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 <title><![CDATA[Welcome : Old Moonpointer]]></title>
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Hi there, fellow moonpointer readers,
 
Welcome to moonpointer.com version 1. With more than 2,600 original articles, there’s plenty to explore here! Please carry on surfing and commenting.  

Version 2 is now ready at htt...]]></description>
 <category>Announcements</category>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:23:56 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Cause : True Happiness]]></title>
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Here are some thoughts to share, after attending Singapore&#039;s &amp;#8220;Happiness and its Causes&amp;#8221; pre-conference, as conducted by Ven. Matthieu Ricard. (The below is loosely based on his presentation, with mostly personal spi...]]></description>
 <category>Meditation</category>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:34:38 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Life : So Far]]></title>
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In &amp;#8220;The Simpsons Movie&amp;#8221;, Bart was dared by Homer to skateboard naked around the neighbourhood. When Bart got arrested, Homer picks him up. This was the dialogue they had:

Bart: This is the worst day of my life.
...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:27:58 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Philosophy : What Is?]]></title>
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Japan Adventures (16) : Walking the Path of Philosophy

Winnie: What&#039;s so philosophical about this &amp;#8220;Philosopher&#039;s Walk&amp;#8221; (Higashiyama-Ku: Path of Philosophy)?
Minnie: Obviously, you&#039;re not a philosopher!
Winnie: ...]]></description>
 <category>Odds n Ends</category>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:24:59 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Adventures : Zeph Tales (19)]]></title>
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Continued from http://moonpointer.com/index.php?itemid=2626 

Why It&#039;s Sensible to Have Faith in Karma

While surfing the net for a quick rational proof of sorts that would convince him that there is the law of karma (or mo...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:20:25 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Craving : Need It?]]></title>
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The moment you &amp;#8220;need&amp;#8221; it most
is not when you have it,
but when you don&#039;t,
when you crave it -
whatever it is.

The wise clearly discern
the differences
between needs and wants.]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:15:48 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Suffer : Don't Make]]></title>
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Don&#039;t make suffering.
Don&#039;t make suffering yours.
Don&#039;t suffer.

Related Article:

Suffer Well (and You Won&#039;t Really Suffer)
http://www.moonpointer.com/index.php?itemid=593 ]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:14:53 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Mad : Awaken to Truth]]></title>
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Thoughts that came to mind after seeing &amp;#8220;Hide and Seek&amp;#8221; on TV,
which is a thriller of how a psychotic father was not &amp;#8220;aware&amp;#8221; that he murdered his wife,
while the young daughter knew it all -

Would y...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:14:03 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Cults : Warped &#8220;Buddhism&#8221;]]></title>
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Was helping a friend with his Masters&#039; thesis on the topic of Buddhist cults....

Q: What do you think defines a Buddhist cult?

A: A &amp;#8220;Buddhist cult&amp;#8221; is really an oxymoronic term, as it is not really &amp;#8220;Budd...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:11:33 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Rites : Funeral Blues?]]></title>
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Here is something hopefully interesting, from an email interview conducted by students from Nanyang Technological University...

Q: What rites do children have to fulfil for their Buddhist parents during their funerals?

A:...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:08:09 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Parenting : Defense & Reason]]></title>
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Jon: I heard a mother scolding her child for not hitting back when he was hit at a playground by another kid. She didn&#039;t even know if it was her child&#039;s fault that he was hit in the first place.
Don: Yeah... poor parenting - n...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:06:55 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Meditation : Beginner's Mind]]></title>
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H: There was an experiment in the 1970s where seasoned Zen practitioners and a control group connected to an electrode. A bell rang, after which an electric shock was administered. This routine was repeated several times. The s...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:02:31 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Rebirth : Curse or Blessing?]]></title>
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Comment:

An argument is that if we believe in rebirth,
we have countless lives to get it right.
Why bust our hump to get it right today?

Reply:

Because we might be reborn endlessly,
rebirth can be an infinite &amp;#8220...]]></description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:01:24 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Equanimity : Same Love?]]></title>
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How should we like it were stars to burn
With a passion for us we could not return?
If equal affection cannot be,
Let the more loving one be me.

- W.H. Auden (The More Loving: September 1957. Lines 8-12)

Loving without...]]></description>
 <category>Relationships</category>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:59:58 +0800</pubDate>
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 <title><![CDATA[Troublesome : What Is?]]></title>
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Someone happened to have quite a bunch of packed free toothpicks to give away.
While going around to do so, he came to my desk...

He: Do you use toothpicks?
Me: Nope.
He: Aiya, you environmentally-friendly folks are troub...]]></description>
 <category>Environmentalism</category>
 <comments>http://www.moonpointer.com/index.php?itemid=2628</comments>
 <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:58:06 +0800</pubDate>
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