Spring Clean Your Heart

A Meditation Master taught his young apprentice a new meditation technique:

Sweep up the leaves in the monastery courtyard, and thus comprehend the true meaning behind it. The young apprentice spent long hours clearing all the leaves everyday.

After some time, despite having swept up the never ending falling leaves, he could not fathom the underlying significance behind the act of sweeping.

One day, someone said to him: "Shake the tree vigorously to make all leaves fall before you sweep them up. You can save some effort the next day.” The young apprentice thought it was a good idea, and happily followed the suggestion.

The next day when he looked at the courtyard, the floor was still full of fallen leaves. At that moment, the young apprentice finally understood that self-cultivation in meditation, is to be mindful of each and every thought in the present, without getting lost in the swirls of fantasy.

No matter how hard you try today, the leaves will still fall again tomorrow. One should not be anxious to quickly complete and achieve success in every task, and the same applies to meditation practice. One only needs to put in constant effort, and improvement will surely follow.

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Happy Chinese New Year

We wish everyone Happy Chinese New Year in advance and a prosperous new year ahead!


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How to regain good health with weak constitution?

In this article, the editor would like to share with his readers on how a person with weak constitution can plan his exercise so as to regain good health.

Our daily exercise should encompass stretching as this can improve flexibility, metabolism and blood circulation. We should not exercise aggressively with the intention to sweat profusely. Rather, working up a light sweat is good enough.

The duration of exercise should be between half an hour to one and a half hours, depending on our body condition on that day. When exercising, we must observe our body’s response and stop where necessary, e.g. if we feel pain. Extreme exhaustion from exercise is not encouraged.

In addition, the editor would like to share with his readers a secret: Previously, he would feel breathless and pant badly just by climbing staircases.

Recently, he discovered that he can continuously climb two to three levels of staircases without stopping, and still maintain an even breath and climb with steady footsteps.

Friends who saw his improvement were surprised and asked him what he had been practising in order to achieve such a drastic change. Upon pondering, the editor concluded that the only difference in his lifestyle was his daily Bagua practice.

Bagua has many benefits. It’s easy and relaxing to practise. All we have to do is to bend our knees slightly, facing a tree and go round it with our hands raised.

We alternate, going eight rounds to the left and then eight rounds to the right. One hour of practice each day is fine, with the minimum acceptable time being 40 minutes.

Ever since the editor started practising Bagua, he discovered that he no longer feels extremely cold during winter; there is constant warmth in his hands and feet and he is able to clear his bowels easily.

Other benefits include regularly sweating to detox, and no more soreness and pain in his upper body muscles. Best of all, he feels that he is always full of energy. Bagua is an exercise that is suitable for people of all ages.

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Learn to accept and tolerate

There was once a big goose whose stomach was cut by a tree stem, causing it to bleed. On meeting any other geese, he would show them his injury and complain that he was in great pain. After hearing the story, they would comfort him and offered suggestions on various treatment methods.

The injured goose continued to show and tell his friends about his injury and listened to their words of comfort. Subsequently, the injured goose died after his wound became infected.

An elderly goose remarked: The injured goose had indirectly caused his own death. When we keep on reiterating our injury and pain, we are constantly reminding ourselves and re-living the pain with each recount.

That being the case, we are much better off leaving the pain alone and allowing the wound to heal by itself in silence.

If a person is not strong internally and mentally, whose sympathy is he hoping to gain by telling everyone about his problem?

Regardless of how well other people comfort us, it is still not comparable to having the inner strength within us! Left unspoken, no one would know our pain and suffering.

Even if we were to voice out our problems, no one can bear the pain on our behalf.

Learn to accept and tolerate what we encounter in our lives with strong perseverance!


有只大雁，肚子被树枝划伤，流了很多血。它每见到一只大雁就扒开伤口说：你看我的伤口好痛。每个看见它伤口的大雁都安慰它，告诉它不同的治疗方法。

它就继续给朋友们看伤口听取意见，后来伤口感染死掉了。

一个老大雁说：它是自己把自己弄死的。痛，说一次就痛一次，不如自己默默愈合。

自己若不坚強，懦弱給誰看！別人再好的安慰也比不上自己內心的堅強！不說就沒人知道你的痛，說了也沒人可以替代.......學會承受、學會坚持！

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Quality of life is better than a long life.

