Sunday, October 21, 2012

“I am sorry, Please forgive me, Thank you, I love you.”



Thanks to bro E who lent me the book~ "Zero Limits" by Dr Joe Vitale & Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len.



From the book, it reinforces the awakening that
“I had to take complete responsibility within myself for actualizing the problems outside myself”
~ I should take responsiblity for not having sufficient merits and wisdom to handle the situation that I am caught in.
My prayers should be to be praying for myself, asking for forgiveness for whatever was going on in me that causes what I am experiencing now instead of blaming the parties involved.
“I am sorry, Please forgive me, Thank you, I love you.”
Clean. Clean. Clean.



The purpose of life is to be restored back to love, moment to moment.
To fulfill this purpose, the individual must acknowledge that he is 100 percent responsible for creating his life the way it is.
He must come to see that it is his thoughts that create his life the way it is moment to moment.

The problems are not people, places, and situations but rather the thoughts of them.

He must come to appreciate that there is no such things as “out there.”"

“Cleaning helps reduce the mortgage on your soul.”
                                                                                ~ Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len.

 “It’s not your fault but it is your responsibility”
                                                                                ~ Dr. Joe Vitale
 
I am sorry,
Please forgive me,
Thank you,

I love you

Clean, Clean, Clean


(A good book to read to help you out of situations based on the ancient Hawaiian teachings of Ho'oponopono)
May All Be Well
May All Be Happy!!!

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

聖嚴法師著作《放下的幸福》

Received this Dharma sharing sms from a Dharma friend:

禪宗有一個故事,是初祖菩提達摩和他的弟子慧可禪師之間的對話。慧可禪師老是覺得心裡問題很多,希望菩提達摩能夠幫他安心。于是菩提達摩問他:「你的心在哪裡?把你不安的心拿出來讓我看一看!」結果他找不到自己的心,這時菩提達摩就告訴他:「我已經替你把心安好了!」

人之所以內心不安的原因,歸結起來不外是
嫉妒心、擔心、瞋恨心、憤怒心、貪心,以及種種矛盾衝突。
這衝突包括自己與自己,或自己與他人之間,以及現實和想象或期待之間的落差。

譬如嫉妒心,有時我們看到別人的表現好,心裡就會不舒服,其實別人有好的表現應該要讚歎歡喜,感同身受。而且對別人的成就,我們也可沾一份喜悅,甚至起而效法。
與其嫉妒別人,不如去瞭解他人能夠成功的原因,並且看看自己要怎么做才能夠像他一樣優秀。
但是,有時別人能得到的,也許自己付出了同樣的努力還是得不到,這時就要想到可能是因為自己的因緣福報不夠,只要再努力,然后加上因緣福報的促成,自然就會成熟了。

所以別人的成功,一定也是辛苦努力來的,即使不是這一生的辛苦,也是過去生累積而來的。有的人會對別人生來有錢、有地位,感到不服氣,覺得自己辛苦一輩子,既沒有錢,也沒有福氣。這時我們就要想到,這是別人過去世努力修來的結果,不用羨慕,也不需要嫉妒。

另外,貪心也是常使人心不安的原因,能夠得到的不叫貪,得不到的卻想要,這才是貪。貪得無厭是很痛苦的事,其實能夠得到的自然會來,所謂水到渠成,根本不必挖空心思去想、去和別人爭,只要努力去經營,自然會開花結果。
如果成果沒出現,表示因緣尚未成熟,也不必為此難過。能夠這樣想,就可以消除因貪而產生的痛苦了。

事實上,內心不安,多半是庸人自擾,自尋煩惱。當覺照到心不安的時候,可以先瞭解心為什么不安?找到原因之后,就會發現很多煩惱都是沒有必要的。例如參加聯考,有的人考完試,每天等着放榜,心裡等得很不安,一直在擔心會不會上榜?究竟考上哪裡?這時如果能轉念想:「反正都已經考完了,擔心這么多也無濟于事。至于放榜以后究竟會怎么樣,到時候再來打算,現在擔心也沒有用。何必自尋煩惱?」這樣一想,馬上就會心安,覺得自己的胡思亂想真是無聊!

所以,人不安心的時候,可以反思,問問自己不安的原因是什么?如此一反問,很容易就會發現往往只是自己想太多,事實上,沒有什么值得煩惱和難過的。經過這樣的省思,心就會安定下來。
此外,內心不安的時候,也可以念「阿彌陀佛」或「觀世音菩薩」聖號,將心、念頭安住在佛號上,不再去想那些煩惱的問題,心自然會慢慢安下來。
   

                           ---摘自:聖嚴法師著作《放下的幸福》