壬辰年中秋節 祭月禮示範 Mid Autumn Fest Ritual

 農曆七月中開始，走過商場，無數琳琅滿目的月餅銷售，商傢們都搞各種名堂的月餅宣傳。然而，大家是否知道，擁有上千年的中秋節並不只局限在‘月餅節’而已？
中秋節是華夏人的傳統節日之一,古代帝王有春天祭日，秋天祭月的禮制，早在《周禮》一書中，已有“中秋”一詞的記載。在一般人的印象中，中秋節是神秘的、富有濃厚傳説的嫦娥吳剛故事、再不然就是朱元璋與月餅起義有關。
華夏人是崇尚自然的，在每個季節時分都會祭祀天地以表示對大自然的愛戴與敬畏。
所以，在中秋時就會向月神表達尊敬而展開對月的祭祀。
月餅，也是祭月上用的祭品中慢慢演變而來的。

感謝有那麽一個善緣，得以認識一班志在推廣華夏文化的士人君子。在尋找自己民族的文化、民族的根中扮演很重要的角色。
今年中秋，乃第二年穿上自己的民族服裝——漢服 慶祝，更不可思議的是第一次在檳城這個充滿人文氣息的島上向民衆呈現祭月禮的示範，呈現一個被人漸漸淡忘、漸漸沒落的華夏人祭祀禮儀。
召集了幾位檳城的漢服同袍在一州際中秋慶典上集體拜月。

不囉嗦，看照片啦!

祭祀月禮開始  主祭人準備就緒

祭酒茶

上香

參祭者 讀祭文

簡短的漢服的特色示範

漢服之美

過程 Process

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有人說，生命是一項過程。

甚言其是，生、老、病到老死是一種過程；老死後的投生，再老、病與死，這過程不斷地在輾轉中。

過了六月，就是下半年的開頭。
在這七月， 對我而言是一種過渡；是一種開始。

告別學子生涯，正式踏入社會工作。
全新的職場環境、全新的體制、全新的面孔、全新的操作系統 。
一切的一切，也許讓我這菜鳥新人男丁格爾難以適應。
不過，我堅信不忘加入護理界時的那份初衷，一切的難以適應皆能雲消霧散。

讓人感謝的是，兩周得以在最喜愛的外科病房，過後就得呆在四面冷冰冰的手術室裏了。
裏面的情況跟外面的病房會有什麽不一樣呢？我要好好去學習探索咯！

每樣事情都是一種學習過程；生命亦是一項學習過程。
祝福大家也祝福 我自己 =)




Life is a process
Nothing end nor start, from birth,live,ill to death; and reborn, live,ill and death again. It is one of the process.

Since after June, we'd already pass through half of the year.
Soon after July, it's a new change for me, and also start of something new.

Ended my student life and yet start to step into the working life, with new environment,new personality, new system etc etc. Will it be hard for me to adapt it? Hope it wouldn't.
Remember and embrace the reason and the initial intent to join nursing, i believe the obstacle can be adapt by me as possible.

Anyhow, I'm grateful that i'll be in the ward for surgical cases and soon after that will be 'stuck' into the operation theatre. I'm curious about what to explore inside the OT now! Hope i can learn more and more from there.

Everything is a life-learning process; Life is one of the learning process as well.
All the best to everyone and myself ^^

結行 六月 June Conclusion

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時間分秒都在流失，轉眼間就要跟六月揮手致意了。
這一月，象徵著護理實習生的生死大關；
這一月，也象徵了向‘護理實習生’這個身份說 byebye 時刻。

六月初，在一因緣會際之下，應法友之邀參與了某佛曲專輯分享會。
什麽？要演唱？原來需要歌手。我的音質稱不上什麽妙音，不過想想，這也何嘗不是种法的善種子入大衆心田的一種結緣方式？唱佛曲何嘗不是普賢十願裏的‘稱讚如來’一行？
姑且一試吧！結果，這樣的一個念，除了得以稱讚如來之外，更讓我認識了善友，能在修學道路上的護持。這是法喜的~

接下來，把自己投入應考的‘備戰’行列。無數無數的NCLEX範本考題、較早前讀書會的紀錄 、講師的扎實練習課。這些無不是都為將來的飯碗打拼而先墊下的努力。大家不約而同地為6月13日做倒數，也為彼此即將離開的那天默默倒數。

