I just finished my lunch at a crowded restaurant and decided to pay for the food at the cashier. As I walked into the counter and had the cash ready, all of sudden there was an old man who grabbed my hand and started yelling… “This is America! In America, people stand in line! You hear me…. we have good culture of first come first serve here.“ I was pissed! Why…
The more I practice the wisdom style of Buddhism, the more excited I became in coming and joining the Dhamma discussion at Wat San Fran. It was a Saturday afternoon when I arrived at the temple. I knew that Phra Anandapannyo was in Thailand at the time. So, I was looking forward to meet MaeYo and Neecha. However, I looked around the temple and found out that Neecha’s car was…
Two days after my wife’s dad passed away, she asked me if I could take her to a meditation center for her to practice her meditation for 10 days in hopes of resolving her sadness. She also asked me if I could go to the temple on the 7th day to do a food offerings honoring her dad… and I agreed. So on a Thursday morning, I drove her car to the…
I am the youngest in the family. And with that came certain sufferings that no other family members had. When it was time to take out the trash, wash the car, or do some other chores, I was the one that got asked to do it since no one else – who was younger than me – I could order around. After a while, I got really tiring and decided to…
The Young Me (Learn Buddhism to get good grade): I was born in Indonesia and grew up in a Buddhist family where I got a chance to know and learn Theravada Buddhism. Since I was young, I am always fascinated with the story of the Buddha Gautama and His journey to enlightenment. I used to read the book over and over again to the point where I remembered which section of the…