Author: Derek

  • Human intelligence vs. artificial intelligence

    Human intelligence vs. artificial intelligence

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    What is Intelligence? What is fundamental difference between human intelligence and artificial intelligence (AI)? When AI becomes more developed, what value could human still brings to the world, and to our own lives? A forum is upcoming this year, that brings together technological and traditional cultural leaders, to start discussing the above. If you are…

  • Taoist teachers, students

    Taoist teachers, students

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    The universe responses, continuously. When we humble our “selves”, and ask for guidance, teachers and teachings appear. They could appear in different forms (a teacher, friend, family member, colleague, boss, team, customer, client, regulator, stranger, or even as general phenomena). When the student is adapt and mature, the “selves” become quiet, and the separation between…

  • New Year insight

    New Year insight

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    Besides exchanging blessings and red pockets, some Chinese would ask fortune at temples during Chinese New Year, to get direction and insight for the year. Insight are divided into three groups, (上) refers to positive messages, (中) refers to neutral messages, and (下) refers to cautionary messages. May your insights be the most positive ones…

  • New Year of the Dragon

    New Year of the Dragon

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    Happy Chinese New Year of the Dragon! May your year be filled with strength, vibrancy, and prosperity! #CNY2024#blessings

  • Transcending the ego-mind

    Transcending the ego-mind

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    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. #life#ego#logical#rigid#limited #life#vision#wisdom#flexible#unlimited

  • Negotiation, Customer Service, Healing

    Negotiation, Customer Service, Healing

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    Masters settle conflicts before they arise – Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor Applicable in Negotiation, Customer Service, and Health. Amateurs struggle from conflicts to conflicts, Smart ones settles early when conflicts start to arise, Masters maintain oneself and relationship in optimal states.

  • Integrity (誠信)

    Integrity (誠信)

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    Translates as (誠信), has two components in Chinese interpretation: 1.    (誠) refers to sincerity, which refers to 1) honesty, 2) sincerity, and 3) pure in intention: 1)   Honesty (誠實) refers to truthfulness and consistency in body, speech, and mind. i.e. speech aligns with mind, action aligns with speech. When one maintains truthfulness and consistency across mind, speech, and…

  • Life is a garden 生命大花園

    Life is a garden 生命大花園

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    Life is like a garden,where flower of all colors blossoms.Allowing all to grow in light or darkness,boundlessly unfold from our true origin. 生命是個大花園 紅藍黃綠萬花全 向陰向陽任你長 無邊綻放自心源 你, 要成為什麼樣的花呢？

  • Taochat Dec 2023 – Essence of Zen

    Taochat Dec 2023 – Essence of Zen

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    What is Zen?Origin of Zen, Magic of ZenDifference between concentration, sitting meditation, and ZenCultivating Zen – blockages and sidetracks3 levels of SurrenderSurrender MeditationQ&A Join us in Dec10 online community zoom Taochat, last one in 2023 – Essence of Zen Date/Time:Sun (Dec10), 11pm-12am (Sydney/Melbourne)Sun (Dec10), 9-10pm (Tokyo/Seoul)Sun (Dec10), 8-9pm (Beijing/Hong Kong/Taipei)Sun (Dec10), 1-2pm (Stockholm)Sun (Dec10), 12-1pm…

  • 阿彌陀經淺釋

    阿彌陀經淺釋

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    阿是無量經是法, 彌是福德陀智慧 一切諸佛所護念, 譯者智慧方便題 西方成就東方始, 十萬億正法圓行 福慧具足阿彌陀, 時空之中本自在 極樂全明故無苦, 心一境性捨識根 自証眷屬器世界, 四念四勤四神攝 心地清淨金沙佈, 菩提正道池水滿 三七分中起樓閣, 四花相映器世界 心地清淨自証覺, 天籟聲會花雨景 智慧主導身口意, 動靜一如自性海 器世自証成就後, 繼續饒益眷屬世 四正四勤四攝上, 三七道品眾成長 前行要先立資糧, 福德善根先具足 正法需一心不亂, 持號七日生極樂 清淨行能遍十方, 東方始行南正行 西方成就北作用, 下方攝受上景仰 一切諸佛所護念, 真理遍行圓十方 聞經受持聞諸佛, 不退轉於無上行 立人立己佛功德, 五濁惡世行難行 娑婆成道希有事, 殊勝說法難不難

  • 4 Benefits cultivating the Moment:

    4 Benefits cultivating the Moment:

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    More Energy – through lessened mental energy wastage More Experience – through sustained relaxed focused awareness More Wisdom – through pre-mental access to the universal database More Truth – through direct alignment with Life, despite of mental distortions

  • What is Reality?

    What is Reality?

