Getting Out Of Thoughts

 A thought is an idea, the idea of something that belongs to the perception of the objective world.

WHAT DO WE KNOW?

 By Thich nu Tinh Quang

Having trained, learned, and come up with knowledge, reasoning, and understanding based on beliefs such as political and religious views, and even science, we think we know about them. But is our 'know' enough (?) and how is 'know' true to reality or truth (?)

Rationalism and Empiricism

 Thich Nu Tinh Quang

On the way, we start from the outside or from the inside. This is the way with many turns, of course the perception of the way is different even though it is still on that path.

Dualism and Monism

 Thich nu Tinh Quang

When a moon (monism/一元) splits into two (dualism/二元), we see a dark side and a light side, a beautiful side and an ugly side..., and we love beauty and light... the will of one half and the other half, of course, opinions and societies have formed fixed principles, the philosophy called Dualism. Duality is when two opposites are combined: right and wrong, peace and chaos, subjectivity and objectivity, etc. There are two opposite perspectives, which are a goal of struggle and destruction. It is impossible to ignore the suffering that Evil always sows in the world; however, the right and the good fight constantly to eliminate the evil and the wrong as well.

LIMITED AND UNLIMITED

by Thich nu Tịnh Quang

We think about the past, present, and future in a time frame. In our existence, we define ourselves three times. This is an inevitable result of phenomena and mind, and also a process of causes and conditions of dharmas and concepts.

THE MIND OF NO BIRTH AND NO DEATH

 Thich nu Tinh Quang 

In the Heart Sutra, the negative sentence is "No birth, no death", which is also the meaning of the entire Mahayana philosophical system. As regards the Mind, everyone is aware that it is the motive force behind all existence; everything exists through the perception of the Mind, and the presence of the mind cannot be separated from things.

ABANDON

Upekksha (捨/abandon) – a term for tranquility – is a serene state of mind, which is a common human condition; however, in consequence of evolution, the mankind has started to increasingly forget about it. Above all contributed to this, as for me, the industrial revolution of the twentieth century, when more and more new discoveries have been mad has extremely accelerated the rhythm of modern life, which sometimes seems completely impossible to break out of it, and because of that, many people think that the constant anxiety and stress is characteristic for a human initially.

GETTING A CALM MOMENT

When I pay attention to my breath and my beating heart, I have a very quiet feeling. Most of this time, everything around me is so static, time slows down, and space is suddenly bigger.

Each person has a quiet space within oneself. Planting these quiet seeds, I take care of them daily even for hours and minutes.

Walking in the Timeless Sound of Life

When changing one thing in our mind, our whole reality changes; change our thoughts, the world around us change.

Light on the Path

Light and darkness are two sides on our way. Usually, we go toward the light and leave darkness behind us.

We all practice some kinds of religion to follow the path of light, as the precepts or commandments helping us to live those ideals; they teach us to do the right things in order to guide us to abandon bad things and practice good deeds, transform the selfish ego into selfless compassion to others. The bright path we are on offer some beliefs in truth, as true love, understanding; and on the other side of the path is the darkness of ignorance, hatred and suffering…

In the Dawn of Wisdom

Thich nu Tinh Quang

Our mind, which is pure and unpolluted, is born polluted or triggered by the 'kilesas' (defilements), resulting from the habits according to external contacts with the six senses. This condition is so strong that the mind has become accustomed to the process and accepting time frame as the main factor for its function.

Seeing Just Being Seeing…

Your inner peace just shows when you have control over your own thoughts.

If you see a fallen leaf, not thinking why it falls, and not related about anything else as before and after the leaf’s falling, just seeing the leaf falls. Also, looking at a person, looking at him (her) being a human, don’t think of the person as a man, woman, or to be ugly, beautiful, high, low, rich, poor, racial, religious and so on, so you would have the right view of nature of the phenomenon (dharma).

Quiescence and Movement

Quiescence is regarded as 'emptiness', and movement is considered as same as 'existence'. On the surface of phenomena, ‘existence’ and ‘emptiness’ is a pair of categories that proceed and interact together. The movement of the cosmic sphere, according to astronomy, is within the gap of the cosmos; this is looked alike the space in Taoism and the vacuum in Buddhism for full description is true Emptiness and wonderful Existence.

Freedom from Unsatisfied Life

In every case, there are subtle and present forms of suffering and impure states/thoughts. Even for the richest man and supposed to be happy, they’re also suffering from loss, frustration and disappointment. They are heavy with jealousy, greed, fear and greed too.

Where is your real face?

Your real face is a face without age, the face without makeup, and the face that only you can see and discover; it is a quiet moment, as you are no longer affected by the outside scenes.

The Leisurely Journey in Life

Life is like a river; it is always flowing and changing and often different. On the river of life, you are boatman. If a boatman with a rushing mind and too much turmoil and not paying attention to the present, he (she) generates many worries and fears while swimming in the living’s river.

Empty of Ego

The humanity and world are derived from Śūnyatāas (as emptiness). From the Śūnyatāas, creatures all are formed; our mind is the same. For the arising of attachment, there is the distinction of the mind; if not, the mind and the objects do not exist.

Peace within Yourself

"Peace comes from within, do not seek it without." (The Buddha)

You all want to live a happy, peaceful life, and in harmony with others. However, the real peace is just your wish if you cannot find peace in your heart.

LISTENING

Listening is the best art of receiving information from the outside. In order to investigate well, we need to practice listening.

Listening to a bird singing or good sound of the music requires our inner in state of calm and peace also. However, hearing unpleasant voices but we maintain the balance of our mind as not easy, so we should practice ceaselessly to control the negative emotions from inner.

POLITICAL MORALITY IN BUDDHISM

Thich Nu Tinh Quang

Political philosophy begins with the question: What is the relationship of the individual to society? How life can lead to good for humans? The themes seek to apply the environmental moral concepts and social environments connecting with the diversity of the forms of government and social existence that people can live harmonically; and so that, this also provides a standard to analyze and evaluate the existing institutions and its relationships. In the political field, the pragmatist will support the erection of the organization whose purpose is to ensure the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers.