There is a wise saying: let it go. However, people mostly care too much about what others say, so they cannot let it go; they pick it up and think it over. Worse than that, it makes them neither sleep nor eat well. In practice, they must leave the saying where it was said like those, who said it, left it behind. Additionally, they should not care about what has gone and has not come yet. They must care about what can be done in the here-and-now.
There is discussion about knowledge and wisdom, what are they? Let’s talk about this, knowledge is the cause and wisdom is the effect or we can describe knowledge is “theory” and wisdom is “consequence of practice.” Knowledge is gained by studying under others like reading books written by the others and wisdom is gained by…
It is stated that talk is an easy way to make one another understand. This world will be peaceful if we talk to each other instead of about each other. However, when we have something in mind, we like to keep quiet. In fact, we should open our mind and mouth, convey the truth to…
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…
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 everyone wants to change the world, but no one wants to change oneself: after graduation, a man came back to his town, he desired to change his town for the better. So, he encouraged people to preserve the environment and keep the town clean. But no one cared for his advice….
It is stated that learning gives rise to knowledge to assist us to know right from wrong. However, some might use knowledge to challenge others to know who is wiser. This is not right as knowledge should help us get rid of the root of ignorance and in the same way helping others to know.