To go or not to go

My six-year-old son was having a little constipation problem lately. As he was hesitant to go to the bathroom or not this morning, his older sister joked him, “To go or not to go, that is the…”
“…crap question,” he finished it.

Eating alone

When I was eating lunch in the restaurant, I peeked a friend of mine who was also having his meals, at a different table. I moved over to say hello, “Hey, why are you here eating alone?” “Because I am married?” he shrugged.

Why don’t dogs make good dancers?

A1: Because they are confused as to how to put their best foot forward.
A2: Because they are too dog-matic about their moves.
A3: They do, and soon enough “Dancing with the Stars” will be replaced by “Dancing with the Dogs.”

Overheard

In our last Chan meditation meeting, our discussion centered around the idea of Chi, life force, biorhythm — the intangible and invisible energy of our body. As I presumed that by now everybody is more advanced and ready for this kind of topic, as the leader, I earnestly engaged everyone in the discussion that went [...]

What did the left sock say to the right sock?

A1: We both smell — we must have eaten too much stinky toe-foot (tofu).
A2: We are both suckers; the difference is you are rightfully so and I am not.

The Universe is One

Chan practitioners or yogis often say the universe is One. If so, why do we also have ten realms in the universe?The universe is One, but forms or manifestations are many. This is the key. If the universe is a calm and peaceful ocean, then the different forms or manifestations (sentient beings) are waves and [...]

The Ten Realms of the Universe — By Simple Terms

In Buddhism the universe is said to contain ten spiritual levels — from Buddha (corresponds to the Heaven in Christianity actually) all the way to Hell. Human being is at a level around in the middle. The upper the level, the more happiness and blessings; the lower the level, the more sufferings and adversities. Human [...]