每天进步一点点 Great Translation of English by Chinese Mathematics Teacher

太赞了。 朋友分享给我。现在分享给你。

Diamond Sutra Buddhism

I find the following verse from Diamond Sutra helpful in letting go unhappiness. In life, there are times you need reminder or encouragement. Life is life Tao, that looks like sine wave with up and down when rotated. But it is when there is duality that you understand what it means in both polarities.  

If you are interested to read more about Buddhism and the Heart Sutra, you can visit my blog here. 

I spent some time translating meaningful part of this drama on the life of the 6^th Patriarch of Chan, the Venerable Huineng as I find that it is helpful. Please highlight to me if there is error in translating. 

Venerable Hui Neng, the Sixth Patriarchof Chan (February 27, 638 – August 28, 713) was said to attain awakening when he heard a verse from the Diamond Sutra 应无所住而生其心. Without abiding anything, give rise to the pure mind. 

 

When the Fifth Patriarch of Chan Venerable Hong Ren explained to him the Diamond sutra. Venerable Hui Neng was "suddenly and completely enlightened, and he understood that all things exist in self-nature.

 

应无所住而生其心，Without abiding anything, give rise to the pure mind 

云何应住，云何降伏其心 When does the cloud abide, how does the cloud calm the mind

佛说应无所住而生其心 Buddha said without abiding in forms, arises the mind

即是说心即是佛,佛即是心 Meaning Pure Mind is Buddha and Buddha is Pure Mind. 

他做了一首偈子Venerable Huineng came up with the following stanza when he understood the verse. I think true self, is our consciousness. 

何其自性本自清净！What is true self, it is intrinsically pure

何其自性本不生灭！What is true self, it is neither born nor extinguish 

何其自性本自具足！What is true self, it is self-sufficient

何其自性能生万法！What is true self, it can produce immeasurable dharma/ideas

 

From the Diamond Sutra

Subhuti, all great bodhisattvas should give rise to purity of mind in this way: they should not give rise to a mind that abides in form; they should not give rise to a mind that abides in form, sound, smell, taste, touch, or dharmas. They should give rise to a mind that does not abide in anything.

Subhuti, a bodhisattva should turn away from all notions, and initiate the mind of anuttara samyaksambodhi. He should not give rise to a mind abiding in form, and he should not give rise to a mind abiding in sound, smell, taste, touch, or dharmas. He should give rise to a mind that does not abide in anything. 

When we contemplate the following verses from the Diamond Sutra, your mind should not be affected by forms which are transient, dependent on causes and conditions. 

一切有为法，如梦幻泡影，如露亦如电，应作如是观

“All conditioned phenomena
Are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, and shadows, Like dew and lightning.
One should contemplate them in this way. “

All phenomena appear in the world is a combination of causes and conditions that is temporary by nature. It will pass. There is no permanent nature to form which is subjected to change due to causes and conditions, thus it is illusory. Thus why be sad over something that is illusory. Just let it go and not be attached to it.

A lot of suffering comes from the mind which is influenced by forms like sight, hearing, touch, taste or perception. When someone criticised us, we get upset, when someone own something we don’t have, we want it. We are always influenced by the three poison, greed, anger and delusion. 

From the book, Miracles Happen: The Transformational Healing by Dr Brian Weiss, “ Chinese philosopher Hui-neng (6^thpatriarch of Chan Buddhism/Zen) wrote, “When we are free from attachment to all outer objects, the mind will be in peace. Our essence of mind is intrinsically pure, and the reason why we are perturbed is because we allow ourselves to be carried by the circumstances we are in. He who is able to keep his mind unperturbed (calm), irrespective of circumstances has attained enlightenment. “ 

 

A woman who went through a near-death experience shared,” I realized that life is like a dream”. She wrote, “ When you are born, you wake up into mortality in this physical body. When your physical body dies, you return to immortality.” 

 

I realised what is 无我 no-self as our consciousness or mind changes identity in various body forms in our many reincarnations. Thus there is no permanent self-identity. Do not cling to anger and just let go.

Diamond Sutra Part 1 is here

Happy Singapore 61st National Day. Aranda Lee Kuan Yew Orchids 新加坡61周年国庆快乐。李光耀兰胡姬花

Today on 9 August, Singapore is celebrating 61 years of independence. The success of modern Singapore is inextricably linked to our first Prime Minister, the astute and wise Mr Lee Kuan Yew who led Singapore with his fellow comrades like Dr Goh Keng Swee, from third world to first world. Thank you Mr Lee Kuan Yew for your lifelong dedication to Singapore.

