“Today, I am fortunate to have woken up, I am alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings, I am going to…
It is amazing to think that in today’s technology-driven world, it is quite possible that anyone can know where you are at any time. Some people are even quite willing to give this information up; for example, some developers have a website showing their location at any given time. So that’s all good when the…
I stumbled across an article about The Monkey Sphere after first reading it a couple of years ago. It is basically a light-hearted look at how people become less important to you the “further away” they are from you, or rather your “Monkey Sphere’”. Of course, the whole concept is Dunbar’s Number, but it’s easier…
A couple of years ago, I watched a film called Spirited Away. It’s a highly acclaimed Japanese anime produced by Studio Ghibli. I’m a fan of Japanese culture in general, so I enjoyed watching this imaginative and creative story with its curious Japanese edge. So last night I watched another film by Studio Ghibli; Grave…
