Master Sanjaya, the Legend. Yesterday night, there was a great moment happened on this planet: the 19 anniversaries of my comrade, Sanjaya. Happy birthday to him...
Therefore, his parents held a celebration for San. We, Boon, Kenny, Kemmaw, Xiangwei, Lester and I, six handsome guys had a wonderful and delicious BBQ dinner, which prepared by his mum, in San's house compound, we, plus San, seven future leaders had a looong conversation and chatting until midnight. Just like a gathering for old friends, this kind of moment, I like it!!!!!
Sanjaya, I know this guy since we were in lower six. Don't know why, just few days, we already became friends. Perhaps, in buddhism, this is the effect of a cause. For me, he is a trusted and helpful ally, and also a top-secret keeper. When I facing some difficulties, he is always the first who give me morally and mentally supports and definitely standing a sameline with me. During the school time, we have a lot of topics to discuss, to debate because we are sharing some similarities in our hobbies. I always treat him as a great brother, because I saw myself in his shadow.
Although he is not a Chinese, I always feel his strong chineseness, much greater than those 'banana', he has a lot of hidden ability, just like a jade that hidden in a stone..... I really hope that "long live our comradeship!!!"
From tomorrow onward, I will stop blogging, and maybe stop online for a week to purify my mind and reconstruct my body. See you.
星期日, 十二月 18, 2005
Sanjaya Birthday Party
星期五, 十二月 16, 2005
菩提本无树，明镜亦非台
身是菩提树，心如明镜台，时时勤拂拭，勿使惹尘埃??
菩提本无树，明镜亦非台，本来无一物，何处惹尘埃??
我很喜欢这两句话，表面上少少的文字差异，内容上却天渊之别呢。。。
慧能（638～713）
慧能，是中国禅宗的第六祖。在他未有成就前，有个不错的典故要与同修们分享：话说慧能去拜见弘忍大师，弘忍见着他即问：居士从何处来，欲求何物？慧能说：弟子是岭南人，唯求作佛！弘忍说：你是岭南人，又是獦獠（当时中原对南方少数民族的称呼），如何堪作佛？！慧能说：人有南北，佛性岂有南北？和尚佛性与獦獠佛性无别；和尚能作佛，弟子当能作佛。弘忍遂命他随众劳动，在碓房舂米。
慧能在碓房间踏碓八个月，当时东山禅众达七百人。相传弘忍有一天为了考验大众禅解的浅深，准备付以衣法，命各人作偈呈验。时神秀为众中上座，即作一偈云：“身是菩提树，心如明镜台，时时勤拂拭，莫使惹尘埃。”一时传诵全寺。弘忍看后对大众说：后世如能依此修行，亦得胜果，并劝大众诵之。慧能在碓房间，闻僧诵这一偈，以为还不究竟，便改作一偈，请人写在壁上。偈云：“菩提本无树，明镜亦非台；本来无一物，何处惹尘埃！”众见此偈，皆甚惊异。弘忍见了，即于夜间，召慧能试以禅学造诣，传与衣钵，并即送他往九江渡口。临别又叮嘱他南去暂作隐晦，待时行化。因此慧能回到广东曹溪后，隐遁于四会、怀集（今广西怀集县）二县间，过了十余年，至广州法性寺；值印宗法师讲《涅槃经》，因有二僧辩论风幡，一个说风动，一个说幡动，争论不已。慧能便插口说：不是风动，也不是幡动，是你们的心动！大家听了很为诧异。印宗便延他至上席，请问深义，慧能回答，言简理当。印宗便问：久闻黄梅衣法南来，莫非就是行者？慧能便出示衣钵，印宗欢喜赞叹，即集众就法性寺菩提树下为慧能剃发。又请名德智光律师等为他授具足戒（按法性寺即今广州光孝寺。寺中有六祖瘗发塔、菩提树、风幡堂、六祖殿诸古迹）。两月后，慧能即于寺中菩提树下，为大众开示禅门，说般若波罗蜜法。
慧能强调“见自性清净，自修自作法身，自行佛行，自成佛道”。因此他对于当时僧俗念佛愿生西方的净土法门，另有一种看法。他对韦刺史开示说：“人有两种，法无两般，迷悟有殊，见有迟疾。迷人念佛求生于彼，悟人自净其心。所以佛言，自净心净，即佛土净。凡愚不了自性，不识身中净土，愿东愿西。悟人在处一般。所以佛言：随所住处恒安乐。使君但行十善，何须更愿往生？”
星期四, 十二月 15, 2005
Ask from buddha???
