Saturday, January 16, 2016

Inspiring posts

Gathered from various sources from internet...






















Please Read! 

This is really worth reading.  I hope you enjoy it.  

An interesting perspective – I never really looked at it this way – 
       THE MAGIC BANK ACCOUNT

Imagine that you had won the following *PRIZE* in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400 in your private account for your use.  However, this prize has rules:

The set of rules:

1. Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away from you.

2. You may not simply transfer money into some other account.

3. You may only spend it.

4. Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400 for that day.

5. The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say,“Game Over!". It can close the account and you will not receive a new one.

What would you personally do?

You would buy anything and everything you wanted right? Not only for yourself, but for all the people you love and care for. Even for people you don't know, because you couldn't possibly spend it all on yourself, right?

You would try to spend every penny, and use it all, because you knew it would be replenished in the morning, right?

ACTUALLY, This GAME is REAL ...

Shocked ??? YES!

Each of us is already a winner of this *PRIZE*. We just can't seem to see it.

The PRIZE is *TIME*

1. Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds
as a gift of life.

2. And when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is Not credited to us.

3. What we haven't used up that day is forever lost.

4. Yesterday is forever gone.

5. Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time WITHOUT WARNING...

SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds?

Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in dollars.  Think about it and remember to seek blessings & happiness every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think.

So take care of yourself, be happy, love deeply and enjoy life!

Here's wishing you a wonderful and beautiful day. Start “spending”....

"DON’T COMPLAIN ABOUT GROWING OLD…!"

SOME PEOPLE DON'T GET THE CHANCE !!!✨



We all have this wonderful quality within us all the time. We have awareness. 
We have love and  compassion, capability, power, wisdom, skills and good qualities within us. 
You are more smart than you think. You are more good-hearted than you know.
~MINGYUR RINPOCHE Knows you Well 💗

3 comments:

Sunny said...

問:隨著我越來越多修習佛法,我對工作失去熱情,在這情況下如何運用空性?

宗薩仁波切答:你問我的是一個很難回答的問題。因為從修行的角度來說,發生在你身上的是正確的事情。
但是當然我們又是過去業力的副產品,若是我們只有一張嘴和胃,沒有肛門就好了,但是東西會不斷流出,於是我們只好買新的東西。
單是要生存在這樣一個現代化的都市,就必須花非常多的錢,而護持佛法修行人的資源又非常有限,所以大家為了謀生就必須做生意。
因此我會建議你,無論做什麼,都是以不同的方式利益眾生——要想說這是為了利益眾生。
例如假設你是在花旗銀行工作,就要想說:因為這份工作,所以他們會付我一些錢,這會為我帶來修行的資糧,而我的修行是和利益一切有情眾生有關。
如果你能如此作想,就算你是在銀行工作,這也能夠成為一條法道。
但最終你應該生起出離心——生起出離心的情況就像是,若有人升你作花旗銀行全球總經理這個職位,你會毫不遲疑地說:“ 好,我接受這個職位。” 而若是升遷你的同一組織隔天就把你開除了,你也不會感到任何的不安。那才是真正的出離心。

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Sunny said...

當嗔恨心即將生起時

當嗔恨心即將生起時,不妨先問問自己,對方引起我嗔恨的原因是什麼?若是不守受信用,我自己之前所作所為全部都“言必行,行必果”嗎?是否100%守信用呢?若是偷盜,我之前是否做過類似的事情呢?我使用的每一個軟件都是正版的嗎?我是否沒有經過別人許可而使用過別人的物品呢?總之,別人犯過的錯誤我們之前一丁點都沒有犯嗎?若犯了,我能原諒自己,為什麼不能原諒別人呢?
當嗔恨心即將生起時,其實正是一個修行忍辱的大好機會!據說阿底峽尊者當年被西藏國王恭請入藏弘法。他到西藏後,上至國王下至平民百姓無不對他恭敬有加,他根本無辱可修。為此他特意買了一只猴子帶在身邊,他和別人談話也好,吃飯也好,這只猴子隨時隨地騎在他頭上,撓他脖子,扯他衣服,跳到桌上,撕他剛寫好的經書……不管怎樣,阿底峽尊者都不動聲色,以此修忍辱之功。所以當你實在忍不下去的時候,就把對方當做是阿底峽尊者的猴子好了,看他咆哮好比猴子在吱吱叫,看他搗鬼當做猴子的上串下跳,都是來磨練自己的心性的。
當嗔恨心即將生起時,我們應該立即想到,嗔恨對我們自己的身體會有嚴重影響。一位美國科學家發現,把人呼出的氣體輸入一種液體中,人平靜時液體無明顯變化,傷心時則會產生白色沉澱,而生氣時液體會變得渾濁不清。一個人如果生五分鐘的氣,不亞于兩公里長跑所消耗的體能。科學家因此得出結論,人很大程度上不是老死的,而是被氣死的,由此可見生氣對我們的危害。為了自己的健康,我們應該生氣嗎?…More
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Sunny said...

[生活禅帖] *袋子* ■文/继程法师

别人对我的好 , 时时记在心中 , 受恩思报。
别人对我的不好 , 事过境迁 , 放下 , 忘了 ,
却仍以感恩心来接受。

我对别人的好 , 过后就忘了 , 施恩不忘报。
我对别人的不好 , 常在心中提醒自己不要重犯 ,
以忏悔的心来改过。

有个比喻说 : 每个人都有四个袋子 ,
两个挂在前面 , 两个挂在背后。
挂在前面的袋子 ,
一个装着自己对别人的好 , 一个装着别人对自己的不好。
挂在背后的袋子 ,
一个装自己对别人的不好 , 一个装别人对自己的好。

因此多数人都老觉得别人对不起自己 , 因为自己对他那么多的好 ,
而他却老对自己不好 , 也总是觉得自己对 , 别人都错。
所以这些多数人常觉得老天不公平 , 因果不公平。
因为自己对别人那么多的好 , 而别人却对自己那么多的不好。
那些怨天尤人 , 对别人总是需求多多的行动 , 自然就会做出来了。

然而当我们发觉这个状况时 , 将前面和背后的袋子调换位子 ,
把别人对自己的好及自己对别人的不好放到前面来 ,
而自己对别人的好及别人对自己的不好挂到背后去。
那将会是完全不同的心理了。

总是看到别人对自己的好 , 心存感恩 , 常以行动来报恩 ,
用慈悲与回向来对别人更好。
当看到自己的一些不好 , 可能对不起别人 , 让别人受到伤害 ,
于是心存惭愧 , 并常忏悔自己的行为 , 改过自新 ,
以慈悲的行为来改进自己 , 让自己渐渐地趣向佛道。
同样的袋子 , 调换挂的位置 , 人生就改变了。

我们选择哪一种挂法呢 ?

25.06.2010 法鼓山禅十
摘自《禅味六十》