Philosophy & Golden Rules:
Walk me through your thinking.
Treat others (roles) within family and society* as you would like to be treated.
I speak to you with respect, and I expect that back.
Let's keep this ethical and professional.
I am here to be treated this way.
The world taught many of us that success is about status.
A big salary.
Endless hustle.
Luxury possessions.
Looking impressive to people who barely know us.
So people spend years exhausting themselves trying to “make it,” while quietly losing their peace, health, relationships, and joy along the way.
But real success feels very different.
It is waking up without constant anxiety.
It is having a mind that can rest at night.
It is being healthy enough to enjoy your life, not just survive it.
It is doing work that does not destroy your soul.
It is having a few genuine people who truly care about you.
It is being able to look in the mirror and feel proud of the person you became.
Some of the richest people are emotionally empty. And some of the happiest people live very simple lives.
Because success is not measured only by what you own. It is measured by how peacefully you live, how deeply you love, and how positively your existence touches others.
At the end of life, inner peace will matter more than public approval ever did.
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE?
THE WISE MONK'S ASTONISHING ANSWER TO THE RICH MAN
A rich man once asked a wise monk:
“I have money, success, comfort, and everything people dream of… yet I still feel empty inside.
What is the true purpose of life?”
The monk smiled gently and asked him:
“If you owned the entire ocean…but could not drink the water, would your thirst disappear?”
The rich man replied, “No.”
The monk nodded softly.
“That is the problem with many people’s lives. They spend years collecting things that impress the eyes… while starving the soul.”
The man became silent.
The monk continued:
“You were taught that life is about achievement, status, money, and becoming ‘successful.’ But no one taught you how to feel peaceful once you finally arrived.”
The rich man lowered his head.
“Then what gives life meaning?” he asked quietly.
The monk pointed toward a tree outside the temple.
“Look at that tree. It does not compete with the trees beside it. It simply grows quietly, gives shade, bears fruit, and exists fully as itself.”
Then he looked back at the man and said:
“The purpose of life is not only to achieve.
It is to awaken.
To love deeply.
To grow in wisdom.
To reduce suffering around you.
To experience life fully before it disappears.”
The rich man whispered,
“But why do so many people still feel empty?”
The monk replied softly:
“Because they search for fulfillment in things that cannot stay forever.
Money fades.
Beauty changes.
Status disappears.
Even life itself is temporary.”
Then he added:
“In Buddhism, we are taught that peace comes not from having more… but from needing less. A meaningful life is not measured by how much you own, but by how deeply you loved, how peacefully you lived, and how gently you treated others.”
The rich man sat quietly with tears in his eyes.
And the monk smiled one final time:
“The purpose of life is not to become important in the eyes of the world… but to become fully alive in the present moment before your time runs out.”
Source: Buddhism FB
As teacher and student, we are not perfect. However, I promise you that I will always be in one of THREE places:
1. In front of you.
To guide, teach, lead, and cheer you on.
2. Beside you.
So that you'll not walk alone, I can catch you should you stumble.
3. Behind you.
To give you a gentle push in the right direction, knowing that I've got your back.
Always remember, you are:
braver than you believe,
stronger than you seem, and
smarter than you think.
I fail and make mistakes sometimes. I will help you but sometimes I'll need help from you.
Please feel free to look around our syllabus, my website and familiarize yourself with the OBE, formative and summative assessment.
I am looking forward to seeing you all and having a wonderful years together!
Cheers,
“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.” — Buddha
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” — Albert Einstein
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." — Benjamin Franklin
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Knowledge is not free. You have to pay attention.” — Richard P. Feynman
1. Differential Eqn_USA.pdf2. Discrete Math_France.pdf3. Numericanal Analysis_USA.pdf
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” — Henry Ford
"Too many people buy things they don't need, with money they don't have, to impress people they don't like." — Anonymous
“Thinking well is wise; planning well, wiser; but doing well is the wisest and best of all.” — Persian Proverb
Nothing is certain except death and taxes. — Benjamin Franklin
