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 to choose. However, be careful and mindful as the consequence will definitely come along with your choice.
It is stated that life is not that complicated if we intentionally learn it. We would realize that old age, sickness, happiness, suffering, even death exists in this life. Without study, we will get confused with life, and have many questions of WHY? For example, why some people die young, why some people die old,…
It is stated that happiness is abstract or formless that all people want and do whatever they can to achieve it. However, they normally understand that happiness is in either materials or objects, such as luxurious cars, big houses and expensive items. They understand, if they have those things, they will be forever happy. In…
It is stated that people like to blame each other for their unhappiness. In fact, happiness or unhappiness is the result of one’s own action. So, they should solve their own action, do it right, not do it wrong. Then, they will be happy. Bear in mind: if a problem has a solution, we must…
It is stated that we have learned how to live a life since we were born or young. This learning will continue until we die. There are many teachers, teaching us how to live, starting from parents at home, teachers at school and college to lecturers at university. What we learn or study is mostly…
When a friend of mine firstly became a Buddhist and visited a Buddhist land, he wore a lot of Buddhist ornaments like a Buddha amulet, necklaces and beads. There, an old monk, who cannot speak any English, showed his body language to him: objects or ornaments (materialism) are not good, but mind (spiritualism) is the…
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…