Sunday, February 27, 2011

Glee Flash Mob in Rome



Flash mob dancing in a mall in Rome.

Great energy!!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Eating Salt



A long time ago, a fool was invited to a neighbor’s house to share a meal. Once the food was served, the fool was displeased because he found the food tasteless. His neighbor noticed this and immediately sought to remedy the situation by offering the fool some salt.

After the fool sprinkled a bit of salt onto his food and took a bite, he said to himself, ‘The salt has really made the food quite tasty. If such a small amount of salt has had such an effect, just imagine what a lot of salt will do!’ To his neighbor’s astonishment, he pushed his meal to the side and began to eat the salt all by itself. Of course, it wasn’t long before the foolish man had burned his mouth, and instead of being delighted he groaned in pain.

A person who misconstrues the Way of Understanding is just like this fool. He hears that by eating and drinking less, the Way may be gained, and so he fasts for seven or even fifteen days. He ends up starving himself in vain and realizes nothing of the Way. Consider this carefully and you’ll find it is so.

"If eating or fasting leads to enlightenment,
the greediest and the hungriest would long be enlightened."

- Extracted from TheDailyEnlightenment.com

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Mercedes Benz Commercial



This is a very good commercial from Mercedes Benz.

It captures it tradition, its history and its status.

It is also fun and funny too, with the appearance of P Diddy looking for his car...

Something In Your Eyes



Yes, you can always tell the way she loves you by the look in her eyes.

They say that the eyes is the window of the soul.

Therefore, when you look into your loved one's eyes, you are seeing the wonderful love light shining out from the soul.

This song is beautifully sung by Dusty Springfield.

Life Is Impermanent



Life is...
Like a flickering flame :
A phenomenon that cannot last long.
Like an illusion :
Appearing real but not there -
Being empty.

Phenomena are like dewdrops
Or water bubbles that can perish any time.
Being transitory in nature,
Like a dream, they appear real
From their own side
Yet they are empty
From their own side.

Like a dream -
Exactly like that.
Total hallucination
Like lightning,
Transitory in nature.
Where there is lightning
A flash of light appears
and then it is gone.

Same :
When death comes,
All appearance of this life go,
Like friends who were here
Then pass away and are gone.

Buddha said :
If we cling, if we grasp
There is suffering.
Things cannot last;
They are impermanent by nature.

Holding the view of permanence
Only leads to suffering.
It creates the cause
To reincarnate in Samsara
Again.

Attachment ties us to
Samsara...
Again.

- Lama Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche

Thursday, February 3, 2011

I Wish...



Beautiful Chinese New Year ad from Petronas.

All of us will get old one day, that is an inevitable fact of life.

So, treasure the time that you have with your old parents. Let them live out their last days happily surrounded by the people they love.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Happy Chinese New Year



Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year!!

I would like to wish everyone a year filled with an abundance of happiness, prosperity and opportunities. May you be blessed with good health, wealth and peace.

This new year is the Year of the Metal Rabbit. After a horrendous Year of the Tiger, may this year be like the Rabbit - gentle, peaceful and happy.

Gong Xi Fatt Chye!!

Cyclone Yasi



After the great flood that hit much of Queensland during the Christmas/New Year period, we now have Cyclone Yasi bearing down on the northern part of the state.

Cyclone Yasi is a Category 5 Hurricane, much like Hurricane Katrina. It will come ashore at around 10 pm tonight, the eve of Chinese New Year.

Please spare a prayer tonight for all the people living in Northern Queensland. May they all be safe and well in the midst of all the destruction.

Om Mani Padme Hum!!



Update

It is the morning after. Cyclone Yasi has ripped through the cities of Northern Queensland.

Small coastal communities have borne the brunt of Cyclone Yasi's fury. There has been terrible damages, with one of every two homes and businesses flattened by the cyclone.

Cardwell, as well as Tully, Mission Beach, Silkwood were the worst-hit regions, while more than 177,000 Queenslanders are without power.

Fortunately, there has been no reports of serious casualties or deaths so far.

But the damages has been catastrophic with whole towns wiped out and downed power lines and debris blocking access to many of these towns.

Early today the cyclone has again been downgraded, to a category two.

With the passing of the cyclone, the rebuilding can now start.

Please continue to send your prayers to the people affected by the destruction of Cyclone Yasi.