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Plant for Love
On one occasion, an abbot, who loved planting orchids, told his novice to take good care of his plant. His novice said, “Yes, sir” and he took good care of the plant, watering, weeding and fertilising it. The plant was very beautiful. One sunny day the novice took the plant outside of the window to be in the sun and air. Accidentally, a strong wind…
Life is a journey
It is stated that Life is a ‘Journey.’ We have passed through many stations in our life-journey, starting from birth, old age, sickness to death, the last station of all lives. A long with life-journey, there are two experiences: happy and unhappy. The question is, can we choose to be only happy. The answer could…
Two Kinds of Food
There are two kinds of food for life: one is food for the body, which is a diet and another is food for the mind, which is knowledge or wisdom. Food for the body is obvious as it’s needed to maintain the body and food for the mind is also needed to supports life. Two…
Positive Thinking
It is stated that the positive way of thinking leads to happiness as a story told: A lady was always crying on the raining day and sunny day. She was asked why? She answered, “On the raining day, I am afraid that my elder son cannot sell his sweets. On the sunny day, I am…
Strength and Weakness
We like to explain the meaning of strength and weakness in the context of power. For example, strong people oppress the weak. However, there is another meaning of strength and weakness: the strong may try to control the weak, but if they cannot control themselves, they are weaker than the weak. On the contrary, if…