Today is New Year day - 2013

I am now sitting in my upstair bed room facing the Goddess of  Mercy located in Penang's famous Kek Lok Si Temple. The statute was the tallest in Penang and sitting on top of a hill let and the statute from China cost about RM40 million and the pavilion covering the statute cost another RM40 million and the total cost is RM40 million if my estimate or information is not wrong.

It was a grand structure and it was extremely beautiful in the night when the lights are litted up. 

The back room of my house faced the side of the statute and the houses fronting the statute was also low lying houses and so, I could see the statute very clearly. It is so tranquil when we look at the statute and the back is Penang hill. If look at the place through a binoculars, it will be an excellent scene to explore and admire.

The setting was perfect for a new day in a New Year and I am enjoying the calm  and peacefulness from this beautiful sight. The weather was cooling and it was a cloudy day with a little drizzling. With these combination and timing, it is a marvellous sight and timing for meditation.

This good day could be an excellent day for traveling but not to another place but travel inside us , inside our mind. It is a time to self examine and in search for better knowledge about our self  and our mind. By so doing, we can realized our weakness , our thoughts , our demons , our physical body and our mind. The most important is to discipline and tame our mind , through awareness and engagements. We should engage our thoughts , our feelings and our re-actions. Push it abit further and watch and be aware of its re-actions or the stimulus to our mind and body. By this engagement, we can be aware of the weakness of our thoughts and re-actions.

In meditation, we should let our mind and body rest. Let it go and if we fell asleep , let it be as this is the desire of the body. If our eyes are tired, let it close and we do not want to fight it and caused unnecessary strain to the body.  Let it slide into deep meditation.

If we let all our emotions, re-actions , our body , our mind and our thoughts rest and find its own most relaxing level, it will benefit the whole system tremendously as the body and mind will take this moment of relazation to repair the damages to our body and amend the wounds in our mind and hurts to our feelings and emotions. The whole body and mind will sync as one and unite to balance the body and the mind.

It is an extremely rare moment in our life when all these factors can harmonized and sync. All these elements are vital for our well being and happiness and very often there are lacking of these elements in one way or another and if a perfect timing occurs, it is a marvellous day and happening to us.

I hope these feelings and insight is not too confusing to you . It is simple, just let your body's element and including the mind come together and balance its strength and weakness and obtained ultimate restfulness and happiness.

Namaste.