Have you ever imagined mindfulness as your best friend? An interesting perspective on this issue comes from the book Satipatthana: A Practice Guide by a scholar-monk Bhikkhu Analayo. In the chapter titled “Cultivating Mindfulness,” he makes the following comparison: Although mindfulness requires cultivation, being a quality that needs to be established, such cultivation is not … Read more

  None of us are immune from adversity. At some point, we’ll be desperate for a moment of human kindness and connection; we’ll need someone who’d be willing to lend a helping hand without expecting anything in return. But for that to happen, we need a world that believes in kindness as the single most … Read more

  Over the past few days, I’ve been reading The Analects by Confucius. The reason I love this book is its ability to constantly remind us how to live a good life. In particular, I would like to share one key principle that has the power to improve our personal and professional relationships. But to … Read more

  It has been said that patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet. It has also been said that as the years go on a sense of deep patience comes over one; one seems to know the virtue of ripeness, and the danger of rushing events. I agree with both of these statements, but … Read more