2011年2月26日 星期六

A good speaker does not





Sometimes, a person can speak, and can properly speak, Shun Yi's say he wanted to say, from a certain perspective, is a blessing, because a have lost ability to speak or difficulty speaking suffering people, Chang preferred to express their own opinions, the same as a luxury, which is on the "in happiness," and that people who speak normally unless the "intention", otherwise it is difficult to appreciate this "blessing" of the Water lilies, a thought-provoking speaker fast story.
One day, a fifty-year-old traditional woman, was introduced to find the water lilies Zhaizhu.
"It's hard to imagine, some people are so painful difficult even to speak!" Water lilies Zhaizhu sigh, he told the discourse reveals a kind of compassion.
She said that when this woman speak, the sound is like a "choking" in the throat, words to get out of the way out but often very hard thing to say it can be very tough, and when speaking, the only respiratory shortness of breath and moving, and can clearly see the pain of twist expression on her face.
When the woman strenuous, off from the throat to "squeeze" sound distorted narrative of departure, after he realized it, she was suffering from the symptoms of difficulty speaking, there are already two or three years long, starting with minor, more later to the more serious, less serious to more than the words out, and when to speak due to severe asthma, and bring the chest and abdomen in a joint body to be crushed and the pain, although looking around the Chinese and Western medicine still can not find the real cause of .
Water lilies Zhaizhu said the woman suffered from symptoms of difficult words, causes in past lives "do not say something nice," karma.
In a previous life, this woman is a man, but discreet poor, unhappy little break that curse, and people like that in the back right and wrong, For mischief is sensationalism, his life, to □ hate, envy, mind, good mouth to speak, I do not know how many made under the "industry." As well as present and future risk of such retribution.
Everyone is only one mouth, two lips, all wide soft words, honest words, polite words, comforting words, words of praise, are said by the person's mouth out. And all the harsh words, fraudulent speech, reckless words, against the speech, defamatory speech, are also said by the person's mouth out.
As for us, what we have to choose that kind of thing? In terms of matter and is responsible for our own future.

