1st day of Fire Horse year: Good wishes, good fortuneToday is the first day of the lunar New Year, popularly referred to as Chinese New Year, although it is as well the Vietnamese New Year Tet and the Korean New Year Seollal. Let me add then my good wishes – gong xi fa chai, xin nian kwai leh, wan shr ru yi! Speaking before thousands, the group’s leader Bhikkhu Pannakara spoke of mindfulness as the key to unlocking peace. Mindfulness. Then, take paper and pen and write down, “Today is going to be my peaceful day” – write it, read it, say it aloud.

Source: Philippine Star February 16, 2026 16:13 UTC