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What Is the Use of Complaining?

The world will never achieve complete fairness. Complaining alone cannot change that.Everyone experiences humiliation. How we respond determines whether it becomes motivation or an obstacle.The... (9/10/2019)

Act now. Stop complaining. The fire is here.

What Is the Use of Complaining?

Sacrificing for others helps resist inner emptiness. But does complaining serve any purpose?The world will never achieve complete fairness. Complaining alone cannot change that.Everyone experiences... (9/10/2019)

Act now. Stop complaining. The fire is here.

Love and Solitude

The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love.Only those comfortable with solitude can love genuinely — without fear, possessiveness, or dependence. Their happiness... (9/4/2019)

— Based on teachings by Minh Niệm

Love and Solitude

The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love.Only those comfortable with solitude can love genuinely — without fear, possessiveness, or dependence. Their happiness... (9/4/2019)

— Based on teachings by Minh Niệm

Does Everyone Lie Sometimes?

Why do people lie?The desire to appear perfect.Wanting life to seem better in the moment.Fear of an uncomfortable truth.Believing others would not help without reassurance.Each... (9/3/2019)

— Raloz

Practicing Until It Hurts

Before learning Buddhism, you carry the world's ordinary burdens. After learning the dharma, you somehow accumulate even more.Common traps for practitioners: obsessing over dietary rules,... (8/30/2019)

Master Pháp An once said: "The Buddha doesn't run fast — he moves slowly because he carries heavy burdens."

The Value of a Person

Money's worth lies in what it can exchange for — not in how we judge or treat the physical bills themselves.A person's value works the... (8/28/2019)

— Raloz

What Is Deception?

Deception, at its core, is simply the absence of truthfulness.Where there is no authentic truth in one's nature, deception exists. You may encounter deception and... (8/27/2019)

This understanding exists simply to know, to gain experience, and to use wisely. Relax and let go whenever awareness arises.

Vu Lan Season 2012

Life had hardened me. Years of ridicule, injustice, and poverty had taught me to stay silent — to absorb mistreatment without reacting. The pain lodged... (8/26/2019)

This Vu Lan season I sit with that question. Gratitude is not a ceremony. It is a reckoning.

Mother’s Cooking Diary

From the age of five I watched my mother cook. She worked as a chef for a catering specialist in Ho Chi Minh City's District... (7/30/2019)

I look forward to preparing these dishes again in Đà Lạt, sharing them with the people I love.

Thoughts and Actions

Imagine standing before a mirror and wanting to see love and kindness reflected back at you.What do you do?You do not search for love —... (7/21/2019)

There is an invisible mirror in every human relationship. Whatever you project, comes back.

The Thinking of Caterpillars

A biologist placed processionary caterpillars in a circle on the rim of a pot, with fresh leaves in the center. The caterpillars followed each other... (7/15/2019)

The danger is not ignorance — it is the comfort of habit. When habitual approaches stop working and we still refuse to adapt, we become like those caterpillars: slaves to unexamined routine.

The Weekly Lang Biang Hiking Group

What is the biggest enemy in your life? What is your greatest fear?The answer is: yourself. No one else.When negative thoughts, anxiety, and low self-confidence... (6/30/2019)

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6 Reasons to Take Up Mountain Hiking

Six benefits of mountain climbing as a form of exercise, by Chương Đori:Physical Conditioning — Hiking reveals your current fitness level and builds strength progressively.Team... (6/25/2019)

Six benefits of mountain climbing as a form of exercise, by Chương Đori:

Meetings Are Poison

Meetings are toxic. Here is why:Full of abstract jargon instead of concrete matters.Discussions constantly drift off-topic.Require thorough preparation no one has time for.Overstuffed agendas leave... (6/7/2019)

Real work gets done outside meetings, by individuals with uninterrupted time to think.— From Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson

Meetings Are Poison

Meetings are toxic. Here is why: Meetings are full of abstract jargon and vague concepts instead of addressing concrete matters. Discussions constantly drift off-topic. They... (6/7/2019)

— From the book Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson

The Passing of My Teacher

A memorial service was held for the Venerable Abbot Thương Hồng Hạ Long — Head of Long Hưng Ancient Pagoda — on May 11, 2019... (5/11/2019)

Thiện Minh will return soon to pay respects.

The Passing of My Teacher

A ceremony was held for the passing of the Venerable Abbot Thương Hồng Hạ Long — Head of Long Hưng Ancient Pagoda — with the... (5/11/2019)

Rest in peace, Teacher. Your teachings remain.

What to Prepare for a Motorcycle Adventure?

A practical guide for those heading out on a backpacking motorcycle journey, by Chương Dori — Honda safety instructor.Motorcycle InspectionTire pressure and treadBrake pads and... (5/10/2019)

Preparation is the difference between an adventure and an ordeal.

What to Prepare for a Motorcycle Adventure?

This guide is for everyone getting ready to take their motorcycle out for a backpacking adventure! Chương Dori — Honda safety instructor and experienced motorcycle... (5/10/2019)

Preparation is the difference between an adventure and an ordeal. Ride safe, ride prepared.