


What is Nonduality? The Nature of Reality.
There has been a lot of talk recently about nonduality and it being the ultimate truth of reality. I’d like to share my understanding and experience on this topic because […]

The Ultimate State of Nirvana and How to Realize it.
Nirvana is the ultimate state of being where all types of suffering cease forever. It is a state of purity, peace, quiescence, and timelessness. Buddhism defines Nirvana as ending the […]

What exactly is Non-Self and how do I live it?
What is Non Self? The theory of Non-Self explains that within our own unique human experience, there is, in fact, no permanent, underlying entity we can truly identify as Me […]

Life is a Great Lesson and Everything is Teaching Us
In the movie Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks famously said, “Life is like a box of chocolate. You never know what you’re going to get”. The thing is, we are continually […]

Life after being a Buddhist Monk – The Bodhi Life
It’s now been six months since I left the monastic life to return to the secular world. Before that, I was a Buddhist Monk in Taiwan’s biggest monastery, Fo Guang […]

3 Things I Learnt as a Buddhist Monk
Last time, I wrote about my two-year experience as a Buddhist Monk in a Taiwan Monastery, describing what day to day life was like. Today, I’d like to elaborate on […]

My Experience as a Buddhist Monk
My two years as a Buddhist Monk in the world’s biggest monastery, Fo Guang Shan Taiwan, was and most likely will ever be, the most profound and enriching experience of […]