繁忙的‘備戰行列’，幸虧還有一絲喘息空間，為心靈與慧命添加小小資糧。參與了禪修活動，讓應考前緊綳的身心放下，此刻只有呼與吸之間。果真，離考期只有區區一兩天，禪修後的心更明亮，思維更清晰。


6月13日—— 為飯碗打拼的第一個關站終于來到。能在兩個半小時内能如實回答100題的致命護理考題是感恩的。較後，只能默默祝禱較前的努力得以讓這關順利通過。

 應戰過後，當然是把握時間‘頽廢’啦！
短短兩個星期假之内，去了星洲及婆羅州一趟。蜻蜓點水似地走過。去了主題樂園，嘗試了未騎過的過山車遊戲。常識挑戰並克服内心的恐懼？？身處大都市，可以感受都市人的繁忙步伐，冷冰的面目。相反的，在婆羅州一小鎮——詩巫（我稱之爲福州小鎮），完全被福州人的好客以及美味的食物吸引住。有人說我好矛盾，去了大城市又去小鎮。我覺得如此並無不妥，得以見到種種差別種種相，可說是不枉此行。


感謝，得以通過大馬護理局考，成爲正式的註冊護理人。
如今，過了明天就是上班的日子。我相信，未來還有更多關與站讓我去闖。學海無涯，學習無止境。加油了！

Soon after else, we're going to wave goodbye to June and say Hello to July.
Hence, since June was such a happening month, I would write some conclusion before we reach July. =)

June- a month that we the student nurses have to sit for board exam and also a month to take off our identication as a student nurse.

As June started, thanks to some dharma pals. I'd stand a chance to enrol myself in a Buddhist Hymns Singing and sharing event. It was my 1st time to sing for public beside from KTV. Anyhow, it is a good chance for me to praise the Buddha and knit a dharma relationship with public.

After that, it's the time to really rush myself and final prepare for the exam. Tonnes of NCLEX question whether is in book form or online, hours of intensive class, lots of previous study group notes etc etc. This is one of the way to achieve our goal , which is going to be a staff nurse. Everyone was counting down for the date of exam and also the leaving date.Sad huh?

Anyhow, prior to the exam. I'd decided to join in a meditation session few days before the exam. It's simply awesome. I'd experience even clearer mind state to prepare myself for exam. No more NCLEX, no more notes etc etc. Relax and feel the peace of mind^^

Not mention bout the 100 MCQ exam, glad that I can finish it up within 2 and a half hour.

After that, 2 weeks of holiday for me to enjoy before start my work. Been to S'pore and Borneo as my destination. Try to overcome my fear by taking 2 roller coaster at a time in Universal Studio. Experienced the stressful part of the civilian and the style of them dealing with time in the big city. Slow pace in Borneo part, small town Sibu which catch my glimpse. The friendly Foochow clan and their food, just simply awesome!
Some people told me that it was ridiculous to travel a city and a town at the same time. Well, what i think about was, ain't it the good way to see different kind of people, slow vs fast pace and learn their pros and discard their cons at the same time?

I'd pass my Malaysian Nursing Board Exam and get the license very very soon!! excited bout it^^
Few days later, it's time for me to start a new chapter of life. Start my first ever job as a Staff Nurse.
What i believe is that in future there's still a lot of challenges for me to overcome. Hope i can discard the obstacle eventually and keep learning throughout my life. Gambate~

禪意。 Zen

五月間，應一場佛曲分享會，結識了幾位Kalyana-Mitra(善友法侶）。其中，一位善友姐姐介紹了我關於‘禪修十日’的一個共修活動。當時的我非常震驚，好久沒接觸禪修這一類的修持了，都應該退步了許多許多，而且又是十日哦~。感謝師父的應允，我選了一天，在我即將應付全國考的前幾天讓我放鬆心情精進去^^

前一天下班後就準備前往白雲山觀音寺去，環境清幽的山上道場，我可是第一次在那邊挂單。
清晨，敲板聲響起後，魚貫上殿做早課。頌了《八大人覺經》，經裏闡釋了佛子應修的八個覺知，從覺悟世間苦空無常、無我直到發大乘心，利樂有情。我對上早課的詮釋就是，美好的開始要以法熏修，以期把法念念在日常生活中。

過後即戶外禪修，在廣闊的觀音廣場坐下，面向山下的灣島尾。把身心放鬆，做了簡單的慈悲觀，開始數呼吸。這一刻，就停留在呼~與吸~之間。當然，小弟功夫不好，許多念頭一直湧現很難專注。坐了不久後，雙腳也開始發麻，心也一直散亂。

