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What Is Most Important In Life?

A student asked: "Venerable teacher, what is most important in life? What is most important in meditation?"The most important thing in life is to be... (4/17/2019)

— Venerable Ottamasara

What Is Most Important In Life?

A student asked the meditation teacher: "Venerable teacher, what is most important in life? What is most important in meditation practice?" The most important thing... (4/17/2019)

— Venerable Ottamasara

The Map to Success

A four-level framework for personal mastery, based on the UNESCO model:Level 1 — Execution Capacity: Master the foundational knowledge of your field. But remember: "knowledge... (3/28/2019)

Most people stop at Level 2. The gap between Level 2 and Level 4 is almost entirely attitudinal.

13 Military Skills to Apply Today

Thirteen military-inspired life skills based on teachings from Dr. Lê Thẩm Dương:Maintain a warrior mindset.Plan in advance.Assess trustworthiness by response timing.Exercise early.Listen to your intuition.Be... (3/28/2019)

— Dr. Lê Thẩm Dương

13 Military Skills to Apply Today

Thirteen military-inspired life skills worth applying in everyday life, based on teachings from Dr. Lê Thẩm Dương: Maintain a warrior mindset. Train yourself to face... (3/28/2019)

— Based on teachings by Dr. Lê Thẩm Dương

Is Honda Really a ‘Weak’ Motorbike?

A steep 8-meter hill. A 40-degree incline. Four attempts to get a Honda up it.The first attempt failed — and my weight was blamed. The... (3/20/2019)

Traffic safety depends on people, not machines. The habit of blaming the vehicle is really just a habit of avoiding responsibility for the operator.

Visiting My Spiritual Teacher

Below Prenn mountain, there is a small temple. My teacher lives and practices there.I brought a juice press machine — it had been sitting unused... (2/27/2019)

We meditated together, discussed ideas that had been sitting in my mind for weeks, and shared a simple vegetarian meal. The simplest visits are often the most nourishing.

The First Seeds

Nearly five months in, the first phase is complete. The early attempts were imperfect — uncertain, a little hesitant. But each session accumulated experience that... (2/24/2019)

The first seeds have been planted. What grows from them depends on the quality of the tending.

Completing Honda’s Safe Driving Instructor Certification

After an extended training period, I received Honda's Safe Driving Instructor certification — and I'm genuinely proud of it.More than the certificate, what I gained... (2/22/2019)

— Chương Dori

Publishing My First eBook: DORI ADVENTURE

After days of focused work, I completed and published my first eBook: DORI ADVENTURE — A Necessary Guide for Motorcycle Travel.Five years of exploring Vietnam... (12/30/2018)

If you ride, this guide is for you.

How to Manage Money Effectively

Clarity always creates strength — and nowhere is this more true than in finances.When a friend needed to borrow money, I was able to help... (11/25/2018)

— Thiện Minh

The Cost of Gossip

A parable on the nature of gossip:Farmers rejoice when the drought ends and rain finally comes. Travelers curse the muddy roads it creates. The same... (11/14/2018)

The only defense: live so clearly and consistently that the gap between your reputation and your actual character is too small for gossip to fit.

Meeting My Teacher in Đà Lạt

In Đà Lạt, I had the good fortune of meeting my teacher — Professor Đinh Xuân Bá. His warm embrace dissolved the mountain chill instantly.... (11/4/2018)

— Thiền Minh

People Living in Boxes

We wake up in boxes. We drive to work in boxes. We sit in offices — boxes. We study in classrooms — boxes. We sleep... (10/30/2018)

— Thiện Minh

Music as Medicine

During a particularly difficult period — internal conflict, external pressures, the feeling of having no one who truly understood — I found piano.I am not... (10/25/2018)

— Thiện Minh

A Fulfilling Life

I look at my current life and feel something rare: contentment. Not because everything is perfect — it isn't — but because I understand enough... (10/15/2018)

— Thiện Minh

The Happiest Place in the World

People say Đà Lạt. Or Bali. Or somewhere by the sea. They are looking in the wrong direction.The happiest place in the world is the... (10/14/2018)

— Thiện Minh

The Three Inheritances My Parents Left Me

When my parents passed on their inheritance, it came in an unexpected form — three "bank accounts" that money can't open:Virtue. Morality. Compassion.With these three... (10/11/2018)

Whatever else you pass on to your children, make sure these are included.

A New Life in Đà Lạt

Đà Lạt is different. Traffic moves with a kind of quiet courtesy — green lights, vehicles yielding to each other without drama. People here seem... (10/8/2018)

— Thiện Minh

Farewell, Saigon

Farewell to Saigon. To its noise and its kindness, its heat and its color, the faces I've come to know like familiar streets.Farewell to loved... (10/6/2018)

— Thiện Minh