Tag: mindfulness

A joke I came across many years ago, rephrased here. Let’s see if you are mindfully sharp enough to catch…

He knocked a glass off the next table, and it shattered on the ground. Whose fault is it? He wondered……

There was talk about how a mass-murderer-terrorist might plead insanity and how the plea is not likely to be accepted….

Was asked to circulate an event about mindfulness via the www.TheDailyEnlightenment.com newsletter. S: Hmmm… TDE publicises only Buddhism-related events. Mindfulness…

Here, Edward Monkton gets his ‘Zen’ right, though he doesn’t use the word ‘Zen. But Zen is Zen whether you…

A Tit for a Tat (325) Tit: That guy is so inconsiderate – he’s standing on the right side of…

A Tit for a Tat (323) Tit: You should live in the moment. Tat: For what? Tit: For ‘now’! Next…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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