Generally speaking, there are hundred types of offences. But if we were to look for their origin, we may see that they are all stemmed from our mind. If we can control our mind without being selfish or pursuing self-satisfaction, we do not have to investigate every offence, such as the attachment to fame, benefits, desires, materials and others.
If our mind is working towards all goodness, it will naturally be enveloped in the upright essence. All defiled thoughts will naturally disappear. Just like the sun which dwells in empty space, all ghosts and evils will not dare to reveal themselves. This is the principle on "Penetrating the origin and the path is revealed." This is the best method in reforming our conduct at the mind level.
Offences arise from our mind. So we should reform at the mind level. Just like chopping off a poisonous tree, we must first remove the roots. The branches and leaves would fall down by themselves. It is not necessary to cut down every branch and pluck off the leaves!
To reform at the mind level is to control the mind. Once a false thought arises, we should be aware of it and subdue it. Then we will not commit further mistakes and this is the best method. Of course this isn't going to be easy but all the more we should learn meditation to control our mind!
We commoners are full of faults which are as many as the spines on a porcupine fish. If after some introspection and we are still unable to see our mistakes, we must have been the most careless people who are very much deluded.
Look out for this, people with grave offences are mostly dull, forgetful and full of afflictions. When they see a good man, they become regretful and spiritless. They also do not care to hear true words or genuine principles and wish to get away at that very instance.
Try to learn and practise meditation guys.. No point keeping ur body so clean and pretty but your mind is so cloudy and dusty. Think about it... Body is impermenant.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Vegetarian
Don't mistreat a person just because he is poor or he is an outcast. Everybody is the same, please don't not judge people by appearance.
One does not become an outcast by birth, one becomes an outcast by living badly. Just like a true gentlemen is not somebody who is born in a good family but someone who behave properly.
I'm now a vegetarian for 49days. Alot of people commented that i'm stupid and suffering for nothing. But i really beg to differ. Firstly, im eating too much unhealthy food like Mac, long john and KFC. Sooner or later it will impose a serious problem to my health. Secondly, its a test of my determination whether i can endure for 49days. If i can't even complete this simple task, what else more can i achieve in life?
The first week was full of temptation, fried chicken and others kept appearing in front of me. Its hard to endure, but im now already at my second week. I'm feeling quite good now. I felt improvement in my spiritual practice too! It was said that the 49days of vege helps to cleanse your body in spiritual term. I don't really believe it initially until i tried it. ^_^
He who receives kindness should never forget it, but he who performs it should never remember it.
One does not become an outcast by birth, one becomes an outcast by living badly. Just like a true gentlemen is not somebody who is born in a good family but someone who behave properly.
I'm now a vegetarian for 49days. Alot of people commented that i'm stupid and suffering for nothing. But i really beg to differ. Firstly, im eating too much unhealthy food like Mac, long john and KFC. Sooner or later it will impose a serious problem to my health. Secondly, its a test of my determination whether i can endure for 49days. If i can't even complete this simple task, what else more can i achieve in life?
The first week was full of temptation, fried chicken and others kept appearing in front of me. Its hard to endure, but im now already at my second week. I'm feeling quite good now. I felt improvement in my spiritual practice too! It was said that the 49days of vege helps to cleanse your body in spiritual term. I don't really believe it initially until i tried it. ^_^
He who receives kindness should never forget it, but he who performs it should never remember it.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Amen
The world is changing. Sad to say that and i'm sad to know that. Taking aeroplane isn't safe anymore because of the changing weather. Realise that small commercial planes can't even fly now?
Just heard from my friend that SIA don't even fly small planes to KL. They changed to big ones. I'm not surprised if another air crash is going to happen soon because of the changes in the air layer and the weather high up in the sky.
Alot of things are going to happen. 50% of the population are going to die. But seems that only a handful of people believe me. Well.. for those who believe in me, repent for your wrong doings now and do more charity. Change over to a new leaf from today onwards. There might still be a way out for you if you are one of the affected one.
My advice: Don't travel in September 2008 and sell your stocks and investments. Good that if you get it, or else i also cannot do much to help you. May God Have Mercy On The World.
Just heard from my friend that SIA don't even fly small planes to KL. They changed to big ones. I'm not surprised if another air crash is going to happen soon because of the changes in the air layer and the weather high up in the sky.
