, the tuna he eats…

25
Jan
2011

Universal Virus & Cure

‘Independence Day’ re-screening on TV tonight reminds me of how simplistic the idea is, of being able to write a…

17
Jan
2011

Vegetarian Repentance Verse

This is the traditional verse for recitation to express repentance: 忏悔文 Verse for Repentance 往昔所造诸恶业 For all the evil deeds…

18
Aug
2010

Why Are There Leftovers?

A Tit for a Tat (159) Tit: I wonder why buffet meals tend to have leftovers. Tat: Maybe it’s because…

10
Aug
2010

Do You Really Need It?

A Tit for a Tat (156) Tit: My iPhone’s screen is too small. Tat: So? Tit: I need an iPad!…