It is stated that we should bear this in mind: some people are happy with whatever they have, which is sometimes less than what we have. Therefore, the key of happiness is satisfaction of whatever we have. For example, we have £10 in our pocket, we should be happy with it as we can buy something to eat. We should not be happy with a million pound in people’s bank as it is worthless for us.
There is a simple question: “Why is there a rubber on top of a pencil?” Someone answers, “It is for a person who always forgets his rubber.” Someone answers, “It’s easy to use it.” And someone disagrees by saying, “No, it’s because human beings easily make mistakes.” I agree with the last answer, as we,…
It is stated that mind is like water, when it is turbulent, it’s difficult to see. When it’s calm and settled, everything becomes clear. Therefore, we should keep our mind calm and clear from all distractions, as if mind is calm and clear, life is pure and peaceful.
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,…
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 is stated that anything troubles and irritates us, we should think in the positive way; they are our teachers, teaching us to be stronger. We must learn a lesson, make ourselves understand it and make use of knowledge in our life. This would be better than we go against it.
On one occasion, an abbot, who loved planting orchids, told his novice to take good care of his plant. His novice said, “Yes, sir” and he took good care of the plant, watering, weeding and fertilising it. The plant was very beautiful. One sunny day the novice took the plant outside of the window to be in the sun and air. Accidentally, a strong wind…