Tag: karma

14
Jun
2010

Baby Blues… Round Two?

Q: I am in a dilemma as to whether I should have another kid. I don’t see why I should…

07
Jun
2010

Karma Verses

行善不昌,必有余殃,殃尽必昌; 行恶不殃,必有余昌,昌尽必殃。 If doing good does not lead to good fortune, there must be excess misfortune [due to past evil…

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…

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…

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…

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…

05
May
2010

Sea Song & Deep Blue Day

Some years ago, something weird and wonderful happened. I was listening to Tears for Fears’ remake of ‘Sea Song’ on…

29
Apr
2010

Let’s Improve Our Collective Karma!

28
Apr
2010

This Moment of Judgement

There is no Judgement Day to come but there is this Judgement Moment – from moment to moment. Judgement Moment…

15
Apr
2010

Bad Gift Karma?

Question: I contributed money for a group gift, but later realised that it wasn’t an animal-friendly gift. Do I create…

15
Apr
2010

What is Hell?

From ‘Talking Lines: The Graphic Stories of R.O. Bleachman’, Shakespeare’s sister Opinia says, ‘Hell. For is not its definition? An…

15
Apr
2010

How You Can Save The World

Your karma makes your world go round. Our karma makes our world go haywire too. [i] We All Create Karma…

08
Apr
2010

Wolfman & Wolfwoman

I don’t really understand what the film ‘The Warrior and the Wolf’ is trying to say. (I think the only…

08
Apr
2010

Four Assurances for Batman

In ‘Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?’ by Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert, the newly deceased Batman says, ‘I…

07
Apr
2010

Helping or Paying Back?

Question: A friend says my caring for stray cats is due to me ‘owing’ them karmically, though I feel that…

01
Apr
2010

Humanity, Humility, Honesty

Visited St. Patrick’s School again, a couple of days ago, to give a presentation on the Buddhist perspective of life…

24
Mar
2010

Fate & Free Will

A line from ‘Flash Forward’ session two goes — ‘It’s not fate versus free will; it’s fate and free will.’…

22
Mar
2010

O$P$?: Should Those Who Owe Us Pay?

Q: If a friend owes me money but says she is not able to pay me back because of financial…

15
Mar
2010

Your Karma is Yours

A Tit for a Tat (112) Tit: Yikes! This fruit is too sour for me! Tat: It’s just nice for…

08
Mar
2010

This is a Bad Time

From ‘This is a Bad Time’ by Bruce Eric Kaplan: But why do we choose to be attached to the…