Friday, October 8, 2010
TGF : Thank God , its Friday.
Wo! the next two days will be rest days over the weekend. I could see the young people rushing off for a good friday nite outing but for the older folks, it will another two days to rest their tired body and mind. So much have changed over the years ie our desire, objectives, outlook, thinking and expectations. It is like an evolving mother nature. Flowers grow and die off and another cycle starts and run through its nature course. What have happen to us ? Some people call this monopause as a mellowing phase. It is very difficult to understand why our thinking change with our aging body. To some people, age is a number and we eat, dance and live as usual.
Some great teachers have taught us that life is a journey , not a destination and I saw an advert using this slogan. How funny, it is actually for a car advertisement. It is true, we should maintain our vigour in life and move on with the same youth in us. I was very impressed with one of my Yoga teacher , she was already in her sixties but she have such a flexible body and power energey as she performs her routine. What a 20 something person can do, she can do it if not better. It blows my mind to see this phenomena. Again, I was re-enforced by an article by another Yoga teacher, who says that he will practice Yoga until his last breath. Frankly speaking, Yoga is to prepare for our gradual and graceful death due to old age but during the process it will help us to prolong our youth and preserve our energy on a slow decline. It is not strange and very logical as the exercise keep us agile, flexible and youthful. I was told that Nicole Kidman did her head stand for 30 minutes very day to keep her youthful look and beauty. Each difficult move is like a meditative stance and keep us in a cosmic balance.
There are also other forms of self healing exercise like Tai Chi and Gigong and this is an art of breathing that helps to detox and revitalize our body and mind. There is a belief that there an electro force in our body and through this breathing exercise, we can control our chi and convert this electro force into energy. Whatever complicated it is, the basic concept is to promote the art of breathing and living.
So, folks, don't sit back in your home during this weekend and let time fly by. Get yourself in the mood and persuade yourself to try out some of the exercise recommended above or any exercise will be good for the body including brisk walking.
Namaste.
Some great teachers have taught us that life is a journey , not a destination and I saw an advert using this slogan. How funny, it is actually for a car advertisement. It is true, we should maintain our vigour in life and move on with the same youth in us. I was very impressed with one of my Yoga teacher , she was already in her sixties but she have such a flexible body and power energey as she performs her routine. What a 20 something person can do, she can do it if not better. It blows my mind to see this phenomena. Again, I was re-enforced by an article by another Yoga teacher, who says that he will practice Yoga until his last breath. Frankly speaking, Yoga is to prepare for our gradual and graceful death due to old age but during the process it will help us to prolong our youth and preserve our energy on a slow decline. It is not strange and very logical as the exercise keep us agile, flexible and youthful. I was told that Nicole Kidman did her head stand for 30 minutes very day to keep her youthful look and beauty. Each difficult move is like a meditative stance and keep us in a cosmic balance.
There are also other forms of self healing exercise like Tai Chi and Gigong and this is an art of breathing that helps to detox and revitalize our body and mind. There is a belief that there an electro force in our body and through this breathing exercise, we can control our chi and convert this electro force into energy. Whatever complicated it is, the basic concept is to promote the art of breathing and living.
So, folks, don't sit back in your home during this weekend and let time fly by. Get yourself in the mood and persuade yourself to try out some of the exercise recommended above or any exercise will be good for the body including brisk walking.
Namaste.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Open your heart and touch someone's heart each day
Folks. One of my Yoga teacher taught us " mystic yoga" about one year ago and in during his class he will ask us to open our chraka and our heart to receive the universal power from above. He will put on a CD with a light music back ground and will repeat his chanting " open your heart , open your heart to receive the cosmic power while we are sitting in a lotus position with our right hand placing against our heart. At the end of the session, he will ask us whether we can feel the power coming down through our chrakas and into our body. Most of the time, I could feel nothing except the peace and serene feeling as we sat focus on our breath but at times, we could feel re-energize and connected to some source. However, nothing for sure what it is but it is definitely good for the heart as we de-stress and go into a meditative mood.
