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Experience
An old master taught his students, “If I tell you, this apple is delicious, you should take note of my words, but don’t believe me offhand, because you haven’t tasted it yet.” This is true teaching, as seeing or experiencing is believing. Therefore, we should not believe in hearsay and philosophy, or these are the…
Positivity
It is stated that positivity (optimism) is the starting point of happiness. However, positive thought is not enough, we must have positive speech and action too. And, positivity should be implanted in our mind, speech and action; let it grow within ourselves and spread to others.
Intention in the here-and-now
It is stated that the past and future are in our head. In fact, we have only here and now, which are in our hands; we can control it or change it for the better. However, the past has gone, nothing we cannot do about it and so neither the future. When we realize this,…
Dependent origination
There is a discussion about theory and practice, which one is better? Some say theory is better as it produces knowledge, some say practice is better as it produces experience and consequence. For my understanding, I think theory and practice are dependent originated, as theory without practice is useless. For example, we may learn, read…
reaction matters
We know! we cannot control what is happening, we must control the way we react to it. This will become our power to cease anger, anxiety, depression, fear of loss and departure. And then, life will be relaxed and under our control.
Wrong intention and path
It is stated that most of people know the right path leading to happiness, but few walk it. It is obvious that many times, they know this is mistake, but still repeat it. In fact, there are many ways to prevent it and turn to the right action. However, they choose to walk the wrong…