Tag: mindfulness

10
Nov
2010

Who is Mindful of Buddha?

One of the methods to ‘combine’ Pure Land and Zen practice is that the one who practise mindfulness of Amituofo’s (Amitabha…

10
Nov
2010

Is Meditation Dangerous?

From a Facebook discussion, a friend got this reply from his friend when he said he’s going to learn what…

08
Nov
2010

Mindful Enough?

A Tit for a Tat (173) Tit: I’m very mindful. I never accidentally kill a single ant when I do…

01
Nov
2010

Taiji Lesson #4

Again, yet another random lesson from Taiji class: Getting the perfect move and pose is difficult at first but you…

04
Oct
2010

Are We Mad?

A friend sent an old news link about how a girl killed and cut her parents into pieces due to…

21
Sep
2010

Shortest Bowing Session

The last bowing session in the Pureland retreat lasted the shortest as there was the least fret, as there is…

02
Sep
2010

Harder to Forget

A Tit for a Tat (162) Tit: He just told me to remind him to do that. But it’s forgetful him…

23
Aug
2010

In the Right Light

Saw this t-shirt at Bugis Junction. The design is the kind of photo I used to take. When you highlight…

23
Aug
2010

Mind & Matter

M: If one were to mind, wouldn’t that translate to more ‘mindfulness’ And if one were to take a ‘never…

18
Aug
2010

Is the Hulk Innocent?

One who easily loses one’s mindfulness easily loses one’s temper. – Stonepeace The Hulk never intentionally hurts the innocent. But…

10
Aug
2010

‘Lots’ of Advice

Q: Some Buddhists like to cast lots, e.g. at Guanyin temples. Are these lots’ words from Guanyin Bodhisattva? A: There…

26
Jul
2010

Greyness of the Hulk

‘Hulk not monster!’ So yells the Hulk, as he slams stuff… monstrously… In ‘Hulk: Gray’ by Jeph Loeb and Tim…

26
Jul
2010

Are You Secretly Invaded by the Skrulls?

In ‘Secret Invasion’ by Brian Michael Bendis, it is realised that the alien Skrull race, which is capable of shape-shifting…

26
Jul
2010

Classic Zen Story on Being Process-Oriented

A student asked a Zen Master, ‘If I work very hard, how long will it take for me to realise…

20
Jul
2010

Pointless Dim Sum Rebirths

The girl pushing the Dim Sum cart in the food court has seen us many times, as we are here…

28
Jun
2010

Taiwan Adventure (5): More & More

Pic: Sign for ‘Homage to (or refuge in) Amitabha Buddha (Amituofo)’ in Taoyuan Another still and well-meaning ubiquitous sign, to…

14
Jun
2010

More Than This

This is one of my favourite scenes from one of my favourite movies, where Bob (played Bill Murray) sings Roxy…

08
Jun
2010

Revisiting ‘How I Survived a Bloody Mess’

Yeas ago, I stuck a bright red sticker with the words ‘Namo Amituofo’ (Homage to Amitabha Buddha) on a dangerous…

01
Jun
2010

Editing the Edited

A note about mindfulness, that happened to be about the word ‘mindful’: Thank you for using publishing my review, which…

31
May
2010

Lose Less By Having Less Stuff

From Robert Greene’s ‘The 48 Laws of Power’ is some counter-intuitive advice – ‘The key to picking a pocket is…