It is stated that we should learn to sit back and observe things as they really are, as not everything needs a reaction. However, this is hard to do as we get used to being distracted. Anyway, we can manage our reactions to what we see, hear, smell, touch and think of by being mindful of things, starting from moment to moment; bear in mind, “One moment can change a day, one day can change a life and one life can change the world.”
There is a wise saying: let it go. However, people mostly care too much about what others say, so they cannot let it go; they pick it up and think it over. Worse than that, it makes them neither sleep nor eat well. In practice, they must leave the saying where it was said like…
It is stated that when we live our life, we should bear this in mind: the past problem cannot be solved and the future anxiety cannot be changed. We have no control of the past and future. However, we can control the present moment, we just make the right choice in the here-and-now. Then, the…
It is like the story written by Leo Tolstoy: A king wanted to have forever happiness. He consulted with his officers how to achieve it. He was advised to find a happy man, take his shirt and put it on, he will be endlessly happy. The king sent his men to look for the happy…
It is stated that Buddhadasa Bhikkhu taught: if a man argues with a dog, then, there will be two dogs. Similarly, if a man argues with a fool, then, there will be two foolish men. It’s true, as wisdom or foolishness will be shown by people’s action. More than that, the action produces its consequence….
It is stated that the past and future are in our head. In fact, we have only here and now, which are in our hands; we can control it or change it for the better. However, the past has gone, nothing we cannot do about it and so neither the future. When we realize this,…
It is stated that life will become what we feed it; if we feed it with love, life will be lovable. If we feed it with hatred, life will be hateful. If we feed it with mindfulness, life will be mindful. If we feed it with carelessness, life will be careless and in danger. If…