What happens when we are hungry? Our stomach grumbles; we find food to feed our hungry stomach, and then we become full. Even with choosing food to eat, we should be careful about the feed we feed to our bodies. For example, individuals with high blood pressure or cholesterol are encouraged to avoid fatty food, packaged and processed food, salty food, alcohol and so on. However, not only are they encouraged to avoid certain types of food, but they are also encouraged to consu

Most of the time, we meditate, pray, or chant, in hopes to achieve peace within ourselves. This a a good habit to build, as you wouldn't know when you will need to use it. The test on your practice comes when something happens to you. It could be a co-worker who is abusing you, a friend who is mistreating you, or a misfortune that happened to you. For me, an unfortunate event happened. The story goes like this: Two weeks ago, I was mugged by seven people. Well, I got beaten i

When people ask us if we understand something, we would say we understand if we could repeat back what the other person asks of us. In society, that is okay, because arriving at understanding is collecting knowledge. The society we live in requires us to be very competitive. The more knowledge we have gathered, the better the edge we have against our peers. Sometimes, having an internship or two will also put you at a better spot because it looks great on paper. Whether we ha

Happy New Year! On every New Year, people make new resolutions. Some of us want to become fitter than last year. Some of us want to have better relationships with their loved ones. Some of us wants to earn more money, be more successful in their career. It is good to make resolutions. It means that we have a goal in mind that we want to achieve, that we are not aimlessly living our lives. If we do not have resolutions, we should make new ones!! Resolutions keep us going for t

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 saying that there are numerous methods you can choose to cultivate. It does not literally mean that there are 84,000 dharma doors (法门). There could be more, there could be less. Why are there so many means to cultivation? It is because there are numerous sufferings, that the Buddha taught various Dharmas for various problems. For example, jus