Buddha explained that the five consciousnesses:seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting,and sensing are the doors for outside 'thieves' to come in. Then our sixth consciousness: thinking will be disturbed by those 'thieves'- negative and unhappy experiences and engaging in unwholesome activities.
To develop awareness or mindfulness in meditation is to help us to guide ourselves or to prevent all these negative elements from coming in to bombast our sixth consciousness, our mind. When the mind is influenced by these negative elements, we may fall into this distorted trap to perform unwholesome matter which not only hurt others, eventually it hurts ourselves. We will make mistakes after mistakes until our life has lost its meaning to live on. All these wrong doings will recorded in our eighth consciousness and stored as negatives karmic seeds and we will eat the bitter fruit in near future or the next coming life.
To develop awareness or mindfulness in meditation is to help us to guide ourselves or to prevent all these negative elements from coming in to bombast our sixth consciousness, our mind. When the mind is influenced by these negative elements, we may fall into this distorted trap to perform unwholesome matter which not only hurt others, eventually it hurts ourselves. We will make mistakes after mistakes until our life has lost its meaning to live on. All these wrong doings will recorded in our eighth consciousness and stored as negatives karmic seeds and we will eat the bitter fruit in near future or the next coming life.
Some students lost their cool and peaceful mind after this festive season. My Master said," 'Eating, drinking, playing and joying' will make our mind excited and loosing control. Eating and drinking too much may upset your stomach. Playing and enjoying will bring upset and dullness eventually. You loose your sense of judgement. Some will find it boring to go back to work or study the next day. Your routine has been disturbed. The mind and heart are disturbed by too much activities and are not prepared to go back to do the usual chores." So I told my students to sit quietly and rearrange the mind and heart. Do a bit of meditation and prayer to visit your own divinity and find the peace and balance.
I have met many friends in life. One of my friends is very wealthy and successful. His children had attended the best universitives. One day waiting for an heart operation, before he entered the operation room, he heard his children quarrelling over how to share all his wealth. He walked quietly out and stood infront of all his children. He had about nine children, well educated and having good careers. He told them that his elder one would have double portions of his wealth and the rest would have one share. Then he sent them off sadly.
What had this man achieved in life- " Nothing"
This is usual pain in life and it is the sorrow of life. How much one struggle and suffer for things, one cannot get anything.
This why the Buddha showed that life is suffering.
What had this man achieved in life- " Nothing"
This is usual pain in life and it is the sorrow of life. How much one struggle and suffer for things, one cannot get anything.
This why the Buddha showed that life is suffering.
~ The compass of Zen
How do a man and woman become husband and wife? Among so many millions of people, some become husband and wife through matchmakers, while others just happen to meet, fall in love, and get married. Regardless of the conditions of their relationship, their meeting occurs as a result of cause and effect. Already, at that time and in that place, this man and woman were supposed to meet. They made some cause together through actions in a previous life, and when certain conditions come together, this cause produces the effect of their meeting today. It is simple! In this world nothing happens by chance. Everything is already decided because of actions we have done together-action with that person. Now think of how many more lifetimes of action together cause you to fall in love with someone or marry!
How do a man and woman become husband and wife? Among so many millions of people, some become husband and wife through matchmakers, while others just happen to meet, fall in love, and get married. Regardless of the conditions of their relationship, their meeting occurs as a result of cause and effect. Already, at that time and in that place, this man and woman were supposed to meet. They made some cause together through actions in a previous life, and when certain conditions come together, this cause produces the effect of their meeting today. It is simple! In this world nothing happens by chance. Everything is already decided because of actions we have done together-action with that person. Now think of how many more lifetimes of action together cause you to fall in love with someone or marry!
Most of principles of Tai Chi comes from Tao Te Ching. It teaches us to be more aware of Nature; the changes of the seasons, the smooth flowing of a river, the majestic standing balance of the mountain, the softness of the petals, the deep stillness of the air, the gracefulness of the changing clouds, the warmth of the sun and the rhythmic and gentle movement young grass as the soft wind blowing. Many people asked me what is Tai chi and why I learn Tai chi through out my life. The above understanding of Tai chi makes my life so fulfilled.
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