I have read a very wise phrase and it kept popping up in my mind. The Guru says : It is not the amount action you took but it is the deep feelings and experiences which will make your life fulfilling and complete. Think about it , it is so true. We maybe traveling all over the world and keeping ourselves occupied with activities superficially and drain ourselves tired , it will not help to make us happy. All these are physical experiences and only appear happy externally.
Such activities is no meaning if it does not touches ourselves deeply. One good experience could achieve more than thousands or hundreds of activities we have gone through. So, we have focus and see what we want ie physical or mental happiness.
A few days ago, my niece were chatting on the I-phone . Some wants to go to Australia, one wants NZ and another wants Beijing . So many diverse places of travel. One of them wants greeneries , one wants to see historical buildings like in Beijing. Each disagreeing with others on the places of visit. All of them have different desires and heart strings and how do we meet their expectations. Can one place settles for all request ? There is no way to meet all their request as each person have their own desires and needs.
Some people just cannot stop moving and they want to be on the move always to experience many things and events . The more activities the better and it should be fulfilling. Some really wants to quiet down to search for a deeper inner feeling. The need to find own self and the focus. One simple thing ... slow down , layback and feel ... feel for yourselves which no amount of activities can replace such feelings. The immense freedom of the mind , the ultimate.
It is not how much we have done but how well we have done it is a few ways that matters.
Namaste.
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
A trip to Saigon
Last few days, I was in Saigon for a family holidays , we stayed at the Saigon Prince Hotel which was right in the middle of the town. Most of the places we visited is within the walking distance but the long hours of walking could be exhausting.
We visited the Post office, the War museum , the Nordam cathedral , the Saigon square , the Ben Ha market , Takashima and a lot of the local eateries around the town area. The Saigon square too one whole afternoon, where my wife have the time of her life shopping all the things she has been looking for. The foods were good including the coffee and desserts.
Vietnam or Saigon have the influence of the French and the Americans just like Danang in my previous trip to Vietnam. The difference between Danang and Saigon is that the former is a war torn county but Saigon is a very well developed city . The life in Danang is difficult while Saigon , the people are happier and they sit around in the park and enjoy their evening or squad at the eateries enjoying the street food.
The next thing you see in Saigon city are the abundant of coffee and tea house. The people like to drink coffee and tea and not just gather around the place for networking or socializing. The youngers and the tourist really enjoy a good time in the city.
The eateries served a variety of food ie French food, the local Vietnamese food and good steak house . The tourist is free to wonder around the town and on a festive mood. But one thing is very wrong is the traffic on the roads . It is a bike country where the locals travel around on the different type of motorbikes and behaving like cowboys or cow girls on the street. They can zip-zap around the streets and the air there is dirty where the locals wear different designed mask which is a fashionable item for the tourist. Wonderful design the prints .
The Saigon square, the Saigon Centre and various night markets are plentiful selling T-shirts, textile accessories, bags , watches , factory outlet products which could be dirt cheap. But, you have to remember " good things never cheap, cheap things never good ". So dun expect any extra-ordinary happenings. Nothing good come out of the cheap things unless you are willing to pay. The price of good things has also a very good discount. So don't expect , the unexpected ..
For me , I bought a bad watch which broke down on my way home. Nice looking but poor quality inside... So please take care and be careful.
Namaste.
We visited the Post office, the War museum , the Nordam cathedral , the Saigon square , the Ben Ha market , Takashima and a lot of the local eateries around the town area. The Saigon square too one whole afternoon, where my wife have the time of her life shopping all the things she has been looking for. The foods were good including the coffee and desserts.
Vietnam or Saigon have the influence of the French and the Americans just like Danang in my previous trip to Vietnam. The difference between Danang and Saigon is that the former is a war torn county but Saigon is a very well developed city . The life in Danang is difficult while Saigon , the people are happier and they sit around in the park and enjoy their evening or squad at the eateries enjoying the street food.
The next thing you see in Saigon city are the abundant of coffee and tea house. The people like to drink coffee and tea and not just gather around the place for networking or socializing. The youngers and the tourist really enjoy a good time in the city.
