Dealing with doubt- 不忘初心
Happy New Year 2020. I saw the message 不忘初心 on a sign just when I was leaving South Putuo Temple, Xiamen,China. Literally translated into ” Not forgeting your initial mind.” Or do not forget your original intention/ goal/ motive. When I reflect on it, I discovered that many factors contributed to my 初心 to become … Read more Dealing with doubt- 不忘初心
South Putuo Temple in Xiamen
The word PuTuo is a Chinese rendition of the word Potala. (Sanskrit name of Avalokiteshvara’s pureland) This is a beautiful temple in Xiamen, CHINA. Set against the slope of a little mountain, it offers the grandeur of a Chinese Buddhist temple upon entrance. As you go towards the back of the temple, you begin to … Read more South Putuo Temple in Xiamen
Hakka ancient mud building
The Hakka is a Chinese ethnic group that was forced to flee the sufferings of war and famine in ancient China.They settled in various part of China and typically chose the deep mountainous regions of their new settlement This is to avoid contact and trouble with existing population.In the spirit of migration, this ancient group … Read more Hakka ancient mud building
Khaggavisana sutta Part 6
In the midst of companions — when staying at home, when going out wandering — you are prey to requests. Valuing the freedom, wander alone like a rhinoceros. “Khaggavisana Sutta: A Rhinoceros” (Sn 1.3), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (BCBS Edition), 30 November 2013, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.1.03.than.html . The inevitables of associating with people, is … Read more Khaggavisana sutta Part 6
Khaggavisana sutta Part 5
As a deer in the wilds, unfettered, goes for forage wherever it wants: the wise person, valuing freedom, wanders alone like a rhinoceros. “Khaggavisana Sutta: A Rhinoceros” (Sn 1.3), translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (BCBS Edition), 30 November 2013, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.1.03.than.html . Being alone does”t mean miseries and sadness. It doesn’t mean being unwanted. … Read more Khaggavisana sutta Part 5
