Palm facing down is to help people, palm facing up is to ask for help;
helping brings happiness while begging brings pain.
~Master Cheng Yen
Awareness is your refuge:
Awareness of the changingness of feelings,
of attitudes, of moods, of material change
and emotional change:
Stay with that, because it’s a refuge that is
indestructible.
It’s not something that changes.
It’s a refuge you can trust in.
This refuge is not something that you create.
It’s not a creation. It’s not an ideal.
It’s very practical and very simple, but
easily overlooked or not noticed.
When you’re mindful,
you’re beginning to notice,
it’s like this.
Ajahn Sumedho
Lies are like flowers in full bloom, they look beautiful but do not last long.
~Master Cheng Yen
Do not be afraid of too much work, but of meddling too much in others business.
~Master Cheng Yen
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Learning to love yourself is like learning to walk—essential, life-changing, and the only way to stand tall. – Vironika Tugaleva
If cats have their owners’ love and attention and lots to do inside, they won’t miss the great outdoors, which, after close examination, isn’t so great for cats after all. Source: The Humane Society of the United States
Pure heart is the greatest temple in the world.
Don’t believe the smiling face, but believe the smiling heart.
They are rare in this world. ~latest sms
A little difference between ‘promises’ and ‘memories’…
Promise… we break them
Memories…they break us.
~latest sms
Always bear in mind the following virtues: understanding, forgiving, gratitude, contentment, and treasuring ones blessings. ~Master Cheng Yen
It’s not that people stop smiling when they grow old. The fact is that people
start looking old when they stop smiling.
One thing is very beautiful on your face.
Eyes… no, Lips… no, Cheeks… no, Then what?
It’s your smile, so keep smiling! ~hamariweb
ព្រះត្រៃបិដក ប្រែថា កញ្រ្ចែង ឬ ល្អី ៣ សម្រាប់ដាក់ផ្ទុកពាក្យពេចន៍នៃព្រះសម្មាសម្ពុទ្ធ
The Tipitaka or Pali canon, is the collection of primary Pali language texts which form the doctrinal foundation of Theravada Buddhism. The three divisions of the Tipitaka are: Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Abhidhamma Pitaka.
វចនានុក្រមសម្តេចសង្ឃ ជួន ណាត
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Listen to Khmer literature and Dhamma talk by His Holiness Jotannano Chuon Nath, Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia Buddhism.
Should anyone wish to ridicule me and make me an object of jest and scorn why should I possibly care if I have dedicated myself to others?
Let them do as they wish with me so long as it does not harm them. May no one who encounters me ever have an insignificant contact.
Regardless whether those whom I meet respond towards me with anger or faith, may the mere fact of our meeting contribute to the fulfilment of their wishes.
May the slander, harm and all forms of abuse that anyone should direct towards me act as a cause of their enlightenment.
As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so the wise are not shaken by blame and praise. As a deep lake is clear and calm, so the wise become tranquil after they listened to the truth…
Good people walk on regardless of what happens to them. Good people do not babble on about their desires. Whether touched by happiness or by sorrow, the wise never appear elated or depressed. ~The Dhammapada
