Author: Derek
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聆聽，欣賞，接納
你懂身邊人嗎？ 利益關係和情感關係外，他是個什麼樣的人？ 有什麼的故事和追求？ 你懂這世界嗎？ 家庭教育，學校認知，和媒體描述外，這世界是如何運作的？跟我是什麼關係？ 你懂自己嗎？ 不同的社會角色，和面具背後，我到底是什麼？在無邊的生命洪流裡，和多元世界中，我要成為一個什麼樣的人？ 自己都未認識清楚時，就認為自己了解其他人，及對其他人作出隨意的批判和評價，是自以為是的無知和莽撞，除增長我慢和製造混亂外，一無是處。 更好的態度，是保持謙虛和尊重的心態，去聆聽，欣賞，和接納。這樣做，會帶來知見的增長，心量的擴大，和生活的和諧美滿。 老子云：知不知，上（知道自己不知道，為上）；不知知，病（唔知道自己不知道，扮知道，是病）。
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Transcending the ego-mind
Life constructed by the ego-mind, is known, linear, logical, therefore is rigid, and limited. Life transcending the ego-mind, is nonlinear, lead by vision, integrated with wisdom, thus is flexible, and unlimited.
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Lunchtime qigong
Lunchtime qigong this week, as group is generally healthy, we did meditation instead. After about a year of practice, we sat and it was a meal’s time. All is well, with many healthy reports in body and mind. Actually, meditation is an advanced form of qigong, much like how martial artists sit and heal in…
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Health Tips during Virus Outbreak
Health tips during Virus outbreak: Basic hygiene: 1) wear a mask in public place 2) wash hands frequently (soap better than hand sanitizers), and avoid touching face 3) avoid crowded area 4) keep good 6-8 feet distance from others 5) careful of dirty public items (handrails, door handles, toilet water tap, door, seats) 6) stay…
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Ordinary people, Hinayana, Mahayana
凡夫淨放，放完休息，休完再放，命終隨業去 小乘淨收，如封似閉，入大休息，訓醒又再來 大乘慧定，能收能放，不來不去，乘願而往來 Ordinary people knows only to use, after depleted rest, after rest deplete again, when physicality ends goes with karma; Hinayana knows only to close, close up and seal, into big deep rest, when wake up continues again; Mahayana aims wisdom concentration, can use and can close, not here and not there, come…
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修行 Cultivation
家人囉嗦煩惱生，靜觀承擔任運消，解使結，便前行；同事爭功氣又生，折騰半天覺醒來，無一物，誰來爭；生活，就是修行。 Close ones complaint emotion rises, contemplate own surrender dissipate, knots untied, move forward; Colleagues fight credit qi arises, half day inflated but after rest, nothing there, who to fight; Life itself, is the cultivation ground.
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Health reminders
During virus time, everyone please upkeep hygiene, keep the body and mind strong, and maintain healthy lifestyle with adequate exercise, food, and rest. It will be over in a few months time.
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How to be a happy person – 如何能成一個快樂的人
[:en]弟子問達摩：如何才能成為一個自己快樂，也給別人快樂的人？ Student asked Bodhidarmma, how to be a happy person for oneself and others? 達摩笑著回答說：有四種境界，你去體會其中的妙趣吧! Bodhidarmma said, there are four stages, contemplate the wonder! 一、首先，把自己當成別人，此是無我。 First, treat yourself as others, this is selfless. 二、再之，把別人當成自己，此是慈悲。 Second, treat others as yourself, this is compassion. 三、而後，把別人當成別人，此是智慧。 Third, treat others as they are, this is wisdom. 四、最後，把自己當成自己，此是自在。 Finally, treat…
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Infant fills oneself, gown up nurtures the world – 窮則獨善其身，達則兼善天下
Mencius said, when you are strained, take care of your self ; when you attain great height and has spare capacity, help nurture the world. 孟子云: 窮則獨善其身，達則兼善天下 孔子云: 行有餘力，則以學文
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New Year – 新年好
[:en]新一年，大家無明地中繼續努力，貼地前行，福德智慧增長。 New year starts. May we proceed forward with persistent effort and right direction, to increasing blessings and wisdom.[:zh]新一年，大家無明地中繼續努力，貼地前行，福德智慧增長。[:]
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3 levels of tranquility
小靜於林， 大靜於市，大大靜於正行(及正不行)。 External tranquility found in nature, inner tranquility cultivated in city, ultimate tranquility realised in wise action (& inaction).