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. 
It's the life in your years. 

最终，重要的不是活了多少年，
而是这些年你怎么活。


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Life is like a cup of tea

When we are drinking and enjoying tea, we are cleansing our mind and body. This helps to rid us of impatience and irritability. The process of drinking tea can lead to peace of mind.

As we sit in a room sipping tea and watching the tea leaves swirling in our cups, we should practice mindfulness and reflect that life is just like drinking and enjoying a cup of tea.

Drinking tea involve two processes, namely, tea leaves sinking down and drifting afloat in a cup of water.

People who drink tea normally do two actions: lifting the cup to drink and putting the cup down after drinking.

Hence, we should accept life for what it has to offer. Whether life offers us great or little things, we need to accept graciously what is offered. There is no point in us chasing after the ideal or what we deem as good.

Whether life offers us sweet or bland things, ultimately, what difference does it make? We should just sit back, relax and enjoy whatever life has to offer, be it bitterness, sweetness or blandness.

Just go with the flow of things. We do not have to take life too seriously. Treat whatever we are going through with a smile, for everything will come to pass.

Pain comes from taking things too seriously. We will feel happier if we take things lightly, especially when we are suspicious or feel hurt.

Life is like sipping a cup of tea; at the first mouthful, we feel that it tastes bitter but subsequently it becomes sweet and then finally after we swallow the tea, it becomes a memory.

When we sip a small mouthful, we let the bittersweet taste spread out and fill our mouth and throat with its bittersweet taste. Taking a deep breath, let the remnants of tea fragrance fill our lungs. We allow it to remove all our physical and mental exhaustion.

How good can it be if we imagine that the rain is drizzling outside in the night sky and we are seated in a warm and cosy room with a cup of tea by our sides and reading a book.

In the silence of the night, the fragrance of our tea fills the entire room.

The tea in our cup gets richer as it soaks longer in the cup.

Life is like enjoying a good cup of tea and we should not do things against our integrity. Every year, every season, every day, we should live our lives to the fullest!


【人生如茶】

喝茶，喝的是一种心境，感觉身心被净化，滤去浮躁，沉淀下的是深思。

茶是对春天记忆的收藏，在任何一季里饮茶，都可以感受到春日那慵懒的阳光。坐在一个人的房间，倒上一杯茶，看着茶叶的翻卷，也常会生出好多感慨：人生如茶。

茶只有两种姿态：沉，浮。饮茶人两种姿势：拿起，放下。沉时坦然，浮时淡然，人生不过一杯茶。

满也好，少也好，争个什么?浓也好，淡也好，自有味道。急也好，缓也好，那又如何?暖也
好，冷也好，相视一笑。

人生，因为在乎，所以痛苦。因为怀疑，所以伤害。因为看轻，所以快乐。因为看淡，所以幸福。

生活就像品茶，头苦，二甜，三回味…

人生发展也不过如此。如是，爱喝茶，说随心性也好，说附庸风雅也罢，

呷一小口茶，任清清浅浅的苦涩在舌间荡漾开来，充溢齿喉。之后，深吸一口气，余香满唇，在肺腑间蔓延开来，涤尽一切的疲惫冷漠。

有一种场景总让人不胜神往：窗外潺潺的雨夜，屋内融融的炉火，闲闲地一捧香茗，一卷诗书。红袖添香的意境，不亦乐乎哉!

是夜，茶香满室，杯中茶由淡变浓，浮浮沉沉，聚聚散散，苦涩清香中慢慢感悟：人生如茶。做一个静静的喝茶人，不违背自己的初心，每一年，每一个季节，每一天，都过成自己想要的样子。

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No burden when there is LOVE

Dedicating this inspiring story to everyone!

