It is stated that kindness is with those, who cultivate it, practise it, and show it to others. In fact, we must be kind, careful, and mindful of people’s feelings as we are human and “To err is human.” We must not judge them for what they do wrong as they might not intend to do it. A second chance or kindness must be given to them. This will bring peace, harmony and happiness to ourselves, others, and the community or society.
It is stated that there are two sources of knowledge or wisdom, one’s from the others like reading a book or listening to the teachings of the others, and another’s from ones’ own experience like we might hear a lot about the taste of an apple, but we never know the real taste of the…
It is stated that respect is like a mirror, reflecting our image: the more we show to other people, the more respect will reflect back on us. Similarly, the more we love people, the more we will be loved.
In the classroom of Taoism, a master asked his students the same question for three times: Do you know what I’m gonna teach you. The students answered, “No sir” for the first time, Yes sir for the second time and for the third time, they divided into two groups: the first group replied, “No sir”,…
It is stated that we should learn to sit back and observe things as they really are, as not everything needs a reaction. However, this is hard to do as we get used to being distracted. Anyway, we can manage our reactions to what we see, hear, smell, touch and think of by being mindful…
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…
Since we were born and have lived our life: life may be ups and downs. However, we should never give up and bear in mind: as long as we are breathing, it’s never too late to start a new beginning. Therefore, we should keep trying and moving our life forwards.