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Worry
What is Worry? When negative psychology from our own possessiveness, ego, and fear creates a mental habit to constantly think things in a negative way. How to be free from worry Because the moment worry already appear, any thinking from that comes from already a bad seed. So create a new cause when it…
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Hell Karma
The Five Unreleasable Hell Karmas Intention to kill Buddha Using Buddhism for greed Intention to kill Disrespecting your parents Disrespecting Buddhist philosophy or teachers
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Habits
Part One: Forbearance Sifu: There are some people who keep losing things: they are always looking for something but can’t find it. Where does this habit come from? Red Bull: Carelessness. Sifu: Where does that come from? Scott: Being too busy. Red Bull: From being too lazy to be precise. Sean Pig: They have a…
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What do I value most?
When I travel overseas, there are three things I miss most: my students, our philosophy classes, and the dojo statues of various Buddhas and bodhisattvas. Which one do you think has the most value? Giant Dog: The philosophy classes, because it’s the foundation to it all. Without the classes, we’d never change our consciousness. It’s…
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The Story of the Frog in the Well
There was once a tadpole that hatched in the bottom of an old well. His name was Doubt, and all he knew was the well and the circle of sky overhead. When Doubt was old enough, he changed from a tadpole into a frog. Even though he was now able to hop out of the…