my faVoUritE Inspired quOtes~

  • ~ Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. – Carl Jung ~
  • ~ Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow, come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all. --Buddha ~
  • ~ 生命影响生命。~
  • ~ The point of love is to make us grow, it is not to make us immediately happy. Marriame Williamson ~
  • ~ The problem is never the problem. It is only a symptom of something much deeper. by Virginia Satir ~
  • ~ Problem is not the problem, COPING is the problem. by Virginia Satir ~
  • ~ 不要害怕犯错,从经验中学习。There is no mistake, only learning opportunity. ~
  • ~ Transformation has occurred, when a person goes from saying, " I want to be loved" to " I am loved - by me". by Virginia Satir ~
  • ~ You must become the change you want to see in the world. –Gandhi ~
  • ~ Be patient with yourself.~
  • ~ The more I Love Myself, the more I SEE Love reflected in those around me.~
  • ~Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who are alive.” – Howard Thurman~
  • 少一些批判、比较、分别心,多一些了解、包容与接纳。
  • ~ Make choices based on love and not fear. ~
  • What is not love, is fear.
  • ~ Love heals all. ~
  • 只要你们肯多用心,留意身边的人与事,就会发现,原来自己拥有的,已经很多。
  • U r here bcz of many ppl's kindness and contribution, so be appreciate.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

你。我。他之叙别会

刚去了学校block c的叙别会,真的很有感触。

看着那里的所有人,感觉就像看着一个学佛的大家庭一样。很感动有缘能认识他们并一同学佛。真的很感恩。
尤其是有两次当有一群人一同唱“祝福”时,我真的很有感触咯。。。

正康老师在致辞过程中,有提到,将来毕业出了社会后,要记得曾在大专时期,怎样因为佛法而受益了,而继续用心学佛。而他总是常说,学佛,最基本的是为了要让生命朝向更自在更平静更喜悦,向善向上向光明。他因为曾在大专时期体会到佛法怎么让他受益,所以他发愿也要透过分享佛法让其他人也因为佛法受益。但愿将来我出来大社会工作后,都会记得这一番话。记得我曾因为佛法而怎么受益。记得我曾这一班人和老师的用心而有机会接触佛法而怎样受益。然后继续用心的学习,同时也希望有机会能回馈这一份恩德,让其他人的生命也有机会朝向更好的方向去。

然后在致词过程中,我才知道,原来佛学会是从最初第一届时什么都没有到现在有会所上课,有很多方便提供大家上课的东西的。(因为我到了大学很后期才有缘接触佛法,所以佛学会之前的状况我不太了解)。我突然很感动有这一班人。如果不是他们那么用心花了那么多时间和心思精力,我这学期是没法接触那么多佛法的,所以对于他们,我是真的发自内心的尊重,感恩,和感动的。

这一晚感觉不一样,因为你们的用心。真的谢谢你们。谢谢有你们这一班愿意承担传承佛法的人,谢谢你们的用心。

但愿,在学佛的路上,和你们,有缘再见。

学友之旅的学习与感触~

前两天去了佛学会举办的Buddhist Society Learning Trip,(明明考试都读不完我还去,我觉得自己很恐怖一下下,而且考试只剩三天罢了咯。。。但是,我知道自己想要的是什么咯。。我不想要为了这种学术的 东西放弃这种学习佛法难得的机会。。所以保佑我平安及格吧。。)回的事时候其实觉得很累(因为这学期太长期不够睡加上又一个月一次的。。结果累上加累。。 但是我发觉这个的筹委们都很用心,有的甚至自己也不够睡或有些不舒服但仍那么用心办这活动,所以,到了后来,反而是感动和感恩的成分多过 累。。),但却感觉很感恩和感动有缘和有机会来了这一趟很棒的学游之旅。。

