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, we must focus on our own action in the here-and-now, as it will bring us the consequence: good or bad, it is up to our intention.
There is a question: “Is it difficult to practise mindfulness meditation in daily life?” No, it is simple; we just live an aware and mindful life. We observe life closely, for example, what we are doing; standing, walking, sitting, lying down, speaking, listening and thinking. In short, we are mindful of all our own actions…
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…
Carelessness is the way of death. This is a good reminder for all human beings, as they like to live a careless life. Particularly, they like to postpone the time, when starting working; I will do it tomorrow, next week, next year etc. They seem to understand that they will never die. In fact, life…
It is stated that things like fear and addiction cannot control us, if we don’t allow them, we just let things take their own natural course. Then, we will have freedom beyond both fear and addiction. On the contrary, if we allow them to control us, we would be their slave.
Recently, I came across one question: how long is life? Is it a 100 year, 90 yearrs, 80 yearrs or 70 years? The answer is life is as short as the in-and-out breath. If we breathe in, we do not breathe out, we die and if we breathe out, we do not breathe in, we…
We like to explain the meaning of strength and weakness in the context of power. For example, strong people oppress the weak. However, there is another meaning of strength and weakness: the strong may try to control the weak, but if they cannot control themselves, they are weaker than the weak. On the contrary, if…