2011年2月25日 星期五

Case of old friends on the island of Penglai 蓬萊島上遇舊友





If the mountain is Lu Tang County people. Emperor, the former Shangshu Lang. Open the first year, he served as provincial governor run, Shiren Zheng, the distance people is admirable.Tang Wakayama like an immortal. Brother Don Flow is the Taoist Mountain, was the thrust of Taoist practice. If water had been summoned into the palace, and soon begged back mountain, he ordered to allow him back to the mountain. To the later years, Don Hill of living so long if more and more honest Benedict. Curry Run state and public funds, he also used to buy medicine alchemy.Guests the bureaucracy was, and blood family, often earnestly advised him not to, he does not listen to the whole. One day, one described as thin, withered old man landscape ever to an audience, say that they have an immortal. To see the old man who laughed at his decrepit aged. Hill met with Don if he was treated with courtesy, very respected, he lived more than a month left. Old man talking about all aspects of the matter is not alchemy.He asked the old man is good at something, like the old man's contempt for the alchemy alchemy, like the fat delicious wine, Jane dishes meal products. Although he is thin, can have three or four of appetite. Don Hill for his worship, if ever, there is no tired of the color.
One night, the old man calmly if Tang Shan said: "Your mouth has a hundred people, assets are often so inadequate supply. You your the one of the Executive, the financial resources so much worse, once dismissed from office homebound, food and clothing on what basis? Moreover, the silver treasures of the house Qian Bo, you also invaded by a lot, I really worry for you. "Tang surprised if Hill said:" I control the state has been a long time, certainly good show when you leave. I have often This worry about, but could not think of a good way. If so punished, and that man himself, willingly, only to have a family worried about the pain of the cold and hunger. "the old man said:" Do not to worry. "the old man urged him to quickly put wine, and even drink a few glasses. Tang Wakayama usually rarely drinks, this drink several cups a day. Jingbu feel drunk, my heart was very surprised. That night the moon was bright, the two slowly walked in the yard. Long, the old man if Tang Shan said: "may be represented by a servant, the pot shipped to the medicine room to iron." If the mountain to the Tang in the chamber arranged to send the servants sat down, and the ascent stoves. The old man said: "The class is divided into two pots, pot burning on the decentralization of Tan, the pan roasted like a brick, people can not face it." Then the old man took off from his waist a small gourd, from the Remove the two pills sleeve immortality, to the two pots in each threw a shot. Closed out, the old man if Tang Shan said: "bone proper way you should extradite you transcend the world, plus you have honesty, integrity, love of nature is not angry, Xianjia thinks highly of this particular character. I was too on the real, to the earth to Tour concept, in order to release souls from purgatory those determined to person. see you there hard work perseverance, so come on salvation you. I have become the gold and silver, some to leave your children and grandchildren, or relief to the poor; part of the invasion to cover your treasures of the house used in the silver, do not leave after the bad news. This can only have the determination to get rid of the secular. Tomorrow I'm waiting for you in the middle of the river. "finish, the old man to suddenly disappeared.
The next morning, Don Hill open the chamber if a look of the thing yesterday, Guangcan put lit brightly lit room. He closed the door, and thirty-five guests floated on the river with the board, go to Gold Mountain Monastery tour. To the middle of the river, the river from the fog, could not see anything within close proximity. If only Don Hill who saw the old man. Old man taking a fishing boat, directly to the Chuan Pang Tang Wakayama, Wakayama to please Don go fishing. So if Don Hill detached away. Soon, the river a little storm subsided, the fog dispersed, it was discovered missing Wakayama Tang.
Between the counties of Jian, a Tang Wakayama a farewell letter, written above it all is how to deal with family. Have a memorial, people put the memorial submitted to the emperor. Memorial to the effect that: "Shilu are all temporary glory, the world is uncertain, there is no guarantee Floating Life, only comprehension moral, to live forever. Former prime minister Fan Li had sailed between the Pan-five lakes, because the emperor is not happy with him; stay Hou Zhangliang learning 'Sihao' and faded, is not afraid of the Emperor long endure. that they have leave, and Chen's situation is different. I was lucky to catch up with clear and bright and prosperity, but also by the gift of the emperor. heave already realized the truth, deeply understand the rules stop. I concentrated on monastic, occasionally been the secret of alchemy, I believe, said former King of Huainan, gold can be made out. day soaring, it is too true by the results. I've already attained, then ask for anything more? So I waved goodbye to the Red, wander in the sea, Fuso in sight, non-remotely Penglai Island. I looked up into the emperor's gate, the hearts of countless pleasures of love Love the Lord . "
Emperor surprised after reading the memorial, quickly ordered a generous pension to the family of Don Wakayama, urging them to Don Flow recruited, so that if water and the minister Tang together, holding the Emperor, searching everywhere in the river beach, butNothing came of it.
After two decades, Don, if there is a mountain under the old unit to the Huainan go from western Zhejiang Feng Shi, Tang and if the fish Shangwang see Stanford in the mountains to sell fish in the fish, peace ordinary people. If the mountain to go under the Tang a alley, the twists and turns away hundreds of steps to a gorgeous mansion. He told its in the rest, and asked him to dinner. Under his poor long-term poverty, let him into the marketplace to buy twenty iron bars. The next day, Tang also met its Wakayama, iron bars, were all turned into gold. He donated all the gold under. That under his surnamed Liu. Now, descendants of generations living in Liu Jinling, which also has monastic.
In addition, the phase state Li Shen, the word public hanging, once in the academic study of Huashan, food ran out, to walk out of the valley, actively look for food. Days when the black back, suddenly it began to storm. He is in a rock, which shelter under. Next to the rock, he saw a Taoist priest. Ship that docked in Taoist stone, a village boy standing in the bow holding a paddle. Li Shen Yi Yi to the priests, priests laughed: "public hanging in here?" Words were like old friends like. But they are strangers. Li Shen then asked the priest: "You know Don, if slopes?" Li Shen replied: "I was in the" national history "in a matter of reading his immortal and often admired him." Priest said: "If I was Don Hill. I want to Penglai, a visit, Jiang met the occasional fog, the boat stops here. I Have you ever had a bond, so being here to meet, do not you forget it? "
Li Shen priests took on board then. This time the river fog has dispersed, bringing a bright moon, the same as during the day.The ship was traveling broadly in the air, soon went to the Penglai Island. Diange magnificent church building, everywhere in the sky.Several gods are old friends, to retain them. Which has a fairy, said: "Lee was going down the public affairs manager assisted the national participation, destined to finish these things can come back." Li Shen is also there to the people for the services by the country's economic ambition, do not want to keep here. If all the mountain gods letting him back to the Tang Shan.
Later, Li Shen really made prime minister in charge of the military for many years, right at National Chengchi University. Death, he will board the fairy products.

2011年2月16日 星期三

Story of filial piety in China 24Hit my mother, but for smaller effort, but sorry mom (24孝-挨杖傷老)





Han Dynasty, a man named Han Bo beam more people, nature pure, your parents, is a famous filial son. His mother is very strict with his discipline, a little fault to give the rod swing fight. One day when Peter more in a passive, even cry. His mother, surprised, asked: "always hit you, you can accept, why do you cry today?" The more Peter replied: "I feel the pain hit me as usual, knew that her mother had strength, good health, but today do not feel to pain, physical decline that the mother, physical weak. so sad could not help but shed a tear. does not bear the pain can not be reconciled. "great honor that his mother.
There is a poem Song said: Chen mother love to read body, the severity of the mother is very concerned about the text; Once Anemarrhena deterioration, Dunqi sad tears wet lapel.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Support parents carrying rice (24孝-負米養親)





