老师提醒

我的老师提醒，
“順著流全然交給生命，敞開、連結大地，流動裡，妳的意願會帶領接下來的每個決定，創造因此被滋養而發生。”
"真相本来就是给有勇气的人去面对和承担。”
“很多人都怕痛，吵，未知，而选择去忽略自己最真实的感受。但感受是灵魂最真实的核心。”
”可以如实的把你的感受与做法呈现出来，卽使面对一群众的否定，这份勇气你要守住。”
"能见证自己的脆弱已经是莫大的勇气。”

孤独的灵魂原来希望有人看到的。

----- 谢谢老师写给内心。。

山神造成地震?

有人裸身尿尿后惹怒山神造成地震。
这个说法一点都不公平也不能成立。
我问老大，如果可以成立，那么如果你是遭殃的灾民，你会骂那个金发妹还是神？如果骂金发妹，不如骂神不长眼。可是如果神那么神通广大，没有理由荒谬到不懂一人做事一人担，既然要无辜的平民平白送命？
因果论是不能以这样成立的。
请不要滥用前世业障来诠释这些殃及的登山者犯过山神。这只是在自己没办法解释时最好的解围。
我说老大，别人可以告诉你一千万事件，但是还是得自己去思考逻辑性，不要人云亦云。广大的世界，新闻多的是。还是要有清晰的脑袋分析，以智慧为导。
p/s: 我没说金发妹没做错事。我只是觉得，地震和金发妹是两码子事。不要像政客，喜欢把事情吊在一起说。虽然我们都喜欢发生事情时，找个代罪羔羊。

弘一大师. 夢

看着弘一大师传。弘公的才华，太让人钦佩，他的戒行也太让人感动了。他的每一首歌，都让我有种想哭的感觉--亲切，深入，充满感情，认真。


哀游子茕茕其无依兮，在天之涯。
惟长夜漫漫而独寐兮，时恍惚以魂驰。
萝偃卧摇篮以啼笑兮，似婴儿时。
母食我甘酪兴粉饵兮，父衣我以彩衣。
月落乌啼，梦影依稀，往事知不知？
汩半生哀乐之长逝兮，感亲之恩其永垂。

哀游子怆怆而自怜兮，吊形影悲。
惟长夜漫漫而独寐兮，时恍惚以魂驰。
梦挥泪出门辞父母兮，叹生别离。
父语我眠食宜珍重兮，母语我以早归.

《写给妈妈的佛法书》---不烦不忧照顾好自己与孩子。（Buddhism for Mothers --- by Sarah Napthali)

"有太多的妈妈，由于要处理家庭的忙碌或是在工作与孩子之间穷于应付，而感到分身乏术。我们都有这样的经验：整天呆在家里，挣扎于无聊，不得安宁，无意义，或甚至绝望等心理状态。我们很容易就会认为，只有当我们将所有例行事务完成，而且孩子都已经入睡或有人照顾时，内心才可能平静。因此，在实际上，如果我们能在一天当中有一小时感到类似放松的心情，或许就该算很幸运了。然而，我们可以在佛教里头找到一些教导来帮助我们，让我们在做任何事或跟任何人相处时都能感到平静。
用佛教的方法来处理负面心理状态时，要慢慢进行，一次一小步。我发现，不论哪位以佛教方法来练习的妈妈，都会说这些方法帮她们在做亲职工作时更有耐心，更平静，但这样的改变并非一夜之间就出现，但是需要一段时间的。正如同性灵成长的许多面向，前进一步可能紧跟着就是退后两步-----很少出现一路进步的情形。不过，可让人感到激励的是，长期来说，整体的进步是显而易见的。这天终究会来到，到时你更知道自己已取得进展，也可能是当你很清楚自己可以更平静来回应正发生的情况时。
每一位我遇到的妈妈似乎都有些困难需要解决，不论是缺乏家庭的支持，跟另一半的关系紧张，没有充分的时间给自己，睡眠严重不足，或者为孩子担忧。我从未遇过哪位妈妈不值得别人给她卡车慈悲关怀的，所以我们也不该亏待自己，让自己少了关怀。不要在处理让人不舒服的情绪时，觉得有罪恶感或感到挫折，正因为这些情绪带来了痛苦，所以我们要以更多慈悲及耐心来善待自己。我常常提醒自己，以慈悲来对待自己及所遇到的困难和失败经验，是让自己可以慈悲过日子的第一步，而实际情况验证了这样提醒确实有帮助。” 摘自《写给妈妈的佛法书》---不烦不忧照顾好自己与孩子。（Buddhism for Mothers --- by Sarah Napthali).

