When my mother passed away, I reflected on how I still had the opportunity to benefit all my mothers from previous lives. The mother of this life has been especially kind by giving us our body, changing our diapers, teaching us to talk and walk, making sure we got an... read more
It is good to rejoice in taking precepts. There are many benefits from taking them and living in the precepts. What we often do not realise is that just having the opportunity to take precepts requires a great deal of merit. Just to have that opportunity to take them... read more
Think in our lives, how often have we been involved in conflicts with people over something small, when our minds got in there and amplified everything, and suddenly we are holding on, we are not going to give up, “I am going to be victorious.” What was the outcome of... read more
Think about hating ourselves, and how we blame ourselves because a lot of people do this. If somebody criticised me, “Ugh, I really am hopeless. Of course, nobody loves me. Everything went wrong because of me. Nobody likes me. Nobody respects me.” What is that thing... read more
Bowing is an ancient Buddhist custom and a custom of all religions. It is done to show respect and to humble our ego. In many of the Buddhist monasteries I have visited, and in monastic conferences I have attended, you really see the effect of bowing on the minds of... read more
