【慈悲喜捨:原來你也可以】YOU CAN DO IT TOO
(English writing below)
7月22日那天,放了一段師尊的開示視頻,關於窮人如何修資糧道,以及資糧道對我們生活的重要性。
一位師姐就與我分享她在希臘的善舉,並留言:
「看到師姐的發文..忍不住也發了ㄧ則...我也相信要多行善..我相信多或少不是重點。而是心意和盡力..後來我明白的是付出後會得到更多不一樣東西..」
我的回覆:
心靈的拓展應該是行善後最大的快樂。我想,很多人沒想到的,就是行善的感染力和主動性。
就如師尊這開示感染了我,讓我想和大家分享。你看到了這發文,你也與大家分享你的善行。
本來一件很小的善,但因為我們主動去告訴別人,灑了很多善種子。這個小善的感染力就因此擴大了。讀者讀了,真的去行善,小善也就變成大善了。
沒有人向我們求助,我們也會主動去帶快樂給人事物,甚至天天做,如飲食前的超度、師尊說的多對人友善等。這主動,也吻合了你說的心意和盡力。
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簡單的說:
我們的出生好不好
吃多好、用多少
學歷多高
我們的外貌、身材、健康
家山、家庭
我們貴人小人的多寡
智慧、財富、事業、人緣、本領
嫁的好不好、娶的好不好
生的孩子會否孝順、讀書、健康、快樂
我們有沒有福份遇到明師,從輪迴中解脫
聽不聽得懂佛法......
這些都是資糧道的範圍
如果你這一世很辛苦,處處都「遇難」,如「落難女子」逢不到英雄來救你,代表你前幾世沒有聚集好資糧。
從你的八字看,就能知曉這一切前世今生的因果。
我們主動,是很大的心意佈施。
社交媒體是我們很好修資糧道,結眾生緣的平台。
有的人用臉書來傳播欲望 - 哪裡吃、哪裡玩、買什麼東西、戀人放閃、親子關係多好等等。
不是不可以,但如果只貼這些,就未免浪費了修福的機緣。
多放些善的貼文,而非一些渲染貪嗔癡的內容,你會發現原來你也有這個能力帶給人們快樂、方便,拔起人家一絲絲的煩惱與苦。你心中得到的清安,是你最大的收穫,只是你從來沒有給自己機會去練習而已。
天生我才必有用,現在開始修資糧道,永遠都來得及。
四無量心偈:
願一切眾生具足樂及樂因,是慈無量。
願一切眾生脫離苦及苦因,是悲無量。
願一切眾生永住無苦安樂,是喜無量。
願一切眾生棄愛憎住平等,是捨無量。
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On 22nd of July, I posted a video of my Grandmaster’s Dharma discourse. He imparted on how the poor should accumulate resources, and the importance of resource accumulation to our daily living.
A Dharma Sister saw it, shared with me her kind deed in Greece and commented:
“After reading your post, I can’t help but post something too..I also believe in doing more good deeds..I believe it isn’t the quantity that matters, but the intent and doing your best that do. Later on, I learnt that after contributing, we will gain more things..”
My reply:
The expansion of the soul must be the biggest joy after performing a virtuous deed. I think what many people do not realise is the influencing power and initiative behind a good deed.
For example, this Dharma discourse from Grandmaster inspired me to share it with everyone. You shared your act of kindness with your readers, after seeing my post.
What was merely an insignificant deed of virtue became multiple seeds of kindness sowed only because we made the effort to share it with others. This seemingly small act of kindness grows in influence. When the readers implement what they read and go on to perform good deeds, this small virtuous act transforms into a huge one.
When no one asks for our help, we take the initiative to bring happiness to others. We do it everyday, like the prayers of deliverance before our every meal, and act upon what Grandmaster said: be friendly to others. This act of initiative matches the intent and best effort you mentioned.
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To put it simply:
The grade of family background that you are born into
How good the food you get to eat
How much you get to use daily
How great is your education
Our physical appearance, figure, health
Our family wealth
The family members we have
How many/little benefactors or difficult people we meet
Our wisdom, wealth, career, interpersonal relations, talents
Whether we marry a good spouse
Whether our children are filial, healthy, happy and can study
Whether we have the good fortune to meet a wise accomplished Teacher to guide us out of Samsara
Whether we can understand the Dharma...
All these and more fall under the scope of Resource Accumulation.
So if you meet with lot of difficulties in this life, aka the perpetual "damsel in distress" with no hero in sight to come rescue you, this means that you fail to accumulate sufficient resources for yourself in your previous lifetimes.
The signs will show up in your Bazi, giving a clear picture of your past and current lives.
Taking the initiative to do good is a very great giving example of putting in our best effort.
