智慧法语10/12 ：无常

“一切无常，
逆境当然也是无常的，
随时都会出现转机。”
~ 圣严法师

Memories in Germany 27/10

I was in Germany for training past 2 weeks. I took some effort travelling to couple of cities during the weekends. Historical doms, castles, autumn leaves and blue skies.. Here are some memories to share with..

Words of Wisdom 24/10 : Dharma Rain

"When you listen to a Dharma talk, just allow the rain of the Dharma to penetrate the soil of your consciousness. Don't think too much; don't argue or compare. Playing with words and ideas is like trying to catch rain in buckets. Just allow your consciousness to receive the rain, and the seeds buried deep within will have a chance to be watered." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh - 'Cultivating the Mind of Love'

智慧法语18/9 ：快乐的本源

我们的世间，就是一个有漏的世间，同样的不快乐，人们感同身受的程度却不同，这是因为你太在意，才觉得是伤害，如果你心不取相，天大的不幸也是谈笑间灰飞灭尽呀！~远山

New Song On Blog 9/9 : 回家的归途

去年，当联盛师兄把这首歌的歌词交到我手上时，我感受到他对法鼓山的深厚情怀。所以我告诉自己，不管多艰难，一定要用心把它谱成曲。也许是菩萨加持吧，这首歌顺利诞生！从新录制之后，在此与大家分享这首法鼓人的歌：回家的归途（主唱：慧微）

Words of Wisdom 25/8 : The Truth In Us

"When we recognize that in us there is the essence of goodness, beauty and truth, we will stop going in search of something. We don't have to adorn ourselves because we have discovered the true, the beautiful, and the good here within us." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

New Song on Blog 18/8 : 一分热一分光

21/7 Part II : Jokes as we aged..

An elderly gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, "Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again."
The gentleman replied, "Oh, I haven't told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I've changed my will three times!"

Words of Wisdom 3/7: Understanding Karma

Pitfalls of Wrong Understanding of Karma

When something bad happens to you,

you might wallow in misery, resigned that it's your inescapable bad Karma.
When something bad happens to others,

you might sigh that it's just their bad Karma, and do nothing to help.

When something good happens to you,

you might become complacent, thinking your good Karma will last.

When something good happens to others,

you might become jealous that they have good Karma.

Benefits of Right Understanding of Karma

When something bad happens to you,

you have an open attitude to make the best of it, and better your Karma.

When something bad happens to others,

you help because they might have the good karma to be helped by you.

When something good happens to you,

you cherish it because it might not last, and remind yourself to do more good.

When something good happens to others, you rejoice in their merits and encourage them to do more good. ~ Shen Shi'an

Photo Sharing 22/6: Embrace The Nature Part 2

笑话一则 17/6

一名精神病人把一位不小心掉进水里的人救起，他的医生很欣慰地对他说，你能够把那人救起来，可见你病情已经好转了，可惜那人被救起后，却上吊死了。精神病人连忙说，不是啊，是我把他掉起来晾干的！！

Words of Wisdom 9/6 : Perfect Giving

Perfect Giving is giving without discriminating, a thing given, a giver or a recipient.

Photo Sharing 3/6 :Embrace The Nature- Part I

Collection of photos capturing the nature beauty.

30/5 Part I : Jokes as we aged...

Two elderly gentlemen from a retirement center were sitting on a bench under a tree when one turns to the other and says: "Slim, I'm 83 years old now and I'm just full of aches and pains. I know you're about my age. How do you feel?"
Slim says, "I feel just like a newborn baby."
"Really!? Like a new born baby!?"
"Yep. No hair, no teeth, and I think I just wet my pants!"

心语分享 ：“纯真觉醒”舞蹈

无意间在台湾法青部落格看到这个“纯真觉醒”舞蹈短片，很感动。。
尤其是看见台下的阿公阿ma, 和纯真的孩子那么努力地随着音乐
摆动，起舞，也许这时候，动作协不协调，已经不再重要。。
让自己快乐不难，能够感染周围的人，把欢乐带给别人，
才是最有意义的喜悦！台湾法青继续加油吧！

智慧法语 22/5 ：二心秉备

“正确的佛法是，在出离心中一定有菩提心，在菩提心中一定有出离心，二者秉备，才真正是佛的弟子。” ~ 圣严法师 - 摘自《佛遗教经〉

Photo Sharing 20/5 : Memories in Cairns

Capturing the beauty of nature...during my trip to Cairns, Port Douglas & Cape Tribulation, Australia.

新歌分享 14/5 ：简单的生活

Photo Sharing 6/5: Blossom Flowers

Some photos to share, taken in a sunny & beautiful morning, when the lotus flowers bloom & blossom...

Words of Wisdom 25/4 : Happiness

"Having a wider heart and mind is more important than having a larger house.
Happiness does not come from having much, but from being attached to little. "
- Venerable Cheng Yen
~ It is not how much you own; it is how much you are attached that matters most ~

新歌分享 14/4 ：法鼓山的共识

特别献给法鼓山 ：

智慧法语 9/4 ：无私的智慧

"人与人之间有许多问题的发生，
多半是因为经常站在自己的立场，
而否定别人的看法和想法，
才引来很多的困扰。
把自我的立场放下，
才能有无私的智慧。" ~ 圣严法师

Photo to share 28/3 : Buddhist Doggie

A "Buddhist" dog "praying" at a temple in Japan.
善哉，善哉！

Words of Wisdom 25/3 : All in our mind

"If your mind is broad, it can easily embrace the entire world.

If your mind is narrow, even a needle cannot enter. "

- Master Daehaeng

Words of Wisdom 11/3 : Why Angry?

"Why be angry if no one wants you angry?

To punish yourself by being angry is foolish.

Why be angry if someone wants you angry?

