了悟生死的无常，好好活在当下。

Back on track ……

Last Sunday , went to Bro Dom’s Housewarming. Thanks for the invitation.
Was not in the good state of health recently, so since some were doing DG at the prayer area.
was asked to go into and get some healing. It has been quite sometime since I had this experience.
Take the opporunity to thanks those whom have healed me.

Since the beginning of the year, I have not been doing what was needed daily.
I realised I wasted alot of time, until a couple of months am now getting back on track.
As my dharma level is quite weak, I started attending some basic buddhism lessons.
Been maintaining a daily 30mins GYFM …. hope to increase gradually I have lots to cover …

证严法师说故事 《静中能多用心，智慧从中生》

An article taken from the newspaper which I want to share with everyone.
Thanks for reading.

~ 故事 ~
有一个人遗失了昂贵的名表，十分心急，赶紧请大家帮忙寻找。
大家翻箱倒柜都找不到，找的好累了，就坐下来休息。
手表的主人很难过，这时一名青年表示要独自去找。他走进房间里，
请大家在房外等，坐着不动。大家觉得很奇怪，为什么他找东西却做
着不动，于是就盯着他。一会儿后，青年突然趴到床下，找到了手表。
大家就问他怎么找到的，他说：“心静下来时，自然可以听到手表的
滴答声，就知道表在那里。”

当我们静下来时，就能听到很多声音，
因为心静会比较敏锐，外面的境界历历可辨。
在静中能多用心，智慧变从中而生，这也就是正念，正定。

~ 语录 ~
求境静，不若心静。 心外没有静的境界，只有自静。

~ 解读 （疑与信皆由心生） ~
智慧与烦恼犹如天平的两端：
烦恼多一点，智慧就少一点
烦恼若轻一点，就能增加智慧。
修行就是要学习去除烦恼，让自己有平静的心。
心静，境界自然就明朗
心若不静，外境也会随之扎乱。

~ 海涛法师法会 ~

Just a short note , 海涛法师 would be in Singapore on these 2 days.

4th AUG
《慈悲利益众生》
7：30pm – 9：30pm

5th AUG
《八关斋戒》
9am – 6pm
《慈悲施食法会》
7pm – 9：30pm

Venue would be at
新加坡宗乡会馆联合总会 397 Toa Payoh Lorong 2

An Incident

An incident happened in the afternoon which made me seem so weak.
I thought I could get used at being alone with no friends.
I was so overwhelmed that I couldn’t find anyone to ask for advice that I have to call MR and
Shirley which I have not been contacting since the start of the year ( leave the story for later ).
I can only say Thank you to MR and Shirley … I am not good at words … I sincerely with heart felt
thank the both of you ….

I had a quarrel with MR at the start of the year …. I took it too personal .. and started the cold war
till present … I really don’t have the courage to face MR to apologize …. can only say thank you for
answering my call when you can don’t do so …. and lastly because of this incident that I had the
courage to call you … I want to say that I am sorry for the quarrel … it all my fault it shouldn’t
have happened in the first place …. Sorry …. it’s all the words I can say ….

~ 海涛法师新春祈福法会 ~

Just a notice that 海涛法师 would be holding dharma talk and
puja on these 2 days. Thank you.

~ Dharma Talk ~
03 / 03 /10  ( 7:30pm – 9:30pm )
Venue : Singapore Buddhist Youth Mission
3306 Commonwealth Ave West S (129583)
Tel : 6775 5557

~ Medicine Buddha and Puja Offerings ~
04 /03 / 10 ( 2:00pm – 9:00pm)
Venue : Poh Ern Shih
No.9 Chwee Chian Road S ( 117488 )
Tel : 6474 3926

大悲咒

Don’t know if it has been posted before.
I find it helpful for those who are learning to recite the ” 大悲咒 ” .
Got Visual and Music to assist you.

A clip from Youtube , please click here —- >>>>>~ 大悲咒 ~

Hope it helps.