Alot of things are going to happen. 50% of the population are going to die. But seems that only a handful of people believe me. Well.. for those who believe in me, repent for your wrong doings now and do more charity. Change over to a new leaf from today onwards. There might still be a way out for you if you are one of the affected one.
My advice: Don't travel in September 2008 and sell your stocks and investments. Good that if you get it, or else i also cannot do much to help you. May God Have Mercy On The World.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Story time
Story time again.. short one. Im tired of typing.. Haha..
This story is about a young man who went to a Zen master to learn from him. In order to take the young man as a disciple, the Zen master made the young man agree to do everything that he said.
The young man agreed and the master called an elderly monk and set up a go board. He told the young man, "You will play Go with this monk. If you lose, I'll cut off the monk's head." The young man was nervous at first but later his concentration exceeded anything he had experienced.
He was able to place each Go piece as if it were an extension of his own body and mind. Eventually he had the advantage on the old monk who was also deep in concentration. Then the young man looked into the old monk's eyes and his heart opened up. He thought, "I have wasted my life and this old man has led a life of devotion and service.
The young man deliberately made a bad move to give the old man the advantage. At that point, the Zen master knocked all of the pieces off the board and said to the young man, "Now you are ready to be my disciple.
First you learnt discipline and concentration and then you learnt compassion. With awareness and a great heart as the foundation of your practice, you will be able to eliminate all of your bad habits."
The Buddha has never forced others to do what others do not like to do. He merely taught virtue and evil, and the choice in one's own life is in one's hands. To find one's peace of mind, one should see that all phenomena are impermanent.
Only through that it is possible to be detached in adverse circumstances and to have freedom from vexations. The Buddha's teachings allow us to know that there is no one in the world who can bring you suffering, only yourself... These are indeed words of wisdom and food for thought.
Sentence of the day: Violence can overpower a person's body but not his mind. With love, no one is your enemy; hence you wouldn't need to defeat anyone.
All these are just randomly blogged. May seems messy but please pardon me. I'm tired. Good night!
This story is about a young man who went to a Zen master to learn from him. In order to take the young man as a disciple, the Zen master made the young man agree to do everything that he said.
The young man agreed and the master called an elderly monk and set up a go board. He told the young man, "You will play Go with this monk. If you lose, I'll cut off the monk's head." The young man was nervous at first but later his concentration exceeded anything he had experienced.
He was able to place each Go piece as if it were an extension of his own body and mind. Eventually he had the advantage on the old monk who was also deep in concentration. Then the young man looked into the old monk's eyes and his heart opened up. He thought, "I have wasted my life and this old man has led a life of devotion and service.
The young man deliberately made a bad move to give the old man the advantage. At that point, the Zen master knocked all of the pieces off the board and said to the young man, "Now you are ready to be my disciple.
First you learnt discipline and concentration and then you learnt compassion. With awareness and a great heart as the foundation of your practice, you will be able to eliminate all of your bad habits."
The Buddha has never forced others to do what others do not like to do. He merely taught virtue and evil, and the choice in one's own life is in one's hands. To find one's peace of mind, one should see that all phenomena are impermanent.
Only through that it is possible to be detached in adverse circumstances and to have freedom from vexations. The Buddha's teachings allow us to know that there is no one in the world who can bring you suffering, only yourself... These are indeed words of wisdom and food for thought.
Sentence of the day: Violence can overpower a person's body but not his mind. With love, no one is your enemy; hence you wouldn't need to defeat anyone.
All these are just randomly blogged. May seems messy but please pardon me. I'm tired. Good night!
Monday, June 2, 2008
Missing you
I just watched Sex is Zero 2. A lame korean comedy but i actually cried at the last part. Seems like im especially weak in my emotions. I know it but i can't do anything. Sometimes even when i see a bee dying, i will drop some tears and say some prayers for it. I know its kinda gay for a guy to do that, but cmon.. THATS ME!
The guy in the show let the girl he loved went away because he wanted her to live better with another guy. In that instance, so many mixed feelings surfaced up from my mind. I'm not going to make the same mistake again.
I won't let the girl i love slip through my hands again... I want to hold your hand tightly no matter how tough is the road ahead. Though i haven't tell her that i like her yet. Haha. But i really miss her very much. Even one sms from her will change my mood for the day, adding rays of rainbow to my life. ^_^ Especially at this moment when im going through a hard time. Just hope this time it will work out just fine!