好了尽量不罗嗦,在这两天一夜的experiential learning中,学习与体验最大的是,在Buddhist Maha Vihara Malaysia(十五碑寺)体会到,先供僧了(就是先拿饭菜给僧人吃),等他们吃完了才到我们排队去拿饭吃的。当然,因为太多人去排队拿饭给僧人了,所 以我们有些人都还没供僧到他们都已经够饭菜了,没关系啦,随缘~ 然后在那里看了世界各国不同的文化所做的有点不同的佛像,加上有个人讲解,才比 较明白Maha vihara是属于南传的,所以当诵经文时(有个巴利文的术语的咯,但我听不懂所以没法在这里写,学佛我仍是初阶所以还有太多要学习的 xp) 我还蛮自然能够融入进去,因为念诵的经文和平时上完佛学班后作的晚课一样的。但是相比之下,在东禅寺做早课念的经文我有些不习惯,因为念的经文是藏 传的药师咒,所以一开始时我根本一直跟不上。。

在佛光山东禅寺体验到过堂。在那里吃饭前先念诵供养偈,然后在念诵的过程中会有人端饭菜到我们的碗盘里,然后才开始吃。而且在吃饭前需要将三碗盘交叉放到自己面前才吃的。吃完后就念回向偈。而且在那里住宿是蛮舒服的。真感恩让我们能很好的休息。忘了说东禅寺是属于北传的。

在 Losang Dragpa Buddhist Society (LDC)里,一进去的感觉就是,哇,好多颜色哦。。。从墙壁到整个供养的东西都让我眼花缭乱的感觉。。。LDC是属于藏传的。藏传供奉神明的物品都蛮特别的,供奉水,食物。。(还有几样我现在想不起来是什么。。等我想到先 xp) 负责人解释说供奉水是功德很大的,所以她教我们喝水前可以先念诵 om ah home,然后再观想将这杯水供奉佛陀和deva,然后到和我们有缘无缘的众生。然后在我们走之前,她叫我们每个人去转一个蛮大的。。不懂怎么说那个东西,转三次,她说里边有十万个 Om Mani Peme Hung的经文,所以叫我们去转。很特别一下下。最近常常接触到Om Mani Peme Hung这句经文,感觉很特别。第一次接触时是这学期yusof上课无聊所以突然叫我们念,搞笑到。。那时我还不懂这是藏传的咒文,因为那时是第一次听。后来偶尔会在不同地方看到这字,然后到上成佛之道时正康老师有稍微解释,这次又有缘接触,感觉很巧妙~

这次学习最大的是,感恩。
在Maha Vihara负责和我们讲解的人有说到其中一句话让我特别印象深刻, "You are here because of someone kindness. So be gratitude and spread the kindness that you have received out to others too."

是啊,就像这次的学游之旅,在整个过程的观察中,我才发觉到,原来,筹委们时时刻刻都很用心在为我们做了很多事,其中几个筹委一直要确定每到一个地方人齐了没,而主席在巴士上,当我们都累到整辆巴士的人在呼呼大睡时,他却要负责看地图带路,因为巴士司机不会走,而且当我们大家都很饿在吃晚餐时,他还有跑来跑去负责处理司机的晚餐的事,其实他也同样累和饿的,但他也没怨而是承担这一份责任,所以我很感动也很感恩有这一班筹委的用心。尤其是在东禅寺的那个夜晚在课室里大家唱佛曲后的分享,特别让我感动。当回到家时,感觉就像是和一个大家庭从斯里兰卡,台湾和西藏旅行回来一样,竟然一时调不回来那种回到自己的生活的感觉。
可能是有考试的压力的关系,这次收拾行李和洗衣竟然比之前快很多。xp

总之,我真的很感恩,能有机缘去了这一趟很amazing 的learning trip.真的很棒。感恩让我有机会去这一趟学习的所有人。。。

说不啰嗦,结果不知觉还是写了那么长。。xp

Saturday, April 23, 2011

be with ur own emotion, feel wat u r feeling~

Sunken treasures, lost hopes, broken hearts, and tearful goodbyes are all aspects of the emotional journey one must encounter in life. Though these times are painful, the ever-transforming tides of hope exist within them. A broken heart is an open heart. When we are willing to allow deep emotions to flow, there is invariably a gift of love at the other side. Sorrow brings the tidings of joy. This is the bittersweet aspect of love. 
Allow yourself the time to feel these emotions. Honor your process of introspection. With faith and hope, a new revelation will gently come forward to heal your broken heart.
Becoming one with your feelings is a crucial step on the path of life.

