Tag: karma

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…

03
Sep
2009

Pop Buddhism?

Q: What are your thoughts on the relation of pop psychology and Buddhism, and how the concept of karma is…

01
Sep
2009

Who is ‘The Time Traveller’s Wife’?

Adapted from the bestseller, ‘The Time Traveller’s Wife’ tells of a man’s peculiar condition, of being involuntarily subject to fading…

29
Aug
2009

No Regrets?

This song (‘No Regrets’ by Robbie Williams) came to mind today, and I wondered what was memorable about it… before…

27
Aug
2009

Not ‘The Final Destination’ Yet

Just when you think the ‘Final Destination’ trilogy was already complete, here comes ‘The Final Destination’ (also known as ‘Final…

24
Aug
2009

Thank You for Everything

A Tit for a Tat (38) Tit: I really wish to thank you – for everything. Tat: Thank your karma,…

22
Aug
2009

Fare Thee Well – Not

The Chinese term for ‘Goodbye’ is ‘Zaijian’, which means ‘See you later’. It is never a final farewell. Indeed, how…

18
Aug
2009

Charity & Lottery

My nephew asked me to buy charity draw tickets, as urged by his school to sell. It always struck me…

28
Jul
2009

Disease of Lousiness

Nic: What’s worse than having a lousy big boss? Nac: Er… a lousy middle management boss? Nic: Yup – the…

20
Jul
2009

Lousy Boss Karma

An associate of my boss called me today. He was supposed to meet my boss and the latter was supposed…

13
Jul
2009

Are We Animals Eating One Another?

Chanced upon this elegantly simple yet classic neo-retro Penguin book cover – ‘On the Suffering of the World’ by Arthur…

06
Jul
2009

The Sum of Our Parts

In ‘100 Girls’ by Adam Gallardo and Todd Demong, a girl discovers herself to be a genetically cloned person engineered…

05
Jul
2009

Affinity & Effort Needed

A Tit for a Tat (31) Tit: Why did you not find me? Tat: How could I find you in…

01
Jul
2009

Losing the Religion of Mindfulness

On the hottest day At the busiest hour With the tightest jeans And the darkest top In the crowdiest train…

20
Jun
2009

Stuck in Politics

History: He was in inter-organisational committee a few years ago, that was an umbrella body for several organisations. He was…

17
Jun
2009

1 of the 10,000 Things

I was chatting with a monk when he made a funny remark. He said, as roughly translated from Chinese, ‘One…

16
Jun
2009

Create the Conditions!

A friend said, “I think I might have found the reason why Buddhism can’t spread as far and wide &…

04
Jun
2009

Face Your Past for a Better Future

Haunted by ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past’ ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past’ is about a fickle guy, who is so scrooge-ly with…

03
Jun
2009

When is Judgment Day?

I was chatting with someone from another faith, who asked about the Buddhist perspective of the end of the world…

13
May
2009

Naked ‘R Us

Naked we come Naked we are Naked we go We come empty of possessions. Stripped even of ‘self’. Even our…