Check how positive your attitude & mind are.

THE VOICE OF HAPPINESS

After Bankei had passed away, a blind man who lived near the master’s temple told a friend:

“Since I am blind, I cannot watch a person’s face, so I must judge his character from the sound of his voice. Ordinarily when I hear someone congratulate another upon his happiness and success, I also hear a secret tone of envy. When condolence is expressed for the misfortune of another, I hear pleasure and satisfaction, as if the one condoling was really glad there was something left to gain in his own world.

In all my experience, however, Bankei’s voice was always sincere. Whenever he expressed happiness, I heard nothing but happiness, and whenever he expressed sorrow, sorrow was all I heard.”

Reflection & Contemplation:                                                                

1.      Let’s use this short narrative as the instrument to measure how sincere & positive one’s mind and attitude are?

2.      Does it tell you how and who you are?

Check how positive your attitude & mind are.

THE VOICE OF HAPPINESS

After Bankei had passed away, a blind man who lived near the master’s temple told a friend:

“Since I am blind, I cannot watch a person’s face, so I must judge his character from the sound of his voice. Ordinarily when I hear someone congratulate another upon his happiness and success, I also hear a secret tone of envy. When condolence is expressed for the misfortune of another, I hear pleasure and satisfaction, as if the one condoling was really glad there was something left to gain in his own world.

In all my experience, however, Bankei’s voice was always sincere. Whenever he expressed happiness, I heard nothing but happiness, and whenever he expressed sorrow, sorrow was all I heard.”

Reflection & Contemplation:                                                                

1.      Let’s use this short narrative as the instrument to measure how sincere & positive one’s mind and attitude are?

2.      Does it tell you how and who you are?

Little Knowledge is Dangerous

Nothing Exists

Yamaoka Tesshu, as a young student of Zen, visited one master after another. One day, he called upon Dokuon of Shokoku.
Desiring to show his attainment, he said, "The mind, Buddha, and sentient beings, after all do not exist. The true nature of phenomena is emptiness. There is no realization, no delusion, no sage, no mediocrity. There is no giving and nothing to be recieved."
Dokuon who was smoking quietly said nothing. Suddenly he whacked Yamaoka with his bamboo pipe.
This made the youth quite angry.
"If nothing exists," inquired Dokuon, "where did this anger come from?"

Source: Bhutan Observer, 14th Dec .


My Critical Analysis & Reflection:

1. Learning the philosophy alone does not make one wise & learned.

The young monk had learned everything including the primordial truth & the highest level of  Buddhist philosophy, the Emptiness.  But, he lacks the basic practice & realization like controlling his anger, desire, ignorance, ego, envy, etc.

Where is his realization?
Where is his transformation?
What is the change in his attitude?

Ans: Such practitioners of religion is sheer hypocrisy, pretending what one is not.
If one is the beginner of pursuing religious practice; for Buddha's sake, do not express your "ego" in any form.

From the Bodhi Tree

From the Bodhi Tree:

WORKING WITH OTHERS MAKES YOU HUMBLE:

Humbleness comes from working with other. When you work with others, you realize the need to be patient, give space and time to others to develop their own understanding of goodness and bravery. If you are frantic and try to push your understanding onto others, then nothing happens except chaos. Knowing that, you become extremely humble and patient in working with others

-HH Chogyem Trungpa Rimpoche.

 

TEMPER:

A  Zen student came to Bankei and complained, “Master, I have an ungovernable temper. How can I cure it?”

“You have something very strange,” replied Bankei. “Let me see what you have.”

“Just now I can’t show it to you,” replied the student.

“When can you show it to me?” asked Bankei.

“It arises unexpectedly,” replied the student.

“Then,” concluded Bankei, “it must not be your own true nature.

 If it was your true nature, you could  show it to me any time.

When you were born, you did not have it, and your parents did

not give that to you. Think that over.”

Source: Bhutan Observer, Nov 16-23 edition.

Bhutan Flag Speaks!

What does my national flag say?

Bhutan’s national flag is rectangular and divided diagonally into two parts with a white dragon between the two halves.

 

The upper yellow part of the flag signifies the unfaltering secular reign of the successive Kings of the Wangchuck dynasty. Yellow is also the colour of symbolic scarf of the King and the spiritual ruler of Bhutan. The lower orange part signifies the deep-seated and strong religious practice and spiritual power of Vajrayana and Mahayana Buddhism.

The dragon symbolizes the name of the country as we call “Druk”   in Bhutan's national language for dragon. Thus, the people are known as "Drukpas." The white dragon also symbolizes the state of purity and loyalty of Bhutanese citizens to their county.

The dragon facing fearlessly outward with open jaws symbolizes the constant vigilance of the protecting deities and citizens against any impending danger and threat to the country. The jewels held firmly by the dragon symbolize the sustainability of the precious resources including the rich cultural heritage Bhutan.

*This is what my teachers taught me in the primary school. Thank You Teachers, I can write this!

 I would love to hear about the flags of my international friends of Mahidol University, Thailand.

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“Knowledge is power.”

— Sir Francis Bacon, 1597

 

“Knowledge Management is the leveraging

of a corporation’s collective knowledge to gain and

maintain a competitive position. Companies can

use tools, applications and knowledge content to

substantially improve their internal performance by

reducing cost and improving quality, performance,

training methods, product marketability — you

name it.”

– Gene Meieran, Intel Fellow

The quotation for knowledge management

Related quotation for Knowledge Management:

 

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance

—Confucius

knowledge management network

1st blog

Hi friends:
This is my blog created as a part of my assignment for knowledge management for Ajarn Dear. Please visit it & provide necessary comments. I'll share the ideas on knowledge management.
In the mean time, enjoy this picture of sacred stupa in Trashi Yangtse district of eastern Bhutan.

It is popularly known as Choeten Kora.

Thanks