2. We are in this together

    Comment November 10, 2020

    It’s never his problem, her problem or my problem, it’s always our problem. We are in this together. That’s how you solve the problem. ~Ajahn Brahm

    Calvin and Ananda with Ven. Vey Ve at Kiryvongsa Bopharam temple on October 25, 2020.

     

  5. Little acts of kindness are huge

    Comment October 14, 2020

    Little acts of kindness are huge. They make both you and others very happy. These are what we call: instant karmic rewards. ~Ajahn Brahm

    Ananda at Plymouth, Massachusetts on October 3, 2020.

  6. Real generosity

    Comment October 13, 2020

    Real generosity is giving, expecting nothing back in return. ~Ajahn Bra

  8. Discipline for the sake of restraint

    Comment September 11, 2020

    Novice Ananda at Kiryvongsa Bopharam Pagoda on June 21, 2019

    Discipline is for the sake of restraint,
    restraint for the sake of freedom from remorse,
    freedom from remorse for the sake of joy,
    joy for the sake of rapture,
    rapture for the sake of tranquillity,
    tranquillity for the sake of pleasure,
    pleasure for the sake of concentration,
    concentration for the sake of knowledge
    and vision of things as they are,
    knowledge and vision of things as they are
    for the sake of disenchantment,
    disenchantment for the sake of release,
    release for the sake of knowledge and vision of release,
    knowledge and vision of release
    for the sake of total unbinding without clinging.

    — Parivaara.XII.2 (BMC p.1)

     

    A Guide for Laypeople
    Compiled and explained by Bhikkhu Ariyesako © 1999

  10. The disciples of Gotama

    Comment September 2, 2020

    The disciples of Gotama are always well awake, and their thoughts day and night are always set on their body. —The Dhammapada

    Novice Ananda and Novice Calvin at Kiryvongsa Bopharam Pagoda

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My Reflection

This site is a tribute to Buddhism. Buddhism has given me a tremendous inspiration to be who and where I am today. Although I came to America at a very young age, however, I never once forget who I am and where I came from. One thing I know for sure is I was born as a Buddhist, live as a Buddhist and will leave this earth as a Buddhist. I do not believe in superstition. I only believe in karma.

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Tipitaka: The pali canon (Readings in Theravada Buddhism). A vast body of literature in English translation the texts add up to several thousand printed pages. Most -- but not all -- of the Canon has already been published in English over the years. Although only a small fraction of these texts are available here at Access to Insight, this collection can nonetheless be a very good place to start.

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