domestic violence leave

We have heard only too much of
"I won't do it again."
"I am angry and lose control because I love you so much."
"Don't make me do it."

Is it worth it to risk what may happen next time?

Support domestic violence victims to stand up, supporting "domestic violence leave".

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Each mortal is a Buddha; each annoyance is a wisdom

The Sixth Patriarch Zen Master Hui Neng said, over than a millennium ago...

“Each mortal is a Buddha; each annoyance is a wisdom.”

Below, I will use “ordinary people” to replace “mortal” and “mind irritants” to replace “annoyance”, to describe my understanding of his teaching. Comments are appreciated.

The Nature of Buddha, Wisdom, Ordinary Person and mind irritant.

Every ordinary person can become a Buddha, every mind irritant can become a wisdom. A Buddha is an evolved ordinary person; a wisdom is an evolved mind irritant.

Sometimes a mind irritant resolves itself; sometimes a mind irritant is resolved or removed with assistance from others. One doesn't benefit from such resolutions. It is only through the permanent change of perspective that mind irritants can lead to wisdom. (How to permanently change a perspective to evolve a mind irritant? We may discuss it in another post.)

An evolved mind irritant becomes one’s wisdom; however, an unresolved mind irritant is inherent in being an ordinary person.

Growth of Wisdom

Wisdom grows after a mind irritant is resolved through the maintaining of a new perspective. Wisdom withers when a new perspective is not remembered and reverts to the old one.

Without Mind Irritants, There is No Buddha.

Mind irritants are the essential raw material to building wisdom.

Stressed? In trouble?

I wish one of the lines could help.

Notes:

I use “Mortal” to represent the meaning of“凡夫”. In Chinese, it means ordinary people that are prone to irritations from annoyances.

I use “annoyance” to represent the meaning of “煩惱”. In Chinese, it means “mind irritants”, includes annoyance, troubles, stressors and distress.

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Waking up to a new adventure...

Waking up to a new adventure...

Different people to see at the same job...
Different topics to share with the same people...
Different food to eat at the same lunch hour...
Different thoughts in the same brain...
Unexpected challenges and laughter... 
Untold stories to be revealed...
An adventure awaits...

The Colorless Universe

The universe has no color.

Objects emit, deflect, absorb and reflect electromagnetic waves in various wavelengths.

My brain then codes the electromagnetic waves into different colors and modifies it*, to create a picture that easier for me to understand  the external world.

My the illusion feels so right and real, more real than reality even it misses more than it catches.

How can it be wrong when it feels so right?

*Note: To be precise, color is not a direct conversion of wavelengths in neurosciences.

Strong Like an Ocean

Accepting the things I cannot change.
Accepting the things I chose not to change, (after assessment of the resources I need to put in to make change, the odds of

the worst scenario may happen and the impact how it may affect my life, if my worry happens), because my valuable resources

could be better used for other things.
Accepting the things I fail to change, after I have done my best.

Signs and symptoms:
If I am fighting, I haven't accepted it.
If it creeps into my mind, when I am in bed or other times, I haven't accepted it.
If I am still asking "why this happens to me" or "why did he do that", I haven't accepted it.


How's:
Accepting is to start living the life like the worst scenario has happened. Sounds depressing and negative...

What's next, after accepting?
In the worse case scenario that will happen, make the most of what I still have to enrich my life and move on.

Move on. Life won't move on without first accepting.

Accepting things requires extraordinary strength. Accepting things make us stronger, strong like an ocean that can take all the river infusion without being disturbed.

Free Radicals V.S. Anti-Oxidants

About "Free Radicals" and anti-oxidant vitamins.

When thinking about anti-oxidation vitamins, people think of A, C and E.

When thinking about "free radicals", people think of criminals that disrupt the harmony of our health and are responsible for cancer, aging and many degenerative diseases.

When thinking about "anti-oxidants", the agent that clears the "free radicals" in the body, people see superman cruising in the sky keeping the world in peace.

If you think the same, read this...

http://m.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/07/the-vitamin-myth-why-we-think-we-need-supplements/277947/