To please another by being angry is foolish." - stonepeace

~ Managing anger is an art that might take a life time to master ~

智慧法语 3/3 ：慈悲与智慧

"慈悲与智慧总是紧密相连，它们就像鸟的双翅一样，分工合作，所以鸟才能飞翔在广阔的天空里。" ~ 圣严法师 ~

Words of Wisdom 26/2 : Deeds

"If you wish others to know about your good deeds,
they are not truly good deeds.
If you fear others will find out about your bad deeds,
those are truly bad deeds. " ~ Master Xuan Hua ~

A Story To Share 21/2 : Poverty

POVERTY

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" " It was great, Dad." "Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked."Oh yeah," said the son. "So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
The son answered: "I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon. We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them." The boy's father was speechless. Then his son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are."

~ I came across this story from a website and find it interesting and meaningful to share.
Who is wealthy and who is poor? We tend to judge it based on our own perspectives, which could be wrong and narrow minded at times, just like the wealthy father. Most people thought that having a big house with garden, pool and servants will give them happiness.. And didn’t realize the fact that true happiness, comes within our own mind…not elsewhere, and certainly not from the material comforts that we have been busy grasping at.. ~

心语分享 19/2 ：一场有意义的演出

2月16日的傍晚，第一次以音乐为一群末期癌症病人演出，看见他们随着音乐拍手，露出难得的微笑，让我内心激起无限的感动和喜悦。对我来说，这是一次最有意义的演出，再辛苦的练习，也是值得！感谢给我们机会演出的因缘，虽然只是那么短短几分钟的欢乐，并不能为他们解除病痛的长期折磨，只能在此祝福他们，要坚强面对一切.....

故事一则 13/2 ：蜘蛛的启示

有三个互不相识的人来到一座废弃的房子里面避雨。不久三个人的目光被同一件事情吸引住了：在房子的一面断墙处有一只蜘蛛正在结网，但是一阵风吹过，它的网被挂在墙上的东西穿开了一个洞，于是蜘蛛赶快爬过去开始补它的网，可是还没有补好，又刮来了阵大风，同时还有些雨水洒了进来，蜘蛛被打落到地面上，而它的网也一下子变得支离破碎起来。

看来蜘蛛会离开那个网了，可是没想到的是，蜘蛛居然从湿滑的墙面上艰难地爬过去，又开始修补它的网了。避雨的三个人看到这样的情景，对这只蜘蛛的行为开始有了各自不同的看法。

第一个人叹了一口气，充满怨由地想到：“唉！这只蜘蛛的表现正如我的一生一样，虽然一直在忙忙碌碌万分辛苦，可是最后却一无所得，看来我们的命运都是这样悲惨不会再有什么改变了。”

第二个人在一旁很冷静地看着还在继续结网的蜘蛛，然后很不屑一顾地自言自语说道：“这只蜘蛛真是太愚蠢了，它竟然不知道遇到问题的时候要用头脑来认真思考，只是一味地埋头苦干，这样怎么可能找到解决问题的办法呢？”

第三个人专注地看着一次次重新来过的蜘蛛，他的心灵被蜘蛛这种顽强拼搏的精神深深打动了，他想：“如果我具有了蜘蛛这种执著的精神，做事情就一定可以取得成功！”

雨停了之后，这三个人离开了房子，然后开始各自的生活。第一个人由于他一直带着悲观的心态去生活，所以日渐消沉，精神也一天天地颓废起来，生活陷入困境之中。第二个人由于他遇事善于思考，总是聪明地使自己避开那些艰难险阻，因此他很快就从一个默默无闻的人变成了一个小有名气的智者。第三个人带着从蜘蛛那里得来的敢于拼搏不怕失败的顽强精神投入到工作，最终获得了巨大成就，被大家公认是最成功的人。

这个看似简单的故事，给予我们对道理思考却是深刻的：心态积极的人所见万物都是积极向上的，而心态消极的人看见的人生多半是破败颓废。

所以当我们在遇到像蜘蛛那样一再被命运捉弄的境况时，不要灰心，要调整好自己的心态，敢于去同失败斗争，敢于在失败中磨练自己的心智，只要你不放弃，坚持给自己一个积极的人生，那么生活中再没有什么风雨可以阻挡你走向圆满与成功。 - 常静

Words of Wisdom 5/2 : Rainbow

If you want the rainbow,
you have to put up with the rain..

智慧法语 31/1 ：放下

“放下”并不是没有自己，
而是指没有对抗心，
没有舍不得之心。~ 圣严法师

歌曲/心语分享 24/1： 纯真觉醒

一直想为新加坡法青写一首歌，而“纯真觉醒”这首歌的诞生，让我完成了这个小小心愿。没有想过这首歌能够跨出国外，我会好好珍惜这个因缘。也感激台湾法青会对我的歌曲的爱戴，深深感受到你们对音乐的热忱，我只能说：“感恩”！大家一起加油吧！佩仪合十

故事一则 14/1 ：东坡坐禅

苏东坡年轻时，有一天到金山寺和佛印坐禅。坐了两个时辰，东坡觉得身心通畅，便忍不住问佛印 ：“你看我坐禅的样子如何？”
“像一尊佛。” 佛印接着问东坡，“你看我坐禅的样子怎样？”
“像一堆粪。” 东坡揶揄地说。
东坡回家后，高兴地告诉小妹 ：“我今天赢了佛印禅师。”

苏小妹不以为然地说 ：“其实你今天输了。佛印心中有佛，所以才看你为佛；你心中有粪，所以才视禅师如粪。”

Words of Wisdom 8/1 : Do Not Run

"Do not run through life
so fast that you forget
not only where you have been,
but also where you are going.
Life is not a race,
but a journey to be savored
each step of the way. " ~ Pravs.J