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Recently, I came across one question: how long is life? Is it a 100 year, 90 yearrs, 80 yearrs or 70 years? The answer is life is as short as the in-and-out breath. If we breathe in, we do not breathe out, we die and if we breathe out, we do not breathe in, we…
Happiness is based on right understanding
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…
calm yourselves
It is stated that feelings such as worry, anxiety, stress and depression are sometimes like the storm. However, they are just visitors, coming in and going out in our life. We should not attach to them, or think that they belong to us, just acknowledge them and let them go like the metaphor: don’t try…
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It is stated that people mostly live their life with some expectations, for example, they want to live the longest life like 80 years, 90 years, or a hundred year. However, they are disappointed as most of them cannot get what they expect or want as life is impermanent and unpredictable. However, if they are…
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