Dinner at Kashmir restaurant , Penang.

Dinner ad Kashmir ,Penang road . Penang I had a dinner with my boss at Kashmir restaurant tonight. It was a wonderful dinner as I have not been to that place for 5 years. I have completely lost my sense of taste for its food. It is naturals as I have been eating chicken masala and nan in Bangladesh. The taste was good over there. Before our VIP guest arrive , we talk about western restaurant in Penang. I was told by boss that Maxim was the first western food restaurant followed by Eden and Kashmir have been in operation for 30 years. It was down memory lane for me as I have stayed near Eden during my younger days. It was a wonderful childhood years in Hutton Lane , penang。 Tonight , my boss ordered chicken, mutton , chicken and fish including two plates of veggies.it also come with three different type of Nans and one plate fried rice wash down with beer, red wine and whiskey. The Nans were good and it is better than the Nans in Bangladesh. It must be quite pricey but the taste were wonderful and it was an enjoyable night just drinking and talking.. I did not quite like the VIP guest which was entertained by my boss but he turn out to be quite friendly and humble. It was a Good Friday indeed and I should be thankful for the chance to dine at. A place I almost forgot. Namaste.

A feeling of betrayal

A feeling of betrayal When someone whom is your best friend or lover stab your back or did something hurtful and unforgivable , the feeling of hurt is like a long cold knife sticking into us. The pain is unbearable and so how can we recover from this pain. My yoga teacher disown her favorite student when she found out that she was betrayed. She was so hurt that she could bring herself to tell us what exactly happen. She keeps telling us that my yoga classmate was not what she seems to be. A spilt personality. It has been two months now but it is still hurtful for her to talk about it. It was really a painful experience. If this is hurtful, what about the husband cheat on his wife or vice versa. The hurt is the same like a betrayal and the degree if pain would be more severe. So. How shall we cure it. Not speaking about it would be a great stress on that person unless he or she have a very strong mind or wisdom. The better way would be to let it out and let the tears flow. Let it come out naturally and it can be as many times as possible. Holding back could be painful and more hurtful. Punch something or focus inwards and search for the pain and neutralize it and move on. Why should we be hurtful over some thing have happen and which is uncontrollable and there is no chance to change it。 Namaste.

Feeling the hurt of another person.

After the passing of my elder brother, one of my friend told me that he could feel the saddness and hurt in me during his meditation practice. I do not know whether to believe him or not but I believe that if you care for someone, you will be able to feel his or her hurt if we open our heart. It need not be during meditation but just to think deeply for that person. Nevertheless, during our meditation if we focus our thoughts and open our heart to a particular person, we maybe able to get the contact with the person and we can sent our positive thoughts and wishes to lift up their spirit or relieve their pain. We cannot under-estimate the power of prayer or the power of positive thoughts to help a particular person. Our well wishes and positive thoughts can also have the same power of prayer or chanting. I was once taught by a Yogi to meditate and cure or reduce the suffering of another person. We can focus our blue energy during meditation and circled the blue energy around the injuries and the body or body parts of a person suffering pain clock wise provide the healing energy to that person. It was a long time ago and I have lost touch with that practice. Another Yogi have also suggested using the Universal energy to cleanse our body and the body of anyone we want to help. Anyhow, if we are sincere in our effort, we can achieved these objectives and it does not matter whether it work or not just like the work of the prayer or chanting. Namaste.

Lunch at May Tip,BM ,penang

Lunch at May Tip ,BM I had a lunch with my sister and brother in law at the Thai Restaurant with my wife. I have not been to that in two years and that was my regular place for lunch for my bankers and friends many years ago. It was quite a smooth drive because it was a Sunday and we were the early birds. My brother in law took the orders because he is buying lunch. He ordered a Thai fried pork leg, a otak otak, scallops , crab grass noodles,fried pork, Tongyam and a desert. The food was food but it's taste have deteriorate a bit. The lady owner look sickly compared to two years ago when I saw her , I think it is the age. Her husband have also looked aged much. Well, this is life and age stops for no one. The bill came to RM180 for five person and it a compared cheap for Penang standard. It is recommendable to try . Namaste.

