A beautiful shot captured by my bro yesterday.

Hi Steemians, today I want to write about taking refuge (in the triple gem) (皈依三寶). If you want to become a Buddhist in China or Taiwan you first will study about Buddhism at a Chinese monastery. If you

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It appears one of my favorite subjects has once again become a target of compilation into poetry form. Bacon. And zombies. But mostly bacon. When @damianjayclay skulks about in the backscroll, he ferrets

Last week, the popular classified ad website Backpage, which was  known for hosting listings of sex workers, was seized by the FBI, and a  number of the site’s executives were arrested

Jeden Freitag, wenn ich euch hier ein Rezept schreibe, bekomme ich immer so richtig Hunger. Heute ist es besonders schlimm, denn ich teile mit euch das Rezept meines Lieblingsgericht - Larb. Mir läuft

Being motivated all the time is really exhausting. Almost every Wednesday I slowly lose my motivation. Sometimes it is so hard for me to even get out of bed. I constantly say to myself, that it's only

Hi everyone, today i want to write about the not so famous 4 Buddhist mountains (四佛山) in China. (The 5 Daoist mountains are much more famous, I probably will write about them in another post if you are

Meine Angst zu versagen hat mich schon so einige Chancen gekostet. Wieso immer diese Versagensangst und wo kommt sie her? Irgendwann wurde mir bewusst, dass meine Angst aus dem Mangel an Selbstbewusstsein

Meine Mama findet es ja ganz toll, dass ich mehrere Sprachen beherrsche und hört mir sehr gerne zu, wenn ich in anderen Sprachen spreche. Es macht ihr unheimlich viel Spaß mich zu fragen, wie man bestimmte

Hi everyone, today I want to share with you one of my favorite Classical Chinese proverbs from one of my university lectures. I find it truly inspiring and I hope you will also like it. It goes like this:

For some people to travel around the world means: exploring new countries, learning about different cultures and their histories, learning new languages, taking mind blowing pictures and making friends

Ich erinnere mich hin und wieder an alte Zeiten. Die schönen Zeiten, wo man noch jung und unschuldig war. Was man alles noch vor sich hatte und was man alles noch erleben wird. Wer hat sich nicht auch

Lasst uns heute Thai Curry kochen. Let’s make Thai curry today. Image source: Pixabay Zutaten für 4 PersonenIngredients for 4 people 2 El Öl zum braten2 tablespoon oil for stir fry 250g Fleich oder Fisch

Hi everyone, today I want to write a short introduction to one of the most important Buddhist scriptures, the Heart Sutra (心經). One reason why it is so popular might be its length. As you can see the text

Travelling around the world has always been something which I've dreamed of when I was a kid. So, after I've received my B.A. degree I've decided to do what I've always dreamed of. Today I want to share

Ostern ist vorbei und das Semester hat wieder begonnen. Nach dem Urlaub oder den Ferien ist es für mich oft schwierig, mich gleich wieder in das Arbeits-/ Uni-Leben einzufinden. Meditation hilft mir immer

Hello Steemians, today I want to write about the concept of 心 (Xin). If you search for this character in a dictionary it‘s normally translated as heart. But it‘s way more than just the heart. In the Chinese

Wer kann sich auch noch gut an diese Zeiten erinnern? Who can still remember those times? Ü-Ei-Figuren sammeln, die jetzt irgendwo verstauben. Text messages were a bit different in the 90s. Da hatte mir

It‘s weekend and for most of us it‘s the time to relax and forget the stress of the week. What is it what we do to relieve our stress and relax body and mind? Normally our relaxation consists of distraction,