Wisdom for Life
What Makes a Happy Life?
The meaning and value of life is not measured by its length, but by how much one has contributed to the world. As long as a person fulfills his duties as a human being and finds joy at work, he is living the most grounded, practical, and happy life!
The Wise Decide Their Destiny
The destiny and the appearance of a person are inter-connected, and one’s appearance will change according to one’s karma, therefore……
Nothing Truly Belongs to “Me”
What do “I” own in this world? And is there anything that belongs to “me” forever? When a person comes to the end of his life, nobody can “retain” his body for him. It will also be shocking to see how the people and things that he so dearly loves...
Love All Living Beings with Compassion
As the ancient saying goes, “Human nature is originally kind and good”. Every person is inherently kind and compassionate. We should all return to our pure and kind innate nature.
Wherein Lies the Value of Life?
Wherein lies the value of life? Is it only about the food we eat, the clothes we wear and the place we stay? Should we just be thinking about fulfilling our wants and desires all the time?
Taking Things Too Hard is the Greatest Suffering in Life
The greatest suffering in life is to take things too hard and torment ourselves mentally. We must be able to rise above suffering and find joy in life.
Eliminating the Egoistic Self
We will only be able to face everything with equanimity after we have stopped differentiating ourselves from others. Only then will we have inner peace and ease.
How Do We “Beautify” Ourselves?
Conflicts, disputes, and gossips among people are like the junk files in a computer; we should delete them quickly. Otherwise, we may start “marking” others and remember the wrongs they had done to us.
Between Birth and Death
Where there is birth, there is death, because birth is the beginning of death. On the other hand, death also signals the beginning of a new life.
We Are All Living Bodhisattvas
We all have the Buddha nature within us. The most efficacious Buddha dwells in our heart, and the most powerful Bodhisattvas are our hands and feet.
Reduce Our Desires and Let Our Wisdom Grow
When we have less desire for material gratification, we will naturally be able to grow in wisdom while living a simple and peaceful life. Then, we will not have mental afflictions due to gains or losses.
The Innocent Heart of a Child
Parents are the role models of their children, and their lifestyles greatly influence the character development of the children. Hence, they must set good examples for their kids during the latter’s growing up years.
Our Innate Nature is Intrinsically Pure
The ultimate goal of learning Buddhism is to awaken to and see our true, innate nature. Our “mind” and our “innate nature” are, in fact, the same thing. The Buddha has also taught us that the Mind, Buddha, and sentient beings are in essence the same.
Selfless Giving – The Threefold Wheel of Essential Emptiness
Although we are doing good deeds, what is even more important is to cultivate our mind. We must learn to give without expecting anything in return, while at the same time, be grateful to those we help.
Take Hold of Our Thoughts at Every Moment
In learning Buddhism, we must return to our true self and understand our innate nature. To do that, we must safeguard our thoughts at every present moment and not let them go astray.
A Clean Environment Comes from a Clean Mind
We must take care of our hearts and minds first. Then we can translate this inner purity into actions to protect and care for our environment.
Eliminate Afflictions with Continued Diligence
In order to succeed, we must concentrate on whatever task we are doing at the moment. We should not have any second thoughts during the process. Only then can we progress and improve.
Returning to Our Original Self
The way to learn Buddhism is simply to start from what is closest and nearest to us. We must never seek what is beyond our abilities and neglect what is closest to us……
