What makes you angry? Anger comes from insisting you are right. If you examine this belief more deeply, you may discover that your anger is not anyone’s fault but your own. This is because determining what’s right from wrong about every single thing ignites anger in...
Neither the past nor the future, but now. Not there, but here. Not others, but I. Being awake to now, here and me is the path to freedom. Illustration by MaseolHere now and me, Pomnyun, Wisdom...
Living isn’t all that difficult. A squirrel makes a living on its own. It doesn’t collect acorns because it’s a lot of fun, but, then again, its doesn’t suffer while doing so. It simply gathers as many acorns as it can. Don’t create suffering for yourself because you...
Our lives are shaped by habitual experiences. Whether it’s a person or a task, it’s hard to have a fresh perspective if you have become inured to the experience. When you visit a place for the first time, it feels novel, so you spend a lot of time examining it. ...
Take a moment from time to time to ask yourself who you are, where you’re going and what you’re doing. We suffer because we live without knowing these three things about ourselves. Illustration by MaseolAsk yourself, Pomnyun, We suffer, Wisdom...