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今天，8月9日，新加坡庆祝独立61周年。现代新加坡的成功与我们的首任总理、精明睿智的李光耀先生密不可分，他与吴庆瑞博士等同志一道，带领新加坡从第三世界跃升至第一世界。感谢李光耀先生毕生对新加坡的奉献。

Aranda Lee Kuan Yew

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终于看功夫女足了！

昨天8月8日终于看功夫女足电影了！我们80后都是看星爷的电影长大的。每逢新年过节都是看星爷的喜剧。百看不厌。

星爷还是宝刀未老。这部喜剧还是这么好笑又有哲学。不管输赢，全力以赴，。不努力，肯定不能赢。Be Water, My Friend, 让我想起了老子道德经的上善若水。

”上善若水。水善利万物而不争，处众人之所恶，故几于道。居，善地；心，善渊；与，善仁；言，善信；政，善治；事，善能；动，善时。夫唯不争，故无尤。“

昨天的电影，只有第一排没人。

Singapore Garden Festival 2026

You can watch the recently concluded Singapore Garden Festival 2026 here. I like the impressive landscape gardens with amazing architecture designs and also intricate penjing.

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大合唱《平凡之路》

 好听。百听不厌。

Most Beautiful Pine Trees in Unexpected Place

I'm currently working part-time in an organisation and I'm delighted to see the most beautiful exquisite pine trees and bamboos! I'm impressed by the effort and thought put into landscaping and taking care of the gardens. Other organisations just put perfunctory effort in creating garden as part of the organisation criteria or KPI. I have to say it's one of the beautiful gardens with unique and exquisite bamboos and pine trees that are quite rare. It's the first time I seen such beautiful pine trees. 

This is the third organisation that I joined as part-time staff this year. Actually it should be the fourth as the third was an independent organisation. I learnt about different organisation cultures and implementations. This current organisation has the best culture (respectful generally) and most beautiful garden with creative leaders. The good thing about working part-time is I just focus on the creative aspect of my work and not spend too much time on admin and meeting. 

Anyway, I always feel happy whenever I go back early after completing the task and I don't have to stay back for meetings and other duties. Contract with this organisation will end in few months time. I will use the time to admire these beautiful pine trees during my free time. These ancient looking pine trees are indeed a sight to behold. 

Not Using Facebook Account

I decided not to use Facebook account. What is the point of having the account if I can't share my blog or video? I'm also not comfortable giving my phone number and putting my photo to the social media. In a way it is good that I can save time by not spending too much time on Facebook. So do not respond if you see my name as I'm not using Facebook now. 

分享给有缘人

至给有缘人。

弘一法师的经典语录.

1.凡是你想控制的，其实都控制了你，当你什么都不要时，天地都是你的。

2.遇见是因为有债要还，离开是因为债还清了。前世不欠，今生不见，今生相见，定有亏欠。缘起，我在人群中看见了你；缘散，我看见你在人群中。上船不思岸上人，下船不提船上事，旧人无需知近况，新人不必问过往。如果流年有爱，就心随花开；如果人走情凉，就守心自暖。

3.不要害怕失去，你所失去的，本来就不属于你，也不要害怕伤害，能伤害你的都是你的劫数。繁华三千，看淡了即是浮云，烦恼无数，想开了就是晴天。

4.你以为错过了就是遗憾，其实可能是躲过了一劫，别贪心，你不可能什么都拥有，也别灰心，你不可能什么都没有，所愿所不愿，不如心甘情愿，所得所不得，不如心安理得。

5.你信不信有些事，老天让你做不成，那是在保护你，别抱怨，别生气，世间万物都是有定数的，得到了未必是福，失去的未必是祸，人生各有渡口，各有各舟，有缘躲不开，无缘碰不到，缘起则聚，缘尽则散。

Singapore Orchid Show 新加坡胡姬花展 2026

Immerse yourself in a showcase of award-winning orchids at the Singapore Orchid Show. Co-organised with the Orchid Society of South East Asia (OSSEA).  This amazing showcase gathers a diverse collection of warm- and cool-climate orchids from around the world at Flower Dome, at Gardens by the Bay. 

