Fostering Unity
Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh once said, “If I have to choose between peace and Buddhism, I choose peace.” This is called spiritual maturity. Thich Nhat Hanh’s statement is beautiful, meaningful and powerful, and he explained that it is very...
The Warm Heart, and Six Secrets to a Happy Relationship
To love is to have a warm heart. The warm heart is beautiful image and concept to express what love truly is – how to love and to be loved. The warmth of the hearth of flames within fills us, fills our home within the church of our hearts, and becomes embodied...
The Importance of Receiving and Interdependence, as Reminded by The Monks’ Alms
Today I was reading about the Buddhist monks and remembered how the only possession that they are allowed to have is their alms or what people call “begging bowls”. Every day they’d go to near village and collect donations in their alms, as people...