When I was in college, I had to take an ethic class in order to graduate. Business ethic was a tough class according to my friends who had taken it. They told me (and my friends) to take another ethic class. Easy A guaranteed. So me and 2 more friends registered for the class. I didn’t even bother reading what it was about until the first day in class (or…
After my dad passed away, I took another 10-day meditation course the week after. I gave that 10-day everything I got left in me. Unfortunately, it didn’t solve my problem. The pain was still there. I was desperate so when my husband asked if I wanted to come back to Wat San Fran for the Dhamma discussion, I agreed. I was born into a Buddhist family. My mother used to…
While stopped at a stop sign, I saw a woman walking out of Starbucks. She was carrying her dog as one would carry their child. My initial thought was, “wow, she is holding that dog just like her baby!” Then I thought about how in Thailand, people are carrying “Angel Dolls” (a lifelike doll) with them wherever they go. They take it everywhere. Then I thought that even foreigners (to…