1. Sunrise and a sunset every single day

    Comment October 15, 2022

    Jendhamuni in the backyard on November 21, 2021.

    “There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them.” ~ Jo Walton
    “Let every sunrise adorn your mind with the power of hope. Let it paint your life with the colors of the morning sky.” ~  Debasish Mridha

    “One grateful thought is a ray of sunshine. A hundred such thoughts paint a sunrise. A thousand will rival the glaring sky at noonday – for gratitude is light against the darkness.” ~ Richelle E. Goodrich Continue reading →

  2. Nature unfolds her treasure

    Comment October 15, 2022

    “Nature unfolds her treasure at the first ray of sunrise.” ~ Kishore Bansal

    “It was sunsets that taught me that beauty sometimes only lasts for a couple of moments, and it was sunrises that showed me that all it takes is patience to experience it all over again.” ~ A.J. Lawless

  3. Smell the fresh air

    3 September 1, 2021

    Being able to smell the fresh air and disconnect from the news and your phone—there’s nothing like it. — Jason Ward

    Jendhamuni on July 28, 2021.

    Birds have always had the ability to bring me out of a dark space and provide relief in bad times. — Jason Ward

    Jendhamuni on July 28, 2021.

     

  4. Nature teaches more than she preaches

    2 August 27, 2021

    Nature teaches more than she preaches. There are no sermons in stones. It is easier to get a spark out of a stone than a moral. —John Burroughs

    Jendhamuni on July 16, 2021

  5. Quality of air that emanation from old trees

    1 August 25, 2021

    It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanation from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.  — Robert Louis Stevenson

    Jendhamuni on July 14, 2021

    To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves.  — Mahatma Gandhi

     

    Jendhamuni on July 14, 2021

  6. Spiritual satisfaction

    Comment November 30, 2020

    Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction. — E. O. Wilson

    Away, away,—to the mountains away,
    Where the pine trees murmur and sway,
    And the foamy waterfalls sing and spring
    Over the boulders gray.

    In Covert, written by Ruby Archer

     

     

  7. It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves

    2 October 10, 2020

    It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. — Sir Edmund Hillary

    Jendhamuni and Ananda at Wachuset Mountain on October 10, 2020.

     

    In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. —John Muir

    Jendhamuni and Ananda at Wachuset Mountain on October 10, 2020.

  8. Nothing in the nature

    302 August 29, 2020

    Nothing in the nature lives for itself
    Rivers don’t drink their own water
    Trees don’t eat their own fruits
    Sun doesn’t give heat for itself
    Moon doesn’t ever go on honeymoon
    Flowers don’t spread fragrance for themselves.

    ~sms4smile

  9. In the presence of the wise

    Comment July 31, 2020

    Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools. ― Dōgen Zenji

    Autumn in Rundle Park. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

  10. Every walk with nature

    2 July 13, 2020

    Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.​​

    Jendhamuni at Wat Kiryvongsa Bopharam on July 5, 2020.

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Me & Grandma

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

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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

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