要修行，先修心。感恩所有让我有缘接触《心经》的人、事、物。
很高兴能在10月16日于佛光山正式皈依成为佛教徒。感恩这份爱的礼物。
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09 October 2009
02 July 2009
A Slice of Life- Go with the Flow
Life is like a raging river. There is constant flow. In fact, agitation and movement are essential for life to endure. Stagnant waters breed disease and decay.
So when life decides to throw a rock at us, like when we lose a job or partner, don’t lose heart. Don’t negatively judge events or circumstances that initially seem “bad” or “unfortunate”. Things don’t happen by accident, and mistakes or misfortunes are simply precursors for positive change.
We can’t control things like losing a job or losing a partner. Loss is essential for growth and survival. When we experience loss or some other stressful change in our lives, we can give in to negative feelings like anger, disappointment, self-pity, self-loathing, trepidation and fear. We can allow these emotions to strain our mind, effectively crippling its ability to discover viable solutions. We can imagine the worst, and let something that may not come to pass affect our present state of mind.
Or we can go with the flow of change. Some things in our lives have to go in order to make way for better things. The Universe has a way of nudging us along when we get too lazy, complacent or comfortable. Occasionally, it gives us a big shove. The Universe knows when stagnation is making us fat and feeble. It knows when something in our lives has to shift in order for us to continue growing. It then arranges for people and events to push us towards what we were meant to be.
Most people however, choose to resist or ignore the signs. They are so firmly embedded in the riverbed that they refuse to let the currents lift them away. The years go by, and along with them, a flood of lost opportunities… and the stubborn rocks are finally left buried under algae and dirt.
If you’ve recently lost your job, lost a partner or something you felt was valuable to you, think… Were you really happy with your job?
Did you put your dreams on hold because you were trapped in a wake up, go to work, go home, go to bed routine? Had you stopped growing in that job? Did nothing excite you anymore about your work? What about your ex-partner? Were you really good for each other? Or were you hanging on because you were afraid of being alone?
You didn’t have the time nor the nerve to go out and do what you really wanted to do. Well, now you do!
Go with the flow of change!
WRITTEN BY EUGENE LOH - 938LIVE, MediaCorp Radio Singapore (www.938LIVE.sg).
So when life decides to throw a rock at us, like when we lose a job or partner, don’t lose heart. Don’t negatively judge events or circumstances that initially seem “bad” or “unfortunate”. Things don’t happen by accident, and mistakes or misfortunes are simply precursors for positive change.
We can’t control things like losing a job or losing a partner. Loss is essential for growth and survival. When we experience loss or some other stressful change in our lives, we can give in to negative feelings like anger, disappointment, self-pity, self-loathing, trepidation and fear. We can allow these emotions to strain our mind, effectively crippling its ability to discover viable solutions. We can imagine the worst, and let something that may not come to pass affect our present state of mind.
Or we can go with the flow of change. Some things in our lives have to go in order to make way for better things. The Universe has a way of nudging us along when we get too lazy, complacent or comfortable. Occasionally, it gives us a big shove. The Universe knows when stagnation is making us fat and feeble. It knows when something in our lives has to shift in order for us to continue growing. It then arranges for people and events to push us towards what we were meant to be.
Most people however, choose to resist or ignore the signs. They are so firmly embedded in the riverbed that they refuse to let the currents lift them away. The years go by, and along with them, a flood of lost opportunities… and the stubborn rocks are finally left buried under algae and dirt.
If you’ve recently lost your job, lost a partner or something you felt was valuable to you, think… Were you really happy with your job?
Did you put your dreams on hold because you were trapped in a wake up, go to work, go home, go to bed routine? Had you stopped growing in that job? Did nothing excite you anymore about your work? What about your ex-partner? Were you really good for each other? Or were you hanging on because you were afraid of being alone?
You didn’t have the time nor the nerve to go out and do what you really wanted to do. Well, now you do!
Go with the flow of change!
WRITTEN BY EUGENE LOH - 938LIVE, MediaCorp Radio Singapore (www.938LIVE.sg).
10 May 2009
DIY Planting is fun!
