Comments on: A Lesson on Letting Go, or, Mai Pen Rai

By: Are You Creating Fun in Your Daily Routine?

Are You Creating Fun in Your Daily Routine? — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:22:28 +0000

[...] together, joking and laughing with each other, and horseplaying around. I think it’s their “mai pen rai” attitude. When communication barriers get me overly confused, my Thai friends frequently tell me [...]

By: Steve Wyman

Steve Wyman — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:28:59 +0000

Was surfing around the web and came across a refernce to this post and had to come over and read it.

I think you have captured the essence of this phrase perfectly.

I’d just add that in my experience this is part of the Thai Buddist mentality as well. In the west i guess the closest thing would be “chill dude go with the flow” or maybe thats a lax translation. Certainly not as gracious as the Thai phrase.

By: Interview with Cody McKibben, Nomadic Entrepreneur | David Turnbull

Interview with Cody McKibben, Nomadic Entrepreneur | David Turnbull — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:03:04 +0000

[...] for very little here. The biggest cultural differences to be aware of are probably the relaxed “mai pen rai” attitude, the non-confrontational nature of Thais, the stupid crazy driving habits on [...]

By: Marie

Marie — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 06:42:04 +0000

Thank you so much, Brooke, for a beautifully written commentary and also a gentle and poignant reminder of how fast we really do live here, in the U.S. It’s said to me that it’s so easily forgotten and seemingly difficult to create here…as your friend Ole commented, it would be wonderful to create that here at home too…but of course, a trip to Thailand for a very tangible reminder is defininitely on the horizon! Love your stories, keep them coming!

By: Ole

Ole — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:42:24 +0000

Why do we always have to go Thailand to experience these things, I may ask?

We can create our Mai Pen Rai everwhere. What do you think?

By: Lissa

Lissa — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:56:07 +0000

Wow, Brooke – you have stated this quite eloquently. I also noticed and appreciated the same while I was in Thailand and other amazing places… but always the same when I return to the U.S. What a shift it would be if everyone in the US was able to open their eyes to a new way of living life… letting life flow instead of always swimming upstream.

By: Cody

Cody — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:28:41 +0000

Great post. I believe the number one cause of stress and unhappiness in NA/EUR is not being able to let go of work, history, etc.