2013-07-18

2013-07-18

手裡摸著這本金剛經,忽而嚎啕大哭起來。

好像是难过做人好苦,分分秒秒都在奔向一個終了,而生生世世都在抽刀斷水。背一塊石頭,走到終點,放下,再背上另一塊。求個什麽,了不可得。

過去心可得,現在心可得,未來心可得。

“春有百花秋有月,夏有涼風冬有雪,若無閒事掛心頭,便是人間好時節”






2013-01-26

一天一年,一念萬年


   

       米拉望著窗外失望地對我說:“我在伊斯坦布爾的時候,窗外總是有些進行式;你看延村這裡,時時刻刻都是一樣的畫面。”我同意她。

      而我們的念頭太粗大了,很難察覺到每時每刻都在發生的微細變化。看到窗外小鳥飛來飛去,看不到雪花拂過它的羽毛;看到灌木叢抽出春芽,看不到植物脈絡如何從大地汲取 養分;風呼呼地吹,是大自然揮著蒲扇在和我們開玩笑嗎?“天地不仁,以萬物為芻狗。”

      玄之又玄,是生命活動背后的那個自覺。一舉一動,是多少億萬百千念的累積。活得太糙,真的不清楚哪一個時刻是自己清醒地活著,或許可以充實這個時間容器,一天一年,一念萬年。

2013-01-15

2 little pieces of cultural shock stories today


I met a Phd who has been to Shanghai when in queue to meet our study counselor. He talked abt his SH experience&knowledge and I listened very carefully like a foreigner. I haven't been to SH. just realized that 

They may be more Chinese than me to some degree. 

One of my Chinese friends' Swedish friend got marriage. My friend asked her: would you and your husband take care of your parents? And the girl just looked at my friend like looking at someone from another planet. She might not understand why my friend has such thinking. I just told my friend:

You are very Chinese.