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Satisfaction
It is stated that we should bear this in mind: some people are happy with whatever they have, which is sometimes less than what we have. Therefore, the key of happiness is satisfaction of whatever we have. For example, we have £10 in our pocket, we should be happy with it as we can buy…
calm yourselves
It is stated that feelings such as worry, anxiety, stress and depression are sometimes like the storm. However, they are just visitors, coming in and going out in our life. We should not attach to them, or think that they belong to us, just acknowledge them and let them go like the metaphor: don’t try…
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 loss
It is stated that when people do something, they like to think of what they will gain from their doing. Sometimes, they must think oppositely like what they will lose, when they do that. For example, some meditators said when they meditated, they gained nothing and wasted time. However, they lost anger, anxiety, depression, insecure…
Wholesome collection
It is stated that life is a treasure box, not a dustbin. Therefore, we should not keep bad things such as greed, hatred, anxiety and jealousy in it. On the contrary, we should collect good things such as love, wholesome memories, knowledge and put them into our life so that life will be full of…
Plant for Love
On one occasion, an abbot, who loved planting orchids, told his novice to take good care of his plant. His novice said, “Yes, sir” and he took good care of the plant, watering, weeding and fertilising it. The plant was very beautiful. One sunny day the novice took the plant outside of the window to be in the sun and air. Accidentally, a strong wind…