愛、生活、人生系列

People Connection Through the years, we’ve thrived as a species by connecting with others. Whether we were hunting for meat, gathering berries, or traveling in stagecoaches, and so on, we did it together in social groups. It’s this human connection that has advanced our world from gathering, and hunting for our food to shopping for it in grocery stores. But with the rise of digital interactions, w...

Be Generous 慷慨解囊 Generosity  is the act of being kind, selfless, and giving to others. Despite being an act that is done to benefit others’ well-being (福利) , generosity also paradoxically increases our well-being . So being generous is a fantastic way to improve our mental health and well-being. First of all, generosity is a good thing for our mental health and well-being because when w...

美妙飲食 生活在現代社會的我們，有取之不盡的幸福事物：知識與藝術的享受、各式各樣的休閒娛樂、擁有豐富食物的商店。然而，統計的數字卻告訴我們，活在憂鬱、壓力、不快樂，以及肥胖中的人，比以往多了更多。 消費社會形成之前，食物來自於自家菜園、以及我們飼養的家禽、捕魚及打獵等。只要有可以遮蔽風雨的屋子，屋內有溫暖身子的爐火，一週有一天可以休息，我們便感到滿足與快樂。但是，現代社會讓人類變成消費機器，忘...

創造價值的紅包Red Envelopes that Create Values 紅包是愛的傳遞，時間的陪伴，更是一種更至高無價的紅包。年節期間，專心陪伴父母，是讓人回味無窮，且非常有價值的大紅包。關於「紅包」 的由來，相傳是有一名叫「祟」的怪獸，在年節時，會出來摸小孩子的頭，被 「祟」摸過頭的小孩，會變笨，於是人們想出一種方法，使用紅色的紙袋來裝錢，壓在孩子的枕頭底下，枕頭下就會發出一道紅光來驅趕「祟」，也就是「壓祟錢」。於是，我...

“Everything Everywhere All at Once”＜媽的多重宇宙＞ 第一部分：千生·萬事 (Part 1: Everything)      移民美國的華人女性王秀蓮(小蓮)，與丈夫威門，經營著一家自助洗衣店，因為稅務問題，被美國國稅局審計。在夫妻關係不再親密下，威門打算和小蓮離婚。此時，小蓮忙著照顧她那嚴苛並患有失智症的父親(公公)，適應美國生活，女兒喬伊亦正想把女朋友貝琪，介紹給爺爺認識。因為瑣事忙得焦頭爛額的小蓮...

好事連樁 儀式感之必要，心念的力量       每天，起床之後，我們可以先喝一杯溫開水，然後，開始做幾個瑜伽動作，或者是運動，誦經文，靜坐、靜心，之後，煮一壺咖啡，在晨光中閱讀或書寫，那就是一天之始的儀式感。在感謝、相信、交託與臣服之中，我們讓一切，都交給宇宙去完成，同時，我們也將一切都放下，帶著平靜與喜悅的心，迎接新的開始的一天。清晨，是我們所處的世界中，從夜晚復甦的時刻，...

Happy New Year     We are bidding farewell to a year that gifted us our lives back. After two years of lockdown, we all resumed normalcy and the fun talking to each other face to face. It was fun to be around friends and family and back to office conversations. We could empathize with people who suffered a loss during the COVID period. As we progress into a new year, all we can...

Christmas Stories: Say Sorry, Thank You and Be a Giver  Say Sorry and Thank You It’s never too late to say sorry or thank you. Have we ever been in a situation where a friend or a colleague does something for us, and we don’t thank him/her because we’re used to him/her? Or have we ever been in a situation where we did something not so nice to our friend, and we don’t apologize for it immediately...

幸福快樂 (Happiness, Delight, Joy, Contentment, Satisfaction) 的善念與實踐 幸福快樂的善念      每個人的心中都有一顆小小的善念種子，喜歡幫忙別人，會為別人著想。每每幫助一個人，我們的善念，就會長大，開花結果，這份影響力就屬非凡。我們人類本來就很善良，並擁有正義感。「助人為快樂之本」，幫助別人，使人開心，也會使我們有成就感。「施比受更有福」，熱心助人，真的快樂多多。幫助別人，...

堅持 (Persistence, Insistence, Perseverance, Adherence, Continuity, Sustainability)      問問自己，在我們的一生當中，有沒有一直堅持要做一件事，永遠努力，有恆心、毅力，永不退轉，至死不渝的呢？      其實，做許多事情，無論大事、小事，我們都需要堅持的。克服困難，需要堅持，完成作業，需要堅持，體育鍛鍊，同樣也需要堅持。堅持就是不放棄，永不言敗。試問「堅...

(精神) Spirituality vs. (物質) Materialism      豐子愷(中國畫家、作家)曾說：「人生可以看作三層樓。一層是物質生活，二層是精神生活，三層是靈魂生活。」人生三層樓，三重境界，由低到高，逐步靠近心靈。1. 物質生活：好的生活，必須要談錢。生活中的許多基本需求，都需要通過金錢來交換，也因為只有滿足最基本的生存需求，我們才能去追求更加精彩的生活，於是，為了獲得金錢而努力工作，被賦予非凡...

