Be grateful you are alive and have a job. When you are content with your life, you become a special being and today becomes a special day. Illustration by Maseol The post Gratitude appeared first on Jungto Society ..read more

P: The young are flexible and resilient. They have vitality, which enables them to recover quickly from sickness or injury. However, when you get old, even one bout of illness will age you significantly. This is why the old should not work as strenuously as they did when they were young. Overworking is a sign of greed since you are forcing yourself to work beyond a reasonable limit. When you get old, you should only work up to the point that your body is not strained. Farmers who have overworked since they were young tend to keep overworking even in old age. When the sun sets while they are pl ..read more

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If your child suffers from a chronic disease, you can pray the following: “I’m grateful for this child. I’m thankful it is not as bad as it could be.” Illustration by Maseol The post Having a child with a chronic disease appeared first on Jungto Society ..read more

P: We work enthusiastically when we are young, but there are times when we suddenly feel bored with the work we do. We go to work habitually, so sometimes we feel apathetic and feel that life is dull. At such times, we need to ponder about ways to obtain energy and enjoyment from our jobs. There are two ways for people to become happy. One way is by doing work that they enjoy. However, although this may be fun, it may feel meaningless when they look back on it later on. For example, drinking and hanging out every day with your friends may have been a lot of fun, but when you look back on it in ..read more

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The Korean Seon (Zen) master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (법륜스님) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, teacher, author, environmentalist, and social activist, to name a few.* As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social is ..read more

We only care about ourselves. Once we acknowledge this, our relationships become easier. Illustration by Maseol The post Self-centred Perspective appeared first on Jungto Society ..read more

P: As we grow older, our bodies become weak and our bodily functions deteriorate. Also, we are likely to have various illnesses. Then, we become overly worried about our health and become fearful of death. “I went to get a health check-up because I wasn’t feeling well. I am worried about the results because I feel I may have cancer” Since cancer is so common nowadays, there are people who, whenever they don’t feel well, are worried that they may have cancer. Why has the number of cancer patients increased in modern times? One reason is that people live longer than they did in the past, so ..read more

An adult should be able to take care of themselves and the people around them. Are you an adult now? Illustration by Maseol The post Being an adult appeared first on Jungto Society ..read more