mindfulness in action…
One of the most feared criminals of the Buddha’s time, Angulimala distinguished himself by his habit of garlanding himself with the served fingers of his murdered victims. When word got out that he and his band were in certain area of the countryside, all who could possibly avoid travelling in that area would do so.…
The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery; and making her stand before all of them, they said to him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” They…
While he was still speaking, someone came from the leader’s house to say, “Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer.” When Jesus heard this, he replied, “Do not fear. Only believe, and she will be saved.”
A young woman named Kisagotami lost her only child to illness around the time of his first birthday. Bereft, she was from house to house in her village, clasping the dead child to her breast and pleading for medicine to revive him. Her neighbors, thinking her mad, were frightened and did their best to avoid…
Begin with faith, but should end with understanding.
人一生的心智與人倫關係的發展應是一承先啟後，在建立與拆毀的過程中辨證地發展著。因此，我的提問是：人可否按這種辨證的進程在人生不同的心智與人倫發展階段中，向不同的信仰體系尋找契合的轉依呢？比喻在兒童時期以人倫發展為重，青年時期以stand-out、理想與思辯為主，中年時期以圓融和合為軸，老年時期則以逍遙自在為本。由是，在實踐信仰層面，我們可否以不同信仰體系如儒家、一神(如基督教)、佛家以及道家等區分出縱向(不同進程)及橫向(不同側重點)的發展模式，以成就完整的人格發展？
Hey man, take a break! What do you really want? To get familiar with a particular tradition or a better way to a better living? Living is out of those so-called sacred books and words of saints. May be living itself is the way!
信心(Faith)，是一切心靈轉化得以發生的基礎。
凡宗教者，必有所立之宗、有所尊之理、有可傳之教、有可踐之道及有可敬之人。此外，凡談論宗教，就不能忽略儀式。儀式本身只是一種精神實踐的導入，是一種載體、也是一種展示。它是象徵性地指向上述的「二所三可」。