~ 如何改变执著 ~

An Enlightening Article by Master Venerable Xing Yun.
Just share with everyone which what all of us face in our lives.
What MR has often remind us about
” 执著 ” ( Loosely translation taken from web : Insistence/Obsession )

~~~~~ The Article ~~~~~

“改变执著, 一生或许就有了转变…..”

星云法师说: “人生难免有一些执著.我归类为以下6种:

1)观念的执著

自己认定的东西,就执著,不能修正.
如果正确倒也罢了,不正确的却要执著,计较.
执著只会局限自己,束馎自己,使自己不能扩大和圆触,到最后不能进步,也无法成功.

2)文字的执著

唐朝诗人王勃在 (一本书) 写有 “落霞与狐鸳齐飞,秋水共长天一色” , 他自觉文辞美妙,
沾沾自喜,一直在金山寺沙滩上读诵这个句子. 金山寺的老和尚听了批评道:
文字贵求简单,如用 “落霞狐鸳齐飞,秋水长天一色”, 不是把 ‘ 与 ‘ 和 ‘ 共’ 包含在
其中了吗?王勃大悟,容易陷入这种执著而不自知,其实只要听取意见,也许效果会更好.

3)习惯的执著

有些人对自己的习惯非常执著,喜欢什么颜色,喜欢什么环境,只要合乎自己的心意,
不管别人喜欢不喜欢,他就是执著自己的习惯.然而人不能只觉的自己的习惯就是对的,
如果别人不认同,也要改变自己的习惯才好.

4)思维的执著

从思维的方式可以看的出一个人的教养,看出一个人的智慧,看出一个人的能力,
看出一个人的人缘.不要让自己的思维方式离经叛道,或者空洞,或者偏执,或者不切实际.
思维讲究实用,讲究合乎众仪.

5)感情的执著

人的另一个名称叫着 “有情”, 所以人类的感情最容易自私,执著.
以我有关的,我爱的,都是好的,都是对的,与我无关的,我所不爱的,就不关心.
感情上的执著最容易犯错,感情是一片遮板,遮住了眼睛,看不到他人,看不到世界.
在感情里执著,私爱,溺爱,错爱就发生了.
能把爱执放下,一切诉诸公正,公开,就不会给爱情给蒙蔽了.

6)理想的执著

对理想是应该执著,但是也要注意合不合乎时宜.
时代不断再进步,社会不断再变化.思想也需要求新,求变,求全.
人要有理想,才能顶目标,理想是一切事实之用,事实是一切理想之果.
理想也要净,要正,要全,尤其要善,要美,才值得支持.

~ 放下 ~

无数人渴望人生的潇洒, 无数人对 “拿起” 有着太多太多的迷恋,
而且也有着将 “拿起” 进行的到底的执著和勇敢,
可是世间有几个人在 “拿起” 时能坦然地 “放下” 呢!
所以说 , “放下” 是比”拿起”更艰难的灵魂工程.
面临两难的境界时,面对无法可攀登的高峰时,
适时地”放下”何尝不是一种大的智慧呢!

Lesson

Supposed to be on the ” To be healed ” List but couldn’t make it on time due to
more things to be done at work.

Bro Dom did a recap of the SOP meaning before the class started by MR.
Was tested on SOP during class today.
Was trying hard not to be nervous , alas in the end , had to do the ” 大礼拜 “
because I missed out a word from a Mantra without realizing it.
Did GYFM which could be better.
MR had a talk with us, to regards from the mounting pressure faced by some classmates
and the need to instill some form of disciple and teaching procedure. Hope she/he can
overcome the stress/problems and return to class.

Afterwhich we went for our DG down at the playground.
It has been quite sometime since I did the DG at the playground.
In the beginning, wasn’t having much feel but slowly it built up to a point that things started
moving smoothly. The drunkenness movement wasn’t as much as before, there was
also stance of punching and legs movement which could have lasted longer but my body
couldn’t take it and I had to stop.

Then was instructed by MR to form into the outer formation of the “4 dragon ladies” and
Ah zar in the center of the formation. My hands started to pushing outwards direction into the
formation as if adding energy into it. As I had my eyes closed all the way,
I didn’t know what to do when ah zar came over, and left fuming as I didn’t accept the ” pill “.
In the end, MR walked over to ah zar and requested for a ” pill ” and passed it to me.
The thing was when I started to consume the ” pill “, I felt a big surge of energy going
into my body down to my stomach. Almost make me wanna puke. Another thing is in the
beginning I was loosing strength and wanted to stop at making the pushing outwards direction.
Surprisingly, slowly I did not felt much sore and continued that movement till the end of the
session.

Overall was a great DG.