Social media is a wonderful platform for us to cultivate resource accumulation and mass positive affinities with the sentient beings.
Some people use Facebook to propagate desires, e.g. where to eat, where to have fun, what they bought, the romance between couples, the kinship between parents and children etc.
I'm not saying you cannot do that, but it would be a pity if you ONLY post that, for you are wasting the opportune affinity to cultivate more good fortune.
When you put up more posts of kindness, and doing away with posts that incite greed, hatred and ignorance, you will realise that you too have the ability to bring joy and convenience to people. You can also help others to eradicate some of their troubles and sufferings, no matter how slight.
The bliss of serenity you experience in your heart is the greatest reward you can present to yourself. It's just that you have never given yourself the opportunity to train this ability.
We are all born talented in something. It is never too late for you to start cultivating your resource accumulation and live a happier life.
The Four Immeasurables:
May all beings have happiness and the cause of happiness
May all beings be free of suffering and the cause of suffering.
May all beings never be disassociated from the supreme happiness which is without suffering.
May they remain in the boundless equanimity, free from both attachment to close ones and rejection of others.
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【時事英文】
THE 10 MOST INSPIRING QUOTES FROM MICHELLE OBAMA'S FINAL SPEECH AS FIRST LADY
蜜雪兒歐巴馬在第一夫人任內最後一次演說
This morning, Michelle Obama delivered her final public speech as First Lady of the United States.
今天早上,蜜雪兒‧歐巴馬以美國第一夫人的身分,發表了她最後的一次公開演說。
Obama spoke at the 2017 School Counselor of the Year Event—which she organized in 2015 as a part of her Reach Higher initiative—in the East Room of the White House, addressing guests, panelists and those honored by the American School Counselor Association.
蜜雪兒是在參加2017年度最佳學校輔導人員的活動中發表談話,而這個活動起自於她從2015年開始主辦的高飛計畫。她在白宮的東側房間,對來訪的賓客、活動成員,以及榮獲美國校園輔導員協會的得獎者們舉行演說。
FLOTUS' remarks stood as an emotional early goodbye, which doubled as a jarring reminder that Obama's eight-year administration really is coming to an end soon. After thanking school counselors from across the country for inspiring students to pursue the best education possible, she left off with a message to young people, urging them to continue to hope. The First Lady was speaking through tears by the end of the address.
這位美國第一夫人在演說中,給了大家感人的預先道別,這也同時清楚代表著歐巴馬總統的八年任期已經真正地就要結束。在她對來自全美的學校輔導人員致詞,感謝他們激勵學生們盡可能追尋最好的教育時,她也對年輕人們留下了一則訊息,督促他們要繼續抱持著希望。在演說的最後,第一夫人也眼泛著淚光。
The whole speech was memorable and moving, but below are the 10 best moments:
整段演說讓人難忘且感動人心,但以下是我們節選出來的十個最佳片段。
1.
"For all the young people in this room and those who are watching, know that this country belongs to you—to all of you, from every background and walk of life. If you or your parents are immigrants, know that you are part of a proud American tradition—the infusion of new cultures, talents and ideas, generation after generation, that has made us the greatest country on earth."
我要告訴所有在現場及在電視機前面觀看這次演講的年輕朋友們,這個國家是屬於包含了不同背景來歷與各行各業的你們。如果你或你的父母是移民,請記住你們也是令人驕傲的美國傳統一部分,你們注入了新的文化,天分,與創意,而這會世世代代的傳承下去,這也就是讓美國成為世界上最強大國家的原因。
2.
"If your family doesn't have much money, I want you to remember that in this country, plenty of folks, including me and my husband. We started out with very little. But with a lot of hard work and a good education, anything is possible—even becoming President. That's what the American Dream is all about."
如果你來自貧窮的家庭,我想要你們記得,在這個國家裡面,包括我跟我先生在內的許多人,都是從一無所有開始,但是只要肯努力付出及學習,一切皆有可能,甚至是成為總統,這就是所謂美國夢的真正意涵。
3.
"If you are a person of faith, know that religious diversity is a great American tradition, too. In fact, that's why people first came to this country: to worship freely. And whether you are Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh―these religions are teaching our young people about justice, and compassion, and honesty. So I want our young people to continue to learn and practice those values with pride."
假使你擁有宗教信仰,請記得宗教多元化也是美國的一項偉大傳統。事實上,這就是為什麼世上的人們會優先選擇來到這個國家:因為他們可以自由崇拜自己的信仰。無論你是穆斯林,基督教,猶太教,印度教,還是錫克教,這些宗教都能教導我們的年輕族群何謂正義,憐憫,以及誠實。因此,我想要我們的年輕朋友們繼續帶著自尊來學習與實踐這些價值觀。
4.