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Zen Reality and Practice – 不著不舍
實際理地不著一塵，萬行門中不捨一法。 – 禪宗祖師 Ultimate reality is not bounded by any manifestation, yet actual practice embraces all of them. – Zen Master實際理地不著一塵，萬行門中不捨一法。 – 禪宗祖師
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Action without awareness is child, action with awareness is adult – 有尋無伺是孩兒, 有尋有伺成年人
action without awareness is child, action with awareness is adult stillness with awareness is deep sleep/meditation, stillness without awareness is samadhi Where is Dao? …shh…… Zen! 有尋無伺是孩兒, 有尋有伺成年人; 無尋有伺深睡思, 無尋無伺無想天; 道在當中那一個? …噓…… 禪!有尋無伺是孩兒, 有尋有伺成年人; 無尋有伺深睡思, 無尋無伺無想天; 道在當中那一個? …噓…… 禪!
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Broad minds see goodness. – 心寬之人, 常記人善
Broad minds see goodness, narrow minds see badness. If don’t acknowledge goodness, one would not feel gratitude, if frequently remember badness, one would not feel serenity. 心寬之人, 常記人善; 心窄之人, 常記人惡; 記不住人善的人, 難有感恩之心; 常記人惡的人, 難有祥和之時.心寬之人, 常記人善; 心窄之人, 常記人惡; 記不住人善的人, 難有感恩之心; 常記人惡的人, 難有祥和之時.
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Jade stays raw without polish – 玉不琢，不成器
玉不琢，不成器。 人不學，不知義。苦難磨練人，智慧提升人。 Jade stays raw without polish, man remains ignorant without learning. Sufferings refine us, wisdom uplifts us.
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Buddhist heart, Taoist bones, Confucius persona – 佛為心、道為骨、儒為表
佛為心、道為骨、儒為表，大度看世界；技在手、能在身、思在腦，從容過生活。 – 南懷瑾老師 (1918-2012) Buddhist heart, Taoist bones, Confucius persona, compassionately perceive the world; Skills on hands, abilities in body, thinking via the brain, serenely live life. – Master Nan-Huai-Chin (1918-2012)
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Reference from Academia
“Derek is a genuine man of wisdom, and an authentic spiritual teacher who embodies and masterfully passes on the wisdom of Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian traditions that he absorbed from both traditional and contemporary teachers. He is of gentle, intelligent, kind disposition, and a heart of compassion that moves him to generously disseminate and share the wisdom of Chinese…
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US Tour 2014 – photos
Advance weekend intensive at the Yoga Center Minneapolis: Five animal qigong workshop at School of Shaolin Kungfu: Essential principles in Chinese Spirituality/ Practical considerations in spiritual cultivation at Formless Form Qigong: Integrating Daoist Confucius and Buddhist teachings into a personal philosophy and practice Lecture at Macalester College: Taoist Meditation workshop at Body Balance Academy:
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The way to longevity – 養生之道
The way to longevity is to cultivate the spirit; the key in cultivating the spirit is to cultivate virtue. If virtue is absence, longevity cannot be achieved no matter what medicine you take. – Tang Dynasty Medical master Sun Si Miao. 養生之道, 重在養神; 養神之要, 重在養德. 德行不全, 縱服玉液金丹, 未能廷壽. – 唐代名醫孫思邈養生之道, 重在養神; 養神之要, 重在養德. 德行不全, 縱服玉液金丹,…