A continuation from my 'Happy May Day' blog after 10 days...My "If There're Seasons..." seedlings have grown into a little plant.
种植过程，让我想起摘自星云大师《佛教的生命学》人间佛教小丛书的一段语录：
“生命不是单独存在的，必须要有许多的因缘才能存在。生命是彼此相互关联的，一粒种子如果把它放在桌子上、地板上，它不会成长；它要有土壤、水分、阳光、空气的因缘，才能开花结果。。。所以，生命的意义，它须要前面加持的因缘，让我们继续生长……”
生命真是神奇！要惜缘！
09 April 2009
春暖花开 Spring's here!
These pictures caught my eye on the music-sharing website due to its vibrant colours of spring - green, blue, pink, yellow etc. The music of nature is soothing and calms one's mind. However, there's no seasonal change here (we are lucky S'poreans!), it seems more like a marriage of spring and summer to me... i like it!
“春暖花开”，春夏秋冬的交替好神奇哦，就像人生。无论处在人生的哪一个阶段，就重要的是心境。
"And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your
years." - Abraham Lincoln
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant. The same goes for adversity and prosperity." - unknown (quoted from Precious Moment newsletter)
04 April 2009
25 October 2008
Why we should go home on time
Received this article from Ben, a good friend who always shares enlightening stories.... We should cultivate good working habits so as to be passionate about our work. Learn from the experts...
Mr. Narayana Murthy is undoubtedly one of the most famous person in India.
He is known not just for building the biggest IT Empire in India but also for his simplicity.
Almost every important dignitary visits InfoSys campus.
He delivered an interesting speech during an employee session with another IT company in India .
He is incidentally, one of the top 50 influential people of Asia according to an Asiaweek publication and also the new IT Advisor to the Thailand Prime Minister.
He is known not just for building the biggest IT Empire in India but also for his simplicity.
Almost every important dignitary visits InfoSys campus.
He delivered an interesting speech during an employee session with another IT company in India .
He is incidentally, one of the top 50 influential people of Asia according to an Asiaweek publication and also the new IT Advisor to the Thailand Prime Minister.
Extract of Mr. Narayana Murthy's Speech during Mentor Session:
I know people who work 12 hours a day, six days a week, or more.
Some people do so because of a work emergency where the long hours are only temporary.
Other people I know have put in these hours for years.
I do not know if they are working all these hours, but I do know they are in the office this long.
Others put in long office hours because they are addicted to the workplace.Whatever the reason for putting in overtime, working long hours over the long term is harmful to the person and to the organization.
Some people do so because of a work emergency where the long hours are only temporary.
Other people I know have put in these hours for years.
I do not know if they are working all these hours, but I do know they are in the office this long.
Others put in long office hours because they are addicted to the workplace.Whatever the reason for putting in overtime, working long hours over the long term is harmful to the person and to the organization.
There are things managers can do to change this for everyone's benefit.
Being in the office long hours, over long periods of time, makes way for potential errors.My colleagues who are in the office long hours frequently make mistakes caused by fatigue.
Correcting these mistakes requires their time as well as the time and energy of others.
I have seen people work Tuesday through Friday to correct mistakes made after 5pm on Monday. Another problem is that people who are in the office long hours are not pleasant company.
They often complain about other people (who are not working as hard); they are irritable, or cranky, or even angry.
Other people avoid them. Such behaviour poses problems, where work goes much better when people work together instead of avoiding one another. As Managers, there are things we can do to help people leave the office. First and foremost is to set the example and go home ourselves.
I work with a manager who chides people for working long hours.
His words quickly lose their meaning when he sends these chiding group e-mails with a time-stamp of 2am, Sunday.
Being in the office long hours, over long periods of time, makes way for potential errors.My colleagues who are in the office long hours frequently make mistakes caused by fatigue.
Correcting these mistakes requires their time as well as the time and energy of others.
I have seen people work Tuesday through Friday to correct mistakes made after 5pm on Monday. Another problem is that people who are in the office long hours are not pleasant company.
They often complain about other people (who are not working as hard); they are irritable, or cranky, or even angry.
