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 understanding is deeper than knowledge: you might know many things in this word. Without understanding, you cannot make use of them. For example, you know many philosophies of life and religious teachings. However, when you are hit by emotion or feeling, you are easily distracted. Your knowledge cannot assist you to…

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…

It is stated that Life is a ‘Journey.’ We have passed through many stations in our life-journey, starting from birth, old age, sickness to death, the last station of all lives. A long with life-journey, there are two experiences: happy and unhappy. The question is, can we choose to be only happy. The answer could…

It is stated that human beings are always suffering, when they lost or departed from their beloved one. The master asked one lady, “How many friends and members of family do you have?” She answered, “Dear master, I have many.” The master remarked, “So, you will suffer many times then if you don’t learn to…

It is stated that life is a journey so we should intentionally learn a map before we set off our journey. It is necessary as knowing the map assists us to travel to the destination safely, neither to get lost nor go to the wrong path. There are also many obstacles in life journey and…