The Diamond Sutra | Rare Buddhist Text on Emptiness
Today we will read and analyze the Buddhist text, The Diamond Sutra, while explaining the underlying meanings and context surrounding the teaching. This is one of the most popular Buddhist […]
The Heart Sutra | Sacred Buddhist Text on Emptiness
The sacred Buddhist texts of the historical Sakyamuni Buddha offer profound wisdom and insights into the reality of our existence. Through these teachings, we learn how to abide in peace […]
Difference between Knowing and Thinking: My Profound Run
Today I’d like to discuss the importance of being able to differentiate between knowing and thinking. I want to describe a very profound experience I had a few days ago […]
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 […]