Friday, August 29, 2008

心里放不下别人,是没有慈悲
心里放不下自己,是没有智慧
~ 圣严法师 ~
今天,于报章上看到了有一佛学课程,在香山寺。为期12堂课,题目《吉祥经》。9月14日开始,星期天上午10时至11时半。12堂课,大约3个月的课程。星期天上午,应该没什么问题。心中自个儿的在对话... ... 该怎么去呢?巴士是否能到?rapid penang U101, U103, U104, U105。自己也上网找了些资料,发现 google map 还蛮不错的。应该没什么问题吧!也许会需要走一小段路。需早些出门才行,不知整个路程会拿多长时间呢?嗯,好吧!心中也下了个决定。

这为期三个月的课程,也许自己没办法上完,然而心中确实很想借助这段时间好好充实自己。
就随缘吧!能上多少,就上多少。心中默默发了个愿。

祝福大家,阿弥陀佛。

香山寺:No.428,Jalan Tanjung Tokong Lama,10470 Pulau Pinang

Thursday, August 28, 2008

一颗分享的心,是愉快的,法喜的... ...

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People ~ Stephen R.Covey ~
这本书,算起来在我身边已有好一段日子了,只是一直都没把它看完。还记得当初是二姑上了这课程后,觉得受益良多,就向我推荐了这一本书。自己当时是因为课业功课、活动繁多,所以也就不了了之了。这一本在书橱里的书,最近在一段小插曲下,成为了我的心头好。真的很感恩这位友人,那份热衷分享的心。而友人的这段分享却又源自于他的朋友。心中确实觉得非常欢喜。

而自己想在阅读后做一份小小的自我整理,这也是个小小的缘起。当然小小的笔记,也只是对自己的反思,如与原作有出入之处,还请多多包涵、指教。

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People ~ Stephen R.Covey

Part One: Paradigms and Principles

Inside-Out

There is no real excellence in all world which can be separated from right living.
~ David Starr Jordan ~

Often, when we face problems, we put all if not, most of our effort focusing on the very superficial part of it, trying our very best, to solve it. And yet, we often end up realizing that we seem to have solved the problem, but fundamentally we don't, as when days pass by, the problems seems to reoccur, either under the same or different circumstances. Sometimes, we are not even able to recognize that the core of these problems are from the same root. Apparently or sometimes, we have fixed the outer part, but the core issue remains.

In life, we all look for quick fixed method, intentionally or unintentionally. We often thought that we couldn't get things done the way we want because we lack of certain techniques that enable us to do so. We are envy of other people, wishing we were just like them. As a result, we spent most of our time, looking for techniques, skills to make us more 'effective' in the way we wish we to be.

Yet, for all those outstanding people, if we are able to observe deeply, that behind every of them, in the very inner part, there stand a very fundamental principle which they hold tightly to. Often, we didn't see it. We saw the fruits of theirs, the personality we wish to have, which we even try to mimic those actions, thinking that if we put on the same cloth, then we will look alike. We put the secondary before primary; we focus on Personality Ethic over Character Ethic. We want to 'look' effective without knowing what effective really mean.

To change our life, we must first change ourselves. To change ourselves, to go through the revolution, then we must first able to change the way we see things. As being is seeing, what we see is highly interrelated to what we are. And, to enable this paradigm shifts (to a principle-centered paradigm), we must first know how we see things, what actually has gone wrong with it? Sometimes, the way we see the problem, is the problem itself.

A principle-centered paradigm. Principles are deep, fundamental truths that have universal applications, that enable people create a wide variety of practices to deal with different situations. Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value, and are self-evident.

"The more closely our maps or paradigms are aligned with these principles or natural laws,
the more accurate and functional they will be.
Correct maps will infinitely impact our personal and interpersonal effectiveness far more than any amount of effort expended on changing our attitudes and behaviors."
~ Stephen R.Covey ~

In every phase of life, as in the principle of process, there are sequential stages of growth and development, be it in the physical area, emotional maturity, human relationship, or even personal character building. And, in life, there is no shortcut, we just can't skip some of the vital steps to save time and effort and still get the desired results. Our level of development is impossible to pretend -- in a long run.

