1. If things don’t work out

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    Life is like a camera focus on what’s important capture
    the good times develop from the negatives;
    and if things don’t work out take another shot.

    ~Santabanta sms

  2. Inside your heart

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    The only things you can take when you leave this world
    are the things you’ve packed inside your heart.
    ~Santabanta sms

  3. Let today be the day

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    Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go 
    and starting over. ~ Guy Finley
    Let today be the day you learn the grace of letting go
    and the power of moving on. ~ Steve Maraboli

  4. Little kitty is not happy

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    Another rarity in the animal world is that cats faces, which are flat between the eyes, work their two eyes together. This allows them to judge distance, to focus, and see three dimensionally.umans have about 34 vertebrae in their spines. Cats, have nearly 60, giving them flexibility and that ability to arch their backs as high as they can. Source: Catgreetings

  5. Difficult moment

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    Each difficult moment has the potential to open my eyes
    and open my heart. ~ Myla Kabat-Zinn
    You wouldn’t be who you are without all of the difficult times. 
    Be thankful even during the trials. ~ Joel Osteen

  6. You didn’t fall apart…

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    Every day holds the possibility of a miracle. ~ Elizabeth David
    One small crack does not mean that you are broken,
    it means that you were put to the test and you didn’t fall apart.
    ~ Linda Poindexter

  7. Basket cat

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    Stroking & petting your cat reminds them of when their mom use to groom
    them….It also helps “mingle” our scents. Source: Catgreetings

     

  8. True love is a sacred flame

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    Be truthful, gentle and fearless. ~ Mahatma Gandhi

    True love is a sacred flame
    That burns eternally,
    And none can dim its special glow
    Or change its destiny.
    True love speaks in tender tones
    And hears with gentle ear,
    True love gives with open heart
    And true love conquers fear.
    True love makes no harsh demands
    It neither rules nor binds,
    And true love holds with gentle hands
    The hearts that it entwines.

    ~Unknown Author

     

     

  9. To get up each morning

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    To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy…is to set our own
    conditions to the events of each day. To do this is to condition circumstances
    instead of being conditioned by them. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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  10. Forcing a smile

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    No matter how much madder it may make you, get out of bed forcing a smile. You may not smile because you are cheerful; but if you will force yourself to smile, you’ll end up laughing. You will be cheerful because you smile. Repeated experiments prove that when man assumes the facial expressions of a given mental mood — any given mood — then that mental mood itself will follow. ~Kenneth Goode

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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...