On Expedience
In discussing the Buddhist practice, the word “expedience” tends to go hand-in-hand with “wisdom.” One slant of expedience can be seen as “appropriate to the situation,” as in, there exists a way that works for you. For example, a scientist, …
On Conversations (or Spring News, 2015)
Happy Spring. I hope people are enjoying the warmer weather. For those of us who live in Toronto, April may appear to be the cruellest month with the cold dampness but Spring is here.
On to some news. We will …
Below the Fold (Part 2 of 3)
Knowing people working at Google, a typical discussion topic is how Google handles users from all walks of life from all over the world. Search queries tend to be short and therefore rife with ambiguities. Judging the popularity of a …
Exhibit Opening, Two Artists – One Stroke
Toronto, ON – November, 4, 2013
The exhibit opened in Metro Hall on a crisp Winter day. The Metro Hall Rotunda is a major thoroughfare sandwiched between the business district and the entertainment district in downtown Toronto. Both Tam and …
My ear is itchy!
Itchy ear must
Be picked.
Like moon on the lake,
It is natural, duh!…
Special Lecture on the Preliminary Practice (Toronto, April 13)
On the April 13 (Saturday, 10:30am – 1pm) meditation class, you are invited to a special class on the Preliminary Practice. (It is published in English as “The Dzogchen Innermost Essence Preliminary Practice” also colloquially known as “the core teaching …
Zen of Emptiness and Existence Lecture on April 18th, 2012
Upon invitation from East Asian Library, University of Toronto, Master Tam presented a 2 hour lecture, in Mandarin with English translation, on the impact of the human thinking and behaviour on the world at large. Even though it was during …