Happy Wesak Day!

Yesterday, under the bimbingan of our "mom" Shieh Yi, we went to volunteer ourselves in 鹤鸣禅寺 at KL. However, we reached there a bit late and we don't really help much as the volunteers are a lot and already in their respective positions! 惭愧~

Despite the volunteering work, I did learn and experience many new things yesterday! It's my second time to celebrate Wesak Day with other Buddhits in a temple, which makes this day a real " Wesak Day" for me ( Except for 2007 which I did volunteering work in SJBA, I usually spend this public holiday sleeping at home or doing sth else) Because of not having a real position for us, we got the chance to participate in many of the activies! It's the first time I bathed the Buddha statue（浴佛）and joined the refuge ceremony( 皈依仪式）!

In the afternoon, because we are a little bit too senang, Shieh Yi mom and Chiew Rui daddy brought their children: me, Eva, Siong Hui and Jin Tong to watch movie in Times Square! We watched the Star Trek at 4.30pm. It's a fantastic movie with lots of unpredictable story plots. Two thumbs up for it! hehe..and the hero is really handsome ( According to Eva) but I think Harry potter beats him =P

Before the show begins, our bro. Siong hui was hungry and so we have our tea time session in Gasonline. *first time also* Okay..I think I already have a hole in my pocket so I ended up drinking nth there =.= lol..we have a nice chatting time there and I had a nice conversation with Eva ^.^ Our mom is so 8 that she wanna know about everyone's love history and the qualities of the girl/boy they like... the way she asked ppl is very experienced and we guest another show similar to 鲁豫有约 is coming soon, hosted by our mom =D so we end up digging each other's love secrets although we initially talked about Buddhism and so..it's all mom's fault. haha.

Okay, 1 thing to mention. Eating popcorns without a cold drink is definitely not a wise choice. I almost get choked by the popcorns. Urgh.

After the movie, we all run around the place crazily to find the toilet..!!! Din expect the movie to be that long...So the ppl will see a group of blue ppl running and passing by them..after that, I suggested we'll have our dinner in Subway and the idea was accepted. *First time eating in Subway* Someone's mouth is SO big and ate incredibly fast. My mouth is SO small that I was the last one to finish my burger *aih, no choice* We ended up laughing deadly until my stomache feels the pain because there's a stupid guy who doesn't know what's the black thing on his skin! ( which is actually the dirt)

Then we quickly proceeded to Tun Sambathan to join the Wesak parade. We rejoined the Uniten friends at there. Knowing that we'd missed up some beautifully decorated cars at the front part of the parade, we walked a little bit fast to catch up the cars. There are many participants joining this parade. Although it was mostly made up of Chinese, there's an equally huge number of Myanmmar Buddhists and some Indians too. That makes me feel that how Buddhism teaching has touched the hearts of people from cross boundaries. Some even brought their pets to the parade! While walking, there r also some people who gave us the crysanthenum flower to hold..it is so kind of them! ^.^ The monks sitting on the car will spread the holy water to the walking crowd. It's the first time for me to join a Wesak parade and although the process is hot~~ I gained a lot of joy by being a part of the crowd in the parade.

And Malaysians! Do you know that Malaysia is the only country in the world that will held Wesak parades at streets during Wesak Day? You can't see it even in India! This trivia really surprised me and that's why I longed for joining the parade this year so much. hehe.

Last Year I was a volunteer litting up the lights offered by the public and I joined the blood donation. This year I was more to be the participant of these events. What a nice Wesak day I had before leaving my motherland. I feel very happy and contented when I recalled back the events as I write this.


妙修，我喜欢。。哈哈。

未来学佛之路也许走得艰辛，但是我不会轻易放弃。因为那是值得的...我已经“报名”了嘛...嘻... :)

Opening the new page of life!

Finally..

Eventually..

Ultimately..!!!

I have made this very important decision of my life!


Not a husband to marry to..

But the place which I will safely place 4 years of my life there!

The University of Bath

despite all my dreams to UK..

I have chosen You..

I hope I can get the most out of it

The most unforgettable uni life and experience!

UK here I'm coming!!!

Hero

There's a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid of what you are
There's an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know will melt away


And then a hero comes along
With the strenght to carry on
And you cast your fears aside and you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth that a hero lies in you

It's a long road
When you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand for you to hold
You can find love
If you search within yourself
And the emptiness you felt will disappear

[chorus]

Lord knows,
Dreams are hard to follow,
But don't let anyone tear them away,
Hold on,
There will be tomorrow,
In time you'll find the way.