新加坡与东南亚兰花协会（OSSEA）联合举办胡姬花展 。这个令人惊叹的展览在滨海花园的花穹聚集了来自世界各地的各种温暖和凉爽气候兰花

If you like flowers and Arts, you can visit Blooming Flowers and Arts blog here. https://bloomingflowersnarts.blogspot.com/

You can read more information here.

Elegant Dendrobium thyrsiflorum

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星爷来了！

期待星爷的新电影，功夫女足！星爷是最伟大的喜剧演员和导演! 从小到大就是爱看星爷的戏！以前每年都在新年贺岁电影免费看你的电影。这次一定要去支持你！我们80后一定会支持你。人生也不过三万五千天。开开心心就好！能让人开怀外大笑的戏就是好电影！

給阿嬤的情書 震撼的潮州电影 Excellent Teochew Movie

这是第一部电影让我有家的感觉。在家我也用潮州话和华语。身为潮州揭阳和潮阳人，我当然看了潮州原语。我原以为我不会哭。没想到看了不知不觉的泪流满面。想到我的外公，爷爷和祖先所受的委屈和家人分隔两地，就让我感慨万分。

这是一部好的作品。一定要去看！ 潮州人,家已人。

Finally watched this excellent touching Teochew movie, Dear You. As a Teochew (潮州揭阳和潮阳）， I chose the original Teochew movie and it made me feel at home as I normally converse a mixture of Teochew and Mandarin at home. My late great-grandmother and grandparents conversed to me in Teochew. 

This is definitely a great production. A touching story of how Teochews helped fellow Teochews in a foreign land. It reminds me of my late grandfathers who left China in the 1940s when they were young. They also sent money and letters to their families in China and I couldn't' help but got teary whenever I think of their suffering. The pain of separation from their families back home and they worked so hard to support their big families in Singapore too. 

This is an amazing movie. Faster go and watch. Teochew Nan Gaginan.  

Singapore Garden Festival 2026

 I finally visited Singapore Garden Festival at Gardens by the Bay yesterday! Wow, there are so many impressive exhibition! I arrived at Gardens by the Bay at around 10 am plus in the morning and left at about 8.45 pm. I didn't see Planters Market as it was too late. 

Jointly organised by Singapore National Parks and Gardens by the Bay, I think they have done a great job in showcasing the best tropical landscape design and horticulture and floral display to the world in this 10th edition of the Singapore Garden Festival. 

You can still catch Singapore Gardens Festival at Singapore by the Bay till 12 July 2026, this coming Sunday. 

For more information, you can visit Blooming Flowers, Arts and Travel blog here where I share everything about flowers, arts and travel. 

https://bloomingflowersnarts.blogspot.com/

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Dazu Rock Carvings And LV

If not for the recent Molly Tea and LV copyright case in China, I didn’t know the logo from LV is the same as the decoration (different orientation) in a Buddhism rock wall craving （大足石刻 ）in China built during the Tang dynasty about 1400 years ago.

LV赢了官司，输了民心。

朴树《平凡之路》

好听。

2026高考满分作文： 东风的一生

 这是中国高考满分作文。真是一个非常有深度的作文。这作者也太厉害了!

Remembering Beyond Wong Ka Kui

33 years ago on this day, I was devastated that Wong Ka Kiu passed on. Sadly Beyond slowly disbanded after he passed on. A talented composer and singer, his music lives on. 

Beautiful and Unique Leaves at Foliage Garden in Singapore Botanic Gardens 新加坡植物园美丽的叶子

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顺其自然

听到一个道家分享, “真正的 顺其自然是先尽人事，而后听天命。然后接受事与愿违。是竭尽所能之后的不强求。” 我也尽全力了。缘分已尽。或许老天要我好好的享受。

请支持我的花，艺术频道。

Enjoy Life

Heaven is kinda nice to me. I should just enjoy early retirement and focus on my hobbies like drawing and painting. Occasionally go see flowers and travel. I have many watercolour papers and paint. I should remind myself to stop buying and just paint.      

Painted the cosmo flowers from learning from YouTube. 

