Yes, I lived in this country close to 10 years now. While I am doing my best to integrate to the general public also known as the majority, I am still running into barriers. This is not because Canadians are anti-multicultural or despise the values of others, but rather because I am not doing a good job in participating in social events. This article will explain my experience living in Canada with South Asian Buddhist background as a young 14 year old immigrant to current 25 year adult. Continue reading Welcome to Canada, but…
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Perseverance for successful life
Have you ever heard “the grass is always greener on the other side”? It is a good phrase to describe the never ending desire for a better life. There is nothing wrong with chasing a dreams(goals). But it is wrong to give up on them. I am not saying that you should follow whatever the dream you come up with because these dreams has to be reasonable. You should be able to evaluate what can be done and your ability to do it and set goals accordingly. This chasing of dreams and “never give up” attitude is known as perseverance. Continue reading Perseverance for successful life
Instructions for Breathing Meditation
There are many different types of Buddhist meditations. Some can be done while walking, some are great tools to use when you are distract from something and some are exclusively use in a very controlled environment. The environment plays a lager role in breathing mediation than many other types of meditations. Continue reading Instructions for Breathing Meditation
Loving Kindness Meditation for Stress Reduction
There are many people suffering from stress(including myself… yes, I admit it!) which in turn creates both physical and emotional pain such as panic attacks and uncontrollable anger. Meditation has been used in the East as a stress reduction technique for over 2500 years. However, it has received wide publicity after several independent comprehensive studies found too many negative side effects of synthetic chemical based Western medicine. Today most unbiased scientists and doctors recommend the Eastern meditations for patients over pharmaceuticals. Even in extremely biased sectors of the society have integrated Eastern meditations in to their practice. The best example of this would be this so called “Western meditation” promoted by special interest groups in the USA without crediting the Eastern philosophers like Buddha. Most, if not all, meditation methods that can significantly alter the state of mind were originated from the Eastern philosophy/religion known Continue reading Loving Kindness Meditation for Stress Reduction
Identifying, analyzing and controlling our thoughts
If we want to avoid disasters or calamities made by ourselves, we have to stop to put ideas in our head. The moment we stop an idea arising, the moment is called “True Awakening”.
There are all kinds of garbage in our mind, if we want to purify our mind, getting rid of the garbage in our mind might be the first thing we have to do. What are the garbage of mind? Dirty and polluted thoughts, greedy thoughts, hateful thoughts, infatuated thoughts, worried thoughts, suffering thoughts, haughty thoughts, impudent thoughts, envious thoughts, indecent thoughts, heterodox thoughts, dreary thoughts, and hollow thoughts, these can be called garbage of mind. Continue reading Identifying, analyzing and controlling our thoughts