1. One moment of impatience

    1 August 13, 2020

    One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.  ~Vikas Runwal

     

     

  2. A moment of patience

    2 August 13, 2020

    A moment of patience in a moment of anger prevents a thousand moments of regret. ~ Ali Ibn Abi Talib

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  3. Beautiful just in what they are

    305 August 12, 2020

    Sometimes people are beautiful.
    Not in looks.
    Not in what they say.
    Just in what they are.

    ~ Markus Zusak

    Variegated Rose. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

     

  4. Be simply yourself

    2 August 9, 2020

    When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you. ― Lao Tzu

    Jendhamuni in Washington, D.C.

  5. If you are quiet enough

    Comment August 9, 2020

    If you are quiet enough, you will hear the flow of the universe. You will feel its rhythm. Go with this flow. Happiness lies ahead. Meditation is key.

    Jendhamuni in front of the reclining Buddha a Wat Kiryvongsa Bopharam on August 8, 2020.

  6. Be a reflection of what you’d like to see in others

    3 August 7, 2020

    Be a reflection of what you’d like to see in others. If you want love, give love, if you want honesty, give honesty, if you want respect, give respect. You get in return, what you give. ~Anonymous

    Ananda and Kali at the Japanese Pagoda

  7. Running away from suffering

    Comment August 4, 2020

    People have suffering in one place, so they go somewhere else. When suffering arises there, they run off again. They think they’re running away from suffering, but they’re not. Suffering goes with them. They carry suffering around without knowing it. If we don’t know suffering, then we can’t know the cause of suffering. If we don’t know the cause of suffering, then we can’t know the cessation of suffering. There’s no way we can escape it. ~ Ajahn Chah

    Beautiful Dawn. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

  8. The loom of life

    Comment August 4, 2020

    We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

    Aunty San Ou weaving in Kao-I-Dang

  9. Thinking too much

    1 August 3, 2020

    We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It’s a death trap. ~ Anthony Hopkins

    Hanging by a Thread. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

     

  10. Waves arise naturally

    2 August 1, 2020

    Waves arise naturally on the surface of the vast ocean without troubling its depth. This meditation is an invitation to make your mind like the vast ocean. –Jack Kornfield

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...