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Right way of life
Believe it or not, almost haft of our life is lost in a wrong way of living, if we are not mindful and careful. How is that? It is because a quarter of life is lost in pleasing and following others. Another quarter of life is lost in caring for others’ saying and action. Therefore,…
Source of Knowledge
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…
Mindfulness and Awareness
It is stated that many times, we leave the wound in people’s heart. This may be without intention, but with ignorance and carelessness. If we are mindful, thinking of others as ourselves, we would not hurt people. You know! when the hurt is done, how much one is sorry for their action. It is not…
Close or Open!
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…
To Know Right from Wrong
It is stated that in early age, we need a teacher and teaching. A teacher should be kind and compassionate. A teaching should be focused on ‘to know right from wrong’. This reminds me of a story, in the well-known school one student was caught stealing. Other students requested the teacher to expel him with…
Ourselves or others
It is stated that the good things we think, we will do for our loved ones, may turn out to harm them. Because If we think of others as we are, we will give them what we like. However, if we think of others as they are, we will do or give what they like….