孝 / Filial Piety
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Happy Chinese New Year! / 新年快乐
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新年到了，恭祝大家新年快乐，万事亨通！
We would like to wish everyone a happy New Year and for everything to be successful in the new year!
在新年到来之即，我们祈愿家家团圆快乐！
On the arrival of the New Year, we wish every family a happy reunion!
大智慧/Dealing With Insult (Buddha Way)
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大智慧
一天，佛陀经过一个村庄，一位青年人非常生气地毁谤佛陀。
他骂佛陀：你没资格教化众生，你是那么的愚痴！
佛陀并没生气和气馁，佛陀温和地问年轻人：当你买了一份礼物送人，
但那个人没把礼物收下，这时礼物是谁的？
青年人惊讶地回答；是我的，因为礼物是我买的
佛陀微笑地说：对了，这与你的愤怒一样，你愤怒地毁谤我，但我并没怨恨
和不接受你的愤怒，所以你的愤怒会回报在你自身。你自己会伤心和受伤，而不是我。
如果你不想自己不愉快，请把愤怒控制吧，当我们恨他人，我们自己会非常
不愉快，但你爱护他人时，就会皆大欢喜。
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一天，佛陀经过一个村庄，一位青年人非常生气地毁谤佛陀。
他骂佛陀：你没资格教化众生，你是那么的愚痴！
佛陀并没生气和气馁，佛陀温和地问年轻人：当你买了一份礼物送人，
但那个人没把礼物收下，这时礼物是谁的？
青年人惊讶地回答；是我的，因为礼物是我买的
佛陀微笑地说：对了，这与你的愤怒一样，你愤怒地毁谤我，但我并没怨恨
和不接受你的愤怒，所以你的愤怒会回报在你自身。你自己会伤心和受伤，而不是我。
如果你不想自己不愉快，请把愤怒控制吧，当我们恨他人，我们自己会非常
不愉快，但你爱护他人时，就会皆大欢喜。
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THIS IS BIG WISDOM.
WE MUST ALL LEARN AND KEEP IT AT HEART.
Dealing with insult the Buddha Way
WE MUST ALL LEARN AND KEEP IT AT HEART.
Dealing with insult the Buddha Way
The Teaching of Buddha
The Buddha explained how to handle insult and maintain compassion.
One day Buddha was walking through a village. A very angry and rude
young man came up and began insulting him.
"You have no right teaching others," he shouted.
"You are as stupid as everyone else. You are nothing but a fake."
Buddha was not upset by these insults. Instead he asked the young man
"Tell me, if you buy a gift for someone, and that person does not take it,
to which the gift belongs?"
The man was surprised to be asked such a strange question and answered,
"It would belong to me, because I bought the gift."
The Buddha smiled and said, "That is correct.
And it is exactly the same with your anger. If you become angry with me and
I do not get insulted, then the anger falls back on you.
You are then the only one who becomes unhappy, not me.
All you have done is hurt yourself."
"If you want to stop hurting yourself, you must get rid of your anger and
become loving instead. When you hate others, you yourself become unhappy.
But when you love others, everyone is happy."
The Buddha explained how to handle insult and maintain compassion.
One day Buddha was walking through a village. A very angry and rude
young man came up and began insulting him.
"You have no right teaching others," he shouted.
"You are as stupid as everyone else. You are nothing but a fake."
Buddha was not upset by these insults. Instead he asked the young man
"Tell me, if you buy a gift for someone, and that person does not take it,
to which the gift belongs?"
The man was surprised to be asked such a strange question and answered,
"It would belong to me, because I bought the gift."
The Buddha smiled and said, "That is correct.
And it is exactly the same with your anger. If you become angry with me and
I do not get insulted, then the anger falls back on you.
You are then the only one who becomes unhappy, not me.
All you have done is hurt yourself."
"If you want to stop hurting yourself, you must get rid of your anger and
become loving instead. When you hate others, you yourself become unhappy.
But when you love others, everyone is happy."
Going Home (A short film on Dementia)
Posted by Love | Posted in | Posted on 7:19 AM
Watch this prize-winning video produced by Vinn Bay and Tee Boon Leng for a video competition as part of the ADI (Alzheimer's Disease International) conference in March 2009.
道/The way(Dao)
Posted by Love | Posted in | Posted on 5:03 AM
道
如果您的微笑得不到回应，不要紧；
如果您的礼敬换来无理，不要紧；
如果您的心人换来背叛，不要紧；
如果他人不愿意回馈你的善行，不要紧；
如果真能做到了，您就走在‘德’的大道上。
您的怨言，失望和受伤，都源自您自己自私的心。
无所求的，持续，再持续地在这大道上迈进。
那么这条大道，就会是‘道’之路。
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The way(Dao)
It should not matter if your smile is not returned.
It should not matter if your politeness is returned with rudeness.
It should not matter if your help is unappreciated.
It should not matter if your trust is betrayed.
It should not matter if someone does not return your favour.
If you had done so you have walked the path of “De”.
You resentment, disappointment and hurt arisen from your ego.
Continue and continue this path with no expectations.
And this path would soon turn into the road of “Dao”.
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