River fish Restaurant Bayan Lepas,penang

River fish restaurant in Bayan Lepas, Penang. Today' dinner was a battle between my wife and daughter M. My wife wants to try a new river fish restaurant while M want to eat Japanese food. After a battle of words, we head towards Bayan Lepas for the seafood. I rushed into massive jam in Relau and it took me one and a half hours to pass the accident site. A huge lorry have skidded and block one and half if the lane leaving only half lane usable. This accident really pile up the traffic and caused many people to miss their appointments and dinners. There was a lot if waste as the traffic stalled. The travel to Bayan Lepas after the accident site was smooth and fast. I was cursing the driver the whole night until I manage to finished the dinner at the river fish reataurant. My wife ordered two pateng fish ie one fried and another steamed , a cheese egg omelet, one green vegetable and one pork fried with ginger. The taste was acceptable but not as good as the river fish at Bandar Baru and it was quite pricy. The same dish in Bandar Baru would be about RM140 instead of RM208 for the whole meal. However, it is better to try and experienced it yourself. Namaste.

Two faced person

Two face person What does it mean? How can one person have two face at the same time? Not literally. In medical terms , it is a very serious sickness and it is called split personality but in real live there are many such actor and actress who promote themselves using such skill. In Japan, the obedient culture, forced the Japanese people to have formal or informal opinion. The boss's opinion is above their own personal opinion despite their differences. There is no evil motives and they do not back stab each but will go by their consensus. In the Malaysia culture, they are called hypocrite. Their appearance and what they are is two different person. The front is the good and the internal is bad. These two timers felt no guilt as they do such things to protect and further themselves. How can it be wrong when your action to protect yourself. It a still acceptable if such acts do not hurt others but if it compromise and mitigate another persons well being then it is totally wrong. It must be. Win- win situations and it should not a winner's take all. This is bad karma. Namaste.

A Meditation Guru - Chad Foreman.

Meditation Teacher Chad Foreman I have been a dedicated student of meditation and yoga for over twenty years. In 2001 I renounced worldly affairs, sold all my possessions and moved to an isolated meditation hut at a Tibetan Buddhist Centre in Queensland, Australia, where I spent six years studying with my main teacher Khen Rinpoche, Geshe Tashi Tsering, studying Buddhist meditation, psychology and philosophy. During that time Khen Rinpoche authorised me to be a teacher. I developed in-depth knowledge and experience studying and practising full-time and receiving the highest initiations including from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, and I was also ordained as a Buddhist monk and completed numerous intensive silent meditation retreats. After years of training in a daily practice and with a firm grounding in Buddhist thought, I branched out from my own tradition and keenly pursued meditation and wisdom teachings from a variety of spiritual traditions which helped broaden my understanding of meditation, peace and enlightenment. With determination to decipher and distill the various meditation school's universal qualities and unlock their secrets, making them available to everyone without having to join any religion or follow any gurus. What I discovered is that essentially all the meditation paths either directly or gradually lead students to the ultimate truth of identity, in other words discovering who or what you are. The Way of Meditation teaches that the universal truth of wholeness, non-duality or oneness is the final understanding of all the great contemplatives and mystics throughout history. I combine the meditation techniques of traditional Buddhism with the self-inquiry of Advaita alongside the philosophical views of Tibetan Tantra and I am also heavily influenced by Zen and Chaan meditation schools. The way I teach offers a powerful and eclectic presentation of deep and profound views and methods in a modern and easy to follow gradual training system called 'Mindfulness to Mysticism'. I have also completed three years of university study at the Sunshine Coast University in Psychology, Philosophy, Counselling and Sociology. I have been trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which are both mindfulness-based therapeutic systems. I also maintain a commitment to be a full time student and practitioner of the The Way of Meditation, by maintaining my own regular meditation practice both on and off the cushion. I have been teaching meditation groups and workshops since 2003 and now offer e-mail and skype coaching. The Way of Meditation training is a clear and precise presentation of various Meditation Masters' essential advice on achieving inner peace, deep insights into one's true nature, and tapping into creative, compassionate and intelligent powers within yourself. I emphasize and empower people to practice self-reliance, self awareness, acceptance and continuity of practice. I live in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia