1. Kitty yawning

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    Have you ever watched a cat yawn? His mouth opens so wide, you can count every tooth. It has been estimated that a cat yawns on the average of 109,500 times in his life. Lots of animals yawn. Humans yawn; the earliest yawn often occurs 11 weeks after conception – that’s before the baby is born. The yawn becomes contagious somewhere in the first five years of life. Chimpanzees and apes yawn, and they yawn infectiously just like us. Fish and birds also yawn. ~Virginia Wells, PetPlace

  2. Happiness — the key to life

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    When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. ~John Lennon

  3. Love without knowing

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    To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love. To know how to love someone, we have to understand them. To understand, we need to listen. When you love someone, you should have the capacity to bring relief and help him to suffer less. This is an art. If you don’t understand the roots of his suffering, you can’t help, just as a doctor can’t help heal your illness if she doesn’t know the cause. You need to understand the cause of your loved one’s suffering in order to help bring relief. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

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  4. Grief isn’t the answer

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    Through all those times I lived in sorrows, I learned that grief isn’t the answer, but staying happy is what keeps life going.  ~Simphiwe Scientist Dumi

  5. My Sunshine today

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    I will not let the little clouds of today to completely stand in the way of my Sunshine today.   
    ~Terry Mark

  6. Lovebirds

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    Love bird as emotional bird: Behavior, movement, partner dependence are the significant characteristics of love birds. They are said to be very emotional bird. It is hard to survive for a love bird without its partner. If it is in a cage then it only lives days without a partner. If it gets a good company like TV or human being or other toys then it may forget about partner. It can form strong bonding with its owner. Source: Beautiful Wings

  7. It’s life

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    People fall in love. People expect. People come and go. People get hurt. It’s life.   
    ~Unknown

  8. Hungry kitty

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    Teeth of cats are sharper when they’re kittens. After six months, they lose their needle-sharp milk teeth. Source: Animalplanet

  9. It takes just one star

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    You may be the only person left who believes in you, but it’s enough. It takes just one star to pierce a universe of darkness. Never give up. ~Richelle E. Goodrich

Live & Die for Buddhism

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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.

A Handful of Leaves

A Handful of Leaves

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.

Major Differences

Major Differences in Buddhism

Major Differences in Buddhism: There is no almighty God in Buddhism. There is no one to hand out rewards or punishments on a supposedly Judgement Day ...read more

Problems we face today

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Of the many problems we face today, some are natural calamities and must be accepted and faced with equanimity. Others, however, are of our own making, created by misunderstanding, and can be corrected...

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