Planting lotus is tough work and here is the reason.
Many years ago, i bought some lotus seeds from a thailand florist. It was only recently my mum talked about planting lotus, then i brought out the seeds to show her. She dropped around 4-5 seeds into a small tank and changed water regularly. However, after more than a month, there was no visible change to the seeds. Then i remember i read something about hacking the seed’s shell from the shipped instructions (2 A4 pages of instructions). However, i have …

I hurt my lower back on 13 Aug, thurday. The cause must be the heavy stuff i was carrying on my right shoulder on the way to work.  When i was returning from home, the pain started getting worst. I had to stick 2 pieces of the pain plasters on my lower back. They did not help much during the night. Whenever i moved my body, the pain will be there. The next day, the pain seems to have affected the nearby nerve, it started to give rhythmic acute pain …

I had a lot of frustration at work lately but i am using it as an opportunity to watch out for any dhamma that could arises.  I worked until 8+pm today, with so much to do, even the notebook got so slow and overwork as well. I decided to call it quit and leave the office.  There was a lady in front of me when i left the office. I suspect she is going to take a cab and i was correct, we were walking the same direction. So i …

In many buddhism talks, you are likely to hear about mango and mango tree. Have you heard about durian and durian tree? During my last visit to Ubin, i see some dhamma related to a durian. Ajahn is a Thai word meaning teacher. In this article we will talk about what we learnt from a durian in the trip.
June and July is durian season, so i decided to go Ubin to see those durian trees and also to try my luck. I have managed to pick up a durian last …

Life is Happiness. If Buddha is still around, he will likely says “Life is Happiness”.

With modern society, people are more receptive to positive thinking. As such, the new four noble truths will be as below:
1. Life is happiness
2. The cause of happiness
3. The continuous of happiness
4. The path leading to the continuous of happiness
Come! come! Let us lead a peaceful and happy life. ?Who says buddhism is?pessimistic?