‘Live with passion, give with compassion’:a precious old diary reminder on how to treat people January 16, 2009
Posted by Karen in happy culture, human relationships.Tags: human relationships, Jingkong Fashi, philosophy
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I was walking home as usual, thinking about how I was unhappy yesterday about feeling exploited. When I returned home, I went to pick up my old diary post about life that I have jotted in some 5 years ago; after listening to an interesting talk by a monastory monk by the name of Jingkong Fashi. He had given a very thoughtful piece of advice on life; and even to a non-budhist like me, I thought it was worth the time to arrange the notes he made. Basically he presented his thoughts concisely in a very learned and educated piece of advice on how to treat human relationships :
‘never to feel upset or angry;
never lament, never fight; forgive and forget.
use your intelligence and your wisdom;
do not hold on too much;
success and happiness depends on one’s capabilities.’
This piece of entry in my diary reminded me why I have gotten this far despite the obstacles. In life, there are bound to be people who would upset me. The very reason for being upset is because of the emotional attachment that is involved. I shouldn’t have even felt angry. Be positively motivated yes, but not angry. The reason why I had been so willing to help, listen and render advise was because I saw that as a way to elminate misery and pain of the people involved. It shouldn’t have mattered the slightest bit about feeling betrayed; for if the person was such, s/he would usually repeat their own life woes after s/he leaves you.
Why would that be so ? Because people who betray don’t learn the right path towards a happy and peaceful life; and people who fail to learn the art of giving and compassion never move on. A person who understands the intriccies of peace and happiness, would usually know how to appreciate and thus their happiness will recipocrate. Thus is the way of a peaceful life that is truly sustainable to the human race. It does take time and wisdom to understand this. Make sense ?
At least to me, it is.
How to live longer ? January 5, 2009
Posted by Karen in Health, life, longevity.Tags: free radicals, Health, longevity, philosophy, pollution, quality of life, stem cell
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Everyone knows we need to get rid of free radicals, eat well and sleep well to have that kind of health that will last us longer. We also know that we need to eradicate the pollution around us etc etc etc… I have also come to read some interesting articles lately that shows some ideas how to live well. Plenty of theories on diets, beliefs that may propell us into a longer life.
I know too of people who only feed on plain diets and still live into their 80s,90s and even 100. I remember reading off a VCD some years back that was useful. The monk actually was giving a talk on life. In it he discusses about the way we treat people and beings. He himself was only spending approximately 5 US cents a day for food and he had the energy to carry out his daily doing important and even heavy physical tasks. If everyone could achieve this, technically speaking, no one will starve… but pragmatically, few people have the resistence to all the glorious food out on the table. Such is why the depletion of the oceans of fishies, crabbies and all the other animals that depend on these food sources. I should have noted the monk’s name. He is, I think, one of the few people who made a lot of real sense about life and living without asking for any need in return. And I forgot his name.
Probably for the ills we have put into this world, which is why we receive a dire world, where the future generation may not know what is an elephant, a tiger or an orang utan…blue skies and green meadows. I think we need to control our lives in order.
Perhaps the best tonic for longevity is psychological : be kind and have a happy life and all will do well. Don’t forget the ‘smile’ that radiates from within a honest and pure heart. As well as the ‘invisible pollution’ around us — hate, jealousy, sensitivity etc — that eats a lot of people up everyday.
So other than royal jellies or honey, we need something like sweethearts and honies to make our lives long and truly happy.
Here’s a thought from the elfin little bee —> 
reference:
Swiss company’s idea of longevity
Karen
