Insight # 78

Christmas day is just another day, but we have the ability to make it special. That's how powerful the human mind and spirit are and if only we can unceasingly focus them towards peace, joy and happiness for all mankind, always ...

Insight # 77

Our eyes cannot see beyond our sight, but our hearts can feel beyond our touch, if only we awake to and allow it ...

Insight # 76

Hope does have a positive effect in kindling the human spirit as we strive for a better life but is completely useless to those so called "hopeless cases" ...

Insight # 75

If one unselfishly live more for others than oneself, one will have many blessings to count. Otherwise, one can still count but they may not necessary be blessings ...

Insight # 74

In a work environment, your professional image is equally important to your career success as it permeates throughout the entire organization reaching colleagues whom you don't even deal directly with. From one aspect, if you are not-sufficiently visible or visible for the “wrong” reasons, you can be labeled as non-productive. You may be surprised that this is attitude related. But, if you get it right and open, it will also prevent sabotage especially by incompetent immediate superiors who may feel threatened and insecure by your success …

Insight # 73

In reality, no one can save you except you yourself. But there's a catch in it, you have to save others in order to save yourself. Any Good Book will tell you that. So don't wait till your last breadth to accept it …

Insight # 72

SILENCE IS GOLDEN only when one has acquired the wisdom to know when to shut up. That's why it is sometimes referred to as NOBLE SILENCE instead ..

Something to Share

Consecutively for the last 3 years of my school life, I kept a daily account of what I did, how I ended the day and summarized each year; writing down my aspirations for the future. Now as I read through them, I realized that for those I achieved the rewards were real and for those I failed to, they were invaluable lessons that I'll never forget ...

Insight # 71

To know what to do when spring comes, one has to survive the winter. None can avoid winters but they teach us the wisdom of living. In all fairness, there are as many summers as there are winters. Thus are our opportunities in life and its entirely up to us to profit by them ...

Insight # 70

During difficult times we may need, look for or even expect sympathy, but in good times most don't remember or bother to give any. Therefore in reality, is sympathy only a consolation to sooth the soul? ...

Insight # 69

Often said, "If you can't change the world, you can change yourself". Think again. If only everyone can change, the world can change too ...

Insight # 68

If a person doesn't like your face, chances are whatever comes out of your mouth is wrong, even the best of advice. It pays to notice that lest we fall into the same trap ourselves …

Insight # 67

Ego bashing or belittling others is certainly not the proper way to rise above and gain power over people. Neither will it get you friends nor earn respect. After-all, its your ego versus theirs ...

Insight # 66

When we try to keep up the Joneses, the grass is always greener on the other side. But, are we aware or prepared to take on the challenges needed to bask in the greenery? Otherwise, it is just from the frying pan into the fire ...

Insight # 65

Most of our needs in life can be met if we reduce the magnitude of our wants ...

Insight # 64

Praise is a powerful compliment that most of us will welcome. But it must be given unpretentiously  and received with wisdom. Otherwise, it can yield in undesirable results for the giver and/or receiver ...

Insight # 63

Most of us fear of being alone in life. So, we fill our minds with thoughts that block out loneliness and we fail to appreciate the value of moments of solitude that can kindle the balance in our existence ...

Insight # 62

To say that humbleness and courtesy, among other good qualities are inborn may not be totally accurate but blessed are those who are able to learn, practice and benefit from them …

Insight # 61

When or if we get unduly upset over failing to get someone to do something which we strongly believe will earn merits, but it is against his/her will, principles or will result in much inconvenience, are we gaining any merit for our effort?

Insight # 60

All we have is a limited life span. If we continue to dwell in our unchangeable past without profiting from the lessons learnt, we will have a shorter number of the present or length of the future to make good of what's left of it … 

Insight # 59

It's sad to note that some people are bent on giving negative responses in word or deed, even towards positive situations and things. They usually find it difficult to express gratitude or sincere appreciation when others do them a good turn. As such, they tend be unhappy in their outlook of life …

Insight # 58

Charity, community service or helping others in need is best done without conditions. An act of, gesture or turn however small, may not be as insignificant as you think if the intention is sincere and comes from your heart …

Who am I to say?

I know of a group of long-time devotees of a religious institution who have been unceasingly squabbling without any end in sight, in spite of being fortunate to receive extensive spiritual guidance. I often wonder whether they are there to solely seek materialist advancement. If only they awake to the fact that spiritual advancement can lead to more valuable, meaningful and positive material gains; even in this lifetime. But who am I to say …

Insight # 57

It's quite common that when misfortune hits someone we know, our thoughts will be “just too bad, it's what he/she deserves” with a tinge of relish. The person will usually blame someone who caused it with some bitterness. When it's good fortune, we tend to dismiss it as just sheer luck with a tinge of envy and the person will proclaim also with relish, that he/she has earned and deserve it … 

Insight # 56

In life, if your deeds earn credits, you will have the choice to redeem them. If they only earn debits, you'll have little or no choice but to repay them …

Insight # 55

There will be many winters in our life. It pays to sit them through without making unwise decisions to aggravate things. A difficult winter often breaks into an unusual brilliant spring ...

