Insight #17. Fleeting moments inhale.. exhale...

World Honored One (Buddha) at one time posed a question to his disciples and followers at a Dharma assembly, He asked 'How long is a human's life span?'

Some answered, as long as the day, some say as long as the night. Some say around 70 years, some say around 80 years, some say it depends on karmic forces, some say it depends on how one conditions one's health and eating habits.

The Buddha answered by pointing his finger to his nose, "The length of a human's life span is in his breath..."

Life is but a collection of fleeting moments of the six kinds of sensations. Inhale, Exhale... Dreaming.... when will I wake up?

Insight #16. Tao and Dharma...

道非佛為本。Dao Fei Fo Wei Ben
佛非道之根。Fo Fei Dao Zhi Gen
道為漢族根。Dao Wei Han Zu Gen
德乃人之本。De Nai Ren Zhi Ben
非同生一根。Fei Tong Sheng Yi Gen
何來兩同本。He Lai Liang Xiang Ben
世人多胡鬧。Shi Ren Duo Hu Nao
清淨無為始。Qing Jing Wu Wei Shi

Translation:

Taoism does not have Buddhism as Foundation.
Taoism does not need Buddhism as Root (Base).
Taoism is the Root of Chinese.
Positive Morality is the Foundation of All Chinese.
Taoism does not Form together with Buddhism.
Both of the Religions does not have the same Foundation.
All these are Human Misconception & Misunderstanding.
Be Calm & Pure, reach the Nullness, Human will understand the Root & Foundation of Taoism.

(Taken from JaveWu's religious Place. A place for those who are keen on learning Taoism)

http://javewu.multiply.com/

Wisdom has no age limit...

The little bodhisattva at work... to tell us a message...  I am very happy and at the same time, I urge you to reflect on her message about our world...

Destiny + Luck + Timing = Success!

I have learnt that some people no matter what they do, will not be able to achieve their goals according to their deadline. And there are some who would rise quickly as if, everything is laid for them.

I think it's about preparing oneself. Sometimes your destiny is as such, everything has been arranged... just have to prepare to receive it. It's like you're preparing to board a plane. You know where you're heading, you have checked in and put your luggage. Now you have to go the the boarding gate. Some people's flight comes quickly, some will have to wait. So people will miss their flight because they didn't 'check' in properly

'Checking In' is like preparing yourself. Get all the right documentation and know the procedures. Then it's time to board, Opportunity will come, some will arrive early and some later. When the 'plane' comes, this is the moment, when you fly it's time...

So I am in the boarding hall and I'm waiting for my flight to come. . .

Insight #15. Benjamin Button got me thinking...

For what it’s worth, it’s never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit... start whenever you want... you can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. I hope you see things that stop you. I hope you feel things that you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

-Benjamin Button

Insight #14. Wheel is turning again...

The wheel never stops. It always turn... Just like the book of changes, I Ching. It has a lot of possibilities. Everyday, we turn our own little wheels of life. How we turn it? Up to us. You could turn it clockwise or counter clock wise. You can turn it left or right. It's still turning. How do I stop turning the wheel? I'm not sure. I hope I can find the answer through the Dharma.

Turning the wheel is like walking the path of your life. Each step, each pace, each foot print we make is a part of the turning. Each new day, we learn something new, we commit new mistake(s), we regret something we have done, we wished we could have done something more effective or better.

Will I get out of the wheel? I'm not sure... I can hope and learn as I take each step to making the wheel turn less....

Insight #13. I give thanks....

Wisely reflecting I eat this alms food, 

not for fun, not for pleasure,

not for fattening, nor for beautification,

but only for the maintenance and nourishment

of this body,

for keeping it healthy and helping with the holy life.

Thinking thus, I shall allay hunger without overeating

so that I may continue to live blamelessly and at ease.

Sadhu........

Insight #12. Who am I

Who am I? Am I the filial son? Am I my parent's pet? Am I a good friend? Am I being honest with myself? Am I being harsh with myself? Am I having too much fun? Am I clueless? Am I an evil person or a good person? Am I racist? Am I? Who am I?

Insight #11. MYOB....

Exactly. . . Mind your own business. . . perhaps this applied to me more as I have the tendency to go over the fence and kay poh (busy body). . . 

I was gently reminded by a good friend that one should not go over the fence and intrude into the private affairs of others. . . a good lesson. . .  and there are times, certain things don't need to be elaborated or dicussed upon, for example, like one own's cultivation. There is a distinct difference between sharing and boasting. . . 

So I shall M.Y.O.B in future. .

Insight #10. . . Nothing. . . is everything. . .

Since all phenomena are pure by nature,

meditate the thought of the non-existence of things.

With bodhicitta,

meditate the thought of great compassion.

Imperceptible by nature, luminous clarity,

meditate without any attachment to things at all.

Mind is the cause of the arising of wisdom,

do not seek Buddhahood elsewhere.

From  Arya atajñana nama mahayana sutra (Sutra of the wisdom of the Time of Death)