Tomorrow is Malaysia Day. A holiday that has never been celebrated until this year.
I do not really know what is Malaysia Day about and I am not really interested but just to show I am a bit patriotic about my country, I will copy paste the jalur gemilang song and link to a video.
Thank you!
I do not really know what is Malaysia Day about and I am not really interested but just to show I am a bit patriotic about my country, I will copy paste the jalur gemilang song and link to a video.
Original lyrics
- Merahmu bara semangat waja
- Putihmu bersih budi pekerti
- Kuning berdaulat payung negara
- Biru perpaduan kami semua
- Puncak dunia telah kautawan
- Lautan luas telah kauredah
- Membawa semangat jiwa Merdeka
- Semarak jaya kami warganya
- Empat belas melintang jalurnya
- Semua negeri dalam Malaysia
- Satu suara satu semangat
- Itu sumpah warga berdaulat
- Jalur Gemilang di bawah naunganmu
- Jalur Gemilang kami semua bersatu
- Perpaduan ketaatan
- Amalan murni rakyat Malaysia
- Jalur Gemilang megah kami terasa
- Jalur Gemilang kibarkanlah wawasan
- Merah, putih, biru, kuning
- Jalur semangat kami semua
- (2x)
- Berkibarlah!, berkibarlah!, berkibarlah!,
- Jalur Gemilang!
[edit] English translation
- Your Red represents steely will
- Your White represents clean and kind character
- Yellow of the Sovereign, the country's protector
- Blue for all of us in unity
- You have reached the heights of the world
- You have traveled the wide waters
- Bearing the spirit of Merdeka ('independence')
- We are members of its successful will
- Fourteen stripes across
- For each of the states of Malaysia
- One voice, one spirit
- So its sovereign citizens solemnly swear
- Jalur Gemilang, beneath your care
- Jalur Gemilang, we unite
- Sovereign unity
- Malaysian citizens' good charity
- Jalur Gemilang, how proud we feel
- Jalur Gemilang, proclaim our vision
- Red, white, blue, yellow
- Are the stripes of our resolve
- (2x)
- Flutter-on, flutter-on, flutter-on
- Jalur Gemilang!
- copied from wikipedia.org
Thank you!
You see the picture above. What do you think? Please share your thoughts in the comment section below.
What I think.
I would visualize the car as a person such as myself. The sheep would represent all things that would be distracting me or upsetting me etc.
Even though, the car would be stuck driving against the current of sheep. The SHEEP WILL GO BY.
Nothing is permanent. Even emotions and such. I know this is a very abstract angle to view that picture. Well, I am quite an odd person myself.
Suffering is not permanent. You just make it seem as if though it is.
Thank you.
I most likely would not be a poet of any sort but I just thought of writing this. Do not blame me for any bad poetry skills.
The Guru is so great,
Learning from one would be the greatest fate.
The Buddhas are so kind,
Creating a beautiful treasure to find.
The Dharma is so wonderful,
It is a treasure so beautiful.
The Sangha are so wise,
They will help you rise.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I bet some people out there may not think it is good. But to me it is good enough. This is actually the first original poem that I composed.
Well, at least I am not telling you the days of the week like Rebecca Black. Oh, is that outdated. Never mind.
The thing that inspired this poem was this refuge prayer:
Namo Guru Beh,
Namo Buddhaya,
Namo Dharmaya,
Namo Sanghaya.
As you might have figured it out by now that I placed the Guru, Buddha, Dharma and Sangha top to bottom respectfully.
I hope you guys like it. May everyone have a good day!
The Guru is so great,
Learning from one would be the greatest fate.
The Buddhas are so kind,
Creating a beautiful treasure to find.
The Dharma is so wonderful,
It is a treasure so beautiful.
The Sangha are so wise,
They will help you rise.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I bet some people out there may not think it is good. But to me it is good enough. This is actually the first original poem that I composed.
Well, at least I am not telling you the days of the week like Rebecca Black. Oh, is that outdated. Never mind.
The thing that inspired this poem was this refuge prayer:
Namo Guru Beh,
Namo Buddhaya,
Namo Dharmaya,
Namo Sanghaya.
As you might have figured it out by now that I placed the Guru, Buddha, Dharma and Sangha top to bottom respectfully.
I hope you guys like it. May everyone have a good day!
The Kechara Tea House in Shanghai has finally been opened to the public. That is really cool.
Rinpoche posted an article on it on his blog:
http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/kechara-13-depts/official-opening-of-kechara-tea-house-shanghai.html
The exterior was so mesmerizing. I think many people will be attracted to go and dine in the Tea House just through its exterior design. Then, I saw the images on its beautiful interior.
I think that all of the designing were mostly due to Aunty Li Kheng.
This is another great feat of Kechara to spread two things. Buddhism and Vegetarianism. Now, people as far as China will be able to experience Dharma the Kechara Way.
I would like to say congratulations to Kechara Tea House. I hope that business will go well. I am sure it will because everything Kechara Tea House is doing is very meritorious and many people will benefit.
May the flower of Kechara continue to bloom,
May its Dharma spread far and wide!
For those who don't know, here is the address and info:
Red Town, G113, Building 28, 570 Huaihai (W) Road, Shanghai.
It is opened from 8am to 9.30pm
contact: +86 21 5237 1716.
Rinpoche posted an article on it on his blog:
http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/kechara-13-depts/official-opening-of-kechara-tea-house-shanghai.html
The exterior was so mesmerizing. I think many people will be attracted to go and dine in the Tea House just through its exterior design. Then, I saw the images on its beautiful interior.
I think that all of the designing were mostly due to Aunty Li Kheng.
This is another great feat of Kechara to spread two things. Buddhism and Vegetarianism. Now, people as far as China will be able to experience Dharma the Kechara Way.
I would like to say congratulations to Kechara Tea House. I hope that business will go well. I am sure it will because everything Kechara Tea House is doing is very meritorious and many people will benefit.
May the flower of Kechara continue to bloom,
May its Dharma spread far and wide!
For those who don't know, here is the address and info:
Red Town, G113, Building 28, 570 Huaihai (W) Road, Shanghai.
It is opened from 8am to 9.30pm
contact: +86 21 5237 1716.
I read a post on Rinpoche's blog on Concentration.
Our mind is like a monkey always moving, always busy. Here are some ways to help generate concentration.
The practice of concentration requires sitting in your proper posture, to which there are seven points:
1. Legs crossed and feet resting on the thighs, with soles turned upward. If this causes too much pain, it distracts from concentration. In which case, sit with the left foot tucked under the right thigh and the right foot resting on the left thigh.
2. The trunk set as straight and erect as possible.
3. Arms formed into a bow-shape, with elbows neither resting against the sides of the body nor protruding outward. The right hand rests in the left palm, with the thumbs touching lightly to form an oval.
4. The neck straight but slightly hooked, with the chin drawn in.
5. Eyes focused downward at the same angle as the line of the nose.
6. Mouth and lips relaxed, neither drooping nor shut tightly.
7. Tongue lightly held against the palate.
It works! I just tried it. I manage to concentrate for at least 5 seconds (the amount of time I tested it). I bet that if I did it longer it would work longer.
I need to tame my mind or else I will end up in the three lower realms.
There is also a "chart" showing the stages of the mind.
It is so cool.
The person who taught this form of meditation is Geshe Rabten (Pictured Below)
He looks cool.
