Tuesday, 29 November 2005

Light : Brightening Up
Turning on the light, I did not notice it was dimmer than usual.
Suddenly, it became brighter, illuminating everything more clearly
- the lamp was just “warming up”.
I had forgotten that the light could ever be this bright.
Likewise must I not really know how much brighter the light
of my wisdom can be - till it does becomes so.
All I can do is become wiser to find out, dispelling the darkness of ignorance.


Dust : Why There?
Because the dust in my phone can be cleared any time, I leave it there.
Because I leave it there, the dust is there all the time.


Reluctance : Get It Over
Whatever you must do, however unpleasant it is, do it perfectly willingly,
or you will be creating your own friction with reluctance.
No point at all - why not swiftly get it over with?
But don't break the precepts!


Mountain : Actually Nameless
It occured to me that it is not that I do not know the name of the mountain,
but that I know it has no name, even if it was named.


Name : Animals Not Meat
In conversation, I call "meat" "animals" not because of bad English
but to remind others that steak was peace-loving cow,
that pork was harmless pig, that fillet was free swimming fish...


Why : Ask Yourself
Once in a while, it is good to ask yourself this
"Why am I doing what I am doing now?"
If you don't get the question, it is good to ask yourself this
"Why do I not understand the question?"


Not : Yellow Moon?
A yellow moon... is neither yellow nor moon.
But it does not denies either too. What is it really?


Grudge : Let It Go
Bearing a grudge, she felt ill at ease, while she unwittingly made others
feel uneasy too. She did not realise that she was punishing herself and
others by not letting go of the matter. Most importantly,
she did not realise there was no need to punish anyone,
not even herself - especially it did no good at all to anyone.
When she did eventually realised this, she suddenly “lightened” up,
shocked by dissipating of the invisible self-imposed burden of hate.


Truth : Its Sides
Some say there are at least three sides to every story
- your side, the other side, and the truth.
If you want the whole truth, you need to be wholehearted and unbiased
in seeking it. You need to hear every side of the story you can find
- to be fair to every side, to be fair to yourself, to be fair to the truth.


Moon : Hold or Behold?
People are like monkeys frantically grasping for the moon in the water.
-Ryokan
Teachers can only be moonpointers - because the moon can
only be pointed to, not held and given.
-stonepeace


extracts from Moon Pointer

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Sunday, 27 November 2005

一生中我享受被爱的滋味
但从不肯说究竟深爱是谁
曾经付出却弄得伤痕累累
未曾深爱的人是无法体会

谁一辈子守候着一朵玫瑰
细心去照顾深怕有天会枯萎
爱一个人总以为没有绝对
又有谁能面对时间来摧毁

从开始都没说过谁会爱谁
即使分离也没流过半颗泪
这次的痛我像是早已学会
没有对不对或是谁是谁非

心已累是为了谁 伤心不需要眼泪
人疲惫我梦破碎 伤痛无需人安慰
是与非和错与对 一切早已无所谓
为人醉总学不会 分离绝对不后悔

心已累是为了谁 伤心不需要眼泪
为人醉总学不会 分离早已不后悔

伤心不需要眼泪－玖建　词曲: 王祚森　专辑：决定　发行：1995年1月

很伤心的一首歌，特别喜欢音乐的前奏。
玖建是新加坡早期的一位歌手。他的另一首《爱你一生嫌不够》也是很好听。

点此收听《伤心不需要眼泪》

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Tuesday, 22 November 2005

Joke of the month

Explain Playing Golf
Whenever I come home from playing golf,
my son always asks me excitedly, "Did you win, Dad?"
I have explained to him time and time again that
you're really just playing against yourself.

We were on vacation and I had gone out to play a round.
When I returned, the kids were swimming in the hotel pool,
which was full of kids and surrounded by dozens of parents.
From across the pool, at the top of his lungs, my son yelled,
"Hey Dad! Did you have fun playing with yourself?"

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Saturday, 12 November 2005

the 3 musketeers..

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dreamed of racing on 10:32 am

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i'm more sexy in yellow..

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dreamed of racing on 10:31 am

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paul in pink..

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dreamed of racing on 10:30 am

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shilong with his ultimate 降鼓十八打..

