2. Speak only endearing speech

    Comment December 18, 2016

    Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing. ~Buddha

  3. A lie is like a snowball…

    Comment December 18, 2016

    A lie is like a snowball, it starts of small and then grows and grows until a point were it gets so big it falls apart and then the truth is discovered. I always try to be honest as my memory is none too good and you need one hell of a good memory to be a good liar. ~Daily News Dig

  5. My to-do list for today

    Comment December 17, 2016

    My to-do list for today:

    – Count my blessings
    – Practice kindness
    – Let go of what I can’t control
    – Listen to my heart
    – Be productive yet calm
    – Just breathe

    ~Coolnsmart

  6. Only three things matter

    Comment December 17, 2016

    In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. ― Gautama Buddha

  7. The truly humble work in silence

    Comment December 17, 2016

    True humility involves opposites. The truly humble work in silence. Because they do not speak of their accomplishments, credit for them can never be taken away. ~Lao-Tzu

  8. Humility…

    Comment November 22, 2016

    Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less. ~C.S. Lewis

  9. The Helpful Enemy

    Comment November 20, 2016

    Transcribed talks by Ratnaghosa
    Talk three of six on patience or kshanti

    Patience is the most common translation of Kshanti and indeed people often think of Kshanti as patience. However the word Kshanti has many meanings and the Perfection of Kshanti (Kshanti-paramita) has many different aspects to it. One very important aspect of Kshanti is giving up any desire for revenge or retaliation. To give up any desire for revenge or retaliation means to forgive.

    According to the Oxford Universal Dictionary, forgiveness means, “to give up, cease to harbour resentment etc”.

    If we give up resentment against someone, then we no longer have the desire to retaliate or seek revenge. In short, we have forgiven them. This is the forgiveness aspect of Kshanti. It is not easy to forgive, especially if someone has really caused us harm intentionally.

    It is not even easy to forgive when we feel offended even though no offence was meant. To forgive is to let go of feeling hurt, to give up our grudges. To forgive means to extend goodwill to those that we feel are opposed to us, those who have offended us, those who have hurt us, those who don’t like us, even those we regard as enemies. Forgiveness is truly an act of self-transformation. Continue reading →

  10. 5 Reasons Why You Should Forgive & Forget

    Comment November 20, 2016

    We’ve all heard it a thousand times,“You need to forgive and forget.” But is this truly how we feel? When someone really hurts you, do you still want to forgive that person? Forgiving seems almost unnatural, right? Here are a few reasons why you should forgive someone even if part of you doesn’t want to.

    1. Forgiveness doesn’t mean what happened was OK, and it doesn’t mean that person should still be welcome in your life. Forgiveness just means that you’ve made peace with the pain, and you are ready to let it go.

    2. Forgiveness is not something we do for others – it’s something we do for ourselves. Not forgiving someone is the equivalent of staying trapped in a jail cell of bitterness, serving time for someone else’s crime. As I wrote earlier, you make the choice to either dwell on the pain cause by others or you want to forgive and move on. Continue reading →

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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