Dharma Seeds

I have never ever felt such traumatice over a drama performance.
It's not about a drama...it's about the Dharma seeds in me.

Big Sadhu to all who has contributed to Master Hong Yi's drama performance.
A spectacular event to be remembered...and not so if compare to the trembling hearts that palpitated throughout the whole show...and carried on for the past few days.
I settled my thoughts and feelings for awhile and regained my consciousness and mindfulness.

Yes, I looked forward to the Dharma Camp at the Sasanarakha Temple as another Dharma Seed that lead me to the learning of profound Dharma. So much so that i could dream of it happening!

May i be thankful for the great deeds that i gained from the past and present lives!
May I be thankful to all beings, dead or alive, this life or who have prepared me with courage and confidence.
May I prepare myself strongly in attaining the Buddhahood in THIS LIFE!
May I take care of myself happily!
May I gain more courage for better practise!
---- The Buddha's words are so gentle yet so true, so strong yet so close to my nature as a human being.....
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu!

Wonderful article!

I like this part, "ICARUS couldn't find anyone to give the award to.All the Buddhists they called kept saying they didn't want the award.
When asked why the Burmese Buddhist community refused the award, Buddhist monk Bhante Ghurata Hanta said from Burma,We are grateful for the acknowledgement, but we give this award to al...l humanity,for Buddha nature lies within each of us."


Buddhism won “The Best Religion In The World” award
The Geneva-based International Coalition for the Advancement of Religious and Spirituality (ICARUS) has bestowed The Best Religion In the World award this year on the Buddhist Community.
This special award was voted on by an international round table of more than 200 religious leaders from every part of the spiritual spectrum. It was fascinating to note that many religious leaders voted for Buddhism rather than their own religion although Buddhists actually make up a tiny minority of ICARUS membership. Here are the comments by four voting members:
Jonna Hult, Director of Research for ICARUS said It wasn't a surprise to me that Buddhism won Best Religion in the World, because we could find literally not one single instance of a war fought in the name of Buddhism, in contrast to every other religion that seems to keep a gun in the closet just in case God makes a mistake. We were hard pressed to even find a Buddhist that had ever been in an army. These people practice what they preach to an extent we simply could not document with any other spiritual tradition.
A Catholic Priest, Father Ted O'Shaughnessy said from Belfast , As much as I love the Catholic Church, it has always bothered me to no end that we preach love in our scripture yet then claim to know God's will when it comes to killing other humans. For that reason, I did have to cast my vote for the Buddhists.
A Muslim Cleric Tal Bin Wassad agreed from Pakistan via his translator. While I am a devout Muslim, I can see how much anger and bloodshed is channeled into religious expression rather than dealt with on a personal level. The Buddhists have that figured out. Bin Wassad, the ICARUS voting member for Pakistan 's Muslim community continued, In fact, some of my best friends are Buddhist.
And Rabbi Shmuel Wasserstein said from Jerusalem, Of course, I love Judaism, and I think it's the greatest religion in the world. But to be honest, I've been practicing Vipassana meditation every day before minyan (daily Jewish prayer) since 1993. So I get it.
However, there was one snag - ICARUS couldn't find anyone to give the award to. All the Buddhists they called kept saying they didn't want the award.
When asked why the Burmese Buddhist community refused the award, Buddhist monk Bhante Ghurata Hanta said from Burma , We are grateful for the acknowledgement, but we give this award to all humanity, for Buddha nature lies within each of us. Groehlichen went on to say We're going to keep calling around until we find a Buddhist who will accept it. We'll let you know when we do.

http://mingkok.buddhistdoor.com/en/news/d/943