Other people avoid them. Such behaviour poses problems, where work goes much better when people work together instead of avoiding one another. As Managers, there are things we can do to help people leave the office. First and foremost is to set the example and go home ourselves.
I work with a manager who chides people for working long hours.
His words quickly lose their meaning when he sends these chiding group e-mails with a time-stamp of 2am, Sunday.
Second is to encourage people to put some balance in their lives.
For instance, here is a guideline I find helpful:
For instance, here is a guideline I find helpful:
1) Wake up, eat a good breakfast, and go to work.
2) Work hard and smart for eight or nine hours.
3) Go home.
4) Read the books/comics, watch a funny movie, dig in the dirt, play with your kids, etc.
5) Eat well and sleep well.
This is called recreating.
Doing steps 1, 3, 4, and 5 enable step 2.
Working regular hours and recreating daily are simple concepts.
They are hard for some of us because that requires 'personal change'.
They are possible since we all have the power to choose to do them.
Working regular hours and recreating daily are simple concepts.
They are hard for some of us because that requires 'personal change'.
They are possible since we all have the power to choose to do them.
Perhaps some people put in such long hours because they do not want to miss anything when they leave the office.
The trouble with this is that events will never stop happening.
That is life! Things happen 24 hours a day.
The trouble with this is that events will never stop happening.
That is life! Things happen 24 hours a day.
Allowing for little rest is not ultimately practical. So, take a nap.
Things will happen while you are asleep, but you will have the energy to catch up when you wake. Hence,
'LOVE YOUR JOB, BUT NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR COMPANY BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE COMPANY STOPS LOVING YOU' - Narayana Murthy
Things will happen while you are asleep, but you will have the energy to catch up when you wake. Hence,
'LOVE YOUR JOB, BUT NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR COMPANY BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE COMPANY STOPS LOVING YOU' - Narayana Murthy
24 May 2008
个人品牌
我想，这个世纪强调的是个人品牌。
非常喜欢这个广告里的词句：
“有改变，就有新发现。重复很容易，改变很难。因为难，才好玩。结果，重要吗？”
我正朝我所要的生活方式前进，希望能找到属于自己的个人品牌。
希望大家也是。
如果无法观看，可到 http://www.mediafire.com/?u111yyxtdul 下载。
22 May 2008
抛砖引玉
对于这次的地震，有许多感想：
1。真的，施比受更有福。
2。身为炎黄子孙的我们，在灾害时一定要团结一心。
3。我们真的好幸福，一定要惜福！
4。感恩死伤者的牺牲，让我从另外一个角度看这个世界，了解什么才是人生的真理。
5。地球真的生病了！
6。生命好脆弱，真的要活在当下，因为失去的无法挽回，未来的无法预料，心想做什么，就去做吧！
7。除了感动，还是感动。对医疗、救护人员的大爱精神真的是佩服地五体投地。
14 March 2008
17 February 2008
Our Breath as Focus
Our Breath As Focus
One of the disadvantages of living in such a stimulation-rich world is our loss of focus.
One of the disadvantages of living in such a stimulation-rich world is our loss of focus.
In an environment where we are consistently being bombarded with messages, worries, judgements, deadlines and so on, it's very easy for us to lose touch of what's truly important to us.
Have we been influenced, or "brain-washed" to live lives that we don't really find fulfilling, simply because we've been told to, people expect us to, or which we've been conditioned to believe is good or right?
Are you continuing in an unrewarding, dead-end job because you think you need the money? Are you in a relationship because you can't bear being alone?
Do you try to accommodate everybody's desires because you think that makes you more likeable?
Do you speak, behave, dress or even think in a certain way because it presents the least amount of resistance?
Do you even ask yourself what you truly want anymore?
Stuart Wilde, noted author of "The Winds of Change", tells us of what he terms 'the tribe'.
We all belong to a tribe, so to speak - a group of peers that we can relate to in some way or other. We may be single, a father, Hindu, Eurasian, a sales executive, a daughter, a member of a certain church, a teacher, a politician, and so on.
And each group we belong to dictates, to a certain extent, what we will think, what we will wear, where we are to live, how we make a living.