Lots of people say buddhism a backward religion, is a polytheism. And also say that buddhism has a lot of superstitious elements inside it. Saying a lot of unknown Sanskrit spell during praying and so on..... Normally people who say buddhism is superstitious because he himself not understand about buddhism...
Ok, repeat again. Buddhism is not religion, surely it is not polytheism or monotheism. Those sanskrit word is not spell, there are called MANTRA, although chinese translation is called 咒, more properly is called 真言 or 陀罗尼, for example most common one 大悲咒陀罗尼, i think buddhist should know this. Ok, Some people will ask (I asked before) why should I recite those unknown mantra? Are those mantra have their own meaning? If got why dun translate to our common language? why still remain as Sanskrit form? Ok, Mantra, actually have 2 types, 1st those mantras all are names of gods and ghost, 2nd mantras is buddha languages, definitely have their meaning, and we also can translate it to our language, but even how we translate we also can't bring the complete meaning of the mantra. This is because our wisdom have a great distance from buddha wisdom. So if you wanna know the meaning, you only can depend on your achievement.
Sometimes, I saw my relative put his TOTO number in front of a buddha sculpture, and ask that patung: Bless me, my buddha, hope this number, open tomorrow. Oh my god, this is a terrible misconception toward buddhism and that buddha sculpture. Because of this action, other people labelled buddhism as superstitious!!! First thing, you have to know one thing, that patung really is a PATUNG, is a sculpture that made by wood, soil and so on. Is buddha staying there?!?! Definitely not!!! That thing is totally non-organism, non-minded, is only just a patung. You may ask, if like that why we always pray in front of a patung???
To be continued.....
当民族主义碰上了佛教
相信认识我的人，都会说我是一位极端的民族主义者，什么都要以大中国的利益为主，而且非常讨厌日本人，好像与日本人有不共戴天之仇。唉~~~ 阿弥陀佛。幸好我的怨恚心已经彻彻底底地消除了，否则将来不知会发生什么事。。。善哉善哉~ 多谢伟松师兄。
这是我所参悟出来的：佛教内需不需要民族主义呢？或者是爱国主义呢？？菩萨度一切众生是不分男女老幼，民族宗教的。无论你是日本人还是中国人，回教徒还是基督教徒，共产党还是民主党，人还是畜生，在佛陀眼中一切皆平等，既然如此，那民族主义要来干嘛。今日我们有民族宗教之分，因为我们还有颗分别心，比较心，这是不好的，因为一切色相都是无常的呀。记得，我们不要执著于色相！！！
那我这样说得话，是不是当敌人攻来的时候，叫大家不要抵抗，不要爱国？？这是大错特错的。那我就告诉你们个佛陀的故事，两千五百年前，印度的琉璃王有一天欲攻打迦毗罗卫国，佛陀为了他的国家，就坐在路边阻止琉璃王大军的到来。印度有个风俗，如果打仗遇到出家人，就得退兵，琉璃王就跟佛陀说：「现在太阳光十分猛烈，请佛陀到阴凉的树下去。」佛陀说：「亲族之荫胜余荫，我亲族之荫都没有了，我还要那个树下的荫做什么呢？」就是如此。爱国，不但只是爱国，这也包括爱家，爱自己的父母亲人师长。
以前我日日夜夜都执著于日本人在二战时干下的暴行，南京大屠杀怎样惨怎样死，要怎样强大反击等妄想。后来，我才发现一切事情都有他本身的因缘，世间的一切事物都是由众因缘条件和合而生起，所谓：“此有故彼有；此无故彼无。”我们一般人都太执著于那个果，而很少去想想那个因。
“菩萨惧因，凡夫畏果。”
自己是不是伟大的龙的传人，我懒得去理，就重要的是让自己的心回到觉正净。。。。
星期三, 十二月 14, 2005
Buddhism misunderstanding
Buddhism is not a religion, i repeat.. Buddhism is NOT A RELIGION!!!! But it is teaching to correct people behavior and let us to discover the truth of universe and humanity 宇宙人生观. It just like Confucianism.... Everyone is future buddha, no matter you are christian, muslim, jews and so on... Because buddha is not a god-like creature, but he or she is a person who enlightened...
Does god exist in buddhism view?? Certainly. But you should know a thing the god in buddhism is totally different with other religion, because buddhism is generally regarded as a non-theistic "religion". Although it does teach the existence of “gods” (devas), these are merely heavenly beings who temporarily dwell in celestial worlds of great happiness. Such beings, however, are not eternal in that incarnational form and are subject to death and eventual rebirth into lower realms of existence.
