Tag: mindfulness

05
Apr
2011

How Would I Know?

A Tit for a Tat (294) Tit: Remind me to… Tat: Okay…. [Five minutes later] Remember to… Tit: Not now!…

30
Mar
2011

Conservation of Energy

Question: For how long did the Buddha sleep every night? Answer: It is said to be an hour only. Question:…

30
Mar
2011

Door of Mindfulness

A Tit for a Tat (287) Tit: Upper management said that ‘Anyone who doesn’t close the office door mindfully for…

10
Mar
2011

Really Never Worth It

Those who hold their liquor well think they are always in control but all it takes is a moment of…

14
Feb
2011

Troubleshooting

A Tit for a Tat (220) Tit: Troubleshooting stuff can train mindfulness but it strains the eye! Tat: Troubleshooting troubleshoots…

25
Jan
2011

The Last Supper

The vegan restaurant is closing soon. (Vegsenz at Tekka Mall, at end of month) It’s my last chance to eat…

17
Jan
2011

Digital Divinition

Question: Are you aware that some people are drawing ‘Buddhist’ divination lots using smartphone applications? Do you think it will work? I…

10
Jan
2011

Just Remember It

A Tit for a Tat (203) Tit: Remind me to do it later. Tat: Why not just make it a…

06
Jan
2011

Never Alone

Alone in a valley? Not alone; but with the valley. With the experience of the valley, for what it is…

06
Jan
2011

Are You (Dis)connected?

An ordinary phone for getting connected with someone absent. A ‘smart’phone for getting disconnected from someone present. From ‘Coming to…

20
Dec
2010

Past Great Hits

A Tit for a Tat (189) Tit: When I listen more intently to songs I liked in the past… Tat:…

14
Dec
2010

Mindfulness of This & That

There is much talk these days, of mindfulness of many things, connected to life… From relationships, to work, to finances……

13
Dec
2010

Question on Mindfulness

The waitress politely asked if I would like a drink. I shook my head in reply. A few minutes later……

06
Dec
2010

Taiji Lesson #7

… The posture of the mind affects the posture of the body which affects the posture of the mind… (This…

29
Nov
2010

Ego Trip & Fall

When one trips and falls, it’s easier to look for someone to blame, than to realise one was unmindful, as…

29
Nov
2010

Taiji Lesson #6

To know if your moves happened to be right due to unmindful beginner’s ‘luck’, keep practising them, to repeat the…

29
Nov
2010

Mystery of the Moving Wick

A Buddhist friend shared a mystery with me. For twenty years, he had offered an oil lamp, that uses a…

15
Nov
2010

What’s On Your Mind?

A Facebook dialogue: Shian: Struck me that the Facebook live feed question is a good one – ‘What’s on your…

15
Nov
2010

Sent to Colleagues

Email subject header: Diabetes Alert? Hi Everyone, Recently, I noticed that there are black ants on the rim of the…

15
Nov
2010

How to Enjoy Sleeping?

A Tit for a Tat (175) Tit: I enjoy sleeping. Tat: But ‘you’ are not there when you’re asleep! You’re…