Dear brothers and sisters,

Every time a bad thing happen to our world or country or friends or family or ourselves, we often try to explain.

We often try to explain all the suffering, evil, torture, destruction and hunger. We often try to explain with our formulas, religion or whatever things we can think of. However, no explanation can explain away all bad things.

We can’t explain away all bad things. Bad thing always exists, and no explanation can explain away all bad things. Continue reading Living with life as it is →

Dear brothers and sisters,

The thing I love from Buddha and Jesus is tenderness.

Buddha and Jesus are tender.

Their tenderness makes my heart melt into water. My mind wants to cling to them. My soul totally submits to them.

Their tenderness heals my heart. Every time my heart is unhappy, I look at them, their tenderness comforts my soul. My headache goes away. I sleep well, I work well, I love people and love life as nothing happens.

Buddha and Jesus are tender. And Buddha and Jesus are tender with me.

Every time I lose my footing, they pull me back, they don’t let me go astray, and they hold my hand. They lead me in their way again. They are patient with me.

Oh, Buddha and Jesus, my sweet and tender love, I love you. I want to be one with you. Please fill my soul with your tenderness so that I may love you tenderly every moment of all my life.

This is the thing I love from Buddha and Jesus, perhaps the thing I love most.

Have a tender day.

Phạm Thu Hương

Dear brothers and sisters,

The Dhammapada says: “Mind is the chief.” What does that mean?

Let’s see some examples.

• If you were born in a poor family, poverty is the reason you live like a poor person or a queen?
• If you were born in a poor family, poverty is the reason you are cheating or trustworthy?
• If you were born in a poor family, poverty is the reason you live for yourself or for others?

Continue reading Mind is the chief →

Dear brothers and sisters,

What is to kill Buddhism? Who is a person killing Buddhism?

Zen Master Gasan say, a person who preaches without enlightenment is the person who kills Buddhism.

Let’s read the story Killing. Continue reading Killing Buddhism →

Dear brothers and sisters,

What are the similarities between following God and following your leader?

In both cases, your are follower. Following God is God’s follower. Following your leader is your leader’s follower.

In both cases, you  are servant. Following God is God’s servant. Following your leader is your leader’s servant. Continue reading Following God and following your leader →

Dear brothers and sisters,

How to serve your leader well?

Be the hands and feet of your leader. Don’t be your leader’s head.

What does that mean?

It means: Continue reading Serving your leader →

Dear brothers and sisters,

How to learn 1 but know 10?

Firstly, listen to your leader or teacher carefully.

Secondly, do exactly what your leader or teacher want you to do.

The higher your leader or teacher is, the more gentle he/she says. So if you don’t listen to your leader or teacher carefully, you never understand exactly and thus, never can do exactly. Continue reading Learning 1 but knowing 10 →