Archive for the ‘Wisdom’ Category
Clean the Mind
Without the mind, a living being cannot function, Without the body, a living being also cannot function, The mind gives the order, the body perform the action, The mind gives bad order, the body perform bad action, The mind gives good order, the body perform good action, Every action starts at the mind then the [...]
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The Way to Love
If we found a bird and if we want to own it, we let it fly freely. If it comes back to us then we can own it, but if it doesn’t come back, we let it be free – A Chinese philosopher If we found someone and love him/her and if he/she doesn’t love [...]
The Need of Both Materiality and Spirituality
Material thing is needed to be alive Spiritual knowledge(Dhamma) is needed to be happy
The Best thing in life is not thing
The best thing in life is not thing. – From a person One can only realized this through the happiness(Piti) he gets from meditation.
Universal Value
Despite the many differences in each religion but if any religion does not agree with this, then it’s not a religion. Do good, avoid evil, purify the mind – Buddha
The Truth of Chain of Cause and Effect
Mind creates thoughts, thoughts create action, action creates result, result creates destiny, destiny shapes the mind back with more intensity, a cycle loop. Peaceful mind creates peaceful thoughts, peaceful thoughts create peaceful action, peaceful action creates peaceful result, peaceful result creates peaceful destiny, peaceful destiny creates more volume of peaceful mind, the cycle loop back [...]
Nothing is Higher than the Truth
The tree is higher than the earth ground, but the cloud is higher than the tree, but the moon is higher than the cloud, but the sun is higher than the moon, but nothing is higher than the Truth
The Power of Wisdom & Moderation
Eating too little amount of medicine will not have enough strength to cure our sickness Eating too much will cause intoxication to our body Eating wise and moderately will most likely cure us Lacking of confidence will cause worries and problems to our life Being over confident will cause us to be arrogant and hated [...]
Every Conditioned Things are Impermanent
No matter how heavy does the rain fall, it will eventually stop. No matter how beautiful is a flower, it will eventually wither. No matter how good looking is a person, he will eventually get old. No matter how healthy is a person, he will eventually die. No matter how happy or sad is a [...]
Beginning, Ending
old friends are gone, new friends are coming, old drama has ended, new drama is beginning the past is the past, it’s just a memory the future is the future, it’s just an imaginary there is no a beginning without an ending there is no an ending without a beginning
The Nature of Truth
Buddha found not the Buddhism Buddha found the Dharma Dharma means Noble Truth Hence, Buddha found the Truth The Truth is always True No matter one understand it or not No matter one believe it or not No matter one accept it or not No matter one like it or not No matter one deny [...]
Experience
The best way to learn is to get involve in real working experience – William Kisman
Be Concern of Yourself
Do not be concerned if the next person is not doing his or her best. Instead, focus on how you yourself are doing.
Two Sides of A Coin
Once a beautiful and richly-dressed woman visited a house. The master of the house asked her who she was; and she replied that she was the goddess of wealth. With great delight the master of the house invited her in. Soon appeared another woman who was ugly and dressed in rags. The master asked who [...]
The Language of Virtue that We must Learn to Speak
Speak less words of complaint and more of forgiveness as complaints bring about hatred while forgiveness is wisdom. Speak less words of sarcasm and more of respectfulness as sarcasm reveals disparagement while respectfulness increases understanding. Speak less words of harm and more of thoughtfulness as harm causes contradiction while thoughtfulness develops friendship. Speak less words [...]
The Danger of Jealousy
According to Wiktionary, jealousy means : A resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold. If resentment is categorized between attraction and repulsion Resentment will fall under repulsion. A resentment = A repulsion A resentment for a perceived advantage = A repulsion for a perceived advantage If that perceived advantage = rich [...]
A Lesson from the Ants
They move a lot = They work a lot They meet = They communicate They meet shortly = They communicate shortly, presumably on what is important They move more than meeting more = They work more than talking more Hence, ants’ lesson : work more than talking more, talk but on what is beneficial no [...]