1. Within our hearts…

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    A sound we can not hear, yet within our hearts it’s as loud as thunder.
    It’s a word we can not speak, although it is branded upon our very souls. 
    ~Jeffery Carter

  2. Forget past mistakes

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    Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget about everything
    except what you’re going to do now – and do it. ~ William Durant

  3. Deeply in love dogs

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    Dogs have their own in individual personalities. Dogs have an extremely high degree of social intelligence. They learn in a variety of different ways such as reinforcement and through observing the behaviour of other dogs, and even humans. They go through a series of cognitive development stages, just like humans. Scientists believe dogs show empathy for others. Source: OneKind

  4. Never react emotionally to criticism

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    Never react emotionally to criticism.
    Analyze yourself to determine whether
    it is justified. If it is, correct yourself.
    Otherwise, go on about your business.

    ~ Norman Vincent Peale

  5. Do not lose courage

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    Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them — every day begin the task anew. ~Saint Francis de Sales

  6. Those who love deeply

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    Those who love deeply never grow old,
    they may die of old age, but they die young.
    ~Dorothy Canfield Fisher

    Anyone who stops learning is old,
    whether at twenty or eighty.
    Anyone who keeps on learning stays young.
    The greatest thing in life is to keep the mind young.

    ~Henry Ford

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    Spring scene – May 5, 2015.

  7. Bursting trees

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    The naked earth is warm with Spring,
    And with green grass and bursting trees
    Leans to the sun’s kiss glorying,
    And quivers in the sunny breeze.

    ~Julian Grenfell

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  8. In our lifetime

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    Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime,
    Therefore, we are saved by hope.
    Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history;
    Therefore, we are saved by faith.
    Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone.
    Therefore, we are saved by love.
    No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as from our own;
    Therefore, we are saved by the final form of love, which is forgiveness.

    ~Reinhold Niebuhr

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  9. Puppies are too hungry

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    Dogs could participate in doggie blood drives: dogs are able to donate blood to fellow pooches. Dogs have two times the amount of muscles in their ears than humans. The seeds of apples and pears should be kept away from dogs. Their composition includes arsenic, which could kill your dog. For running purposes, the shoulder blades on dogs are not attached to the rest of the skeleton. Source: Animal Planet

  10. I answered without a thought

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    The other day a man asked me what I thought was the best time of life.
    “Why” I answered without a thought, “NOW.” ~David Grayson

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...