allow myself to feel wat i feel

yesterday, just when the counselor ask me : "do you allow yourself to feel your own grief?" then i ask her :" what is grief means?"
and she anwser me : " means do u allow yourself to feel your own sadness towards the death.."

and i only realize, as i am too busy for my own stuff until i forget to find some quality time for myself to feel wat i am feeling...i am supress my own feeling..
but until yesterday when i started to allow myself to feel what i am feeling and i cry like a child, i feel release....at least i am releasing some part of my sadness towards my gradma death....and i feel better after i don't resist and deny my grief...after i experience my own feeling i feel a bit release..

当你允许你自己去哀悼时,你的悲伤才得以释放。。。当你越是压抑越是否认自己的情绪,那情绪就阻塞在你体内,你心中。。。

Friday, April 22, 2011

又是一个学习

刚骑脚车出去,遇到有个店员很。。。。不懂该用什么形容词才好。。。

我只发现这店员都是在用恐惧说话的。。意思就是说,她所说的话都是让人感觉不安,而不是让你感觉很平和安详那种的咯。。真是。。。不会说她。。。
基本上,一个人的动机,可以很纯粹是从爱(这里的爱不是狭义指的男女私情爱情的爱,这是很广义对生命的慈爱~),又或慈悲出发,从慈爱出发的动机而延伸出去的身口意/行为、语言、念头或思想,是充满关怀,了解和包容的,让接触的人会感到安全,心灵平静。而从恐惧出发的动机,延伸出去的行为语言或表达的思想都是让人感觉不安的。
一般上商业化的东西,又或是想控制人的东西,都会运用恐惧去操控另一人的行为。
比如,广告会告诉你,皮肤白才是好的,皮肤白皙女人才有价值。walao,一个人的self esteem建立在皮肤上的白皙而已啊????皮肤不白难道会死掉???

因为当一个人恐惧的时候,思考能力与判断力完全下降,所以这个时候就很容易听别人的话照做咯。。。

这个店员说,要赚很多很多的钱,因为健康的生活需要很多很多的钱,比如有机蔬菜都很贵,我就说,不一定啊,健康的生活不代表要用很多钱,(那种有病在身需花很多前医病的不同)我并不否定钱很重要,钱确实是个让我们生活在世上的工具之一,但不代表没有很多钱不能健康啊,就像今天副刊才刊登一个生活很简单朴素的人生活也不是那么健康?我就说,那就多吃水果和运动啊,那人就说,水果有很多农药,她还问我知不知道有种机器是用来洗掉水果果皮的农药的,我当然不懂,她就说像吃水果蛋糕,就有很多农药了。我就说,那就少吃这些啊,本来就不健康的东西。她就说,那冰淇淋、kfc、Pizza那些东西叻,她说她很爱吃,我叫她要健康就少吃些,她说不能,(矛盾一下下,不要照顾自己的健康,不对自己的健康负责任,然后才来说健康要花很多钱?谁造成的???)我就说,我都不爱吃这些东西也很少吃的,她被我说到没话好说,就说,“你真的很健康哦。”然后,又丢一堆不安的词句出来,她就说,酱你要小心,你有没有听过一个传说,有人会专抓这些健康的人去挖掉内脏来卖,因为现在太多不健康的人。我就说,我知道,但这些人在造业。她听了后,表情有些变了,变得有些怕怕,像是突然被提醒这样做是造业的那样,然后说,但是那些人有钱啊,而且现在也看不到有什么业报,他们就是有钱也还好好的活着啊,我就说,人生短短几十年,眨一下眼时间就这样过了,当业报该来的时候就会来,而且谁又能肯定人人一定能活到八十岁叻???她就说,哇,这样很恐怖一下。

huh???人伤害人,然后为自己的行为承受业报叫恐怖??
然后她觉得人拿一个生人来开刀来拿里边的器官去卖不叫恐怖??那叫应该的???哇。。。她的定义都蛮奇怪一下的。。现代人的思想被扭曲到超级。。。不会说。。。
钱是很重要,但是还有很多事比钱更重要。。。生命,人,心,这些难道都比不过钱吗???钱是个工具,为了让大家的生活一起变得更好的工具,不是用来造业的工具。。。 要记得钱是工具不是最终目标。。。

