Published inMaitri for allBubbles on the soup…Suppose we make a vegetable soup. After placing the pot over a fire, we keep adding wood and blowing the fire. And when the bubbles start…6d ago6d ago
Published inMaitri for allBirthing Buddha…Today is Vesak, celebrated as the birthday of Buddha. In Lalitavistara sutra, it is described that when Buddha’s mother queen Maya…May 4May 4
Published inMaitri for allThe questions that matter…When our mothers used to cook for us, we always could blame her or the chef at the restaurant for the lack of taste. But when we started to…May 1May 1
Published inMaitri for allHonestly…Some of my students taught me this adage “fake it, till you make it”. But since many of us lack the continued diligence to “make it”, we’re…Apr 27Apr 27
Published inMaitri for allAre you sure?In a crowded train, I saw a cute little Arabic girl wearing a little hijab, looking at me from the corner of her seat, smiling to me and…Apr 221Apr 221
Published inMaitri for allSo far…Yes, it can be that not many understood us. That we didn’t find good and harmonious places to live. And we suffer. But we suffer far more…Apr 16Apr 16
Published inMaitri for allEarning or Stealing?Whenever I spent a little more than my basic needs, I used to feel guilty — of stealing, if I can call it that. My colleague out of…Apr 9Apr 9
Published inMaitri for allUnbearable urges…I had a friend in my high school. Perhaps because of some past experience, he had a peculiar habit. He always suppresses the urge to pee so…Apr 9Apr 9
Published inMaitri for allThings going well…Sometimes when everything is going well in our life, it scares us. We feel that this is the calm before the storm. Yet if we look around…Apr 9Apr 9
Published inMaitri for allOrdinary person…In both Chinese and Japanese, there is a term called “凡夫” (Fánfū/bombu). It is often translated as “ignorant/stupid person” but the…Apr 1Apr 1