世界上有一種人

Donation for Nargis Victims , Taiwan ,18 May 2008

China Sichuan Earthquake * 因为爱

BECAUSE OF LOVE

After Nargis in Laputta

Full Moon Night, memory of Sai Htee Saing

CHILDHOOD

Myanmar song, "Childhood" by Sai Htee Saing.
May he rest in peace always.

How Cyclone Nargis formed

PAYA

 

Cyclone aftermath in Myanmar - 05 May 2008

Enjoy the amazing Beijing Olympics Gardening.

2008 TAIPEI THINGYAN

Dhammakaya , Thailand

Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups Of Coffee

Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups Of Coffee

When things in your life seem almost too much to
handle, when 24 Hours in a day is not enough,
remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had
some items in front of him.

When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a
very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded
to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full.

They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and
poured them into the jar.
He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the
open areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full..

They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured
it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up
everything else.

He ask ed once more if the jar was full.

The students responded with an unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from
under the table and poured the entire contents into
the jar, effectively filling the empty space between
the sand.

The students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor, as the laughter subsided,
'I want you to recognize that this jar represents
your life.
The golf balls are the important things - God,
family, children, health, friends, and Favorite
passions--things that if everything else was lost and
only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like
your job, house, and car.

The sand is everything else -- the small stuff.

'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he
continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the
golf balls.

The same goes for life. If you spend all your time
and energy on the small stuff, you will never have
room for the things that are important to you.

So... Pay attention to the things that are critical to
your happiness. Play With your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.
Play another 18.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix
the disposal.
'Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that
really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what
the coffee represented.

The professor smiled. 'I'm glad you asked'.
It just goes to show you that no matter how full your
life may seem, there's always room for a couple of
cups of coffee with a friend.'

Buddhist Morality

The Pancha Shila, or five moral precepts:
1. Avoid killing, or harming any living thing.

2. Avoid stealing -- taking what is not yours to take.

3. Avoid sexual irresponsibility, which for monks and nuns means celibacy.

4. Avoid lying, or any hurtful speech.

5. Avoid alcohol and drugs which diminish clarity of consciousness.

The Brahma Vihara are the four "sublime states" to which we all should aspire. They are the great signs of the Bodhisattva, who vows to remain in samsara -- this world of pain and sorrow -- until all creation can be brought into the state of Nirvana together.

1. Maitri is caring, loving kindness displayed to all you meet.

2. Karuna is compassion or mercy, the kindness shown to those who suffer.

3. Mudita is sympathetic joy, being happy for others, without a trace of envy.

4. Upeksa is equanimity or peacefulness, the ability to accept the ups and downs of life with equal dispassion.

THE STORY OF THE EAGLE

For more information , please visit :

http://www.mingalaronline.net/story/singapore/eagle.htm

After Ice rain in South China

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.
Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke
victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to
recognize the symptoms of a stroke . Now doctors say a bystander can
recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
1. Ask the individual to SMILE.
2. Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE.
3. Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks,
immediately send to hospital and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

忽略等於遺忘

人的一生中有種種的遭遇，

相扶持的人也不斷的在過程中出現，

點滴的愛、滿心的足，暫時可失落，但是不可遺忘......

即將出嫁的女兒開始搬家，先提走了三箱衣服，再拿出一盒化妝品和兩個枕頭、四個
玩具。

最後，搬走了自己房間的小電視。

一直為女兒拉著門的母親，看見小電視，突然掩面而泣。

女兒呆住了，匆匆把電視放下，過去安慰母親：「媽！妳怎麼了？」

「我看到電視，忍不住了！」

「電視？」女兒不解地說：「那是我自己花錢買的啊！」

「我知道，我只是哭電視，不是哭妳拿走電視。」

母親又抽搐了一陣，平靜了，緩緩地說：
「當年，妳小的時候，我們家很窮，沒有電視。
一家人總坐在客廳聊天。

然後，買了電視，一家人還是聚在客廳，
雖然眼睛都盯著電視，在廣告時還能聊幾句。

後來，你們都逐漸長大了，買了自己的小電視，吃完飯就躲進房間，看自己喜歡的節
目，不過..我總還能從門縫裡看見你們。」

沉默了一下，母親搖著頭、咬著唇：
「而今，妳老爸迷上卡拉OK，經常夜不回家，在外面盯著電視唱。

至於妳搬家，媽為妳織的毛衣，全留在櫃子裡：
媽送妳的，親手畫的畫，也留在牆上，卻沒忘記拿走這小電視........」

女兒愣住了，想到過去二十年的種種，突然緊緊抱住母親，相擁而泣。

親情不容易被遺忘，只是容易被忽略~忽略等於遺忘！

親情不容易被遺忘，只是容易被忽略~忽略等於遺忘！

友情也是一樣容易被忽略
永遠不忘記朋友對我的好

快樂人生

二十一世紀新價值 慈悲的領導

全球化讓二十一世紀領袖清楚，毀滅式的、攻擊式的、英雄式的領導已過時。取而代之的是溫暖的、社群共同體的、勇敢承擔的風格。

達賴喇嘛

READ IT AND FEEL IT

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Snow Festival

The temperature in Harbin reaches forty below zero, both Fahrenheit and centigrade, and stays below freezing nearly half the year. The city is actually further north than notoriously cold Vladivostok , Russia , just 300 miles away. So what does one do here every winter? Hold an outdoor festival, of course! Rather than suffer the cold, the residents of Harbin celebrate it, with an annual festival of snow and ice sculptures and competitions.
The ice festival, a few miles away from the snow festival, is anything but dull and colorless. Crowds flocking to the entrance are greeted by dance music booming in the distance, as if at an outdoor pop concert. And bright neon colors shine everywhere, buried within huge blocks of ice forming structures as high as thirty meters, such as this huge structure beyond the entryway. You can just make out people standing atop its blue and red stairway.


The Great Wall doubles as a long ice slide; just sit and go. You can pick up some serious speed and wipe out spectacularly at the bottom if you're wearing a slick coat, but you won't go anywhere if you're wearing corduroy pants.

A view from atop that structure, looking back on a Russian-styled building and a mock Great Wall, both constructed out of ice. Making it to the top of this structure is an accomplishment in itself - imagine walking up a stairway of solid ice for two floors with no handrails. The yellow block wall on the right and the balconywork on the lower left are all ice, with no internal support structure - just lights.

An overview of the ice festival from atop the Great Wall of ice. It's like a Disney theme park, with multiple attractions and food hawkers and kids running around and people lined up for bathrooms. The only differences are that the temperature is about a hundred degrees colder than the typical Disney park, and all the structures are made out of ice rather than plastic - and slipping and falling here doesn't result in tremendous lawsuits.

Happy Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year!


GONG XI FAT CHAI !
Here's a new year greeting for you and your family .
Wishing you a happy & Blessed and prosperous Chinese New Year!
Good health, Deepest Joys, Peace and Happiness from GOD in the year of the Rat!