The eateries served a variety of food ie French food, the local Vietnamese food and good steak house . The tourist is free to wonder around the town and on a festive mood. But one thing is very wrong is the traffic on the roads . It is a bike country where the locals travel around on the different type of motorbikes and behaving like cowboys or cow girls on the street. They can zip-zap around the streets and the air there is dirty where the locals wear different designed mask which is a fashionable item for the tourist. Wonderful design the prints .
The Saigon square, the Saigon Centre and various night markets are plentiful selling T-shirts, textile accessories, bags , watches , factory outlet products which could be dirt cheap. But, you have to remember " good things never cheap, cheap things never good ". So dun expect any extra-ordinary happenings. Nothing good come out of the cheap things unless you are willing to pay. The price of good things has also a very good discount. So don't expect , the unexpected ..
For me , I bought a bad watch which broke down on my way home. Nice looking but poor quality inside... So please take care and be careful.
Namaste.
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Doing the same thing
Maybe , it is true that some people gets what they expected by doing the same thing everyday. This could be the miracle from GOD or their so called " luck". How many percent can this happen to the people. In a logical sense, if we do the same thing everyday and expecting a different result is really crazy and it is almost impossible to get a different result. Yet, there are many people carrying this hope and wish. They pray to so many GODs or Deities for the windfall . They pray everyday but without doing anything and remain hopeful.
This is one of the live that people is living and hoping. Can we live in this way for the rest of our life hoping for a windfall. Many people will die without knowing the outcome but believe it will happen to them.
This simple thinking is the creation of the society . Yes, there are many ways to a destination and if we go in different ways, the experience will be different. The condition of the road will be different , the scenery will be different and the people we meet will be different and the outcome could be different but the end will be death , that is the final destination. Some road is longer , some is shorter and some less traffic and the road condition could be better. It is a different type of life in each road.
To be different , we have to choose a different road and if we travel in the same road and expecting a different experience , it would be minimal impact . IT will be only sunshine or raining for the day but the experience remained the same.
Namaste.
This is one of the live that people is living and hoping. Can we live in this way for the rest of our life hoping for a windfall. Many people will die without knowing the outcome but believe it will happen to them.
This simple thinking is the creation of the society . Yes, there are many ways to a destination and if we go in different ways, the experience will be different. The condition of the road will be different , the scenery will be different and the people we meet will be different and the outcome could be different but the end will be death , that is the final destination. Some road is longer , some is shorter and some less traffic and the road condition could be better. It is a different type of life in each road.
To be different , we have to choose a different road and if we travel in the same road and expecting a different experience , it would be minimal impact . IT will be only sunshine or raining for the day but the experience remained the same.
Namaste.
Silly people
In this world, there are a lot of silly people who do not know their direction in life and even to doing stupid decisions on the daily routine matters. These people are confused and get emotionally upset which complicate their simple thinking without considering any consequences.
It is very simple to life our lives . Just remember who we are working for or working with and keep a good relationship with them. Today , my wife asked me why I am expecting something back every time I do something. I told her this is basic human relationship. Of course, there are disappointments if we have this objective in mind . The best is doing something without expecting any returns. This is very true but what is wrong with expecting something or some appreciation in return. But , we should not stick to the expected outcome that is all.
If we treat our children well, we expect them to be appreciative and close to us. Is this something wrong ? If the child decide not to be appreciative , it is still okay but maybe we have not done enough for them . Maybe, we have not taken care of them as they have expected. Basically, when we are good to the people around us, they should be good for us. Of course, there are unexpected bad results and we refrain from these people who are not appreciative. Period.
If we are good to our staff, we hope that they will be good and remain loyal to us. If they are not responding , it is okay as we have done what we can do for them. Maybe, their expectation is too much from us. One of my friend told we maintain a distance from people , so that we are not hurt in the process if they become angry , upset and cause us anxiety.
But , we can identify an unappreciative character or silly people who have the wrong expectation from us and in this way, it will not give us the heartaches and the headaches. So stay away from silly people . Period in order to live happily.
