1. You love what you do

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    Some people will hate what you do, but all that matters is that you love what you do.
    ~Sonya Parker

  2. Bird and Bunny Love

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    A female rabbit is called a doe. A male rabbit is called a buck. A young rabbit is called a kit (or kitten). Rabbits live in groups. Rabbits are born with their eyes closed and without fur. Source: Science Kids

  4. Understanding the nature of mind

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    Knowledge does not mean mastering a great quantity of different information, but understanding the nature of mind. This knowledge can penetrate each one of our thoughts and illuminate each one of our perceptions. ~Matthieu Ricard

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  5. In a deep relationship

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    In a deep relationship, there’s no longer a boundary between you and the other person. You are her and she is you. Your suffering is her suffering. Your understanding of your own suffering helps your loved one to suffer less. Suffering and happiness are no longer individual matters. What happens to your loved one happens to you. What happens to you happens to your loved one.

    In true love, there’s no more separation or discrimination. His happiness is your happiness. Your suffering is his suffering. You can no longer say, “That’s your problem.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh

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  6. The treasured earth in this wide world

    Comment August 13, 2015

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    Over the expanse of the treasured earth in this wide world,
    May benefit for beings appear like infinite moons’ reflections,
    Whose refreshing presence brings lasting welfare and happiness
    To open a lovely array of night-blooming lilies, signs of peace and joy.

    Descending from a canopy of white clouds, the gathering of two accumulations,
    May these true words, like pearled drops of light or pouring rain,
    Falling in a lovely park where fortunate disciples are free of bias,
    Open the flowers of friendship so that well-being and joy blossom forth.

    ~His Holiness the Seventeen Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje

     

  7. Sometimes we feel empty

    Comment August 13, 2015

    Sometimes we feel empty; we feel a vacuum, a great lack of something. We don’t know the cause; it’s very vague, but that feeling of being empty inside is very strong. We expect and hope for something much better so we’ll feel less alone, less empty. The desire to understand ourselves and to understand life is a deep thirst. There’s also the deep thirst to be loved and to love. We are ready to love and be loved. It’s very natural. But because we feel empty, we try to find an object of our love. Sometimes we haven’t had the time to understand ourselves, yet we’ve already found the object of our love. When we realize that all our hopes and expectations of course can’t be fulfilled by that person, we continue to feel empty. You want to find something, but you don’t know what to search for. In everyone there’s a continuous desire and expectation; deep inside, you still expect something better to happen. That is why you check your email many times a day. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

    Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

    Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

  8. You are our home, old ancient one

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    Red Chair Program – Annette Lake Jasper AB. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

    Ah World

    World, we live and die on your lap.
    On you we play out all our woes and joys.
    You are our home, old ancient one.
    Forever we cherish you; we could not bear your loss.
    We wish to transform you into the pure realm of our dreams,
    into a field where all creatures live without prejudice, all equal.
    We wish to transform you into a loving warm gentle goddess.

    Our wish to embrace you is unchangeably steadfast. To that end be the ground which sustains us all.
    Do not show us the dark side of your character.
    And we too will transform you,
    all your corners into fertile fields of peace and happiness. Continue reading →

  9. The more you understand

    Comment August 13, 2015

    The more you understand, the more you love; the more you love, the more you understand.
    They are two sides of one reality. The mind of love and the mind of understanding are the same.
    ~Thich Nhat Hanh

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Live & Die for Buddhism

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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

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...