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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,…
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It is stated that nothing’s wrong to have great faith in the doctor. It is useful to encourage the patient to follow his advice and prescription. This is how to free people of disease. The doctor also makes people understand how the medicine works and the importantly, the patient must take the medicine, because without…
Mind is the best
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…
Great Victory
It is stated that if you are able to overcome others, you are strong. If you can overcome yourself, you are stronger. Every day people most likely live in the competitive battles such as education, career, social position and politics. That’s why people work against one another. However, to win others is not great because…
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…