[chorus]

That a hero lies in.....you
Ooohh that a hero lies in.....you

C-H-E-R-I-S-H

Taken from xy's blog:

"Simple thing to do with friendship and family, then, would be to take each moment as being precious and valuable. Do not look back at the past. (especially the quarrels). Do not have expectations of everlasting friendship for the future. Just cherish the present moment, just as we cherish our breath, and make the encounter a pleasant and memorable one."

"Never bring a quarrel to bed- we won't be able to sleep peacefully. And what if we dies in our sleep? We would never get a chance to make things right and if we meet up again in our next life, the unpleasant feelings might continue."

A kite in the Wind by Dr. Chan Kah Yein

From Cyber's blog:

"Why think of the future when you have now?"



I guess I know what I should do now...
Thanks for the inspiration~

佛法培训营 佛曲分享

《缘之家》

在我心中有一份这样的缘 感觉上它是万世的亲缘

或许你我的感觉 不一样 愿你来结缘

在我心中有一个这样的家 感觉上它是我前世的家

百年前我曾经来过这里 愿你 也一 样

缘之家 万缘汇聚的家

在这里有我的慈心 在这里有你的悲愿

还有朵朵盛开的喜舍花

Oh... 缘之家我们心灵的归宿 Oh...缘之家我们生命的家

在流转的生命历程中 让我们不再流浪不再虚空

让我们以智慧心菩提行 来拥抱喜悦的缘

来回归清净的家 Oh... 缘之家

佛法培训营 佛曲分享

是这首歌，让眼泪缓缓地留下。往事如电影情节般一幕幕地划过，是如此的深刻温馨。搭在肩膀上的手，把我们的心连成一线，当那股不可挡的温暖涌上心头，当发现今天的一切即将成为过去，我已哽咽得唱不出来了。

原本以为，心是坚强的，但始终敌不过那一份真实的感动。原来，法侣在我的心中是如此如此的有份量的。。谢谢她们给我这么深刻的体会！T.T

谁能够划船不用浆 谁能够扬帆没有风向
谁能够离开好朋友 没有感伤
我可以划船不用浆 我可以扬帆没有风向
但是朋友啊
当你离我远去
我却不能不感伤...

It's kind of torturing when you get addicted to something.
Sometimes you don't even know you're addicted to it. To my experience, I'll just be knowing that I always want somemore out of it, I'm enjoying doing that and I might just don't care spending d time excessively for the sake of my favourite. Is onlining r chatting in msn or playing games is considered as one of them? Hmm..kinda complicated to explain the feelings here.

As soon as I learn Buddhism, I try to observe my heart. Yeah, I realised, it is a kind of addiction. Sometimes I just wanna do something without a reason why, and usually it is not the right thing to do at that moment. Do it simply because I feel happy when doing it or because I have been doing the same thing a few days before! Now that I realised that it's not the right thing to do at present moment, I just don't get the power from my heart to stop it. My heart is too weak in making a rational decision in front of those temptations. Breaking of the fifth precept...haha. I should meditate more. Really need to strengthen and train my heart!

This reminds of my meditation class last sun. Some reflections here. As I start observing and counting the breaths, the mind starts wandering around. 1...2...mind thinking of something else...then came to realise that. Start focusing on the breathing again...1...2...3...zzz....4....zzz...5....see a girl walking in my mind. Again the mind wanders around. The first time I came to know that my thoughts are in a such mess. It could be a split second here, another second there. Conclusion: Meditate more. :)

A tree and a piece of grassland somehow came into my recent life. The grassland has been there for sometime, but I don't really observe them, and vice versa. After a few nights of raining and thunderstorm, I feel the change. The grasses grew taller and now I notice them. And I have finally known where's the tree located, I have been searching it for sometime. Talking craps here...haha...back to the Addiction, ya i notice something else. When I thought that I'll get it in time, I don't feel like wanting it coz it's not the best thing that I want. But when it fades away, my heart somehow desires it. So conclusion: People don't really know what they want. Or it's me don't really know what I want in my life.

Hey, it's late now Carol, why are you still here? Yr clothes are halfway being packed. Forget about the other things, back to your normal life now. Life goes on. :)

考察场地之感想

昨天傍晚，到KL 的茨场街附近的般若人文寺去见妙赞法师，讨论关于传承营的东西。

终于深深感受到什么叫＂听君一席话，胜读十年书＂！
妙赞法师不但在传承营方面给于我们很大的帮助，而且也给予我们这些年轻人生活中的一些忠告，让我收获良多。

虽然没把功课赶完，却上了生命的一堂课，今天真的不枉此行！回家途中，想起师父的忠告，想起今天特地来陪我们全程的 bro Jeffrey，政纲师兄和毅华师兄，以及毅华师兄用心burn给我们的CD，心中尽是满满的温暖与感动。

感恩他们无私欢喜的付出。=)