Work...?

I had the pleasure of attending Dr. Chan Kah Yein's dhamma talk at SJBA this morning. I almost didn't attend to make way for revision, but I was intrigued by the topic today. I don't remember the exact title, but it's about working hard in the Buddhist perspective. The main misconception, as Dr. Chan stated outright, is justifying laziness as taking the Middle Path. The Middle Path is practiced by Buddhist but it's not an excuse to not work hard. I won't go into details, but here are some interesting notes that I managed to capture during her...

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Quote #4

Taken from The Unit: HW: You don't know the answer TG : No HW : If you knew the answer, what would it be? Write it down. Comments: I think fear of facing the truth numbs us so hard, that we dare not even try to find answers to our problems. I feel this is a good method to face that fear. It also portrays the healing properties of writing. Writing helps our thoughts fl...

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Quote #3

“The real measure of your wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money.” ~Unknown Disclaimer: Photo taken from: here...

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Wrong When It's Right

Some times,  I feel as if we have too much fight for out "rights". The rights to say anything we want, the rights to publish anything we want, the right to do whatever we want. So much so that it can actually infringe other people's rights. And yet, we'll still be arguing about OUR GODDAMN RIGHTS. Here's a post dedicated to all road users. It's not your right... To arrive at the the office in time. It's everyone else's too. It's not your...

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Quote #2

"Fly me to the Moon...let me dance among the Stars..."I hope we never lose our sense of wonder. A passion for exploration and discovery is a noble legacy to our children. I hope we set our sails and venture out one day. That will be one glorious day... -Astronaut Wheelock- Disclaimer: Photo taken from here. View full powerpoint her...

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Big Bad Sale!

Rejoice all bookworms out there! There's a super huge book sale happening from now till the 16th of October 2011. I went there today and boy, it really is a feast! Too bad I was too engrossed in looking through title after title that I forgot to take any pictures of the place... :( So, you'll have to settle for this mountain of books I bought: Don't get me wrong, I don't usually splurge. But this is really one of a kind sale. Most fiction...

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Oranges

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YinYang Fish

After studying for long hours, you get hungry..and inspired to cook :) Cooked from random stuff found in the fridge. marinated fish for 30 mins first fish! with cheese. it's supposed to be baked but, oh well the first one - nice colour, but less tasty The second one - probably due to the residue in the pan , this one's a lot darker, but tastier too! Yin and Yang fishe...

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