Thanks Adeline for the encouraging sms. The moment i open my eyes this morning and i saw ur beautiful sms. I felt much better! See ya when you are back from Houston. Many thanks again.
The guy in the show let the girl he loved went away because he wanted her to live better with another guy. In that instance, so many mixed feelings surfaced up from my mind. I'm not going to make the same mistake again.
I won't let the girl i love slip through my hands again... I want to hold your hand tightly no matter how tough is the road ahead. Though i haven't tell her that i like her yet. Haha. But i really miss her very much. Even one sms from her will change my mood for the day, adding rays of rainbow to my life. ^_^ Especially at this moment when im going through a hard time. Just hope this time it will work out just fine!
Thanks Adeline for the encouraging sms. The moment i open my eyes this morning and i saw ur beautiful sms. I felt much better! See ya when you are back from Houston. Many thanks again.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Tests
So many tests are coming my way. Not those school's tests. Real tests in life. Its driving me crazy. So many obstacles and stuffs to see how will i react to it.
Its just the beginning but i'm already so stressed out. Especially in my workplace, its living hell for me. I dread going to work everyday. Politics, biased and so many more. Just because i don't smoke and drink, don't go out to find whores with them or go KTV makes me an outcast.
But seriously, i can't be bothered. They can say whatever they want. I know what im doing. When their evil seeds are ripe, they will come to grieve... I really pity them now. Hopefully they will realise their mistakes and repent. Most of them have wives and kids at home. Their wives prepare dinner and kids eagerly waiting for daddy to come home for dinner but they are out there having sex with prositutes.
Thats so damn disgusting for me. I can't imagine if their wives come to know about it. Some even said that its because their wives are pregnant so they are doing this. Damn Cock la. They are in pain for 10months for your sake and this is how you repay them. Bastards. In my workplace i really seen the worst in men. Over 90% of the guys there are the same.
I really don't know how to help them. When i preached to them, they always think that im a mad man trying to talk nonsense. I already know what's the repercussion that are installed for them. May god bless them and give them a chance to repent.
Human beings are dying. More than 50% of the humans will be wipe off from the surface of the earth soon. Humans are ignorant. They think they are smarter than god. Or rather some think that they are god just because they have power to manupilate things or situations.
From my point of view, humans are merely ants trapped in a big bowl. crawling round and round and getting nowhere. They died and are reborn into the same bowl again and again. They never try to look beyond the bowl and find ways to get out of the bowl. Think about it...
Over 2500 years ago in India, a stone was found with the following engraving:
1)Who is the greatest sage?
2)Who is a fool?
3)Who is a clever person?
4)How to attain everlasting happiness?
Nobody could answer these questions until Buddha is born and he answered the following questions with these answers.
1)He who is enlightened about the truth of the universe and life is the greatest sage.
2)He who does not know about cause and effect is a fool.
3)He who understands the meaning of life and lives happily is a clever person.
4)To attain everlasting happiness, one should practise the dharma.
As for the second question, i will answer slightly differently from the Buddha. He who knows about the cause and effect and does not believe in it is a fool.
Everything that i said is in my point of view, so just listen to it with a open mind. How will you see a cup that is filled with water halfway up? Half full or half empty? Its just a matter of perception, there is no right or wrong. Good night.
Its just the beginning but i'm already so stressed out. Especially in my workplace, its living hell for me. I dread going to work everyday. Politics, biased and so many more. Just because i don't smoke and drink, don't go out to find whores with them or go KTV makes me an outcast.
But seriously, i can't be bothered. They can say whatever they want. I know what im doing. When their evil seeds are ripe, they will come to grieve... I really pity them now. Hopefully they will realise their mistakes and repent. Most of them have wives and kids at home. Their wives prepare dinner and kids eagerly waiting for daddy to come home for dinner but they are out there having sex with prositutes.
Thats so damn disgusting for me. I can't imagine if their wives come to know about it. Some even said that its because their wives are pregnant so they are doing this. Damn Cock la. They are in pain for 10months for your sake and this is how you repay them. Bastards. In my workplace i really seen the worst in men. Over 90% of the guys there are the same.
I really don't know how to help them. When i preached to them, they always think that im a mad man trying to talk nonsense. I already know what's the repercussion that are installed for them. May god bless them and give them a chance to repent.
Human beings are dying. More than 50% of the humans will be wipe off from the surface of the earth soon. Humans are ignorant. They think they are smarter than god. Or rather some think that they are god just because they have power to manupilate things or situations.