It was a difficult path to trek on, the path that led to the peak of the mountain.
One day, a robust man carrying a small backpack trekked up the trail leading to the mountain top. However, he was already panting just half way through the hike.
A little girl carrying a little boy behind her back walked past him slowly.
He said to the little girl sympathetically, “Little girl, you must be feeling very tired carrying such a heavy boy on your back.”
“You’re carrying burden on your back but I’m carrying my little brother,” the little girl replied in happy tone.
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When there is love, there is not a moment of burden.
When there is a dream and a sense of responsibility, there is not a moment of tiredness.
When there is a mission to achieve, there is not a moment of fear!

很励志的一个故事，送给大家！

通往山顶的山路难行，一位健壮的男人，背个小包已是气喘吁吁。

当他看到一个小女孩，背着一个小孩，从旁边缓慢走过时，便同情地对她说："小姑娘，你背那么重的小孩一定很累"。小女孩听到后不高兴地说："你背的是包袱，但我背的是我的弟弟。"

很励志的一个故事，送给大家！

通往山顶的山路难行，一位健壮的男人，背个小包已是气喘吁吁。

当他看到一个小女孩，背着一个小孩，从旁边缓慢走过时，便同情地对她说："小姑娘，你背那么重的小孩一定很累"。小女孩听到后不高兴地说："你背的是包袱，但我背的是我的弟弟。"

——【有爱，就不是负担；有梦想，有责任，就不累；有使命，就不怕！】

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How to manage the ups and downs of life?

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When in doubt, take a step back. 
You will then see boundless opportunities.

When you are offered material gains, take a step back. 
You will then be blessed with wealth and auspiciousness.

【金菩提禅语】
矛盾面前退一步，海阔天空，
利益面前退一步，富贵吉祥。

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Why do we need to chant?

One recitation is prized more than a ton of gold.

Our life is hard to come by. Only through cultivation, we can overcome our karmic accumulation with wisdom and positive energy. 

"Karma" refers to the accumulation of our past wrongdoings. Once surfaced, we tend to meet with many obstacles obstructing our path. If one’s merits are sufficient, one can easily overcome these challenges and achieve success.

In what ways can we purify and overcome our obstacles?

"Chanting" is the fastest way to readily dispel our obstacles in life. It is the most effective method to purify our mind, body and soul. When we chant for our ancestors, parents and children with a pure and sincere heart, making confessions for all their wrongdoings throughout countless generations, we can help them to accumulate merits and at the same time cleanse away their sins and troubles. Our loved ones will then have a healthy and peaceful life, filled with happiness and auspiciousness.

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How to change your life for the better?

To change our life, we must practice compassion, tolerance, giving and meditation. 

Start from focusing on the details of these areas. 

Then, immerse in it wholeheartedly. 

Only then will we be able to change our life.

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The power of compassion

Compassion can generate energy; 

as a compassionate heart can communicate with boundless energy.

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Positive affirmations by Master Jin Bodhi

I am a compassionate person.
I have wisdom.
I take action.
I am the best!
~ ascertain your position and you will emerge the person you aspire to be.

Master Jin Bodhi

【金菩提禪語】
我是一個慈悲的人，我是有智慧的人，我是有行動力的人，我是最棒的人！給自己這樣去定位，你就會成為這樣的人。

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Golden Words by Master Jin Bodhi for the New Year.

New Year Blessing…

Wishing you a Happy New Year!
May you and your family have an auspicious year ahead and be blessed with good health, happiness, and longevity!

Everything is renewed for the New Year. To ensure a good harvest in the year ahead, there are a few points to note here for your reference.

First, take action once you have thought through it.

Second, find the right goal in life, with the right intention, right mindset and right action.

Third, be conscientious and realistic to achieve your goal, experience the harvest after working for it.

Fourth, remember that "there is no shortcut to success", do it in a down-to-earth manner.

Fifth, do not be lazy!

A responsible person will achieve numerous accomplishments.

Finally, may everyone of you be blessed with an outstanding goal and enjoy great abundance and wonderful success in life!

Thank you so much!

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