As we look deep into our problems, we begin to realized that it can't be solved on the superficial level, and this is why we need a new level of thinking -- an 'inside-out' approach, to start with self; with our paradigms, our character, our motives.

We must not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time.
~ T. S. Elliot ~
每一天,都有许多感言想记载下来... ...
每一天,都有许多的感触、感动... ...
想把每个想法、每个启发、每个感触... ... 之中的点点滴滴都以笔墨留下痕迹。
我太贪心了吗?我太着急了吗?深深感受这个脑袋还真的不怎么好使唤... ...
当初的感动、梦想、祈望... ... 当初的心,有时候... ... 不见了、迷失了、忘记了。

一切皆始于心... ...
不见的感动、迷失的方向、忘记的初心... ... 就找回来吧!发现了,就找回来吧!
不稳当的心,有不稳当的路。但不要放弃、切莫气馁... 继续找吧!
这些都是生命的考验,放弃了就等于放弃了生命、放弃了人生... ...

人生这道路,没有捷径... ...
倒塌了,是基础没有扎稳... ...
迷路了,是方向没有确立... ...

不断地发现... ... 不断地学习... ...
越来越清楚... ... 越走越踏实... ...

谢谢您,诸佛菩萨。
谢谢您,诸善知识。
谢谢您。阿弥陀佛。
时日已过,命亦随减,
如少水鱼,斯有何乐?

当勤精进,如救头燃,
但念无常,慎勿放逸。

Saturday, August 23, 2008

时间一天天的过去了。感觉自己生命充满了矛盾。我并不要求自己做个完美的人,无瑕的众生;只是自己却常常给一些小小的事情而感到烦恼不已。真的不想这么下去。

这一些日子,感觉很累,没什么活力。想要突破,却又无可奈何。一直在想,当我在捍卫自己的自由时,我是否也侵犯了其他人的自由?我父母关心儿女的自由。我想他们也同样充满了矛盾吧!面对着我这么一个女儿,有时也不懂如何是好。我是不是只站在自己的立场而已,忽略了他们的感受?我不知道。开心些吧!把视线转移,生命会更美好。

啊... ... 毕业照。怎么这么小的事情也犹豫不已。我不想拍照。我真的有那么的不想拍吗?爸爸妈妈想拍吗?拍吧!就拍吧!当作个留念也不错。发现自己会想做些东西来证明其他人是错的,我是对的。你坚持说要这么做,好!我依你。效果出来不好时,看!是不是,我都说了嘛!不听我的。这种心态,是解决不了问题,只会让大家更为难堪而已。不管当初做的决定,是于什么样的情况下促成的。一切都已经过去了。谁对谁错有那么重要吗?每个人都有他应负起的责任。你无法坚持自己的看法,而随他人去,这是你要负起的责任。没有人会一百巴仙确定以后会是怎么样的。一直把矛头指向别人,自己是无法从中成长、学习。因为我们从一开始都不认为是自己需要反省,一切都是别人的问题,我们又如何去改进呢?一切都要先往自己内心观照。当我们把手指向其他人时,其余的四只手指是指向自己的。

心若改變,你的態度跟著改變;
態度改變,你的習慣跟著改變;
習慣改變,你的性格跟著改變;
性格改變,你的人生跟著改變。

期许自己每天都往正面思考,为自己以及身边的人带来正面的能量。
期许自己每天都能一颗感恩的心去面对生命的每个挑战、不快与挫折,这一切皆为我修行的资粮。
每一个地方、时刻,皆为我修行的道场;善友之家如此,自己家也是如此。
每个人皆为我善知识,都有我应学习的地方。