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Former President of the Republic of Kalmykia on Aliens

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, former President of the Republic of Kalmykia and President of the World Chess Federation shares with the public of an alleged alien encounter in 1997. President Trump also talk about people coming from space with Joe Rogan. Some of you might think they are bonkers. Listen to what they shared about the alien message on humans on planet earth. I do agreed. Humans are not ready to travel out of space in speed of light. They might bomb other planets with nuclear weapons. After nuclear bombs were dropped, it shook the universe. All planets are relative in distance and it might affect space time travel. More UFO sightings were reported in USA after nuclear bombs were detonated. 

We are living in interesting time. The age of full disclosure is coming soon.  

US War of Department: Release of file on aliens and extraterrestrial life, UFO and UAP here.  https://www.war.gov/ufo/?releaseDate=Release+03&release=03

USA lost 30 nuclear missiles to UFO activities in the 1960s.

人间惊鸿宴

我喜欢这首歌曲，旋律带着古色古香的唐代韵味，歌词又充满诗意。享受这音乐吧。

I like this Chinese song as the melody has this ancient Chinese Tang dynasty feel and the poetic lyrics. Enjoy the music. 

人间惊鸿宴

风翩翩 云芊芊
青山绿水间
子曰天上一天
地上 过一年

摘星月 赏九阙
游过尘世间
我绘不尽
秀丽江山无边

我赴人间惊鸿宴
为睹盛世颜
度岁岁年年
逍遥好似散仙

沧海桑田
胜诗篇
清风扣心弦
花开 繁华正少年

我赴人间惊鸿宴
为睹盛世颜
任岁月变迁
依旧笑对苍颜

花好月圆
风吹绵
美景人留恋
叹世间浮华无边

风翩翩 云芊芊
青山绿水间
子曰天上一天
地上过一年

摘星月 赏九阙
游过尘世间
我绘不尽
秀丽江山无边

我赴人间惊鸿宴
为睹盛世颜
度岁岁年年
逍遥好似散仙

沧海桑田
胜诗篇
清风扣心弦
花开 繁华正少年

我赴人间惊鸿宴
为睹盛世颜
度岁岁年年
逍遥好似散仙

沧海桑田
胜诗篇
清风扣心弦
花开 繁华正少年

我赴人间惊鸿宴
为睹盛世颜
任岁月变迁
依旧笑对苍颜

花好月圆
风吹绵
美景人留恋
叹世间浮华无边

Disclosure Day

Just watched the movie Disclosure Day by Steven Spielberg. Coincidentally, the time it screened the movie coincided with the United States of America's Department of War release of the third set of UFO/UAP files on 12 June 2026 as shown here.

More than 2500 years ago, Buddha 佛 already said that the universe is vast （大千世界， 人外有人，天外有天）. Earth is just like a grain of sand on the vast universe. He also shared that the asuras and heavenly beings had wars too even though they are from higher realms. That's why beings in  the six realms are still in samsara as there are still greed, craving and ignorance. 

Spoiler alert! Of course this Disclosure Day is a movie and focused on the two protagonists who were abducted. However based on records, USA had more than thousand people abducted by extraterrestrial beings like Barney and Betty case in 1961. Maybe most extraterrestrials are benevolent but there are some who did terrible experiments on humans and some lied to USA government. 

In the movie, there are two factions. One who want to continue to keep UFO/UAP secret whereas the other group want the truth to be released. I think Steven Spielberg already gave a hint on how the scientists who went missing or so called "hurt themselves". Some of the scientists already told their friend that they will never hurt themselves. Perhaps someone from military is using psychic to control the scientists as shown in the movie when Noah used a special tool and mind to control and manipulate the young former nun to reveal the whereabouts of of the male protagonist and hurt him. CIA had secret program with remote viewers who can access information with their mind or consciousness. 

Towards the end of the last 30 minutes of the movie, it showed footage of Richard Nixon and his bestie Jackie Gleason. They were said to be seeing recovered bodies of extraterrestrials and also reproduced footage of recovery crafts from Roswell in 1947 and experiment conducted on extraterrestrials. I think they are showing these now to desensitise population and maybe later batch of information by USA might reveal these information. 

Empathy is important.  Treat others like how you want to be treated. If you don't like them, don't hurt them. Just walk away.  You cannot use psychic power to hurt others. If you intentionally hurt others, one day you are going to experience the same impact that you done to hurt others so you can understand and experience how others felt on the impact of your action. If you never see or experience what others experienced, don't dismiss them as delusion. Seek to understand. Karma (Cause and Effect) is the law of the universe and is real. 因果真实不虚。南无阿弥陀佛

Time for the truth to be released.  