接下來一天要坐六支香，在不斷的調和自己和師父的教導下，一支比一支香更專注，心也隨著更平和、平穩下來。

晚課畢，坐了一支香後，就是師父開示的環節。師父摘要了《阿含經》，更簡單地介紹裏面的《七車喻經》給同修們認識。師父的每一句都對我猶如當頭棒喝，讓我對心識與禪修有更深的認識。

第二天，早課與戶外禪修後，大衆出坡整理寺院。隨後就帶著滿滿的法喜回到日常生活中。

一心頂禮佛法僧三寶具足，讓我得以繼續修學及體悟法。
感謝開寳法師的指引，讓我對禪修及心識有更上一層的認識。
感謝Sarana Tan 姐姐的共成就，促使小弟有此次的禪修淨緣。

祝曰：  願 我與一切衆生 無敵意 無危險 無身體與精神上的痛苦
            願眾等早日修學佛法  得清淨無上勝妙樂　
            善哉之~

With help of one of the Kalyana Mitra ( Buddhist Dharma Pal), I'd stand a chance to join in a meditation camp for one day plus in Mt Erskine GuanYinSeeTemple.
It had been quite sometime I rarely enrolled in meditating. I was glad to make this camp as my mind relaxation stop before my Nursing Board Exam.

The camp majorly based on meditation.We have Six round of meditation to be done in a day which exclude the basic morning and evening services.
I been waking up from the sounds of Temple Drum, the practitioner walk into the Main Shrine silently and awaiting for morning service. We'd chant in term of reminding ourself to practice these Eight mindful awakening in our daily living.
After that, we get our own sitting mat and practice outdoor meditation under the morning moonlight. I choosen to sit in the Guanyin Square which is silent and strongly feel of the natural. I did a simple Metta Bhavana for the sentient being and start to count my breath in meditation.For me, meditating is quite challenging due to malpractice in daily life and previous karmic did. Flights of thought keep on came across your mind when you're mindfully counting the breath.

However, condition did improve after being taught by venerable master and also the self manipulating of mind. After few rounds of the session, the mindfulness increase as in you can meditate for longer time. I should say it is a good news for a new beginner like me.
After the Evening service, venerable master preach the and share out the Mindfulness technique in Zen meditating. After the next morning service, we clean up the temple compound and return back home with mindfulness heart and Dharma Joy.
Indeed, I'd learn alot throughout the whole process. Hope i can continue practicing the Zen throughout my lifetime.

I take Refuge from the Precious Triple Gems (Buddha Dharma and Sangha) for the Non-Stop preaching of the Correct Path.
Thanks to Venerable Master Kai Bao for the Zen teaching
And not at least my Kalyana Mitra Sis. Sarana Tan for providing me an opportunity to upgrade the life of wisdom.
May all the sentient being be free from enmity and danger
be free from physical and mental suffering
May they live happily
Maha Sadhu

大殿前的回廊 Main walkway of the Main Shrine Hall

上山的梯級 The stairs to the temple

觀音廣場的大觀音 The Big Statue of Guanyin in the Guanyin Square

觀音廣場望去 View from Guanyin Square

月圓。衛塞之行 All About Wesak

讚仏曰：    天上天下無如仏  十方世界亦無比
                  世間所有我盡見  一切無有如仏者

又是五月月圓日--佛誕節了，此乃佛教界上下的年度隆重慶典之一，各個寺院佛團都為紀念人天導師的降生、成道及涅磐的大好日子。
自皈依正信三寶（佛法僧）之後，此佛歷2556年的佛誕節乃是我第七個年頭以正式的佛教徒身份慶祝。感謝龍天三寶護持，能走過七年學仏之路，心靈也一直在提升。

佛誕前夕，如往常地到寺院進行共修早課與浴佛法要。除了母親之外，今年多了幾位一同學習的中學佛友。^^
回歸根本寺院--洪福寺，只見人頭鑽動。昔日的清靜菩提蘭若，此時即湧入無數善男信女向尊貴的仏陀祈福。久違的老法師依然健壯，帶領大衆禮佛。搭衣展具，鐘鼓齊鳴，唱誦寳鼎讚，突然之間，很懷念當初的叢林生活、晨鐘暮鼓。蘭若的生活都很有規律，期許有一天能再回去掛單，受持戒行。

