An old master taught his students, “If I tell you, this apple is delicious, you should take note of my words, but don’t believe me offhand, because you haven’t tasted it yet.” This is true teaching, as seeing or experiencing is believing. Therefore, we should not believe in hearsay and philosophy, or these are the words of our teacher, we must experience it, knowing and seeing it by our own experience.
It is stated that life is not about being rich, being popular, being highly educated or being perfect. But it is about being real, humble and kind towards oneself and others.
It is stated that no one gives us a bad life or good life; it is up to us to make it good or bad. Life is in our hands. Here is a good advice: if you want to live a good life, learn ‘how to do it’ and make it happen.
It is stated that it is hard to keep our mind in our body, as we are always distracted by something; we see, hear, smell, touch or think of. However, if we can be careful and mindful of things from moment to moment: What comes and goes through our mind-doors, our mind can be neither…
It is stated that a tree stands strong through four seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. It grows green in Spring, passes the heat in Summer, leaves fall in Autumn and stands tall through the freezing weather in Winter. However, it still stands strong and lives throughout horrible weather of the four seasons. Therefore, we…
It is stated that “Life is short”, so we must spend it in a useful and positive way like eat healthy food, when we are hungry, sleep well, when we are sleepy, rest enough, when we are tired, say sorry when we are wrong and thank life as we wake up with it in every…
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…