We should not assume that loud is strong and quiet is weak. Similarly, open eye does not mean, we can see and understand everything. Sometimes, closed eye can see and understand more than open eye as we consider, contemplate on the object or meditate on it. One Buddhist monk said, “I close my eyes, it doesn’t mean I sleep. But I meditate and I can see and understand things more than I open my eye.”
Practice makes perfect: a girl learned to play a violin, but the sound of violin she played was irritating. Her grandpa asked her, “What musical instrument is it, you are playing? She answered, “Violin, grandpa.” He thought violin produced such an annoying sound. Next morning, he walked the girl to school, near the school building, he heard a…
It is stated that talk is an easy way to make one another understand. This world will be peaceful if we talk to each other instead of about each other. However, when we have something in mind, we like to keep quiet. In fact, we should open our mind and mouth, convey the truth to…
It is stated that being happy is a choice we make as nothing will make us happy until we choose to be happy. It is noticeable that happy people focus on what they have and satisfy with it. On the contrary, unhappy people always focus on what is missing; that makes themselves unhappy. What is…
It is stated that we should bear in our mind: ‘Time waits for no man’. What should be done, it must be done. In other word, we should put the first thing first. Many times, we postpone things should be done by saying, “I am not ready, I shall do it tomorrow, next week, next…
It is stated that understanding is deeper than knowledge: you might know many things in this word. Without understanding, you cannot make use of them. For example, you know many philosophies of life and religious teachings. However, when you are hit by emotion or feeling, you are easily distracted. Your knowledge cannot assist you to…
The question in need of answer: a well-known master used the market as the teaching field. Because he was well-known, when people saw him, they dropped by and asked him questions about their previous life, rebirth, past and next life etc. But he ignored all questions as they were neither related to the present nor…