Zhou, a man named Chung by the people, the word Zi Lu. Very poor at home, often outside hopanes and other Chenopodiaceae wild when gathering food. And Zi Lu to support his parents, often to a hundred miles outside of meters back to back, do his filial piety.After the death of their parents, traveled south on the road to the state of Chu. Chu Mu Kung great admiration of his learning and character, to have a hundred cars Zi Lu sealed to the official position of horses. Home food product to reach the remaining many million minutes. But still did not forget their parents toil Zi Lu, lamented that; Although longer wish to live as before, eat quinoa hopane and other vegetables, to Barry meters outside of the back to support of their parents back, but unfortunately there is no way that happened.
There is a poem Song said: Meters for the purpose of negative Gan, Ning speech Barry away; The body has not pro-Rong, Utah remembering travail.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Ran to the tomb to weep to hear thunder (24孝聞雷泣墓)





State of Wei during the Warring States take out a man named Wang, serve special filial piety to his mother. His mother was alive,is born timid, afraid of thunder, thunder king, when often take out totheir mother to their courage. His mother died, the king take outburied him in a place of silence in the mountains, one to hear theear-splitting thunder wind and rain, the king take out to run to bowbefore the graves of his mother and sobbed told: "The child kingTake out here with you, mother, do not be afraid. "
There is a poem Song said:
Mother afraid of thunder heard, ice crystal overnight sets;
A fragrant when startled, to the tomb of thousands around the back.

Story of filial piety in China 24-Carp find ice to climb (24孝-臥冰求鯉)





During the Jin dynasty, a man named Wang Xiang person, kind-hearted. He lost his mother when young. Chu stepmother was not kind to him, often in front of his father, made irresponsible remarks and gossip. His father, he gradually cool. Wang Xiang's stepmother likes to eat carp. One winter, the weather was very cold, frozen feet, Wang in order to get carp, lying naked on the ice. He was covered in red with cold, ice is still prayed carp. Is in his prayer when the ice suddenly cracked his right. Wang Xiang overjoyed, is preparing to jump into the river to catch fish when the two suddenly jump out from the ice cracks in the carp. Wang Xiang was very happy, took home two honors to the stepmother carp. His action, in the ten villages for the elephants. People have praised Wang Xiang is the rare earth dutiful son.
There is a poem Song said: Stepmother earth there, Wang World Without; So far the river, and to stay too lay on the ice mold.

2011年2月15日 星期二

Mencius story








Students starting today I will share with you some stories from Mencius. Before I tell you those stories I might as well give you a brief account of Mencius and his deeds. Mencius first name is Ke and also styled himself Zi-yu. He came from the state of Cho during the warring states period. Cho is located to the southeast of today's Cho county Shan-dong providence on the Chinese mainland. Born between 372-289BC Mencius was an indirect disciple of Zi-si Confucius grandson. Mencius father died when he was still a small child and his mother had to raise him all by herself. The worthy mother of Mencius has enjoyed high regard in Chinese history for changing her residences for three times and cutting the cloth on her loom to ensure her child's growth. These two famous stories will be introduced in lesson one we will turn to that later. Under his mother tutelage Mencius studded hard and proclaimed himself heir of Confucius. He took students and troubled to various states advocating moral government and the ways of an enlighten ruler. He visited the state of Che, Song, Lu, Teng, and Liang and met with king Hui of Liang and king Xuan of Che. While according him reverence and courteous reception the rulers of the time considered Mencius conservative and anachronistic. Mencius is a complete computation of the great scholar's words and deeds. That is a brief account of some basic accounts now lets turn to the stories from Mencius. The first one is Mencius and the man and the book.  

Mencius was a wise and kindhearted man and never compromised with evil. When he was a child his family lived near a cemetery. While playing Mencius and his friends staged the rites in funeral procession and burial services. The ideal of moving accrued to his mother as she felt this was not he place where she wanted to raise her child. Later on they moved to a market place and Mencius began to imitate merchants doing business. His mother became away that this was not the place she wanted to raise her child either moving seems to be her only option. Again they moved but next to a school, all eyes and ears Mencius naturally began to imitate the courteous and study habits of the students. Observing this his mother was overjoyed and believed they had found the place where they would live there after. Not long after Mencius began attending school his mother asked him one day what he had studies Mencius was speechless. His mother then angrily took up a cloth being woven on her loom. A person who does not want to study is just like this piece of cut cloth there is no was that he can continue she told her son. After learning his mother's lesson Mencius begins to studding hard and actually became a famed scholar. Unfortunately this was the final period of the Cho dynasty the various states were competing for power and constantly attacking one another the Mencius stood firmly for the Confucius theory of benevolent and rightness and the ideal of moral government. The ruler of the time thought that he was unrealistic and Mencius could not find job opportunities anywhere. Thus Mencius returned to Cho and discussed righteousness conduct with his Gong Sun-chou and Wan Zhang and other. He also wrote a book of seven chapters, which promoted Confucianism. Later generations revered him as the second sage in recognition of his character and his great learning. 
Student's Mencius mother chose to move time and again to raise her child well. She eventually found a quite place her pains taken effort was duty rewarded as Mencius grew to one of the greatest man in history. It is obvious that hard work along is not enough for a person to succeed it also has much to do with the environment in which he or she grows up.