Tag: Samsara

19
Oct
2016

Strangeness

Over the years, I have come to accept that there are really many strange people (i.e. who are difficult to…

24
Dec
2015

Young Ennui

Ennui: Existential ‘sian-ness’ from cyclical existence, that hints of the need for liberation

29
Nov
2013

Stain Analogy

Even clean water left long enough on clean tiles will collect dirt from the surrounding air. As it dries up,…

17
Oct
2013

Reunion

世间所有的相遇,都是久别重逢。- 章子怡饰演宫二,一代宗师 Every encounter in this world is a reunion after departure. – Gong Er, Zhang Ziyi in ‘The Grandmaster’…

27
Sep
2012

Self-Sabotage

何来烦恼? 自寻烦恼! ‘Definition’ of Samsara: Self-sabotage

27
Sep
2012

Samsaric Intrigue

Samsara might be interesting at times, but it is also dissatisfactory most of the time, even if at subtle levels….

13
Jun
2012

Missing Presence Of Mind

The cleaner at the food court came to retrieve an empty tray, but with absent-mindedness. She lifts a tray off…

20
Sep
2011

Dharma of The Blower’s Daughter

Above is Ni Andong’s cover of Damien Rice’s ‘The Blower’s Daughter’, whose original version is below. Ni’s take sent some shivers…

07
Sep
2011

If All Wishes Came True

A genie appeared to three in a boat and granted each of them a wish. A: I want to go…

25
Jan
2011

Such Nonsense

It’s okay, such nonsense, this (somewhat) nonsensical place with (some) nonsensical people with (some) nonsensical matters, because I’m leaving this…

24
Jan
2011

Dreamare of Samsara

From TheZena56: ‘I had a nightmare once. I was walking down a snowy road and the full moon was blood…

08
Nov
2010

Song of Samsara

I found this re-blogged on another blog: Be careful when you sing a song of broken love, a song of…

28
Jul
2010

Dharma@Cinema: The ‘Inception’ of Illusion or Reality?

The ingenious film that is ‘Inception’ begins with the assumption that it is possible for multiple persons to enter someone’s…

26
Jul
2010

Of Nirvana & Samsara

Q: I have always thought that the Buddha’s Parinirvana was the end and that he would not be subjected to…

03
May
2010

Brace! Brace! Brace!

One who braces for the hard knocks of life will find them less shocking and painful. Not bracing for reality…

16
Apr
2010

The Heart of the Heart Sutra Between Its Lines

Form is emptiness; (色即是空) Emptiness is form. (空即是色) Form is not different from emptiness;(色不异空) Emptiness is not different from form. …

16
Apr
2010

Three Peculiar Haikus

Am sure you have come across ‘peculiar’ haikus, which seem weird in the sense that they seem to be about…

14
Apr
2010

It’s a Very Very Mad World

The classic ‘Mad World’ by Tears for Fears seems to be a poignant string of world-weary haikus. In between its…

22
Mar
2010

A Better Place Available

S took a cursory glance at some alternative seats at the centre, where there is a full-house Dharma talk about…

16
Mar
2010

Feel at Home in Samsara?

A Tit for a Tat (117) Tit: I don’t feel that I belong! Tat: Belong where? Tit: Here – in…