Tag: truth

18
Nov
2009

When Lying Becomes a Habit

What I learnt from the movie ‘The Informant!’, which is a true story, about lying… dramatised of course! (Is it…

16
Nov
2009

Having the Last Word

A Tit for a Tat (60) Tit: Why must you always have the last word? Tat: I don’t always have…

10
Nov
2009

Is Joking Lying?

Marc: Is telling jokes based on non-truths breaking the fourth precept against false speech? E.g. I joked that my computer’s…

09
Nov
2009

Which Side Should You Support?

What great spiritual truth do you seek, when you are not truthful to yourself [and/or others] over the smallest worldly…

06
Nov
2009

The Importance of Inter-Religious Harmony

Something written for an Inter-religious magazine… It is a common and idealistically beautiful notion, that all the religions of the world essentially…

29
Sep
2009

Incredible But Possible

Excavations at Jetavana, now Saheth Finally Venerable Faxian and a fellow monk reached Jetavana monastery… but it had since become a…

27
Sep
2009

Paradox of Facts & Rumours

In the movie ‘Inglourious Basterds’, Colonel Hans Landa tells Perrier LaPardite the following in an unnerving scene – ‘I love…

18
Sep
2009

What Does It Mean?

What does it mean… that I’m not sure what it all means? that I’m not sure how I’ll figure it…

17
Sep
2009

Kalama Spirit for All Buddhist Traditions

Ren: Are you a Mahayanist? Yah: Yes and no. Ren: Meaning? Yah: Yes, because I believe in the Mahayana sutras…

14
Sep
2009

‘Thirst’ for Desire & Death

The film ‘Thirst’ (which won the 2009 Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival) is another story that uses the…

07
Sep
2009

Deep Dark Secret

You might stumble upon what you think is another’s ‘deep dark secret’. But if you leave it unclarified, the true…

20
Aug
2009

Truth is Not Enough

There is a quiz game show on TV that we all know, that is seemingly the most difficult, because almost…

19
Aug
2009

Holding the Snake Vs Releasing the Raft

Question: Based on the Alagaddupama Sutta, the snake and the raft represent all Dharma teachings as taught by Buddha. The snake…

12
Aug
2009

What Values are Truly Valuable?

‘Superman: Escape from Bizarro World’ by Geoff Johns, Richard Donner and Eric Powell is a collection of Bizarro tales. For…

05
Aug
2009

Truth, Goodness & Beauty

Perfect goodness (universal compassion) based upon perfect truth (universal wisdom) leads to perfect beauty (universal magnificence) – in the form…

27
Jun
2009

Problems with Generalisation

A Tit for a Tat (24) Tit: You never listen! Tat: Never? Tit: Never! Tat: Not even now? – Silence…

21
Jun
2009

Right or Wrong Belief?

A Tit for a Tat (15) Tit: I don’t think anything is definitely wrong or right. Tat: You really believe…

20
Jun
2009

Stuck in Politics

History: He was in inter-organisational committee a few years ago, that was an umbrella body for several organisations. He was…

06
Jun
2009

How to Be Truly Confident

True confidence arises only when one becomes one with the true/truth.* – Stonepeace * Total confidence is attained by realising…

13
Apr
2009

Good & Bad English

Shakespearean English, unless spoken at plays, sounds like bad English in our times. Modern English, unless spoken in our times,…