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A good and blessed life

What is a good and blessed life? What is a good life? What is a blessed life? Having a lot of money could be a good life. You don't have...

Worrying is like a poison that seeps deep into our lives

Everyone worries. Children worry about whether they will be punished by their parents for stealing a cookie, or throwing tantrum....

The expedient means to cultivation

There are many means to cultivation. As stated in the sutras, there are 84,000 doors to cultivation. Of course, 84,000 is just a way of...

Taking the Bodhisattva Precepts

Many Buddhists know of the 5 precepts for devotees or lay cultivators (non-monastics): No killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying,...

Look after our own speech, and we can stop conflicts between people

In cultivation, there are 3 important things we have to look after: Actions (conduct), speech, and thoughts (mind). Out of all three,...

Simple mind, peaceful life

If you have a simple mind, your life will be peaceful. You will enjoy every moment of life. What is simple mind? A simple mind is...

Wisdom and Knowledge

Wisdom and knowledge, knowledge and wisdom. Both sound and look very similar in Chinese. Wisdom (智）, and knowledge (知). Some people may...