"You see, our glorious diversity—our diversity of faiths, and colors and creeds―that is not a threat to who we are, it makes us who we are."
如你們所見,我們國家具備的光榮多元性,像是信仰的多元,膚色及信念的多元,並不會造成我們的威脅,而是形塑出我們的自身價值。
5.
"To the young people here, and the young people out there: do not ever let anyone ever make you feel like you don't matter, or like you don't have a place in our American story—because you do. And you have a right to be exactly who you are. But I also want to be very clear: this right isn't just handed to you. No, this right has to be earned every single day. You cannot take your freedoms for granted."
我要告訴在場及場外的年輕朋友們,絕不要讓任何人影響你,使你覺得自己沒有重要性,或是你在美國的歷史中並無一席之地,因為你們當然舉足輕重。而且你們有權利做自己。只不過,我還有想要提醒諸位的地方,那就是這項權利並不是當個伸手牌就可以輕鬆入手。你們必須每一天都努力地去爭取這些權利,請你們不要把種種的自由視作理所當然。
6.
"When you are struggling, and you start thinking about giving up, I want you to remember something that my husband and I have talked about since we first started this journey nearly a decade ago—something that has carried us through every moment in this White House and every moment of our lives—and that is the power of hope. The belief that something better is always possible if you're willing to work for it and fight for it."
當你在努力奮鬥,且開始起了打算放棄的念頭時,我想要你們回想我跟我先生在約莫十年之前開始踏上的這條總統之路,有一股力量一路走來一直支撐著我們在白宮的日子,或是我們的人生,那就是希望的力量。如果你們願意付出,願意奮戰,這股信念會帶著你們追尋更好的發展。
7.
"It is our fundamental belief in the power of hope that has allowed us to rise above the voices of doubt and division, of anger and fear that we have faced in our own lives and in the life of this country. Our hope that if we work hard enough and believe in ourselves, then we can be whatever we dream, regardless of the limitations that others may place on us."
我們對於希望的力量所抱持的堅定信念,能夠使我們在懷疑與分化的聲浪中,還有在憤怒與恐懼的斥喝下,仍舊昂然挺立,面對我們各自的生活與這個國家的共同命運。儘管他人對我們總是會予以制肘,但我們的希望是,如果我們努力工作,且對自己有足夠信心,就能成就我們的夢想。
8.
"It's the hopes of folks like my dad, who got up every day, do his job at the city water plant; the hope that one day his kids would go to college and have opportunities he never dreamed of. That's the kind of hope that every single one of us—politicians, parents, preachers, all of us—need to be providing for our young people. Because that is what moves this country forward every single day: our hope for the future and the hard work that hope inspires. So that's my final message to young people as First Lady. It is simple."
這種希望是像我父親之前在自來水公司工作時,每天所抱持的想法,他想著自己的孩子將來有一天會去唸大學,而且能擁有他從來不曾奢望的更多機會。這種希望,也是我們每一個人,不管是身為政治人物,父母,還是佈道者,都應該提供給年輕一輩的。因為就是這股希望的力量,能讓我們的國家一天天的茁壯。我們對未來的期許,還有我們因為這樣的期許而給予自己的鞭策。因此,這就是我以第一夫人的身份要傳達給各位的最後一個訊息。就這麼簡單。
9.
"I want our young people to know that they matter. That they belong. So don't be afraid. Do you hear me? Young people, don't be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered. Empower yourselves with a good education. Then get out there and use that education to build a country worthy of your boundless promise. Lead by example with hope, never fear, and know that I will be with you, rooting for you and working to support you for the rest of my life."
我想要我們的年輕人知道他們的地位對這個國家來說相當重要,同時他們的身份也隸屬於這個國家。所以請你們不要感到畏懼,而是要保持專注。保持你們的決心。抱持著希望,且要充滿著能量。用良好的教育來為自己提供更多能量,並善用教育給你們的能力來建設一個足以讓你發揮無限可能的國家。讓希望所引領的典範引導你前行,永遠不要害怕,要知道我會一直與你們同在,我會用我的餘生來支持你們,為你們加油打氣。
10.
"Being your First Lady has been the greatest honor of my life, and I hope I've made you proud."