Frankly, we have to open our heart and mind, not receive mystic powers but to see things more clearly and to be more aware of our surroundings. We should feel the inter-connectedness between our fellow humans and our environment and not only that but also to the whole universe. We should feel the pains of our fellow human and re-joice with their joys. In this way, we emerge with the reality of life and do not become illusional based only on our thoughts and understanding in life. We do not live to live alone but to live as a whole. Hence, we need to touch the life of other people. If we give them gifts, money or materialistic things, it will be forgotten but if we touch people's life, they will remember it for the rest of their life. Not only that, we will move on to touch other people's life.
Life is a journey and we only pass through this life but once. Since, we are here, lets live well and have a meaningful passage. Furthermore, it is not who long we live but how well we live our life. Make each day a blessing and each second a bliss. Yes, it is very difficult to control our emotions and our feelings but the process of trying is very important and the result is secondary. The real success is trying to make ourself a better person and do things that do not hurt ourself or others.
Open your heart and walk with us through this same passage in life.
Thank you to all the great teachers that have touch my heart in the past.
Namaste.
Frankly, we have to open our heart and mind, not receive mystic powers but to see things more clearly and to be more aware of our surroundings. We should feel the inter-connectedness between our fellow humans and our environment and not only that but also to the whole universe. We should feel the pains of our fellow human and re-joice with their joys. In this way, we emerge with the reality of life and do not become illusional based only on our thoughts and understanding in life. We do not live to live alone but to live as a whole. Hence, we need to touch the life of other people. If we give them gifts, money or materialistic things, it will be forgotten but if we touch people's life, they will remember it for the rest of their life. Not only that, we will move on to touch other people's life.
Life is a journey and we only pass through this life but once. Since, we are here, lets live well and have a meaningful passage. Furthermore, it is not who long we live but how well we live our life. Make each day a blessing and each second a bliss. Yes, it is very difficult to control our emotions and our feelings but the process of trying is very important and the result is secondary. The real success is trying to make ourself a better person and do things that do not hurt ourself or others.
Open your heart and walk with us through this same passage in life.
Thank you to all the great teachers that have touch my heart in the past.
Namaste.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Which is the best religion? Why me?
Which is the best religion?
The Dalai Lama, the Tibetian Buddhist semi-god replied : "Any religion that can make you a better person". This is an incredibly intelligent reply and it impressed me very much. Each person have their own backyards, their unique roots and their upbringing. Some religion influenced you when you are young and some is by virtue of their parent's religion and applying the rule , once in, always in. Sound like the Socso Act of Malaysia. Everybody should be given the chance to choose or change to suit their personality and character and to exercise their intelligent quest. There should be a freedom to worship by each individual and by choosing a religion that makes them a better person.
Sometimes we wonder, is religion is so important ? My answer would be No. Religion is not important and how we live , behave , talk and think is of upmost important. The basic belief is that if we cannot help others, we should not harm them. We can do anything except that we cannot harm ourselves or others. We should do good, be good and goodness with be with us always.
Alot of people asked why me when something bad happens and this is a very difficult question and all the religion have their own ways to explain it. But, I would say that there is no answer to this question because it just happen. The Buddhist have the law of Karma to explain these happenings. If you sow good seeds, the plants give good fruits. But, sometimes, you sow good seeds and nothing grow. So, we should not hope for good rewards for every good deeds. Just do it out of our heart and expects nothing.
This thought have been bothering me and I just want to share it with you, folks in transit.
Namaste.
The Dalai Lama, the Tibetian Buddhist semi-god replied : "Any religion that can make you a better person". This is an incredibly intelligent reply and it impressed me very much. Each person have their own backyards, their unique roots and their upbringing. Some religion influenced you when you are young and some is by virtue of their parent's religion and applying the rule , once in, always in. Sound like the Socso Act of Malaysia. Everybody should be given the chance to choose or change to suit their personality and character and to exercise their intelligent quest. There should be a freedom to worship by each individual and by choosing a religion that makes them a better person.
Sometimes we wonder, is religion is so important ? My answer would be No. Religion is not important and how we live , behave , talk and think is of upmost important. The basic belief is that if we cannot help others, we should not harm them. We can do anything except that we cannot harm ourselves or others. We should do good, be good and goodness with be with us always.
Alot of people asked why me when something bad happens and this is a very difficult question and all the religion have their own ways to explain it. But, I would say that there is no answer to this question because it just happen. The Buddhist have the law of Karma to explain these happenings. If you sow good seeds, the plants give good fruits. But, sometimes, you sow good seeds and nothing grow. So, we should not hope for good rewards for every good deeds. Just do it out of our heart and expects nothing.
