Tag: mindfulness

04
Jan
2010

Your Dream is Over… or Has it Just Begun?

This is one of the most soothing songs I’d ever heard, that is gentle while singing of strength. I read…

15
Dec
2009

Unread Newspapers

I finally decided to relinquish the stack of unread newspapers to the rag and bone man (karang guni) for recycling….

02
Dec
2009

How Naming the Demons Work

In ‘Hellboy: Darkness Calls’ by Mike Mignola and Duncan Fregredo, Igor Weldon Bromhead invokes the demonic Ilsa Haupstein, binding her…

30
Nov
2009

You Versus Yourself

‘The Broken (Reflexion Trouble)’ is an unconventional thriller. I was interested in it as it seemed to be about doppelgangers,…

30
Nov
2009

I Hope You Have the ‘Time of Your Life’

Time of Your Life (Green Day) Another turning point; a fork stuck in the road. Time grabs you by the…

18
Nov
2009

Greater Mindfulness or Mindlessness?

Question: How do we discern if a self-improvement program is reliable or not, in line with the Dharma or not?…

10
Nov
2009

Slips & Falls, Time & Again

The main story arc of the movie PTU (Police Tactical Unit) is about a cop who slips and falls in…

26
Oct
2009

Karmic School Blues

Question: A friend’s son lately found it difficult to focus and could not study at all. He had applied leave…

01
Oct
2009

Callling the Buddhadharma as It Is

A Dharma friend sent me this Youtube link on meditation. He felt that it’s a very good way to introduce…

30
Sep
2009

Real or Imaginary Ghosts

If you think you are haunted by real ghosts, you should exorcise them, by sending them off for a better…

17
Sep
2009

Are You More Clear-minded?

A Tit for a Tat (48) Tit: Why is it that we seem more clear-minded that others? Tat: Is it…

14
Sep
2009

A Full Bright Moon, Radiant with Compassion

Last evening was the second time I watched ‘A Full Bright Moon’ (Yilun Mingyue) – as the opening film of…

09
Sep
2009

Only Thing to Do

在一个无聊的下午中 面对一堆无聊的事物 唯我能做的就是念佛 安抚着那不在焉的心 阿弥陀佛! On a boring afternoon Facing tons of trivial brainless work The only thing I can…

05
Sep
2009

Confrontation Vs Clarification

When I was younger and more foolish, I used to avoid confrontation because I would react in anger. When I…

31
Aug
2009

For the Very First Time

Here is something I wrote 7 years ago, that I think is worth sharing again, extended, and with the video…

17
Aug
2009

The Absent Cuppa

Realised I had not enjoyed a cuppa anything in a long time. When I step into a cafe, I spend…

11
Aug
2009

Our Hidden Nanomites

Featured in the ‘G.I. Joe’ movie are nanomites, which are super-microscopic robots measuring in nanometres. They are used in missile…

03
Aug
2009

Why We Probably Were Serial Killers

In the movie ‘Murderer’, the protagonist model detective suffers from lapses in memory (due to an injury and another reason…

29
Jul
2009

Live One Day Every Day & Eat Mindfully!

Hi readers, you know… moonpointer.com is meant to be Buddhist blog community, though over the years, there are few contributors….

28
Jul
2009

When You Sing with So Much Feeling

Am recalling some of the songs I grew up with… Above is the video for ‘You Only Tell Me You…