Traditional saying: 路遥知马力，日久见人心 With the far road, the horse’s strength is known. With many days, the person’s character is seen. My alternative saying: 路遥知自力，日久见自心 With the far road, your strength is known. With many days, your...

He thought, ‘If I work to make the world a better place, instead of to make lots of money, even if it doesn’t work well, the world would at least be a slightly better place. If I work to make lots of money instead, and if it doesn’t work well, the world would instead be a...

No judgements here, but indeed… A ‘gospel of prosperity’ could lead to greater corruptibility. A ‘gospel of prosperity’ should lead to greater generosity (charity). (Applicable to vocations of religion, politics, civil service, enterprises etc.) Ivan: Well said!...

He, a stone-cutter, saw a rich man gathering many luxuries, and wished to be like him. Suddenly, he became him. He saw a high official getting much respect, and wished to be like him. Suddenly, he became him. He saw the hot sun making him sweat, and wished to be like it, Suddenly, he became...

If this is 100% true, this is another good reason to migrate to Pure Land, the land of no greed and currency, where all thrive on self and shared spiritual merits, where material well-being is already abundant for all without the concept of...

The endlessly greedy are like one who gathers fallen coins into pockets with holes, walking in circles, getting richer yet poorer at the same time, in a futile cycle of getting and losing, for material wealth is always lost before or upon death, no matter how much one has. It is the opposite...

He spent $200,000 to change his kidneys via the black market. He spent 1 second to fall and die. What bitter irony! Wealth is no true refuge. Health is no true refuge. What is your true refuge? Amituofo… Amituofo… Amituofo… Amituofo is the name of the Dharmakaya of all...

Q: If company X has a variety of businesses, one of which is involved in delivering, design and repair of military vehicles for global customers for combat purposes or peacetime security, and if company Y also has a variety of businesses, one of which is involved in running an abattoir, where...

Financial planning is not just about amassing as much as possible. but giving as much as possible that which is ‘precious’, that can’t be brought over to the next life. As long as we die with an extra cent in our pocket, we die with an extra cent too rich. -...

I used to wonder this when I come across news of celebrity marriages in the papers – ‘Why is it that the rich and famous tend to marry the rich and famous?’ Is it the result of mutual seeking of compatibility in social status? Is it natural or contrived? How true is the...