安身之处,安心之道。我怎么就忘记了呢?每个地方,每个人,每个时刻。阿弥陀佛。

p/s: 感恩,感恩这几天读的书。Don't sweat the small stuff... and it's all small stuff. 爸爸妈妈回来了,有了多一些人的声音。妹妹问起了我 ... ... 嘻,不好意识,我还没做好心理准备。唉,老毛病。是我需克服的问题。当你把它当成是个问题时,这就是你的问题,唯有把话说开。当你觉得其实也什么好隐瞒的,这也就不再是你的问题了,因为这已经从你的视线移开了。加油!
凌晨一点,天气有些冷。一天下来,气候都阴凉凉的。感觉有点累,对着电脑一整天。自己其实也没做了些什么,只是“清理”电脑这门玩意却是非常的耗时。也好,打扫清洁了也不错。自己对电脑还真的是很不熟悉,或者换句话说,我还真的不怎么喜欢玩电脑。今天,把它稍微整理了也方便以后的工作吧!心平气和、稍安勿燥,还真的需要功夫。嘻!腿部的关节有点酸痛。一个新的开始,我们重新认识吧!

Thursday, August 21, 2008

一天就这么过去了。今天,我做了些什么?时间似流水般,有时看似静止,实是慢慢地流逝。时间,总是那么的,静悄悄的,走了。没有人会想说留住时间,因为我们都知道这是不可能的。然而,我们却是会奢望永恒,奢望不变。每个东西,其实都在不断的改变,随着时间不断的变。于每个时刻,每个刹那的因缘都是不断的在改变。我们虽然明白这一点,然于内心深处还是会去奢求那一份不变。这,也是造就人类痛苦的通病吧!

于无常变化中,去寻找那不变的法则——法;是本来如此、普遍如此、 必然如此。于这一阵子看了些书籍,也发现确实是这么一回事。世间万物一直在变,然于变化之中,有着不变的理则。这一切一切佛陀都如实地告诉我们,只是我们还无从体会。经典中的“欢喜信授奉行”,包含了古人的智慧。法喜充满,于听法、闻法后的一份喜悦,我深深的感受到了。感恩,感恩自己有机会听闻佛法。愿世世以三宝为生命的依止处。

我们也许不能事事都如己意,但却能事事都与佛法相应。也正如继哲师父所说,“佛法智慧深广如大海,世上无一法可比,教成智慧福德圆满者,唯从三宝中求。” 阿弥陀佛。
"We didn't see the world as what it is, but as what we are..."

~7 Habits of Highly Effective People~
今天,去了医院拿检查报告,也有了一次有趣的捐血经验。感恩,真的感恩。
遇着了久未见面的朋友,不知应该说些什么。我想他也有着同样矛盾的心情吧!
八月二十一,星期四。
不知不觉,这部落格已成了我的修持日记... ... 把自己的心情写下。
期许自己每天都有所反思,有所启发,虽然现在还不是做得很好。加油!


从谦虚中体验乐趣,
从忍辱中培养美德;
从自制中克服物欲,
从宁静中安顿身心。

~星云大师《佛光菜根谭》~
Being excellent is nothing else... ... but a HABIT

Sunday, August 17, 2008


真正的解脫是在衆緣中付出而得,也是在衆緣的煩惱中解脫。

True liberation is realized through unselfish giving for the benefit of mankind. It is also realized through the challengers of relationships with others.
證巖法師靜思語
By Master Cheng Yen

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

文明是 ... ...

文明是红色的,红色象征着热情。
一句问候,一杯清茶,一张热情的笑脸,能拉近我们的距离,能把文明的礼仪传播出去。


文明是蓝色的,蓝色代表着包容与理解。
包容与理解能唤起人们对爱的渴望,换来人们期待的和谐之美。


文明是绿色的,绿色展示着生命和希望。
有爱就有无限的希望,有文明就有美丽的家园,是绿色的文明穿过幽暗的岁月,敲开冰封的心扉,通达升华的精神境界,激发起中华民族无坚不摧的民族凝聚力与民族的自豪感。


文明是白色的,它告诉我们一定要保持一颗纯洁、纯真的心,面对你爱的人和爱你的人。

與其擔心社會現狀,不如化作信心,並付出一分愛心。

Rather than worry about the condition of our society, why not replace the worry with confidence to contribute ourselves with loving kindness?
證巖法師靜思語
By Master Cheng Yen