In buddhism prospect, the creation of the universe is more pointed to the interconnected causes and effects rather than a work of a divine agent. But just REMEMBER!!!! Buddhism is not reject any religion teaching, because all religion are equal and actually came from a source.... I am not promoting buddhism, but wanna correct the misconception of buddhism from other people. The main teaching of buddhism recommended that a certain lifestyle or path be followed which consists of:
Right Understanding
Right Thought
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Concentration
宿命的爱情
一对相恋的青梅竹马因为一场阴谋而分离，他们都以为对方已死，但依然深爱着对方，直到有一天他们。。。。
一位是来自超自然事件调查组的特种部队，江民宇。
一位是传说中与人类为敌的九尾狐，尹诗妍。
现代动作与特殊映像结合的2004年科幻片“九尾狐外传”（구미호외전）。
爱上人类，但却被人类背叛的九尾狐。将传说中的人类和九尾狐的爱情，重现为现代悲剧性的爱情故事。
外貌酷似人类，但较人类具有更优越的超能力，却在数量上处于劣势的九尾狐族，必须在月圆周期内以食用人类的肝的方法才能得以生存的他们，为了生活在世上而不得不隐瞒自己的身份。
市内发生了一系列连环杀人案件，警察民宇发现其中有一个共同点，那就是尸体都被挖去了肝脏，有次民宇推断此案件可能与肝脏贩卖组织有关。为了深入调查案件，民宇装扮成贩卖肝脏组织的成员，打入其内部。民宇在旧地下车库发现了大量手术用的医疗器具，同时在床上还有一具尸体。此时民宇才意识到原来自己的身份已经被敌人识破，民宇试图逃脱，但是却被对方的安眠针打中，原来贩卖肝脏的事情都是九尾狐族中成员所为。同为九尾狐族的武影、诗妍、彩儿等人在了解这一情况后，决定铲除族中败类。正巧碰上民宇被组织成员绑走的场面，民宇趁着混乱试图逃脱，诗妍追上前想杀人灭口，就在即将挥剑刺杀民宇那一瞬间，诗妍突然看到民宇胸前的项链，诗妍认出民宇是过去的恋人。。。。。
现代版的人狐恋到底会有怎么样的结果呢？？人类能不能和九尾狐共存呢？？
爱情能改变宿命吗？？韩迷们，不要错过这一部由金泰熙和赵贤宰主演的非凡的韩剧。。。。
九尾狐外传 Gumiho:The Forbidden Love~~~~~
参考网站：
http://koer.blogbus.com/logs/2004/08/338378.html
http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/gumiho
http://ent.tom.com/1030/1592/2005323-129012.html
星期日, 十二月 11, 2005
I found the way~~~
with Ignorance as condition, Mental Formations arise
with Mental Formations as condition, Consciousness arises
with Consciousness as condition, Name & Form arises
with Name & Form as condition, Sense Gates arises
with Sense Gates as condition, Contact arises
with Contact as condition, Feeling arises
with Feeling as condition, Craving arises
with Craving as condition, Clinging arises
with Clinging as condition, Becoming arises
with Becoming as a condition, Birth arises
with Birth as condition, Aging & Death arises
In this long holidays, I joined a buddhist learning camp at a buddist centre, Guang Hui Yuan 广慧缘 at Ampang Tasek there, I spent 7 days 6 nights (4 Dec to 10 Dec) there.... Ahhhh.... this is really very unforgettable wonderful moment in my life... I would like to share my great experiences to you all. Eventually, I found it, I found the way of truth. Previously, my mind was very confuse and ignorant, people said Bible is for Christian, Al-Quran is for Muslims, how about buddhists? But, now I got it, that is "Sutra on the White Lotus of the Sublime Dharma or Lotus Sutra", in Chinese called 大乘妙法莲华经, it also titled as 'ultimate of all sutras', is one of important sutras 经典 in Mahayana Buddhism 大乘佛法.
What is buddhism? Lots of people have misconception on buddhism, including buddhist themselves. First I wanna clarify that buddhism is not a religion but an education. Unlike Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, buddhism isn't a kind of RELIGION but EDUCATION, a true way of universe and humanity. I really hoped that everyone can correct your misunderstanding toward buddhism. So, I admit that I have NO religion but a buddhist....
OK...okokok..... Lets come to our topic: Buddhist Camp!!!
First Day, 4 Dec 2005. (Nazi Detention Camp)
My four cousin sisters and brothers and I reached there at 8 morning, then I saw some of my classmates, there are H'ng Ee, Sia Wei, and most surprisingly is I saw Loke Xi-mun, and some cochraneans, I believe one of them is Mr Tan (Head of SMK cochrane PIBG) daughter, so fimiliar. I also met a guy that I saw him in Yakin Tuition Centre previous day, but that time I didn't know his identity only can feel he is not a simple guy, Yes, my prediction is right. He is Ang Kuan Ping 洪广彬, form SMK Chung Hwa form six finished STPM as me, this guy really really.... hard to use word to describe his brain capacity. He is damnned brilliant, and weird too. His knowledge is hundreds times greater than mine. Ok, talk about first day.....