USA Department of War here : https://www.war.gov/UFO/?releaseDate=Release+03&release=03

端午安康

今天吃粽子！端午安康！

                                                        阿果画的。
 

《琵琶行》白居易

我很喜欢这首歌。分享给大家。这首歌词是唐代诗人白居易写的。I love this song melody and the lyrics was written by the famous Tang dynasty poet Bai Juyi. Hope you like this song too. 

From Baidu here https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E7%90%B5%E7%90%B6%E8%A1%8C/69544

浔阳江头夜送客16，枫叶荻花秋瑟瑟17。

主人下马客在船18，举酒欲饮无管弦。

醉不成欢惨将别，别时茫茫江浸月。

忽闻水上琵琶声，主人忘归客不发。

寻声暗问弹者谁？琵琶声停欲语迟。

移船相近邀相见，添酒回灯重开宴19。

千呼万唤始出来，犹抱琵琶半遮面。

转轴拨弦三两声，未成曲调先有情。

弦弦掩抑声声思20，似诉平生不得志21。

低眉信手续续弹22，说尽心中无限事。

轻拢慢捻抹复挑23，初为霓裳后六幺24。

大弦嘈嘈如急雨25，小弦切切如私语26。

嘈嘈切切错杂弹，大珠小珠落玉盘。

间关莺语花底滑27，幽咽泉流冰下难28。

冰泉冷涩弦凝绝29，凝绝不通声暂歇。

别有幽愁暗恨生30，此时无声胜有声。

银瓶乍破水浆迸31，铁骑突出刀枪鸣32。

曲终收拨当心画33，四弦一声如裂帛34。

东船西舫悄无言35，唯见江心秋月白36。

沉吟放拨插弦中，整顿衣裳起敛容37。

自言本是京城女，家在虾蟆陵下住38。

十三学得琵琶成，名属教坊第一部39。

曲罢曾教善才服，妆成每被秋娘妒40。

五陵年少争缠头41，一曲红绡不知数42。

钿头银篦击节碎43，血色罗裙翻酒污。

今年欢笑复明年，秋月春风等闲度44。

弟走从军阿姨死，暮去朝来颜色故45。

门前冷落鞍马稀，老大嫁作商人妇46。

商人重利轻别离，前月浮梁买茶去47。

去来江口守空船48，绕船月明江水寒。

夜深忽梦少年事，梦啼妆泪红阑干49。

我闻琵琶已叹息，又闻此语重唧唧50。

同是天涯沦落人，相逢何必曾相识！

我从去年辞帝京51，谪居卧病浔阳城。

浔阳地僻无音乐52，终岁不闻丝竹声53。

住近湓江地低湿，黄芦苦竹绕宅生。

其间旦暮闻何物54？杜鹃啼血猿哀鸣。

春江花朝秋月夜，往往取酒还独倾。

岂无山歌与村笛？呕哑嘲哳难为听55。

今夜闻君琵琶语56，如听仙乐耳暂明57。

莫辞更坐弹一曲，为君翻作琵琶行58。

感我此言良久立，却坐促弦弦转急59。

凄凄不似向前声60，满座重闻皆掩泣61。

座中泣下谁最多？江州司马青衫湿62。 [1]

From Baidu

《琵琶行》是唐代诗人白居易在元和十一年（即公元816年）秋季创作的长篇叙事诗。此诗通过对歌妓琵琶女高超弹奏技艺和不幸人生经历的描述，揭露了封建社会官僚腐败、民生凋敝、人才埋没等不合理现象，表达了诗人对琵琶女的深切同情，也抒发了诗人对自己无辜被贬的愤懑之情。全诗结构严谨，错落有致，情节曲折，波澜起伏；叙事与抒情紧密结合，塑造出完整鲜明的人物形象；语言流转匀称，优美和谐，特别是描绘琵琶的演奏，比喻贴切，化虚为实，呈现出鲜明的音乐形象。

《琵琶行》以其多样化的艺术手法、精确传神的用语，以及声韵与内在情感的和谐统一，生动地描绘了琵琶的悦耳之音、乐曲的起伏跌宕，以及演奏者丰富的情感流转，因而被赞誉为“音乐诗中的千古绝唱”。这篇诗也引领叙事诗创作攀至新巅峰。