The lamp in your heart

Do not believe just because... …But, whenever you realize by yourselves that these are unwholesome, harmful or are condemned by wise people, and whoever fully undertake or observe them, they will lead to uselessness or suffering, you should abandon them. …But whenever you realize by yourselves that these are wholesome, not harmful or are admired by wise people, and whoever fully undertake or observe them, they will lead to usefulness or happiness, you should undertake them.. - Kalama Sutta No time to play with IT, no heart to play with IT. 5 years ago I got IT, 9 months i spent chasing IT, at times going hungry for IT. 5 years later I open IT, 9 minutes i spent removing It, with care & patience only to find I still have to loose IT. Earlier this morning, with anticipation & eagerness, I finally found the time to open IT. I did not have the time & heart too. I did not want to "dirty" it. I wanted it to be always in its best. With gloves, pen knife, car...

Face & Label. The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber 2003 This is "ticklish". Was watching the above show just now & found it ticklish. (Zhao Min) has the main orthodox sect leaders injured & captured to learn their skills & threated to either kill or broke off their fingers if they do not fight. (She wants to learn their skills) When Zhou Zhiruo (ErMei Sect Disciple) was confronted, she put up a brave front, loyal to her sect & willing to die. She is not afraid of death or broken finger(threat by Zhao Min if she does not fight) Zhao Min changed plan & threated to scar Zhou Zhiruo (ErMei Sect Disciple) face & Zhou Zhiruo immediately shiver.... The thin about face, ego & rather die pretty than to live with scars. ----------- In the show, the "so called" orthodox sect is always trying to destroy the so called "cults" "unorthodox" sect. It came to my attention, that just like Robin Hood, people like to "labe...

"Because there is satisfaction in the world, beings are attached to the world. Because there is dissatisfaction in the world, beings are disappointed with the world. Those who see both the satisfaction and the dissatisfaction in the world gain liberation from the world". ""All those pleasures of the senses enjoyed through the eye, ear, nose, tongue and the body, which entice and enthrall the mind is the satisfaction in the world. Their change, separation and destruction is the dissatisfaction of the world. Giving up attachment to these pleasures is the liberation from the world".... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appreciation & Gratitude The little lillies of living. Something light for a Sat Evening, may u find joy in reading. -------- I being very guilty of it too, often find it easy, to make comments on certain people & issues, which I find not up to my expectations, based on my ...

The Child From Within Applying the last sticker, the deception logo, onto its head, the 16 year old metal bird is restored to its former glory. Having came to me a couple of years ago, with only a pair of wings & nothing else, Buzzsaw never saw light until today, tucked away in the very corner of the drawer. I have laserbeak, whose body is broken, so I fuse the two together to get a complete bird. Having been on a long MC, do i have the time today, to edit, print & apply the stickers. All with the help of Photoshop & a family printer. As for the broken canon with missing barrel I glued two ball pen tip to act as replacement, it look good. It was decided that if they should reissue Lazerbeak, I will have Buzzsaw & so it did. With a pen knife, I slit open the box of Reissue Soundwave & Laserbeak. I had this reissued toy since last year, but never have any intention of opening & taking them out to play with, until today. The thing about some collector, inclu...

After seeing so many sad news happening, it is with much thought & hope that I composed this...but first ---------------- Do not believe just because it is a tradition maintained by oral repetition. Do not believe just because it is an unbroken succession of practise. Do not believe merely because it is hearsay. Do not believe just because it is in the scriptures. Do not believe just because it fits with one's point of view. Do not believe just because it is correct on the ground of metaphysical theories. Do not believe just because it appeals to one's consideration. Do not believe just because it agrees with one's opinions and theories. Do not believe just because the speaker appears believable. Do not believe just because the speaker is our teacher. Kalamas, whenever you realize by yourselves that these are unwholesome, harmful or are condemned by wise people, and whoever fully undertake or observe them, they will lead to uselessness or suffering, you sho...

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20/12/2003 [Heat(hot) & Cold, clean & dirty, good & evil] Before I went for my 7 days retreat, I have always wanted to write something on this topic, but never had the chance. There are indeed many things that we can learn from the above. I recently saw a statement. "Cold is not the opposite of hot(heat), but the lack of hot(heat).", "Evil is not the opposite of Good, but the lack of good." Before I proceed, to enter a would be heated discussion, I would like to say, that going into discussion is like describing a boat, but the description is not the boat itself. This boat upon reaching land, should be abandoned. Theories/studies should be applied & not held on to, they should be integrated into one's lifestyle as practise... [updating in progress]

16/12/2003 [7 days Amituofo Retreat] As I pen these text, I just came back from a 7 days Amitabha Cultivation/Meditation Retreat. As I write, I can feel an indescribable sense of tranquility. A sense of peace. A feeling that many things in life are actually "extra" & of no importance, even in the writing of this piece of text. What is the "intention"? In life many including myself often find/do many things that gives more problem or will use problems to solve things which are already giving us/me problems thus creating even more problems. At the end of the day, what is the intention? What are the results? At any time, we all have choices, choices determines what happens in the immediate or distant future. The 7 days are certainly not easy to go by, as it is my first taste of monaestic lifestyle. Having a strict discipline routine even stricter than the army, waking up as early as 4am in the morning, gratitude & dedicating merits before & aft...