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When I was young, some parents would prepare birthday cakes as treat to the whole class to celebrate their child’s birthday; some brought candies, cookies,… Read More »Rewrite The Account Book of Memory

Ever since I was young, my parents would ask my sister and me to read scriptures and memorize classic books with them. We never stop… Read More »Dark Circles around Dad’s Eyes

This year, GWBI’s Chinese Collective Topics class will be holding its debate exam for the very first time. Nuns who usually shoulder the monastery’s general… Read More »Empathy: The Secret Tip to Exams

When I was born, my father—perhaps spending a few months’ wages—purchased a custom-made gold necklace with “Blissful” engraved on the heart pendant. The necklace has… Read More »The Gold Necklace with a “Blissful” Heart Pendant

Ever since I was little, I have had many goals and aspirations but had always ended up changing them as I grew older. After joining… Read More »You Will Become Him!

When I was in elementary school, my mother would deliver lunch boxes to my sister and me by bike every day. On a rainy day,… Read More »Unconditional Love in Mother’s Dumplings

The moonlight Deftly ascending the blue velvet scrim Gazing intently at the countless leaves on the lush Bodhi tree Listening to the blades of jade… Read More »“Dear Mother and Father, Thank You for Your Love”- Prologue

Every summer marks the monastery’s exam season. Last year, my father happened to be on the Island during this stressful time of the year. Seeing… Read More »Life’s New Lesson

In Buddha’s time, monastics would have to repeat parts of the scripture immediately after it’s been passed down orally from their teachers. Only until they’ve… Read More »Recitations is the Way to Buddhahood

That day, she successfully recited more than nine-thousand words from The Analysis on Clear Realization at an astonishing speed of thirty-eight minutes. A requirement of… Read More »Worthy of Myself