Ajahn Brahm's Inspiring Wisdom: A Truckload of Dung

From "Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung ? : Inspiring Wisdom for Welcoming Life's Difficulties" By Ajahn Brahm Unpleasant...

Looking for the Perfect Wife

There's the story of Mullah Nasruddin, who was asked why he never married and answered, "I was looking for the perfect wife. I wen...

Donkey in The Well - Life Inspirational Story

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Fi...

Adages of Wisdom Quotes by Master Sheng Yen

A passing boat leaves no trace upon the waters; a bird's flight leaves no trace in the sky. When fleeting success, failure, gain, or lo...

Good? Bad? Who Knows?

Ajahn Brahm went on to give us a "King and His Doctor" story to explain that sometimes, bad things that happened in our lives can...

Nasruddin and the Sultan's Horse

One day, while Nasruddin was visiting the capital city, the Sultan took offense to a joke that was made at his expense. He had Nasruddin im...

Cast Your Votes For Master Cheng Yen In The 2011 TIME 100 Poll

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, innovators, icons and heroes that you think are the most influential people in the world. The win...

Adages of Wisdom Quotes by Master Sheng Yen

The deeper our compassion, the greater our wisdom and the fewer our vexations. *** Simply deal with matters with wisdom and treat people...

Be A One-Day Good Person

An inspirational conversation between Confucius and his disciples : Confucius : "We may do whatever we like in our lifetime ; steal, ...