The Story Behind HOL
This site, HandfulofLeaves, is named after an important discourse by the Buddha. Of all the knowledge we can acquire in life, only a handful leads to peace, which is considered essential and beneficial.
This platform aims to provide essential and practical insights that would be useful to readers to navigate the complexities of life.
May you be able to apply the timeless teachings of the Buddha to your life and
- grow in mental resilience
- overcome modern challenges
- improve yourself, and
- free your heart.
HOL 的来由: 我们这个网站的名字源于佛陀的教诲。人一生中能学习到的知识，
这个平台旨在为读者提供实际、
希望大家能学以致用，将佛陀的教诲应用在生活中
- 提升坚韧性和抗压力
- 克服现代的挑战
- 改善自我
- 释放心灵
Content anchored in realism
The spirit behind the content is anchored in realism instead of idealism
We hope to provide a space for readers and writer:
- To recognise,
- to reflect,
- to appreciate, and
- to embrace the imperfections and adversities of life.
This important process for growth can be beautifully sum up in this phrase
“No mud, no lotus”.
Only when stress is known, can the cause of stress is understood, then one can apply effective means to uproot the stress, and eventually experience the freedom from it.
The content featured on this site are views and learnings from the community of contributors mainly from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia inspired by Buddhist teachings. May you be inspired by what is shared here. May you absorb what you feel is useful and applicable to you, discard what does not resonate. If you would like to contribute to this initiative, drop us an email at [email protected]
May you grow in mindfulness and wisdom; may you grow on this path to the freeing of the heart.
- 认出
- 反省
- 欣赏
- 怀抱生命的不完美和逆境
Meet the folks behind HOL
Core team
Ditthania Suryani
A creative who shares happiness by visuals and words vocabularies! Spotted her doing smiling meditation around 🙂
Teo Heng Xuan
A venture capitalist, and stoic Buddhist nerd who loves vegetables and reading books. Tries his best to meditate daily.
Koh Kai Xin
An entrepreneur, communications trainer, and story strategist who strives to add value to others and to lead a purposeful life.
Cheryl Puah
A marketer who finds joy in learning about people, life & the world.
Podcast team
Ke Hui Tee
Editor & transcriber
Ke Hui is a journey to transform the mind and heart with the guiding principles of kindfulness and wisdom.
Yah Tyng
Designer
As an analyst, Yah Tyng enjoys automating templates and learning languages.
Cheryl Cheah
Podcast co-host
Cheryl cannot decide if she’s introverted or extroverted, but one thing for sure, is that she loves the Buddha!
Koh Kai Xin
Podcast co-host
Kai Xin frequently questions the purpose and the meaning behind ‘things’. Her perfect holiday is a long and mindful stay in a forest monastery.
Illustrators for Articles
Dittha
Creative Project Manager
A creative who shares happiness by visuals and words vocabularies! Spotted her doing smiling meditation around 🙂
You Shan
Illustrator
You Shan loves all things design and tech, and loves creating solutions. In her free time, you can find her cycling or hiking in nature parks, flying her drone or just enjoying nature ~
Editors for articles
Teo Heng Xuan
A driven nerd whom you may find hanging out more at libraries than at parties. Passionate about finding different ways to not fall asleep during meditation. A borderline social media luddite.
Tan Jia Yee
Editor
Ophelia Toh Yi Shan
Ophelia loves cats, yet in all truths she struggles to love herself. As an introvert, she inclines to lose herself in a good book or in the forest or in the silence of a conversation.
Wilson Ng
Editor
A quirky combination of contradictions, or more commonly known as a weirdo. Laughs louder than the mating calls of the ‘uwu’ birds. Fun in moderate doses.
Volunteers
Diga Widyaprana
Tech support
Still figuring out what he wants out of life. In the meantime, he tries to make himself useful to the people around him, one of which by contributing to HOL 
.
Seng Tat
HOL Directory Lead
Public servant by day and a sustainable development enthusiast. His resolution is to be more in the now and enjoy the present moment.
Salvi
Accountant and tax advisor
Salvi is a tax advisor and accountant by trade. When she not immersed in the world of taxes and crunching numbers, she is seeking inner balance through yoga and meditation or doing volunteering work.
Our Advisors
Tan Chade Meng
Chade-Meng Tan (Meng) is an award-winning engineer, international bestselling author, thought leader, movie producer and philanthropist. His work has received eight nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Sylvia Bay
Sister Sylvia Bay has a B.A. (Hons) First Class, in Buddhist Studies. She regular speaker on Buddhist doctrine, Buddhist history, and the practical application of the Buddha’s teachings in daily life.
Join our pool of writers
Your stories and reflections have the potential to change someone’s life. Share your insights; join us as a writer.