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Harmony
It is stated that if you are hard, you should learn to be soft. If you are soft, you should learn to be strong. Accordingly, you should learn to know the nature of both: strength and softness and use the knowledge. The strength and softness must be in harmony. Otherwise, this can be dangerous like…
The nature of things
The truth is hidden in nature of things. What we name and talk about is not the truth. Therefore, we should not just believe anything with name and hearsay. We should question and investigate things to find out the truth, as they are dependent-originated. To know the truth, we are able to see the cause…
Be happy with what we have
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…
What is the most important thing to do in life?
There is a question: what is the most important thing to do in life? The answer is “To care.” Let’s talk about the asnwer, “To care” is a good action for ourselves, our familty, our community, society, nation and the world. To care is important because we are living beings and live together in this…
It will pass like seasons
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…
Close or Open!
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…