Mind activities of a Stone boy

Here is the picture that talks of the 6 paramitas in Chinese :-) Below is from Wikiepedia: In Mahāyāna Buddhism, the Prajñapāramitā sūtras, the Lotus Sutra and a large number of other texts list the six perfections: Dāna pāramitā: generosity, giving of oneself (in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, 布施波羅蜜; in Tibetan, sbyin-pa) Śīla pāramitā : virtue, morality, discipline, proper conduct (持戒波羅蜜; tshul-khrims) Kṣānti pāramitā : patience, tolerance, forbearance, acceptance, endurance (忍辱波羅蜜, bzod-pa) Vīrya pāramitā : energy, diligence, vigor, effort (精進波羅蜜, brtson-’grus) Dhyāna pāramitā : one-pointed concentration, contemplation (禪定波羅蜜, bsam-gtan) Prajñā pāramitā : wisdom, insight (般若波羅蜜, shes-rab) Note that this list is also mentioned by the Theravāda commentator Dhammapala, who says it is equivalent to the above list of ten.[10] In the Ten Stages Sutra, four more pāramitās are listed: 7. Upāya pāramitā: skillful means 8. Praṇidhāna pāramitā: vow, resolution, aspir

There is really no reason to get too hanged up about the stock market. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/22/your-money/stocks-and-bonds/advice-after-stock-market-drop-take-some-deep-breaths-and-dont-do-a-thing.html https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/anatomy-market-selloff-mohamed-el-erian

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumārajīva This is his story told in cartoon style: http://www.amitofo3.net/comic0401.html

I learned another interesting Buddhism phrase.. Here is an explanation for it. https://zh-tw.facebook.com/ddmorg/posts/565273790177768

身是菩提樹， 心如明鏡台， 時時勤拂拭， 勿使惹塵埃。    菩提本無樹， 明鏡亦非台， 本來無一物， 何處惹塵埃？  

If a man keeps dwelling on sense-objects, attachment to them arises; from attachment, desire flares up; from desire, anger is born; from anger, confusion follows; from confusion, weakness of memory; weak memory --- weak understanding; weak understanding --- ruin; But the man who is self-controlled, who meets the objects of the senses with neither craving nor aversion, will attain serenity at last. In serenity, all his sorrows disappear at once, forever; when his heart has become serene, his understanding is steadfast. The undisciplined have no wisdom, no one-pointed concentration; with no concentration, no peace; with no peace, where can joy be? *** Bhagava Gita [2.62-66] http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/Gita/verse-02-61.html

人心如水，混濁的水要經過一夜才能澄清，但是，要把泥沙已沉澱的清水攪濁，卻只需幾秒。 慈母對孩子關心無限，無怨無悔，若人人把這分心擴大到眾生，世界就安樂太平了。 修行的法門如坐禪、念佛，都是為了收心，修行收心是為了改掉假我，找回真我。 病痛使人脾氣變壞，脾氣壞又使身心更不舒服；要補充精神資糧，才能避免這種惡性循環。 在大樹下乘涼的人，比冷氣房中的人更愜意；因為心滿意足，一草一木都是美景。 修行人的心境要像鳥飛過白雲，魚躍出水面一般， 不為消失的事物煩心，讓心靈安詳