Tag: rebirth

20
Jul
2011

Rebirthday

A Tit for a Tat (326) Tit: My handphone just broke down! Why does this have to happen on my…

24
May
2011

A Grave Issue

Question: We went to exhume of one of our long-time ancestors’ graves for cremation and discovered some ornaments with the…

01
Mar
2011

He Is Like Death

There is a stranger in the house. There is an uninvited guest in the house. There is a phantom cockroach…

08
Feb
2011

What If The Top Doesn’t Stop?

While sharing on the movie ‘Inception’ at NTU Buddhist Society’s camp at Cheng Beng Buddhist Society’s building, I concluded by…

07
Dec
2010

The Limitations of Amulets

Amulets might offer some protection – but they cannot protect anyone from eventual death. Amulets might offer some blessings –…

01
Nov
2010

He Will Only Be Reborn

In the movie ‘(Avatar): The Last Airbender’, one of the baddies shouts to his henchmen who capture him, ‘Do not…

27
Oct
2010

Is Bedside Conversion Okay?

If forced bedside conversion to another religion is okay according to some, is it okay if someone else does the…

04
Oct
2010

To Empathise is to Civilise

To empathise is to civilise. To civilise is to empathise. – Jeremy Rifkin As mentioned in the video, ‘We are…

04
Sep
2010

India Adventures (13) Death is… Rebirth

Death as release from suffering, as being for the better, is not always true. Death as entry into hell, as…

02
Sep
2010

Not a Reason to Abort

Q: Abortion is against the First Precept of not killing. But due to great advance in medical science, doctors are…

18
Aug
2010

A Lesser Known Truth About Tulkus

Truth be told, with all due respect to all great Tulkus, many Tulkus (recognised reborn Buddhist masters or students) still…

02
Aug
2010

Same Old Dishes

It’s quite scary, when I find myself ordering the same old dishes, as I did the last time I was…

26
Jul
2010

From Ant to Human

Q: If one is reborn as an animal, say an ant, how would the ant be able to practise the…

23
Jul
2010

Dharma@Cinema: ‘Aftershock’ of the Human Heart

(Thank you, Scorpio East, for the premiere tickets!) Though ‘Aftershock’ retells the terrible tragedy of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which…

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…

13
Jul
2010

‘Slavery’ of Child Spirits

Q: Is the rearing of child spirits (such as aborted babies or those who died prematurely) a Buddhist practice? A:…

09
Jul
2010

Dharma@Cinema: Relive ‘Groundhog Day’!

I try to share this at least once a year. So… here is Groundhog Day… again! Date: 19 August 2010…

28
Jun
2010

Is Suffering Okay?

Q: Sometimes, suffering may not be a bad thing. A: Suffering is ‘useful’ only if it spurs one to advance…

20
Jun
2010

Taiwan Adventure (1): Wish You Are ‘Here’

When away in another land, we want to seize the day, as we will be there only for a while,…

14
Jun
2010

The Sands of Time

Thoughts about ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’: Only the holder of the Dagger of Time knows he is…