Film Review: Lunana – Finding happiness in a dark valley
A reluctant educator is sent to a ‘dark valley’, what will he learn? Will he find happiness there or does happiness await for him in a place like Australia?
Ophelia
Ophelia
Ophelia loves cats and dogs, yet in all truths she struggles to love herself. As an introvert, she inclines to lose herself in a good book, in the forest or in the silence of a conversation. Ophelia broods over little musings in life. She searches for the purpose of life while very much attracted to its reality of death. Words are her way of connecting with people, at the start and at the end.
Chanting Is Not Boring. It Is Crazy Helpful.
TLDR: Chanting keeps the mind afloat on the choppy waves of suffering. Connecting you to others across time and space, the ritual of chanting creates a refuge from pain. The healing device of chanting is anything but boring! Yeap, you read it right. Chanting is...
A Fresh Take on Different Faiths in Singapore
Are we truly a rainbow of a thousand colours, lighting up the sky? With Singapore’s myriad of diverse identities, we can receive its cultural melting pot with kindness and an open heart. Reflecting on two vignettes, we refresh commonality and connect uncharted dots between faiths.
Through a Buddhist Lens: Waking Up To The World And Taking Rest From It.
With wisdom, we wake up to achieve our human potential. With mindfulness and metta, we rest our minds. Gathering the Buddha’s teachings, I reflect on waking and sleeping better.
From Thailand to India: My Ghostly Encounters
The encounters with an unseen being leads to a reflection on human nature and how we relate to other beings in Buddhist cosmology.
Film Review: Master Sheng Yen – A Life Story
Paying homage to Master Sheng Yen and his movement to revive Ch’an (禅) Buddhist practice in Taiwan, the United States and around the world, the documentary paints a beautiful portrait of Master’s selfless life a decade after his passing in 2009.