Namaste.
It is very simple to life our lives . Just remember who we are working for or working with and keep a good relationship with them. Today , my wife asked me why I am expecting something back every time I do something. I told her this is basic human relationship. Of course, there are disappointments if we have this objective in mind . The best is doing something without expecting any returns. This is very true but what is wrong with expecting something or some appreciation in return. But , we should not stick to the expected outcome that is all.
If we treat our children well, we expect them to be appreciative and close to us. Is this something wrong ? If the child decide not to be appreciative , it is still okay but maybe we have not done enough for them . Maybe, we have not taken care of them as they have expected. Basically, when we are good to the people around us, they should be good for us. Of course, there are unexpected bad results and we refrain from these people who are not appreciative. Period.
If we are good to our staff, we hope that they will be good and remain loyal to us. If they are not responding , it is okay as we have done what we can do for them. Maybe, their expectation is too much from us. One of my friend told we maintain a distance from people , so that we are not hurt in the process if they become angry , upset and cause us anxiety.
But , we can identify an unappreciative character or silly people who have the wrong expectation from us and in this way, it will not give us the heartaches and the headaches. So stay away from silly people . Period in order to live happily.
Namaste.
Thursday, June 8, 2017
TIredness
I know the meaning of Buddha's cycle of life .. birth , age , sickness and death. Through age, sickness will come and we cannot forever maintain our youth . The body's immune system, the nature aging process will reduce resistance and increase strength of the body and finally, we get sick and die. There is no way to stop the aging process but we can only delay it by using supplements or herbs or chemical interference. We will definitely need to die as the body ages and wear down.
Until a ripe old age, it is better to die , if not , we will suffer from sickness and pain.. Gradually, we cannot eat , we cannot walk or hear, It will be a torture if all our abilities start to be disabled. Even, when we pee , the urine will flow on to our pants or spray uncontrollably everywhere and mess up the place we live. It will be a scary situation when you reach this stage of inability. It is better to gradually die unless you want to be bed ridden and suffer more.
Nature have away to terminate our life and it is often fated. When the fateful time comes, we have to go ,then we have to go. There is no way to extend a moment or given a second chance. It is time to die , we die. Period.
People go to religious places to pray for long life or healthy life . Unless, we are healthy and alert, we should let it go and let fate take its flow. Praying is only to give us hope and to make us more comfortable. People said that through religious their lives is better . It is a yes and no... Yes, it gives the hope to live longer and no , our time or day is numbered.
My Sister in law who has an experience with Cancer told me that her days are numbered . I laughed and tell her that all our days are numbered . It is only that we do not know when. How can we live forever ? Nonsense. It is just that we do not normally think about it until it becomes real or near. Nobody lives forever and even , if we can live forever, it will be an endless days of boredom. Yes, life is fair and simple , once we live , we have to die.
Namaste.
Until a ripe old age, it is better to die , if not , we will suffer from sickness and pain.. Gradually, we cannot eat , we cannot walk or hear, It will be a torture if all our abilities start to be disabled. Even, when we pee , the urine will flow on to our pants or spray uncontrollably everywhere and mess up the place we live. It will be a scary situation when you reach this stage of inability. It is better to gradually die unless you want to be bed ridden and suffer more.
Nature have away to terminate our life and it is often fated. When the fateful time comes, we have to go ,then we have to go. There is no way to extend a moment or given a second chance. It is time to die , we die. Period.
People go to religious places to pray for long life or healthy life . Unless, we are healthy and alert, we should let it go and let fate take its flow. Praying is only to give us hope and to make us more comfortable. People said that through religious their lives is better . It is a yes and no... Yes, it gives the hope to live longer and no , our time or day is numbered.
My Sister in law who has an experience with Cancer told me that her days are numbered . I laughed and tell her that all our days are numbered . It is only that we do not know when. How can we live forever ? Nonsense. It is just that we do not normally think about it until it becomes real or near. Nobody lives forever and even , if we can live forever, it will be an endless days of boredom. Yes, life is fair and simple , once we live , we have to die.
Namaste.
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