Coronavirus and My Thoughts | A Window Into Our Spiritual Self
I write this during increasingly tense global conditions. The Coronavirus Pandemic is claiming thousands of lives every day, border lockdowns and stay-at-home. Orders are becoming more and more prevalent, and […]
How to Stop Wasting Time Now!
Time is the most precious resource we have because it is nonrenewable. Every time it passes by, we lose it forever. We should value our time even more than our […]
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 […]
The Magic of Impermanence and its Power to Liberate
What is Impermanence? Impermanence is a natural law of the universe that applies to all phenomena in the external and internal world. It is easy to understand impermanence when we […]
How Realizing Cause and Effect leads to Peace
Cause and effect is a natural law that applies to all phenomena throughout the universe, both in the physical realm and the mental realm. It is a law explaining that […]
How to Realize Your Inner Peace in all Situations
Being a calm and cool person is an extremely special trait which is becoming increasingly difficult to find in the hectic nature of our modern society. When a person is […]
How to Develop an Aura of Self-Confidence
A person who radiates a strong aura of self-confidence is assuring, reliable, and can provide others with a sense of comfort and safety. When coupled with characteristics of patience, empathy, […]
Making Peace with the Present Moment
Making peace with the present moment means making peace with ourselves, with others, and with the totality of life. Once peace with all phenomena is established, we can abide in […]
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 […]
What is Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness is the single most important practice we can undertake that improves every single aspect of our life. When we integrate mindfulness into our daily routine, we will find that […]
Why we Should all Praise Ourselves!
Most of us struggle with the same problem in that we care too much about what others think and seek so much the love of others that we often forget […]
The Kindness of Others
Einstein once said, “the most important question you can ever ask is if the world is a friendly place.” Because we share this beautiful world with everyone else, the way […]
Think Good Thoughts
Positive thinking is the single most powerful energy that directly shapes our world and the reality we experience. Because of the way we see the world creates the world we […]
Do Good Deeds
The first of the Three Acts of Goodness, which leads to happiness for self and others is, Do Good Deeds. Doing good deeds is considered the easiest of the three […]