Self conscious or being paranoid stop us being ourselves

Just being self conscious or paranoid of yourself stops you from being yourself 

You should simply appreciate being alive

"You should simply appreciate being alive"

Don't runaway from problems; but rise up, challenge it and solve it! Yet know when to start a new

When problem arises, don't drink it off, courageously seek the solution, when it can't be found take a break and come back to it. This is the only way you can rise to the challenge, be stronger and be a winner. Yet know when to start a new.

"We shouldn't look at others' fault and be blind to our own"

"We shouldn't look at others' fault and be blind to our own" ~ Master Hsuan Hua 

When the mind is cleared, the heart settles in the right place

When the mind is cleared from false thoughts, the heart naturally settles itself in it's right and natural state 

Beyond ego lies a man of true victory

Beyond ego lies a man of true victory :)

Sense of lacking is a deception

The trick is that you think you are missing out and so you feel incomplete, but when you actually got it, you realised you didn't missed much out, but you did missed the precious time (being content) and happy with what you had got.

Beyond beauty

Beyond beauty is the formless truth... Where home resides... So I think...

Where is home?

Where is home? Home is where the heart finds peace. Peace in the Dharma 

Strong attachments to view is the wrong way to go

When you have the (egotistic) attachment to the thought of "I'm right!" there should be an alarm. When a person become strongly opinionated (with sense of self views, ego etc..) that is attachment to views and ideas, which takes us further away from the the expansive, unattached and true inner nature. Do not limit yourself with strong attachment to (conceptual) views. 

The power of little words

Speaks with little words, yet gently move the spirit greatly. 

Special moments from special people

As moments passeby, and the storm subsides, what remains are nice memories of some people. These people are usually quiet, kind, peaceful and selfless. Such people speaks little but has a great impact in our hearts.  

People make life, so spend time with the right people

People makes life and so it's good to spend it with positive kind people

It takes skill to be cool in heated moments

It takes skills to be cool in heated situation 

It takes skills to learn to chillax under stressful or nervous condition ;)

Journey of a man (the fall and rise)

A young man full of confident, but get shattered when reality kicks in, but once humble and wiser he will rise again with grace 

We just gotta make the best of what we got

It's nice to be in a good situation, but sometimes we can't. We just have the live with what we got and get on with life.

Grateful for the ones who believed in me

 I'm grateful for the one who saw the goodness in me when I was a lost, they given me a chance to believe in myself and become a better person.

Do you know the price to gain something?

Sometimes you really want something but you don't know the price to pay until it's gone

To define yourself is to refine yourself; just be true & sincere

To define yourself, 

Is to refine yourself.

We are flexible like water,

Water cannot be refine. 

Just be true & sincere,

Like the sun and the moon,

And things will fall into place. 

You cannot find yourself,

But you can certainly be yourself.

Learning to learn how to empty mind of false thoughts

You may travel long distance to find the most wonderful jewel, but little did you know you already have the jewel.

People go on a long awakening journey, learning knowledge and wisdom, to realise at the end all they need to do is to empty their mind from false thoughts through meditation. It's all a part of the journey.

You learn so much just to realised you need to empty your mind

Sometimes new solution is not need, just removing the problem is enough

Sometimes no need to find a new solution or act positively, just removing the problem is all that is needed

Soft and fair goes far

Soft and fair goes far (judo principle?)

Find stillness in midst of trouble

In times of turbulence and trouble, stillness brings serenity and sanity 

Verse

Fast as wind

Quiet as a forest

Daring as a fire

Immovable as a mountain 

Lessen unrealistic expectation and work on what you can for now.

I'm no expert but I think people mope when their expectations are too high. It's tiring when you always have to overachieve. Don't over do it. Just work on achieving what you can ~ Yoshida

Students should study

Well, students are supposed to spend their time studying ~ Shizuku Mizutani

I don't know why I let myself lose control. My mind should be on studying, and ensuring that my future is bright ~ Shizuku Mizutani

You lose yourself if you analyse yourself. Just be, be true and sincere

Trying to understand yourself and analyse yourself leads you to lose (being) yourself. Just be yourself, be true and sincere and things will flow rightly. 

Who are the real winners?

To me, those who can be at home within themselves in a foreign place, those who can smile in the face of danger and those who can be at peace and content when feeling lonely & all alone, are already winners.

Smart to complain about flaws in relationship, but it is smarter to work things out

You may be smart enough to know there's a problem in your relationship with others, but are you smart enough to know how to handle a relationship when there are problems? How to cherish bond between each other? When to be patient and how to solve things out? It takes a lot of greatness to make a relationship healthy and last. 

Best practice patience at home.

To test your patience, it's best to practice where it's difficult, that is usually at home. It's easy to be less affected with strangers at times, where as home is a truer place to test ourselves. We must practice in our daily lives.

If your can't be honest, you'll never find the truth

If your can't be honest, you'll never find the truth 

Advantage of being less self conceited: unaffected my others negativity towards you

Even if people laugh at us or look down at us, it wouldn't really matter if we don't have big ego or overly self conceited.  Bad things will happen, but what matter is how we deal with it and move on.

Do not fear, yet do not be reckless

Do not live by fear, yet do not live recklessly 

Life's a journey, I may not find the answer today

Life is a journey, I may not find the answer today. Like a story it may not find the answer in this page or this chapter. 

I would just have to patient

Work diligently and you may find the answer

"When you can't find the answer, it's the best for you to just quietly work with your hands. There are times when you can't find an answer, even if you sit at home and hold you head, or ask others for help. But oddly enough, when you concentrate on one task and keep working at it... You may find the answer lying in the hundredth plate that you create. Work with diligence."

Let our small worries melt in this vast great universe

As I watch the stars, and ponder how vast this universe is, my worries feels small and cease. 

When watching the stars, we should realise we are but a small being in this vast great universe, and our ego, problems and pain are really small and insignificant.