From my point of view, humans are merely ants trapped in a big bowl. crawling round and round and getting nowhere. They died and are reborn into the same bowl again and again. They never try to look beyond the bowl and find ways to get out of the bowl. Think about it...
Over 2500 years ago in India, a stone was found with the following engraving:
1)Who is the greatest sage?
2)Who is a fool?
3)Who is a clever person?
4)How to attain everlasting happiness?
Nobody could answer these questions until Buddha is born and he answered the following questions with these answers.
1)He who is enlightened about the truth of the universe and life is the greatest sage.
2)He who does not know about cause and effect is a fool.
3)He who understands the meaning of life and lives happily is a clever person.
4)To attain everlasting happiness, one should practise the dharma.
As for the second question, i will answer slightly differently from the Buddha. He who knows about the cause and effect and does not believe in it is a fool.
Everything that i said is in my point of view, so just listen to it with a open mind. How will you see a cup that is filled with water halfway up? Half full or half empty? Its just a matter of perception, there is no right or wrong. Good night.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Thailand Trip
Im back from my 8days trip to Bangkok and Phuket. It was quite fun and happening but the bad thing is i was sick throughout the 8days. I was popping pills and antibiotic throughout the whole trip but my illness still couldn't recover. It was definitely frustrating.
Though it was a plainly relaxing trip, but i still visited alot of temples as the 8days fell on Vesak day. On the fourth day, i wanted to visit the famous big sleeping Buddha temple but the taxi driver drove me to another temple that i didn't intend to go.
After i reached the temple for some time then i realised it was actually the one of the Thailand King's temple. I was pretty delighted to unintentionally drop by. ^_^ Then one uncle appeared from no where and started talking to us in Teo Chew and brought us to one of the small houses behind the temple. I just followed him blindly and he brought us to see a monk.
I never thought much of it and just donated some money and daily stuffs to the monk. Much to my surprise, the uncle told me that this monk is the second highest monk in the temple. The monk did some fortune telling on me and my friends. Its like what other monks and fortune teller said about me. Nothing reallly new to me but im happy to meet him. He gave me a pendant before i left and it was a rewarding unintentional trip!
Nothing much to blog about my trip already except some strange happenings again. My best friend had much more strange encounters than me. Lol. Anyway here are some understanding of Buddha and his teaching. Its abit harder, so see whether you guys can catch it.
Buddha's teaching is a way of life, not a way of belief. His teaching is very scientific, very empirical, very practical. He is not a philosopher, not a metaphysician.
He is a very down-to-earth man. Buddha says that you can change your life, beliefs are not needed. In fact, beliefs are the barriers to real change. Start with no belief, start with not metaphysics, start with no dogma. Start absolutely naked and nude, with no theology, no ideology. Start Empty! Thats is the only way to come to truth.
Though it was a plainly relaxing trip, but i still visited alot of temples as the 8days fell on Vesak day. On the fourth day, i wanted to visit the famous big sleeping Buddha temple but the taxi driver drove me to another temple that i didn't intend to go.
After i reached the temple for some time then i realised it was actually the one of the Thailand King's temple. I was pretty delighted to unintentionally drop by. ^_^ Then one uncle appeared from no where and started talking to us in Teo Chew and brought us to one of the small houses behind the temple. I just followed him blindly and he brought us to see a monk.
I never thought much of it and just donated some money and daily stuffs to the monk. Much to my surprise, the uncle told me that this monk is the second highest monk in the temple. The monk did some fortune telling on me and my friends. Its like what other monks and fortune teller said about me. Nothing reallly new to me but im happy to meet him. He gave me a pendant before i left and it was a rewarding unintentional trip!
Nothing much to blog about my trip already except some strange happenings again. My best friend had much more strange encounters than me. Lol. Anyway here are some understanding of Buddha and his teaching. Its abit harder, so see whether you guys can catch it.
Buddha's teaching is a way of life, not a way of belief. His teaching is very scientific, very empirical, very practical. He is not a philosopher, not a metaphysician.
He is a very down-to-earth man. Buddha says that you can change your life, beliefs are not needed. In fact, beliefs are the barriers to real change. Start with no belief, start with not metaphysics, start with no dogma. Start absolutely naked and nude, with no theology, no ideology. Start Empty! Thats is the only way to come to truth.
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