而且,从头到尾,她说的每一个所谓的“事实”都是让人听了感觉不安的,都是在吓人的感觉(真像是做直销的啊。。。),我解了她的一个不安的“事实”,她又丢另一个出来。
而且,重点是,到后来,我的情绪能量都受她影响了些。

然后思考了些时间,领悟了蛮多的。
1.现代人都被教育成充满恐惧的,哎。。。天啊。。。
2.我会感觉有点动摇恐惧,因为她投射了我内心部分的unfinished business,那里是充满恐惧需要处理的部分。
3.我的心不够稳定,不够定,所以仍会因为别人说的话动摇受影响,而如果将来我真的想走治疗或辅导的路线,来的个案不都是充满问题和负面情绪吗?如果我那么容易动摇不是不但帮不到人也还弄到自己更负面???突然思考该怎么加强自己心的力量。。。。因为之前也听过有些辅导员太大压力没做下去,但我相信这是种学习,我也看过不少辅导员和不同领域的治疗师不断学习也不是酱做都没说难或放弃?反正我知道要走这条路就要一直在学习的,人生又何尝不是?
4. 我突然想到佛陀是伟大的教育家,如果是佛陀的话,又会怎样去教育她呢??现在才明白这又是另一个学习。。。怎样去教育那些思想被扭曲的人和让他们接触和明白健康些的想法。。很多人是需要被教育的,而不是怪他们为什么这样那样。。。因为他们都不懂有更好更健康的方式去思考和生活,大家都在学习啊。。而且又不是所有人那么幸运会遇到善知识和想学习的。。

突然感恩我的housemate的身口意都是充满爱的。。而不是恐惧的。。超感恩的。。我爱死她们了。。。

Thursday, April 21, 2011

累了 我真的 累了

今天 去找advisor 谈到一些课题 她问我 “你面对了你自己的死亡吗?”
“wen u facing ur death, only u could figure out wat u want in ur life."

是啊,坐在朋友的车从佛学班回家的路上,我突然想到这个问题。我看着黑夜,我突然问我自己,如果我就这样死了,我到底会遗憾些什么,我生命中,想要的,究竟是什么。

这问题,之前已被提醒,也问过自己。可能当时的体验不深,纯粹只是cognitive上的理解吧。这一次,多了一份体验。我生命中要的,到底是什么?
我好像很清楚,不,我又好像迷失了。不知道。我只知道,我此刻好累好累。我好想停下所有的一切。然后,让自己会心的家。我身心都太累了。但,我一直都没说。不知为什么,我就都没说。

我面对了我自己的死亡吗?
很好的一个问题。
不。我从来都没面对过自己的死。
最近面对太多的无常,让我好累好累。
加上身体太严重休息不够。我累坏了。

因为我没面对过自己的死亡,所以,有时,我没真正的活过。
advisor叫我给自己一段时间休息,放下一切,不要在逼自己去做自己不想做的。
去做会让自己开心的事。
是啊。我有多久,没做自己想做的事了。但,太久了。
久到,我忘了,我想要的,究竟是什么。

怪不得,大师的解读是,一直叫我给自己时间静心,听听自己的心。面对真实的自己。
原来大师早就给我讯息了。只是当时的我不懂。

祝福我自己。祝福我的家人。祝福所有的生命。

Friday, April 15, 2011

转载 :Osho - Love is existential; Fear is only the absence of Love

很喜欢这一句话,也尝试着去体验这一句话:
I send love to my fear. My fears are the places within me that await love.