It will try to keep us in a tidy little box.
Being part of the human tribe keeps us all working very hard just to make a living, while media messages keep our minds directed at purchasing.
Being part of the human tribe keeps us all working very hard just to make a living, while media messages keep our minds directed at purchasing.
As a result, what happens to the bulk of our hard-earned savings?
Yes, you guessed it. It goes into stuff we don't really need.
Stuff that doesn't fulfill us on a deeper level.
One good and simple way for us to connect and grow with our inner self is through the breath. The breath is vital to your life.
One good and simple way for us to connect and grow with our inner self is through the breath. The breath is vital to your life.
Breath is used to relax the body and mind, to take us to a high state of peace, to change our energy, our outlook, and thus our experiences.
Let's say that your spouse comes home after a bad day at work.
Let's say that your spouse comes home after a bad day at work.
You only got home not long before yourself.
Your loved one does not seem so loving, and responds curtly to you. What do you do? Your day wasn't any easier. Do you jump into the tension of the situation? Or do you take a moment to breathe, re-focus your energy and create a better environment?
There is always a chance to change - to make a different choice.
There is always a chance to change - to make a different choice.
By consciously taking a breath and focusing on it, your mind gets a moment to refresh.
By using your breath as a focusing tool, rediscover what it truly means to be you, to live and to love.
[extracted from A Slice of Life on 93.8FM]
What a Wonderful World!
A picture speaks a thousand words.The air is like a butterfly
With frail blue wings
The happy earth looks at the sky
And sings.
Joyce Kilmer (1886 - 1918) US poet "Joy"
16 February 2008
How to get organised
Get Organised
Some people thrive in chaotic conditions. You know, the ones who seem to be able to retrieve the document they need from the piles and heaps on their desks.
Some people thrive in chaotic conditions. You know, the ones who seem to be able to retrieve the document they need from the piles and heaps on their desks.
For the rest of us though, working or living in a cluttered, disorganized environment can be very stressful.
Are you overwhelmed by your office? Paralysed by paper? Is your desk a disaster area?
Are you overwhelmed by your office? Paralysed by paper? Is your desk a disaster area?
Are you doing anything about the situation?
Spring cleaning once or twice a year doesn't count.
Clutter causes a life full of stress, frustration, and chaos, not to mention precious wasted time.
Clutter causes a life full of stress, frustration, and chaos, not to mention precious wasted time.
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reported that the average executive loses "six weeks per year" retrieving misplaced information from messy desks and files.
The cost in lost productivity and salaries is enormous.
Many small businesses spend more time dealing with piles of papers then growing the business.
By taking firm action to get organized, you will experience less stress and frustration, have more time in your life, gain control over your day, experience increased job satisfaction, and be a happier person.
Very often the biggest challenge to get organized is simply finding somewhere to start. When you are totally overwhelmed by clutter, even this first step can be daunting. Here are some ideas for you to start with:
First, decide that you are going to do whatever it takes to bring more order and flow into your life. Be committed. You can start small - ease yourself into it!
By taking firm action to get organized, you will experience less stress and frustration, have more time in your life, gain control over your day, experience increased job satisfaction, and be a happier person.
Very often the biggest challenge to get organized is simply finding somewhere to start. When you are totally overwhelmed by clutter, even this first step can be daunting. Here are some ideas for you to start with:
First, decide that you are going to do whatever it takes to bring more order and flow into your life. Be committed. You can start small - ease yourself into it!
Organise just one thing a day, or one thing a week. For example, this week, you could organise your computer files and next week, you could sort out a small drawer.
You will start to see results from clearing just one small area.
Remember that it takes 21 days to get into a new habit, so make sure that you take small, but consistent actions each day.
Next, block off a specific date and time to start organising your life. This is an appointment you cannot cancel and it will at least get you started.
If you are feeling particularly brave, a more drastic way to start would be to purge.
Grab a large trash bag, walk through your office or home and just be totally ruthless. Throw out everything you don't use, or give it away.
By doing this, you can free up a load of space very quickly!
Happy organising!
[Extracted from A Slice of Life on 93.8FM]
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