Regret. Disappointed. Sad. Boring. These are my feelings on 1st day, I should not join this camp..... Sigh. Why? because this camp has no any outdoor activities!!! Oh my god~~~ and then we have to follow 8 restrictions like those buddhist monks.
There are:
1. 不杀生, no killing....
2. 不邪淫, no sexual thinking....
3. 不偷盗, no stealing.....
4. 不饮酒, no alcohol.....
5. 不妄语, no saying nonsense, this is too hard for me....
6. 不用香物洗澡, no using fragrant oil or shampoo to bath....
7. 过午不食, no eating after noon, arrrgghhh, very hungry during sleepingleh....
8. 床褥厚度不过2寸, no sleep on bed that height more than 2 inches....
Besides that, our handphones and watchs were confiscated, these whole week live without time......arrrggggg?!?!?! Our sleeping place is a big CAMP, we sleep on wooden floor, oh so unbearable. Since our camp is located at mountain area, so there are damned freezing, and almost raining everydayleh....破屋更遭连夜雨！！！
Two meals everyday, Same type of food everyday, sleep at eleven and wake up at five, use salt to brush teeth, use cold water to bath, recite sutras at morning and evening, and one day have to spend at least 8 hours to study Lotus Sutra..... and so on, the life is so tortured... Hmm, honestly these kind of feelings all gone in second day when I was searching the way of truth.
Sadly, a lot of members went home on 2nd day, they could not stand this kind of environment, more terrible than Alaska or Sahara. Ya, some of them are not, Xi-mun Mandarin level failed to make her survive so she choose to leave... aarrggghh, those people are so unlucky because they miss the golden chance to learn Lotus Sutra.
I became Boy Room leader, no choice since I am the eldest there, and Kuan Ping was my assistant. Boys have 25 (Last day only remained 21), all of us slept in a big camp and we also have to guard the night 守夜 on given time.... 1st day just like a disaster for me, sigh!!!!
2nd day to 3rd day.....
The condition is getting better, my body and mind seem able to adapt in this critical circumstances, unfortunately few of them fled away. Kuan Ping and I become a great partners, we discussing all the time no matter history, politic, science, philosophy etc etc.... undoubt he is a genius, and a bit of arrogant. He also admitted, he has a younger brother, called Kuan Chin. This kid also very intelligent and cute, haha, this boy helped me a lot when we are stucked in forest.... Outdoor activities......hmmmm..... only 1 day, got wushu teaching, since everyday raining...
4th day to 6th day.....
Certainly, I am one of those who like to ask questions during sutra lessons...... Hours and hours reading sutra, listening those lecturers giving their ideas.....
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Last day.....
After days suffering, finally came to the last day----->
Survivor day..... All of us grouped into 5 teams, I am first team leader, Kuan Chin was in my group, today mission jungle trekking and mountain climbing. The location is Hulu Langat. Go by bus??? 你就想！！Walk to Hulu Langat from Ampang Tasek??? Yes! 有没有搞错！？！？！ Few kilometres walking along highway, not only me, but 60 something people, just like massive evacuation...Haha.... Eventually, we reached the jungle side..... we walk.... we walk along the river, thousands of stone are our obstacles, but we fear not of it!!! Spending almost 2 hours wandering in this tropical forest, finally reached our camping place.
First time making fire to cook....
First time drinking those river water, damn!!! God knows whether bacteria freely??
First time climbing mountain, sooo exhausted.....
First time seeing tiger footprint, so scary.....
After finishing lunch, is time to 下山！！！ But, not going together, but team by team, each team have to use their own method, use their way to return to our place. Shhttt.... Are you kidding?!?! This is so dangerous, we will be trapped in these gigantic forest....
As a leader, I am responsible to take my members out from this jungle safely, luckily Kuan Chin, he has lots of experince in jungle surviving. So we decided follow the river flowing.... 11 people, 3 boys 8 girls doing just like 'Survivor', searching their way out. Raining make the condition harder, the whole area suddenly becoming Amazon, I felt that menaces are everywhere.... we walk, we climb, we cross......
Blessingly, in the end, we still came out from the jungle.....
During in jungle, I suddenly found a thing, I don't know what is that, maybe this is the way of truth~~~~
An hour later, the camp finished.......
Arrggghhhh~~~~~~~ These 7 days are my great moment of my life, definitely..... I am waiting for next year~~~~