能夠成為你們的第一夫人,一直是我這輩子最光榮的事情,而我也希望我的作為也同樣使你們引以為傲。
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【玳瑚師父公告 - 以茶會友(十)】
《學佛修行不出岔子》
10th Tea Session With Master Dai Hu: How Not To Go Wrong In Your Spiritual Cultivation
(English version below)
近日,有位同門師姐來找吾。一見面,吾嚇了一跳,因為她身上有一些「陰霾」之氣。吾心想,糟了,怎麼學佛學到這樣?以前跟吾學佛時,都是清清秀秀,亮亮麗麗的,怎麼現在變成這樣?她樣子不但變得枯瘦,臉上又有黑氣,真的不妙,不妙。
從她口中得知她胃口不好,這其實就是一種修行產生了毛病,可見很多人是不懂得學佛修行是什麼。
吾在今年的春節餐會曾說,今年丙申年的太歲星君很喜歡做善事和教育,因此我們也必須得來多做一些這樣有意義的事情,能夠利己利他,冥陽兩利。這是沒有個人利益的,而是完全利益自己的家族,身後的纏身靈、祖先靈、水子靈等的廣大利益。
真實要學佛的讀者粉絲們有福了!佛法浩瀚無垠,眾生常歎難窺堂奧,也絕非一場茶會就能說完,所以接下來,吾將陸續教導學佛修行的次第。
茶會課題:
一、學佛應該從何起?
二、怎樣唸佛持咒才有用。
三、學佛怎麼會變成學魔?
四、如何看出自己或他人已著魔?
五、怎麼樣才不會變成魔的點心?
六、如果已入魔,應該怎麼做?
七、現代人該當如何修行?
八、佛法無邊是真實否?
等等及更多的課題,吾將在這星期四的茶會一一為妳你講解。
如果妳你在學佛路上,遇到難題和困惑,歡迎妳你前來請教,讓吾為妳你解開謎團。
又或者,妳你正處在選擇信仰的交叉路口上,不知如何是好,也歡迎妳你出席這星期四的茶會,增進自己對佛教的了解。有知識的人,才能做出更好的人生決定。
茶會詳情 ~
日期:2016年3月17日,星期四
時間:晚上8點至10點半
地點:Melt - The World Cafe, Mandarin Oriental
有興趣學習者,請發短訊聯絡吾的助理: +65 90212098,以便留位。
餐飲自費,除此以外,沒有額外收費。這將是個小型的茶會,名額有限,請趁早報名。一律歡迎有福有慧有心學佛者!
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Recently, a Dharma sister of the same lineage as I came to look for me. I was shocked when I saw her. There was an aura of negative energy surrounding her. I thought to myself, "This is bad! How did she land herself in such predicament in the path of learning the Dharma?" When she used to learn the Dharma from me in the past, she was always pristine and radiant. What had happened to her? Not only has she became thin and undernourished, her face has an aura of dark energy. This is an ominous sign.
She told me that her appetite has not been well. This is one of the signs that her spiritual cultivation has gone awry, and goes to show that many people out there has insufficient knowledge on spiritual cultivation.
During the Lunar New Year Dinner Session, I spoke about the Grand Duke of Jupiter this year is an avid advocate for performing kind deeds and education. Therefore, all of us should also do more of such meaningful deeds, to benefit ourselves and others as well as sentient beings from other realms. There is no selfish personal gain involved, only bringing immense good for our family and ancestors, our karmic debtors, fetal spirits, etc.
Fans and readers who genuinely wish to learn the Dharma are in luck!
The ocean of Buddhadharma is vast and boundless. Many who tried to learn often lament that it is too profound to grasp.
It is not possible for me to explain it all in just tea session. Hence, I will be conducting a series of talks, to expound on the order and sequence of learning the Dharma and spiritual practice.
Topics of the Tea Session:
1. Where should you begin in the journey of learning Dharma?
2. How should you recite the mantras and sutras, for maximum effect?
3. How can learning the Dharma become learning the ways of Mara (demon) instead?
4. How can you tell if others or yourself has already plunged into the realm of the Mara?
5. How can you protect yourself against Mara?
6. What should you do to get yourself back onto the Right Path?
7. How to incorporate spiritual practice in your modern day living
8. Is it true that the powers of the Buddha are unlimited and boundless?
And many more. I will be explaining each topic at the Tea Session this Thursday.
If you encounter any difficulty or doubt in your journey of learning the Dharma, I welcome you to come forth and seek my advice. Let me show you the light of clarity.
Or if you are at the crossroad, unsure which religion is best for you, please also come for this Tea Session to gain more understanding into Buddhism. An informed person makes the best life decisions.
Tea Session details:
Date: 17 March 2016, Thursday
Time: 8pm-1030pm
Venue: Melt - The World Cafe, Mandarin Oriental
For those keen in learning, kindly send a text message to my assistant at +65 90212098 to reserve your seat. As it is Master Dai Hu's wish to keep the session personal, seats will be limited.
Meals and drinks will be at your own expense. There will be no other charges for this event. Master Dai Hu welcomes participants, who are eager to learn and willing to put in the effort to expand their spiritual consciousness. Do register early to avoid disappointment!
www.masterdaihu.com/10th-tea-session-with-master-dai-hu-how-not-to-go-wrong-in-your-spiritual-cultivation/