1. Respect is earned, not given

    Comment October 18, 2020

    Treat people the way you want to be treated. Talk to people the way you want to be talked to. Respect is earned, not given. — Hussein Nishah

    Ananda raking leaves at Wat Kiryvongsa Bopharam on October 17, 2020.

  3. Mountains can effectively change their appearance

    3 October 16, 2020

    Mountains, according to the angle of view, the season, the time of day, the beholder’s frame of mind, or any one thing, can effectively change their appearance. Thus, it is essential to recognize that we can never know more than one side, one small aspect of a mountain. ~ Haruki Murakami

    Jendhamuni at Sugarloaf Mountain on September 5, 2020

  5. It does not matter how long you are spending on the earth

    111 October 16, 2020

    It does not matter how long you are spending on the earth, how much money you have gathered or how much attention you have received. It is the amount of positive vibration you have radiated in life that matters. ~Amit Ray

     

  6. How you spend your morning

    Comment October 13, 2020

    Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to have. — Lemony Snicket

  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. Excellent schoolmasters

    Comment October 9, 2020

    Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than what we could learn from books. — John Lubbock

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...