Translated from a Dharma Espresso Talk given in Vietnamese Good morning dear elders, sisters and brothers. This is today's Dharma Espresso. May the morning light welcome you to a peaceful new day. Dear friends, in the previous talks, we discussed whether Buddhism is a belief system or a religion. Today, I would like to speak about the true nature of Buddhism. During the Sui Dynasty in China, there was a venerable master named Zhiyi or Zhizhe (Trí Giả Đại Sư). He studied the t

Tribalistic Perspective (continued) Translated from a dharma talk given in Vietnamese by Dharma Master Hằng Trường. Good morning This is today’s dharma espresso and I will continue on the subject of changing our view, changing the way we speak. Dear friends, if we want to change our lives, it's clear that we must change our habits. But in order to change our habits, we need to have a new way of seeing things. Only then, can new habits be formed. But how do we know if we have

Tribal Perspective Good morning everyone! This is today’s Dharma Espresso. I will begin a new series on how to change one’s perspective. To change the way we see, we must change our habits — the way we interact with others, the way we treat ourselves, the way we live when we are alone in silence, and the way we live with everyone around us. In order to change our attitudes and lifestyle patterns, we must change our perspective. Sometimes when we read books or articles, we e