Tag: hatred

30
Mar
2013

Bad History?

Question: A friend sent me a video documentary of the historical battle of China against the Japanese’s invasion during WWII,…

30
Mar
2013

Why Avoid The Five Pungent Roots?

The below is a set of answers I helped to write for Makan Sutra (MS) upon request via a friend….

30
Jan
2013

Wonder: Super Short Story (171)

Super Short Story (171): Wonder She wondered why she was ignored… Was it because he hated her? Was it because…

22
May
2012

Wrath Of War Vs Peace Of Mind

Review of ‘Walking The Tiger’s Path – A Soldier’s Spiritual Journey in Iraq’ By Paul M. Kendel The war genre…

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…

29
Nov
2011

Love Becomes Hate, Hate Becomes Love…

轮回路险,生生世世, 反目成仇,反仇成目。 何不大家厌离娑婆,欣求极乐, 与诸上善人,俱会一处, 修菩萨道,共成佛道? 阿弥陀佛! The rounds of rebirth are dangerous. From life to life, love becomes hate, hate…

29
Nov
2011

Only Without You

The above is Faith Yang’s (楊乃文) song ‘Proof’ (證據). The video depicts mildly voodoo-ish scenes, and the words sing of…

27
Oct
2011

Jail or Not?

Question: My friend’s business partner cheated her of her money. She wants to send him to jail. Answer: If the…

21
Apr
2011

Dead Meat?

It’s hard to know for how long animals’ consciousness can linger after being slaughtered. If an animal is attached to…

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…

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
Sep
2010

Buddhist View of Violence

Someone attending an interfaith event on violence emailed to as about the Buddhist perspective of the subject. This was my…

26
Jul
2010

A Murderer ‘Monk’

The film ‘Monga’ is unnerving because it is realistic – as what featured could really happen in real life, if…

12
May
2010

Can ‘The Losers’ Really Win?

The most enlightening part of ‘The Losers’ was when the cornered Jensen uttered something ‘true to bluff’ those pointing guns…

08
Mar
2010

Unchanging Love

A Tit for a Tat (109) Tit: What is True Love? Tat: That which does not become hate. Tit: Huh?…

22
Feb
2010

Return of ‘The Wolfman’

Lawrence: [Seeing gun and bullets] I didn’t know you hunted monsters. Singh: Sometimes monsters hunt you. ‘The Wolfman’, like all…

14
Dec
2009

From Dystopia to Utopia

Yah: I’m apolitical. Jat: More like apathetic. Yah: Apathetic to politics… yes! Jat: How so? Yah: Because politics has too…

30
Sep
2009

Exterminate Hatred; Not the Hated

We jail and fine those who abuse and torture pets, but isn’t culling harmless animals the extreme form of abuse…

23
Sep
2009

Everyone Wants to be Happy

No one wants to be unhappy due to being greedy. Some might not know how to be content. Why not…

11
Sep
2009

More Metta Needed

Jat: What do you think of people who can’t take jokes? Yah: Why? Who had you offended? Jat: That petty…