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 […]