Dear brothers and sisters,

Attaching to youth or old age can make us disappointed because “I’m 35 and I have nothing in hand”, or make us proud because “I’m only 22 and I have fame, career, love…”.

Attaching to youth or old age can make us unhappy because 40 seemed so old, or make us nervous because “I have reached this age, should I do this thing or not?”

Attaching to youth or old age can make us kowtow to an older person, and make us act superior to a younger person.

… Continue reading Attaching to age →

Dear brothers and sisters,

When feeling unhappy with your family, what is a simple way to feel good?

When feeling unhappy with your company, what is a simple way to feel good?

When feeling unhappy with the country, what is a simple way to feel good?

When feeling unhappy with the world, what is a simple way to feel good? Continue reading Way to feel good →

Dear brothers and sisters,

Most of people
like joy and don’t like stress,
like health and don’t like disease,
like love coming and don’t like love going,
like strong team and don’t like weak team,
like good relationship and don’t like unpleasant relationship,
like normal life and don’t like Covid life…

Perhaps most of people think that good things are luck and the person receiving good things is blessed; and bad things are bad luck and the person receiving bad things is not blessed.

Really? Continue reading Bad thing is the way to God →

Dear brothers and sisters,

A half glass of water – it’s correct if we say the glass is half empty; it’s also correct if we say the glass is half full.

Alone – it’s correct if we say that living alone is lonely; it’s also correct if we say living alone is easy to practice calmness.

Little money – it’s correct if we say that living with little money is miserable; it’s also correct if we say having little money is a chance to seek God because Jesus says:

Not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are? Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?

“And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?

“So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’ These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.  Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

Matthew 6:25-34

Mourning – it’s correct if we say those who mourn are unfortunate; it’s also correct if we say those who mourn are blessed. Moreover, this blessing is True Happiness because Jesus says in Beatitudes (True Happiness):

Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted. 

Matthew 5:4

Yes, those who mourn are blessed, because they have a friend. He comes and wipes their weeping eyes. They’re not alone anymore.

Who is he that can do it except God?

Yes, only God can do that – giving them peace. True peace. Peace that if they look into God’s eyes, they will know how bright the world they live in is.

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A half glass of water – it’s correct if we say the glass is half empty; it’s also correct if we say the glass is half full.

Why?

Because the mind is the master.

Have a nice day.

Phạm Thu Hương

Chào các bạn,

Đây là vấn đề làm mình hoang mang từ lâu, có lẽ từ hồi đi học đến bây giờ, nhưng không hiểu đó là chuyện gì. Cho đến khi thực hành tĩnh lặng, mình mới dần dần chắc chắn mình đang gặp chuyện gì.

Mình thường hay gặp những người mà sau vài câu nói chuyện, hoặc ngồi nghe người nói chuyện, mình bỗng cảm thấy hơi hơi khó chịu trong người mà chẳng hiểu tại sao. Sau đó là cảm giác như mình vừa bị tấn công xong mà chẳng biết ai hay điều gì đã tấn công mình. Mà mình cũng chẳng hiểu mình bị tấn công kiểu gì, có vẻ gì đó như bị đấm vào mặt, có khi cũng giống như bị tát hay bị nhổ nước bọt vào mặt. Những khó chịu trong cơ thể xảy ra mơ mơ hồ hồ và bàng bạc, và mình tự hỏi đó là do người mình không khỏe và không tốt, hay có chuyện gì vừa mới xảy ra? Continue reading Tâm lý hạ thấp người khác →