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  • Before the Beginning and After the End

    Before the Beginning and After the End

    Everything has a beginning and an end. So does our lives. What is the beginning of your life? Should it be your birthday? Or…

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  • I AM THAT I AM

    I AM THAT I AM

    Who are you? If someone asks you this question, what will be your answer? Would you tell him or her your name alone? Would…

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  • Life’s Paradox

    Life’s Paradox

    What makes our lives valuable and fulfilled? Consciously or unconsciously, we have noticed that life is what we are supposed to possess and take…

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  • Be Grateful in Life

    Be Grateful in Life

    How do you define your life? Often, we tend to define it as a series of problem-solving. Every morning when we wake up, the…

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  • How Toxic We Are

    How Toxic We Are

    In Buddhism, among various practices, well-known are these five precepts. By keeping them, the practitioners are supposed to achieve peace in their minds and…

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  • As We Forgive Our Debtors

    As We Forgive Our Debtors

    Why can’t we forgive ourselves and others? It is one of the most challenging acts that our ego can hardly allow us to do.…

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  • Vanity of Vanities

    Vanity of Vanities

    Where did we come from? Who are we? Where are we going? Why are we here on earth? And, why is there something rather…

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  • Categorical Imperative

    Categorical Imperative

    We have seen numerous theories on understanding the physical universe like cosmology and astrophysics. These efforts, however, can never be beyond our cognitive, epistemological,…

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  • Spiritual Pride

    Spiritual Pride

    Why do we argue with each other? There are undoubtedly constructive discussions and criticisms. In doing so, we are supposed to find better answers…

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  • Serendipity

    Serendipity

    If something fortunate and yet unplanned happened accidentally, we call it serendipity. Being more creative and useful, it is a sort of gift that…

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  • Be not Defeated by the Rain

    Be not Defeated by the Rain

    Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) is one of the well-known novelists and poets in Japan, especially for children’s literature. While he was unknown as the author…

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  • Solomon’s Wisdom

    Solomon’s Wisdom

    Why do we suffer? That is one of the fundamental questions we have been asking throughout our human history. And such a sense of…

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