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The best religion – A dialog between Dalai Lama and Leonardo Boff
This is a transcription of the following article from the blog Just for Sharing Ideas. I found enlightenment in the message in this article. The Brazilian theologist Leonardo Boff wrote: In a round table discussion about religion and freedom in which Dalai Lama and myself were participating at recess, I maliciously and also with interest, …
Three States in Life
Life has three states; you can be a pessimist, an optimist, or a philosopher. The pessimist sees the world from the foot of a mountain and sees the path as dark. The optimist sees the world from the mountainside and sees the flowers first. The philosopher sees the world from the top of the mountain …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 59
治人事天莫若嗇。 夫唯嗇，是謂早服；早服謂之重積德；重積德則無不克；無不克則莫知其極；莫知其極，可以有國；有國之母，可以長久；是謂深根固柢，長生久視之道。 In caring for others and serving heaven, There is nothing like using restraint (harvesting). Restraint (Harvesting) begins by giving up one’s ideas. This depends on Virtue gathered in the past. If there is a good store of Virtue, then nothing is impossible. If nothing is impossible, then there are no limits. If a …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 75
Lao Tzu concludes that those who are in power put the people’s interests before their own are far superior to those who do not.
老子的結論是，那些掌權的人把自己的利益放在自己的利益之上，遠遠優於那些沒有的人。
Search Within
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. Many years ago, I went to Northern California to visit my friend Betty, who took me to see an art show near her home. We viewed several exhibits by different artists, and nothing attracted our eyes, …
Conditioning for Miracles – Acting with Miracles(2)
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. My friends think I’m crazy for being involved with dancing, marketing, writing and acting – especially acting. Why would a person who majored in science decide to pursue acting? Sometimes I ask myself this question, too. Here’s …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 20
絕學無憂，唯之與阿，相去幾何？ 善之與惡，相去若何？ 人之所畏，不可不畏。 荒兮其未央哉！ 衆人熙熙，如享太牢，如春登臺。 我獨怕兮其未兆；如嬰兒之未孩；儽儽兮若無所歸。 衆人皆有餘，而我獨若遺。 我愚人之心也哉！ 沌沌兮，俗人昭昭，我獨若昏。俗人察察，我獨悶悶。 澹兮其若海，飂兮若無止，衆人皆有以，而我獨頑似鄙。 我獨異於人，而貴食母。 Give up learning, and put an end to your troubles. Is there a difference between yes and no? Is there a difference between good and evil? Must I fear what others fear? What nonsense! Other people are contented, enjoying the sacrificial feast of the …
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu – Chapter 31
夫佳兵者，不祥之器，物或惡之，故有道者不處。 君子居則貴左，用兵則貴右。 兵者不祥之器，非君子之器，不得已而用之，恬淡為上。 勝而不美，而美之者，是樂殺人。夫樂殺人者，則不可以得志於天下矣。 吉事尚左，凶事尚右。 偏將軍居左，上將軍居右，言以喪禮處之。 殺人之衆，以哀悲泣之，戰勝以喪禮處之。 Of all things, soldiers are instruments of evil, hated by men. Therefore the religious man (possessed of Tao) avoids them. The gentleman favors the left in civilian life, But on military occasions favors the right. Soldiers are weapons of evil. They are not the weapons of gentlemen. When …
Wisdom of Orchids(Part 1)
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. (Click on the image for enlarged view.) Did you know that orchids are found on every continent except Antartica? Did you know that some of the largest orchid plants can weigh two tons? (Grammatophyllum speciosum -also called …
Tattoo-for Remembering the Love of Mom
If you would like to have background music while you are reading, please click on the arrow below. The day before we left Bejing, my son asked me to stop sightseeing, because he hoped to give support to his friend, Karen who wanted to have a tattoo done. Knowing how I felt about tattoo, my …