在早課囘向裏頭，有句  將此身奉塵刹，是則名為報仏恩。 每次頌起都很震撼人心，身為仏子，我報恩了嗎？只有不斷不斷地付出，在塵澇中作清流 -- 仏法在世間，不離世間覺。四重恩，仏陀教化恩、父母養育恩、國家安樂恩、衆生成就恩，一切的一切，相互成就。

浴佛儀的當下，潺潺的香湯徐徐的灌向太子像。每一勺的香湯都承載著對自己的期許，從清淨身語意到四宏願，希望一切都能入心、入行。

佛誕當天，與一班的佛友一起行腳檳島的各大傳承寺院。不得不提的是近代有賴於學佛年輕化，佛誕慶典也可以那麽YOUNG。寳譽堂菩提之家便是其一，除了有互動的佛法分享會，還有戲劇等。學佛青年們個個都洋溢著法的喜悅^^

2556年的佛誕，是法喜的。感謝一切佛友法親的互相學習。期許 法味甚濃、法情亦堅。
更期望在學佛的道路上能步步提升，往清淨的佛性走去。 


It's the Full Moon season ---Wesak Day again^^
Wesak day falls on every 15th lunar calendar of May. In memory of Gotama Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana.
In Buddhist Calendar, it's already Year 2556. Fellows monastery and Buddhist organization held the celebration of this precious moment. For me, it's the 7th year of celebrating wesak since after taking my refuge from the Triple Gem ( Buddha, Dharma and Sangha).

As usual, I'll celebrate start from the eve. Visitation to Ang Hock See Temple is a must for me^^. So i went with my mom and this year with fellow dharma pals as well. We perform the Morning Service and also the buddha-cleansing ceremony.The chanting held by the Sangha members was mind soothen. We pray to hope for a better world and also to reflecting our mind in Buddha path. In one of the sentence in the morning service : Giving out yourself to the world is one of the way to show your gratitude to the Buddha(brief translation) given me a huge impact. I was thinking am i really give myself out?( in caring and helping especially providing nursing care). Anyhow it is a must for a buddhism practitioner to pay gratitude to the four authority : The Buddha for teaching wisdom to us, The Parents for taking care of us, The Country(not rulers XD) which providing us the land and lastly all sentient being for making us stronger in buddha path.
 
During the Buddha cleansing ceremony, we pour the scented water onto the buddha statue. The rationale of doing that is to cleanse and purify our Speech , Mind and Action which may be the root of Karma.
On the actual day, i'd stand a chance to visit major Mahayana and Theravada monastery. Glad to see that some organization is practicing Buddhism in the younger way so that more youngster will joining in.
 
Anyhow, I feel contented yet filled with Dharma Joy in this Wesak. Thanks to fellow Dharma Pals for supporting each other in the Path. 

* May this Joy of Dharma being transfer to All sentient being. Maha Sadhu ^^ 

洪福寺。仏台 External Buddha Altar-Ang Hock See

南無仏 Namo Buddhaya

花車 Float from Triple Wisdom Hall

黃潮迎青天？ Yellow and Green

記428 乾淨選舉和平集會

人民是國家的主要資產之一，在民主制度的國家裏，更扮演（直接/間接）統治的角色。在馬來西亞，是以代議民主的格式來治國，即人民推選出代議士，並在議會裏決定+討論某樣事項。

身為國民，手持‘藍登記’的應該有責任自我覺醒，一起期許明日的大馬有更乾淨以及公平的選舉 =)

2012年4月28日
在首都，有多少位流血，又有多少位在流淚？相信點開面子書或明天翻開報章就能知道。

感恩的是，在檳城，沒有流血更沒有流淚。
只有志者的士氣。

這一天，大家不約而同地穿上黃色以及綠色的上衣。
大家也不約而同地前往舊關仔角的大草場。

此時，只見警民的團結合作，各守己任。警察隊一早就在會場旁列隊守候；救傷車也在一旁守候。

我不是文殊菩薩，不過目測出席人數有10，000人或以上。集會，當然是嘈雜的，何況是容納下10，000人的大草場。

很攝心的是，當檳州首長--林冠音先生起來演講時，會衆們自然把嘈雜聲收起來。靜心聆聽首長要表達的話語。這種情況除了叢林/學校/軍事演練之外，我都沒看過。由此可見檳城人的心念都是如此團結；林首長的確得到許多人的敬重。