This thought have been bothering me and I just want to share it with you, folks in transit.
Namaste.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Our quick fixing mind..... go, go, go!
Folks. Our thoughts are never ending , ever flowing , always changing and ever ready for the next action or the next step. Just like when we are eating. We will scoop another spoon full while we are eating the previous scoop and this is a continous process like a moving conveyor belt. While we are eating , our eyes will either be roaming around or we are talking with our friends. We do not know what we are eating nor we know how is the taste, or are we conscious of its process. The proper thing to do is to slow down our chewing process, feel the breaking up of the contents in our mouth and enjoy each bit and let the contents melt inside our mouth while we feel the taste intensely.
Precisely, this is what all of us should be doing. Not always chasing after something , either a dream or a rat race or for wealth. We do not have time for ourself but yet we have time for other people who will help us to get what we want or who make us happy. Why can/t we be good to ourself and give more time to ourself to make ourself happy. Why can't we be alone and we always need people beside us ? If we are alone, we are 100% with ourself won't it be better?
All this is happening is because of our fixing mind, We are a natural fixer, always trying to provide a solution to all the problem we are facing, Always thinking about a problem and persistently searching for a solution, If we fail to find a solution, we are not contributing and we are useless. It hurt our ego, This is the wrong thinking, Why should we be always trying to fix things? We can't we be still and watch things go by? Just do nothing and watch the thought unfold itself, slow down our breathing and be aware of what is happening. All of us look for a quick solution when a problem arises .We learn nothing from the fast process or experience, If we slow down and go through the process at a slower pace, we could learn more and a better solution can be found.
The faster our action and the faster will be the re-action and the harder the punch, the more your hands will be hurt as the rebouncing force will be stronger. When a punch is thrown at you, you should recieve it softly , pull it towards you a little and slowly push it away with a stronger force. Similarly, for your fixing mind. Just watch it , keep still and let it slip by or flow away. As for our ego, it is a measurement of our ability against other people's standard or expectation. Why do we need to do that ? We should satisfy ourself and only ourself.
There are different types of meditation and one of the method is the walking mantra, You slow down your walking pace,. Just move and beware of your leg lifting up, stepping down, sole touching the ground and follow by the next step, I have the experience to see a young european yogi walking 10 meters over a period of half an hour, This exercise will slow down our body and mind and making us aware of the movement of our whole body and relaxing the fixing mind and make us more aware,
Ommmm...... peace to all,
Precisely, this is what all of us should be doing. Not always chasing after something , either a dream or a rat race or for wealth. We do not have time for ourself but yet we have time for other people who will help us to get what we want or who make us happy. Why can/t we be good to ourself and give more time to ourself to make ourself happy. Why can't we be alone and we always need people beside us ? If we are alone, we are 100% with ourself won't it be better?
All this is happening is because of our fixing mind, We are a natural fixer, always trying to provide a solution to all the problem we are facing, Always thinking about a problem and persistently searching for a solution, If we fail to find a solution, we are not contributing and we are useless. It hurt our ego, This is the wrong thinking, Why should we be always trying to fix things? We can't we be still and watch things go by? Just do nothing and watch the thought unfold itself, slow down our breathing and be aware of what is happening. All of us look for a quick solution when a problem arises .We learn nothing from the fast process or experience, If we slow down and go through the process at a slower pace, we could learn more and a better solution can be found.
The faster our action and the faster will be the re-action and the harder the punch, the more your hands will be hurt as the rebouncing force will be stronger. When a punch is thrown at you, you should recieve it softly , pull it towards you a little and slowly push it away with a stronger force. Similarly, for your fixing mind. Just watch it , keep still and let it slip by or flow away. As for our ego, it is a measurement of our ability against other people's standard or expectation. Why do we need to do that ? We should satisfy ourself and only ourself.
There are different types of meditation and one of the method is the walking mantra, You slow down your walking pace,. Just move and beware of your leg lifting up, stepping down, sole touching the ground and follow by the next step, I have the experience to see a young european yogi walking 10 meters over a period of half an hour, This exercise will slow down our body and mind and making us aware of the movement of our whole body and relaxing the fixing mind and make us more aware,
Ommmm...... peace to all,
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