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 <title><![CDATA[Pain : Needless Suffering]]></title>
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Z: You look sleepy... Didn't sleep well?
S: I did not sleep at all.
Z: Why? What happened?
S: I have a toothache. It was throbbing with pain all night along.
Z: Go see a dentist already!
S: No, I don't like the idea of tha...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:05:09 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Conversion : Singapore Buddhism]]></title>
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There was a series of articles (Religion: The Big Switch) on the state of religious conversion in “The Straits Times” on 9 August 2008. Below are my comments (partially based on the Buddhist perspectives) on excerpts of persona...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:35:41 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Misconceptions : Hungry Ghosts]]></title>
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Below are some thoughts that came to mind (from the Buddhist perspective), while watching the film “A Month of Hungry Ghosts”. Warning -   unless you already have the proper understanding of how Buddhism sees the seventh lunar ...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:34:26 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Ego : Not Beautiful]]></title>
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Overheard three men's conversation...

A: Must find a wife who is beautiful yet not know she's beautiful.
B: She has no eyes to see she's beautiful meh?
A: No la, those with low self-esteem will not feel that they are beau...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:43:34 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Substantiality :  Experiences & Stuff]]></title>
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P: I never liked the idea of spending big money on vacations. I would rather spend it on things.
Z: Why?
P: Let's say I have to spend $2-3K to visit Disneyland. I probably have to limit my shopping budget. And could probably ...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:37:12 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Drama : Cautionary Tales]]></title>
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P: Do you watch &amp;#8220;Nip Tuck&amp;#8221;?
Z: Yes, it's not bad.
P: I have a friend who watched only three episodes, before giving up on the show.
Z: Why? It's not too boring for her, is it?
P: No, she said it's too immoral to...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:26:13 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Pureland : Best Rebirth]]></title>
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&amp;#8220;When will you return?
On xx/xx/06 you left me.
In sadness, I wait.&amp;#8221;

Saw this at the obituary section of the papers. From this short message, one can imagine how much the husband misses his late wife. And the m...]]></description>
 <category>Relationships</category>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:19:42 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Mask : See Through It]]></title>
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In the detective thriller &amp;#8220;Murder of the Inugami Clan&amp;#8221;, a guy appears in the family in a mask - supposedly badly scarred due to war injuries. The family gathering was to decide to whom the riches of the last patriar...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:04:44 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Truth : Multi-Faceted]]></title>
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The delightful documentary movie &amp;#8220;Mad about English&amp;#8221; (MAE) tells of how many Chinese in China from all ages and walks of life are enthusiastically embracing the learning of the English language - so as to embrace th...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:52:57 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Merits : Interlinked Relation]]></title>
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Qi: If I don't have the necessary merits to influence others for the better, it's my problem, not theirs.
Ri: It's interlinked - they lack merits to be influenced positively too. This is why everyone should do their best to be...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:55:28 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Rebellion : For Better]]></title>
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Ri: In every generation, there will be some seen as rebels - who are seen as heroes upon hindsight later.
Qi: Yes. Of course, we just do what we think is the right thing.
Ri: The Buddha was a rebel too. He simply walked out o...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:41:13 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Fret : Bodhisattva Path]]></title>
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Why fret the Bodhisattva path?
As you progress, you will realise non-self.
When you lose your &amp;#8220;self&amp;#8221;, who frets what?

Having Bodhicitta* motivates you
to practise better and faster too –
since the welfare of ...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:05:25 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Dharma : Eternal Teacher]]></title>
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From the Mahaparinibbana Sutta is this admonition before his physical passing - &amp;#8220;... the Lord [Buddha] said to Ananda [his personal attendant]: &amp;#8216;Ananda, it may be that you will think: &amp;#8217;The Teacher's instructio...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:54:56 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Curse : Ice-Cream]]></title>
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I wrote this to appeal against the sale of ice-cream (especially for pleasing kids) during a Buddhist carnival...

Is veganism advocated in the Buddhist teachings? Consider this passage from the highly revered Surangama Sutra...]]></description>
 <category>Vegetarianism/Veganism</category>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:23:30 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Paradox : Imperfect Love]]></title>
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If one can love another perfectly,
one would be able to love all perfectly –
because perfect love is unlimited and equanimous -
not just for one,
not just for a few.

But the ones we love the most
are usually ourselves -...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:08:44 +0800</pubDate>
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