Buddhism
Stop! Confucian Time
Two thousand years ago in China, Kong Qui and a few of his friends recreated the traditions of the Chinese people to come up with and idea of the fundamental principles of humanity. We here in the Western cultures refer to this as Confucianism. Now like all things that have been passed down through [...]
I Will Forgive, But I Cannot Forget
It is not worth it, to live our lives harboring ill feelings for others and maybe waiting for the right time for revenge upon someone that has done us wrong. This is a dead end way of living life, besides most of the time it costs more time and effort to avenge a wrongdoing [...]
When You Look in the Mirror, What Do You See?
By the age of 25 most of us already have a self image of who we are, and in turn live life based upon that image that we have of ourselves. All of the decisions we make and the actions that we take are influenced by that image that we hold to be true [...]
Using The Golden Rule
One of the things I always try to keep in my mind is Service to Others (STO) versus Service to Self (STS). In Simplicity you can consider it following the Golden Rule of doing unto others as you would have them do unto you. And the funny thing is that when this philosophy is [...]
Giving Away a Blank Check
A Mystery Man recently gave a couple a blank Check!
An Iowa couple are $100,00 better off after a complete stranger gave them a blank check in a cafe. He told them: “Write any amount you like - I’m good for it.” The couple took him at his word to the tune of $100,000. But [...]