全心全意的傻勁 全心全意的做事(傻勁)      能夠 全心全意 去追求、付出或努力，是一件很幸福的事情。能夠勇往直前、一心一意的人，他們要走的路，通常都十分明確，但那一條路，也只夠容納他自己一個人前行，因為他們沒有太多時間停下來等待別人，亦未必有太多經驗與智慧，去了解走在其他路途上的人。在人生中，我們需要把握的是：該努力時，要義無反顧；該堅持的，就 全心全意 ！每個人都要通過自己的努...

100% 一百分      做一個100% 對自己好，對別人好的人，無關乎錢，最重要的是思維。 100% 一百分，對自己好       100% 一百分，好好愛自己 。自己是最值得疼愛的。好好先了解自己、接納自己和愛自己。我們能做的，就是必須要愛自己，讓自己變成更好。 愛自己，不需要任何理由，愛自己，其實很簡單！認同並接納自己的全部，我們就會發現，其實，很多事情都是美好的。給自己一個...

禪(簡單的心Simplicity) 身的禪(簡單的身Simplicity)      有一日，有位俗家弟子誦讀《勸發菩提心文》時，不明白其中「全剛非堅、願力最堅」的經句，就來請教無相大師。大師慈祥地開示說：「人們在學佛的修持過程中，難免因人的情緒、機緣、業障等原因，而發生退失『菩提心』的時候，這就必須要靠願力來支持、鞭策。歷代的高僧大德凡有所成就者，無一不是靠誓不退轉的願力支撐的！」弟子仍疑惑不解地說：...

知難行易       做一件事，其實是「 知難行易 」，真的不要想太多， 做，就對了 。但是，請務必要 持之以恆 。 大道至簡，知難行易。再困難的事，只要有心、有毅力，都是容易的事啊！  國父孫中山先生，建立了亞洲第一個民主共和國，他提出知難行易 的道理。他發現，其實問題不在於「理想太高，難以實行」； 真正建立民主共和國的困難在於「人心」難以克服。因為「心理因素」才是決定事情成功...

Goodness and Happiness     積善之家，必有 餘 慶。The family that accumulates goodness is sure to have superabundant happiness. A family of good deeds must have supplementary good fortune. 累積善行的人家，必有多餘的吉慶，留給後代。 常常做好事的人家，一定會福澤深厚。善人之家，造善固然享福，餘蔭到下一代，還是很好的。一個人多做好事，多積陰德，就算有些不順利的事情，也會逢凶化吉，慢...

Honesty誠實 Sincerity誠懇 Integrity正直 Reality and Truth現實與真誠      Honesty is the best policy誠實為上策。 身體很誠實Honesty，不會騙人，也騙不了人，所以，真的要對身體好一點，要讓身體快樂一點。此外，為人在世，做人一定要誠懇Sincerity與正直Integrity。不要口是心非，內心要勇敢面對現實Reality，且真誠以待Truth。身、心、靈是我們個人人格的整體，全都必須要忠誠、誠信、誠實、誠懇、真...

Celebrations It seems that many people only mark their birthdays and anniversaries. However, it’s important that we celebrate all of our milestones and major accomplishments, though. Celebrating gives us a sense of achievement, and it’s a great way of rewarding ourselves for a job well done. To truly celebrate, we have to have a good reason. Otherwise, it’s just a party. A celebration has to be ab...

Surrender Like Water     “ Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and...

探索Discovery勇敢Bravery解決Solution執行Action 探索Discovery: We should learn something new every day. Learning something new every day is a great way to keep our brain sharp. It’s the process of discovery. Humans crave novelty and growth. We know that some people are visual learners, while others are audible. Some people enjoy reading, while others learn best from experiences. A few accessib...

The Power of Choices: Words, Thoughts and Actions Our choices decide our fate, and every step we take will determine our destiny. Thus, the power of choices can determine our whole future. We really need to take the time to make the right choices. In fact, we all get options in our lives, and we can make choices both knowingly and unknowingly. Every day is a critical part of our self-developm...

It’s Never Too Late to Do Whatever We Love Wu Yili (巫漪麗; 1931--20 April 2019), also known as Elaine Yi-li Wu, was a Chinese-Singaporean classical pianist. As a member of the first generation of Chinese pianists, she served to be the first solo pianist of the China National Symphony Orchestra, and arranged the piano accompaniment (伴奏) for the Butterfly Lovers’ Violin C...

預知的能量      充斥於宇宙的能量是不斷地流動的。然而，在地球表面上，能夠感覺到的能量，只是宇宙所有能量的冰山一角而已，真正推動這個世界運作的能量，每一天，每一件事，都在發生，都隱藏在海面底下的冰山中。如果我們可以有意識的訓練自己的感官，打開到一定的程度，就能夠像野生動物一樣，具有敏銳的直覺，知道何時會下雨，何時天災即將來臨。這種能量，不是像語言、聲音、顏色、畫面，可以被解...

Thinking Critically 批判性思考      Thinking critically describes the process by which we become more skillful in constructing and deconstructing arguments. It’s good for us to be able to give reasons for any opinions, conclusions, or statements we make, whether these things relate to social studies, science, or even why we like a movie we saw.     &nbs...

Daydreaming白日夢      What is daydreaming? Daydreaming can be defined as the reverie (遐想) while we’re awake. During moments when we are in this state, our mind drifts. These interludes (插曲) are brief diversions from our current world. Contrary to what we may have been taught, daydreaming about pleasant things is far from useless. By tuning out the noisy “outside” worl...