以下是在网上看见的一篇关于奥修解答恐惧与爱的关系的文章。

Osho - Love is existential; Fear is only the absence of Love

Question - Beloved Osho, You say Fear is the opposite of Love. Have you any practical or impractical suggestions how one can drop fear?


Osho - Atta, love is existential; fear is only the absence of love. And the problem with any absence is that you cannot do anything directly about it. Fear is like darkness. What can you do about darkness directly? You cannot drop it, you cannot throw it out, you cannot bring it in. There is no way to relate with darkness without bringing light in. The way to darkness goes via light. If you want darkness, put the light off; if you don't want darkness, put the light on. But you will have to do something with light, not with darkness at all.
 

Osho on Love and Fear

The same is true about love and fear: love is light, fear is darkness. The person who becomes obsessed with fear will never be able to resolve the problem. It is like wrestling with darkness -- you are bound to be exhausted sooner or later, tired and defeated. And the miracle is, defeated by something which is not there at all! And when one is defeated, one certainly feels how powerful the darkness is, how powerful the fear is, how powerful the ignorance is, how powerful the unconscious is. They are not powerful at all -- they don't exist in the first place.

Never fight with the nonexistential. That's where all the ancient religions got lost. Once you start fighting with the nonexistential you are doomed. Your small river of consciousness will be lost in the nonexistential desert -- and it is infinite.
Hence, Atta, the first thing to remember is: don't make a problem out of fear. Love is the question. Something can be done about love immediately; there is no need to wait or postpone. Start loving! And it is a natural gift from God to you, or from the whole, whichever term you like. If you are brought up in a religious way, then God; if you are not brought up in a religious way, then the whole, the universe, the existence.
Remember, love is born with you; it is your intrinsic quality. All that is needed is to give it a way -- to make a passage for it, to let it flow, to allow it to happen. We are all blocking it, holding it back. We are so miserly about love, for the simple reason that we have been taught a certain economics. That economics is perfectly right about the outside world: if you have so much money and you go on giving that money to people, soon you will be a beggar, soon you will have to beg yourself. By giving money you will lose it. This economics, this arithmetic has entered into our blood, bones and marrow. It is true about the outside world -- nothing is wrong in it -- but it is not true about the inner journey. There, a totally different arithmetic functions: the more you give, the more you have; the less you give, the less you have. If you don't give at all you will lose your natural qualities. They will become stagnant, closed; they will go underground. Finding no expression they will shrink and die.
It is like a musician: if he goes on playing on his guitar or on his flute, more and more music will come. It is not that by playing on the flute he is losing music -- he is gaining. It is like a dancer: the more you dance, the more efficient you become. It is like painting -- the more you paint, the better the painting.
Once, while Picasso was painting, a critic and friend stopped him in the middle and said, "One question has been bothering me and I cannot wait anymore, I cannot contain it. I want to know: you have painted hundreds of paintings; which is your best painting?"
Picasso said, "This one that I am painting right now."

The critic said, "This one? And what about the others that you have painted before?"
Picasso said, "They are all contained in it. And the next one that I do will be even better than this -- because the more you paint the greater is your skill, the greater is your art."

Such is love, such is joy! Share it, Atta. In the beginning it will come only like dewdrops, because the miserliness has been very long, very ancient. But once even dewdrops of love have been shared, you will soon become capable of sharing the whole oceanic flood of your being -- and you contain infinities. Once you have known the higher mathematics of giving and gaining, you will find that just by giving you gain. Not that something is returned; in the very giving you are becoming richer. Then love starts spreading, radiating. And one day you will be surprised: where is the fear? Even if you want to find it you will not be able to find it at all.
So it is not a question of dropping the fear; nobody has ever been able to drop it. It is only a question of sharing your love, and the fear is dropped on its own accord.
You ask me: "Have you any practical or impractical suggestions...?" Practical suggestions, no -- that is not my business at all. Impractical suggestions, yes -- and many!



Source - Osho Book "Come, Come, Yet Again Come"

http://www.messagefrommasters.com/Therapy/osho_love_fear.htm