Carefree Living

If we're all poor anyway, why should I be a struggling poor person instead of a carefree poor person?

💸😌🕊️ If we’re all poor anyway, why should I be a struggling poor person instead of a carefree poor person? // 都是穷人,我干嘛不去做一个自由自在的穷人,还做一个那么辛苦的穷人。 Dōu shì qióng rén, wǒ gàn má bù qù zuò yī gè zì yóu zì zài de qióng rén, hái zuò yī gè nà me xīn kǔ de qióng rén. // Đô thị […]

Bare Soul

The most difficult makeup to remove in the world is pretense

🎭🧘💖 The most difficult makeup to remove in the world is pretense, so I prefer to let my soul go bare-faced. // 世界上最难卸的妆,是伪装,所以我喜欢,让灵魂素面朝天。 Shì jiè shàng zuì nán xiè de zhuāng, shì wěi zhuāng, suǒ yǐ wǒ xǐ huān, ràng líng hún sù miàn cháo tiān. // Thế giới thượng tối nan tá đích trang, […]

Hard Truth

In this world, there’s no such thing as something both dignified and profitable at the same time

💼💰⚖️ In this world, there’s no such thing as something both dignified and profitable at the same time. All dignity comes only after making money. // 世界上根本没有即体面又赚钱的事。所有的体面都是在赚钱之后才有的。 Shì jiè shàng gēn běn méi yǒu jí tǐ miàn yòu zhuàn qián de shì. Suǒ yǒu de tǐ miàn dōu shì zài zhuàn qián zhī hòu cái […]

Balanced Path

True Buddhist practice should benefit all beings, not turn one into an eccentric

🌟🤝🧘 True Buddhist practice should benefit all beings, not turn one into an eccentric. It should make you the best person in your surroundings, not the strangest one. —— Khenpo Sodargye // 真正的学佛,应该是利益众生,而不是变得神神叨叨;应该让自己成为周围环境中最好的那个人,而不是最奇怪的那个人。——索达吉堪布 Zhēn zhèng de xué Fó, yīng gāi shì lì yì zhòng shēng, ér bú shì biàn dé shén shén dāo dāo; yīng […]

True Buddhist

A true Buddhist disciple is not a collector of prayer beads

🙏🕉️🧘‍♂️ A true Buddhist disciple is not a collector of prayer beads, nor a tourist of major temples, nor a reciter of sutras, a meditation enthusiast, a researcher of Buddhist history, scriptures or statues, a bourgeois vegetarian, a reclusive hermit, or a worldly philanthropist. Rather, a true disciple is one who trains their mind continually, […]