集會完畢后，還有義工人士拿出塑料袋供大家處理垃圾。讚嘆之外還是讚嘆~

集會都進行得很順利，沒有暴力、沒有衝突、更沒有過分的喧鬧。為了下一代，期許當局能正視國民們想表達出來的心聲。

PS:  我不是在示威，更不是問題滋事者。我只是站出來表達我對國家的期許，以保我子孫後代的美好家園。祈願 國基鞏固  治道遐昌
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Reflection of joining 428 Bersih 3.0 event in Penang
 Today, there is a lot of people wearing Yellow and Green colour Tee in Malaysia.
In Penang, huge amount of civilian attend the gathering in the Esplanade Penang.

Glad to see that the cops and the civilian maintain cooperatively in the event. Even the Ambulance is there to prevent any emergency cases.

According on what I'd seen, there are more than 10,000 people attending in the Penang event. 
Some that i would like to highlight: Penangite is so cooperative and follow the instruction of the organizer. Our state Chief Minister Mr Lim G.E. gain alots of respect from the civilians too. I'd never seen 10,000 people stays silence when he is giving the speech. Bravo Mr Lim~
After the event, there are some volunteer provide a plastic bag so that the venue is not full with rubbish. Very Civil Minded huh?^^

Anyhow, there is no any Violence or excessive Noise appear in the event. I hope that the 'Rulers' may receive on what the civilian thoughts and opinion. 

PS: This is not a RALLY, and im not a trouble maker though. I'm there just to expressing my opinion and thoughts for my future generation sake. May we have a cleaner better Malaysia.

會場一角 a scene from the venue

我愛我的國家 I <3 Malaysia

給林首長的掌聲 Everyone is clapping hand for CM Lim

從洛杉磯來的支持Support all the way from L.A.

集會後的會場-乾淨吧？Clean venue after the event

三月廿四：：禮拜靜思堂 Pilgrimage to JingSi Hall

早辰五點，停了車子，邁步走向檳慈濟人口中‘心靈的家’。
頓足一下，心中在反思: 怎麽好久沒踏上這片福德田地呢？
悠悠梵唄佛號聲圍繞于靜思堂外圍，整頓心情準備同會衆參與久違的朝山活動。
此時，外境道氣重重甚感莊嚴；心境清澈明朗皎潔如月。
三步一拜 由外拜到内，由黑暗拜到光明，由低下拜到崇高，越拜越靠近佛菩薩，越拜心地越清淨，人格越昇華。
學佛，是要虔誠地學佛心、佛行，體會人生的真理。
朝山，是要參悟自己本性的崇高心德，

適逢證嚴法師壽辰，這裡開啓了與臺灣精舍連綫的藥師法會。
諷誦藥師經一卷，為上人祝壽祈福，也不忘把頌經功德回向家人及法界有情。
經裏的第七願
願我來世得菩提時，若諸有情，眾病逼切、無救無歸；無醫無藥；無親安家；貧窮多苦，我之名號，一經其耳,眾病悉除，身心安樂，家屬資具悉皆豐足，乃至證得無上菩提。藥師如來的大願不可思議，期許小弟能與此願相應....行願去咯~


經者，道也；道者，路也。做利益衆生的事，既是行經。
感恩男丁格爾能隨時隨地付出。

僅以此文祝賀師公上人： 法體安康 常駐世間
祝福與感恩

It's an auspicious day for me, it's Venerable Chengyen birthday,so i decided to visit Jingsi Hall again for 3 steps one bow Pilgrimage early in the morning. Well...it had been some time i never visited this peaceful sanctuary since busy with other matters. The pilgrimation is joyful cause I can really peace my mind off and perform self reflection.
This pilgrimage action is one of the Chinese Buddhist Rituals that in the meaning of gaining knowledge with respect and also reflect our mind truthfully.

After breakfast, we join in a Medicine Buddha Puja Prayers which connected with Taiwan Jingsi Abode. By chanting the Medicine Buddha Sutra, I can know that the great vows of the Buddha and wish i can practice it wisely through my profession. By chanting, may the merits transfer to Venerable to continue her loving-kindness action and also to my family and all sentient beings.
What a Dharma joyful feel to being such contented^^




法會與衆結緣象徵祝福的壽桃。有愛吧？
Peach Bun which is distributed to the attendee..cute right?