It is stated that if you are able to overcome others, you are strong. If you can overcome yourself, you are stronger. Every day people most likely live in the competitive battles such as education, career, social position and politics. That’s why people work against one another. However, to win others is not great because it can be defeated later. But to win oneself is the greatest, ever. Therefore, there is a saying: to win a hundred wars is not greater than to win oneself.
It is stated that wholesome things will happen to our life when we distance ourselves from negativity. It is true as negativity will give us trouble at the present and the future, near or far. Therefore, be positive; thinking, speaking and acting.
It is stated that the human world consists of happiness, suffering, praise, blame, fame, defamation, gain and loss. For sure, everyone wants a happy thing only in their life. However, their intention and effort must be matched, not just wanting. Otherwise, they cannot be happy or successful in what they want. That is because greed,…
It is stated that when people do something, they like to think of what they will gain from their doing. Sometimes, they must think oppositely like what they will lose, when they do that. For example, some meditators said when they meditated, they gained nothing and wasted time. However, they lost anger, anxiety, depression, insecure…
There are two meanings of wanting; unwholesome and wholesome. It is unwholesome, when it causes suffering, more wanting, inadequateness, chaos and no peace. It is wholesome, when wanting comes to end suffering, detach from desire, practise and develop oneself for the better. Which wanting do you want to have, unwholesome or wholesome? It is free…
In the classroom of Taoism, a master asked his students the same question for three times: Do you know what I’m gonna teach you. The students answered, “No sir” for the first time, Yes sir for the second time and for the third time, they divided into two groups: the first group replied, “No sir”,…
It is stated that if we deeply observe things as they are, we will see that everything is our teacher. We can learn and gain knowledge from them. When we have knowledge, we will be fine with everything that comes and goes through our life, as we are able to adjust ourselves to all situations….