Lord Buddha in Crisis -The Lotus Sutra (Part 6)
Lord Buddha in Crisis -The Lotus Sutra (Part 6) Spirituality as a coping mechanism can be observed to be a powerful resource in the provision of comfort, peace, and resolution for people confronted with a critical crisis when facing the hurdles and challenges of daily life. The most important thing in seeking the truth is […]
Lord Buddha in Crisis -The Buddha Bar (Part 5)
Lord Buddha in Crisis -The Buddha Bar (Part 5) There’s an influx of self help gurus popping up left and right in the holy business of “god shopping”. The trend of consumerism and individualism in society has created a new path for marketing spirituality to be more sellable as a product with a renewable repeat […]
Lord Buddha in Crisis – Word Play (Part 4)
Lord Buddha in Crisis – Word Play (Part 4) The story of the Buddha’s renunciation, the homeless life, and enlightenment, is the standard path of the mythological adventure of the hero and represents an embellishment of the formula represented in the rites of passage: separation—initiation—return. There may have been a real figure there, but there […]
Lord Buddha in Crisis -Spiritual Branding (Part 3)
Lord Buddha in Crisis -Spiritual Branding (Part 3) Like the pampered life that parallels the early life of Siddharta, enjoying the carnal pleasures in his father’s palace, it’s natural for us in this present time to want to be happy and avoid suffering. Because of this, we employ psychological defenses to deny life’s realities, especially […]
Lord Buddha in Crisis -The Flashpoint of Realization (Part 2)
Lord Buddha in Crisis -The Flashpoint of Realization (Part 2) An existential crisis is a moment at which an individual questions the very foundations of their life: whether this life has any meaning, purpose, or value. At the age of 29 years, Siddharta hit the brick wall — a true existential crisis, with a sense […]
Lord Buddha in Crisis -Life As It Is (Part 1)
Lord Buddha in Crisis -Life As It Is (Part 1) Despite the weirdness of existence, most of us are able to get on with our lives and avoid debilitating feelings of despair, personal failure, and cosmic meaninglessness. But every once in a while we’re tugged out of our complacency and forced to re-evaluate our lives. […]
Malaysia Must Change its Ways with China and India
Malaysia Must Change its Ways with China and India The world is only getting more competitive. Unfortunately, Malaysia has probably only been falling backwards in relative development compared to many of our neighbours. Excluding Singapore (a developed country), Brunei (a country that is oil dependent) and Thailand, most other ASEAN countries have been growing faster […]
Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Paris Agreement on Climate Change In December, 2015, a major climate policy meeting was held in Paris. The aim was to get an agreement among UN member countries, which will commit them to fight climate change. This articles argues that it was a futile exercise as leaders are not really commited to address the issue […]
Why Does 2° Celsius Make So Much Difference?
Why Does 2° Celsius Make So Much Difference? Many policymakers are fighting to limit the rise in average global temperatures to two degrees Celsius. Even the 0.85% rise in average global temperatures we experience today is making life rather unbearable. Imagine how the world will be if our daytime temperature rises by another degree and […]
The Rising Global Temperatures
The Rising Global Temperatures While a few call climate change a hoax, most of us would agree with the majority of scientists that the planet is actually getting hotter. This has been very apparent since 2014. This article discusses the causes of rising global average temperatures, and how this phenomenon will affect all of us. […]