Insight # 54

Put your ego aside and observe how a person treats you; it will indicate the level and type of feelings and care he or she has for you. Being aware of this can help you to manage your relationships ...

Insight # 53

One can give advice but cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.

Insight # 52

In a heated argument, we should avoid accusing the other of being defensive. After all, an argument is also an act of defending our views ...

Insight # 51

More than often, it is our wants that make us eager and willing to borrow, and our needs that make us hesitate and reluctant to repay ...

Insight # 50

Life is never too short, if at any point of time one can truly say, "Thus I have lived" ...

Insight # 49

If you expect too much from others without gratitude or reciprocation, they will eventually not expect anything from you at all ...

Insight # 48

Often, in a work environment one will be introduced to a new would-be colleague. The person may say, “I've heard so much about you”, to which one may reply, “Nothing bad I hope”. One should consider this a compliment because; by and large if the person has heard bad things about you he/she will unlikely make that statement. We should be aware that our image can precede us, meaning, others can have a good or bad perception of us even before meeting us …

Insight # 47

We often mistrust others without even sure whether we trust ourselves. There's where some of our follies lie ...

Insight # 46

One can just look at a picture but may not fathom the thousand words that are needed to describe it ...

Insight # 45

For most of us the question, “What we want in life?” is a very tough one to answer because the answer is always elusive. If we ever say, “I have everything now and I'm satisfied”, it is only temporary …

Insight # 44

We won't know where life takes us. So, build bridges and never burn any however small, such that there'll always be a path towards achieving success or escaping failures ...

Insight # 43

Love is a big word broadly falling into two main categories - Universal and Self. It's only each individual's feeling of happiness being in love or being loved, at any point of time that defines it ..

Insight # 42

Most want change for the better in life but, either refuse to get out from their comfort zones or apply the wrong methods to get it. So, the inevitable happens which is not often desirable and they blame luck or others from preventing them from succeeding ...

Insight # 41

Most, if not all our "wants" originate from the mind. They need to be translated into action. Otherwise, they will continue to remain there as just ... dreams.

Insight # 40

The ability to choose (or volition) is one of nature’s greatest gifts of opportunity to man to alter its course without which, nature will take upon its own course of cause and effect. It pays to choose wisely …

Insight # 39

Especially on relationships among other things, if you don't "Look before you leap", you'll probably end up with big time problems. However, if you "Overlook before you leap" you may end up with nothing ...

Insight - # 38

The trouble with the lifestyles of most of us is, we want a lot of style and end up with very little or no life. Either we do not realize it or even if we did we simply refuse to accept it …

On DIY

When you run into problems whether in work, relationships or health etc; empathies, sympathies or even suggested solutions will not solve them but only to soothe, comfort or boost your ego. You have to DIY. Looking for a manual? None, in reality. Being alive is a manual by itself. Just change your attitude and you'll be amazed how you can resolve them …

Insight - # 37

Another meaning of "talking to yourself" is known as "contemplation" ...

Insight - # 36

When one stops talking and listens to one's mind, one may be amazed to find out how much complaints it has ...

Insight - # 35

When two or more parties of different religious beliefs debate on religious philosophy, the debate is usually centered on the path and/or journey, much less than the destination because the destination is often similar ...

Insight - # 34

The day will come when all we want is to get up each morning and feel well and good. So, we should start now, because in reality, we don't have much time left ... 

Insight - # 33

Technically, we need a "mind" to comprehend and understand the state of  "no mind". If so, it then follows that there is no such thing as the state of "mind" and "no mind" since one relies on and/or cancels out the other. Therefore, not many people indulge in this paradoxical line of thought. For those who do, they are close to or on the path of wisdom, to say the least ... 

Insight - # 32

On health, if you eat intelligently, exercise regularly and mindfully reduce your stress, what would happen to you? NOTHING! Except growing old gracefully. Whatever happens along the way is either the lack of something necessary or too much of something unnecessary ...

Insights - # 31

You could be happier if people say "Thank you" to you whether you expect it or not; rather than you have to say "I'm sorry" whether you mean it or not ...

Insights - #30

Knowingly, if we do anything without goodwill, joy or compassion; we might as well not do it. For, there will be no merit accrued, only sorrow and regret...

On Letting Go

‎"Letting go" is not just letting it be or forgeting it. It is to have the wisdom to understand that all things can either make one happy or suffer. More than often, one does not need to physically change anything except to compromise on the values, judgments, attitudes and mindsets that can and will create conflict...

On How the Mind Treats All Phenomena

All phenomena whether external or internal, changes from moment to moment and do not "belong" to anything or anyone. It is the human mind that captures (snaps a picture of) a certain moment, retains it and interprets it to be the "world" even though the phenomena concerned have ceased to exist. That action can generate and become the source of worries and only the enlightened who understand this natural law, is free of it...