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dreamed of racing on 10:29 am

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shilong displaying his drumming skills..

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dreamed of racing on 10:28 am

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jiaqiang..

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dreamed of racing on 10:27 am

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shilong again..

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dreamed of racing on 10:25 am

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shilong stand up for singapore..

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dreamed of racing on 10:25 am

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shilong singing armani..

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dreamed of racing on 10:21 am

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paul plucking the guitar..

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dreamed of racing on 10:19 am

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some of the pics taken from beyond live concert..

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dreamed of racing on 9:35 am

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Tuesday, 8 November 2005

recently, swei was thinking of what he want in life..
why does he born into this world, what is his purpose here..
hehe.. these are qns we seldom or never ask ourselves..
but are actually some of the most important qns..

and he changed his msn nick to
"菩提本无树，明镜亦非台，本来无一物，何处惹尘埃!"

佛对我说：你的心上有尘。我用力地擦拭。
佛说：你错了，尘是擦不掉的。我于是将心剥了下来。
佛又说：你又错了，尘本非尘，何来有尘 我领悟不透，是什么意思？
我想这是从神秀和慧能那两个偈子引申出来。

神秀说：“身是菩提树，心如明镜台，时时勤拂拭，勿使惹尘埃。”
慧能说：“菩提本无树，明镜亦非台，本来无一物，何处惹尘埃。”
的确，要能够参透这两个偈子的确很难，就是正确的理解也不易。参悟不透...

身是菩提树，心如明镜台，时时勤拂拭，勿使惹尘埃
众生的身体就是一棵觉悟的智慧树， 众生的心灵就象一座明亮的台镜。
要时时不断地将它掸拂擦试， 不让它被尘垢污染障蔽了光明的本性。

菩提本无树，明镜亦非台，本来无一物，何处惹尘埃
菩提原本就没有树， 明亮的镜子也并不是台。
本来就是虚无没有一物， 那里会染上什么尘埃?

现在只能从字面上去理解它，惨悟不透！
心本无尘，尘即是心。无心无尘，人便死。
我曾经思考过一个问题: 人觉得一个东西好吃,
事实上嗅觉比味觉占更大的比重 所以象狗这样嗅觉灵敏的生物,
在饮食上远比我们快乐 这样的想法到底对不对?..
如果错了.. 错在哪里? 其实尘在外，心在内，常拂之，心净无尘；
尘在内，心在外，常剥之，无尘无心； 心中有尘，尘本是心，
何畏心中尘，无尘亦无心??

正如慧能所说的 仁者心动 又如道家所说的 道可道非常道
它们的道理是一样的 佛家讲究万物在心 追求修世
道家讲究无牵无挂 追求避世
佛家想超脱今世 道家则是修行今世 而追究其原理来说都是一种修行
而最楼上的说的是一种超脱 却不是刻意的寻求
主旨在心 世间人，法无定法，然后知非法法也；
天下事，了犹未了，何妨以不了了之。

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Thursday, 3 November 2005

satisfaction lead to happiness?

sometimes im thinking.. we must be satisfied with what we have now
to be happy.. but once we're contented with current situation, we wont
be striking for the better.. so should we or should we not be satisfied
with what we have now? in my own view, happiness is the most important
thing in life.. how many people really live happily?
as long as you're satisfied and happy, no other thing really matter..
but in this realistic world, everyone is striking to be better then the others..
if you're easily satisfied with what you have, you'll be seen as one
with small goal or worse one with no life at all..
so many people are being constantly controlled by greed..
must earn tons of money, have power, status etc..

my friend once said, "having more money is definitely happier then
having lesser money.." but does real happiness come from money?
in this realistic world, people is making money almost compulsory
for happiness.. people are getting more realistic, materialistic..
to them, real happiness could almost be counted in money form..
no money = no honey = no happiness.. brothers got into case
for the wills of their parents.. gf left you cos you can't provide enough..
of cos this doesnt apply to all people.. but it do affect some people..

if i have lots of money now, of cos i'll be happier..
cos i could have a better life.. but ultimately, i find true happiness
emotionally rather then physically.. if i have a very close family
and a very loving gf, i think the happiness could not be compared
to any amount of dollars..

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