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    Reality, is the ultimate source of all, that is beyond (yet allows and includes) all forms, descriptions, polarizations, and dualities. It is of unlimited power, kindness, and wisdom that out of it all possibilities and manifestations arise. It is everlasting, ongoing, and is just is. – level of truth 960 To supplment, the even higher…

  • 行者 practitioner

    行者 practitioner

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    修行，是行者的人生。是一種真人的生活狀態。它不是知識，不是時間所能衡量。因為行者的生命是永恆的。沒有起點，也沒有終點。所以，他沒有時間的緊迫性。人生，不過是一眨眼的功夫而已！！！– 華嚴上師 Cultivation, permeates the entire life of a practitioner. It is the state of life of a real person. It is not knowledge, nor is something that can be measured in time. Life of a practitioner is eternal, without beginning and end. Therefore, there is no rush. Entire life, is merely a blink of…

  • Transcending time 超越時間

    Transcending time 超越時間

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    時間是什麼? 是主觀感受, 還是客觀現實? 其物理, 心理, 神經成份為何? 金剛經如何說? 如何超越時間, 體驗當下? 當下的奇妙 10月29(日)9-10pm 來討論, 交流, 感受 論道2023 What is Time? Is it objective or subjective? What is its physical, psychological, and neural origin? What does the Diamond Sutra says about past, present and future? How to transcend time and return to the Moment? Power of the Moment…

  • 苦樂人

    苦樂人

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    孟婆茶後 莫名奇妙的來 人云亦云的活着 莫名奇妙的去 人生為何？ 飽暖淫慾，相濡以沫？ 叱吒風雲，財權傾城？ 改變社會，世界大同？ 現實是，成功者鳳毛麟角 更可況，意義這事，像浮雲 這刻重要的價值和追求，另一時空會變得不再重要 大江東去，浪淘盡，千古風流人物 人生，就是這般虛幻和無常？ 有些人還原基本步，飽暖淫慾（淫者取廣義，指過量欲望），其他唔理。 另些滿足了生存基本後，追求情感滿足和社會地位，更極致者追求人文藝術和生命覺受。 但都是短暫和無常的，頂多百載。不如意時，能否咬緊牙根？失落迷惘時，能否勇敢前行？到盡頭事，能否無憾？ 開始反省時，便是覺醒時 覺而進一步探索，便是修行 分四階段 覺而持續摸索生命，為信 摸索驗證後確定，為解 確定後實踐到生活中的點點滴滴，為行 圓融時，為證 全方位的修 身體，情緒，思想，意念，物質物理，精神心理，形上形下，人文藝術，社會科學 一直深化，一直圓滿 至個人圓滿，人際關系圓滿，事業世界圓滿 基本功 健康飲食，起居作息，調身 養氣調神，呼吸平順，調息 靜觀修止，伏斷妄想，調心 去惡揚善，積集福慧，立根基 再進一步，離能所，參念頭，直照心源，破重重心執，達無何有鄉 止觀中，在對立世間得大自在 離四句，絕百非，達無作意本來境 無計算圓滿 無作意利生 同眾生圓滿 如信受奉行，不枉此生了

  • 五道三毒圖

    五道三毒圖

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    凡夫沉淪貪嗔痴, 生死浮沉三界依 聖人分辨正與邪, 扶正去邪淨行知 聲聞獨覺定慧出, 住於幻城尤有毒 菩薩正見中圓滿, 福慧轉化剩餘痴

  • Taochat – Love and Compassion

    Taochat – Love and Compassion

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    What is Love? What are drivers? What’s the different between selfish love and selfless Love? Dualistic love vs. Love as a field? How does love manifests in different levels of consciousness? Want to experience loving kindness meditation? Join us in Aug26 online community zoom Taochat – Love and Compassion: Date/Time: Sat (Aug26), 11pm-12am (Sydney) Sat…

  • 聆聽，欣賞，接納

    聆聽，欣賞，接納

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    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）。

  • Transcending the ego-mind

    Transcending the ego-mind

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    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.

  • lunchtime meditation 問答

    lunchtime meditation 問答

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    問: 屋企人耐不耐嘈交，如果睇法/立場/我相/執著都是短暫虛幻，是否可以一概不理？ 答: 前半啱，後半要再深究。雖然睇法/立場/我相/執著是虛幻，但沉醉其中嘅人嘅感受卻是很真實的（對於他們，和感受著他們的你）。怎樣面對，要睇你採取什麼立場，和應世智慧如何。 問: 嘗試同佢地講道理，無人聽，反而更反感。 答: 小乘人，可以處理好自己煩惱偏見，柄埋深山裡頭，做到逍遙自在。但在城市中，面對周邊人既煩惱偏見，就要用大乘的工具先至有辦法處理。 問: 大乘什麼工具？ 答: 首先是六道波羅蜜： 布施：放開對寧靜和安靜的執著 持戒：拒絕受瞋恚的狀態影響 忍辱：不抑壓，坦然面對和接受眾生的顛倒執著 精進：正念，正思惟，正行 （正不行） 禪定：定力，穩定，專一，覺知 般若：無我智，不二智 有六波羅蜜基礎後, 讓內在生命逐步開展至十波羅蜜： 方便：利他目標上，靈活還用身口意去幫助 願：肯定自己人生目標，和在屋企人關係上的定位 力：意志，毅力，耐力去實踐自己的目標和定位 智：世間智慧 （介不介入，誰介入，幾時介入，如何介入） 六度基礎有了後，後四波羅蜜是大乘人內在生命所自然開展出來，不是用大腦想出來的。 其後同學們有大量的世間智分享和討論，非常精彩。不屬吹水綺語，屬觀心處世工程。