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25/04/2009 Buddhism and Buddhist Terms
Buddhism is based on the historical figure Gautama Sakyamuni who lived in India in the sixth century BCE. He was the prince of small state, but left his life of privilege and power to find spiritual fulfillment. He became enlightened at 35 and became Buddha.
Of the three schools in China, Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism, Buddhism is the only true religion in that it seeks to provide total set of beliefs and practices based around a deity. Buddhism introduced into China notions of salvation and a much more sophisticated discourse on human nature and existence of suffering. The earliest records of a Buddhist community in China can be traced to 65 CE. The earliest extant translated sutra can be dated to ca. 518, were likely in circulation by 250. The monk Xuanzang (also spelled Hsuan-tsang ca. 596-664) traveled to India to study Buddhist doctrines and bring back an expanded body of scriptures to China. He set out in 629 and returned to China in 645, bringing with him 657 different Buddhist sutras and a wide knowledge of foreign customs and geography. The sutra most closely associated with his name is the Heart Sutra, which appears in chapter 19 of Journey to the West. Xuanzang chanted it when he was suffering from thirst and hallucinations when crossing the deserts along the Silk Road during his four-year journey to India.
Buddhism has many different schools. The forms that became dominant in China differed from the Therevada Buddhism of India which stressed asceticism and individual salvation. Our focus in this class will be Mahayana Buddhism (Great Vehicle). Central to Buddhist thought is the teaching that life a process of suffering and loss. All is impermanent and there is no permanent self or soul. In the words of Buddha the goal of a good life is "Not to commit any evil, to do good, and to purify one's own mind." However, religious Buddhism focuses on the pursuit of enlightenment. The root of all evil is our craving for sensual pleasures and material possessions. The mind is purified of these sensory delusions through physical and mental discipline, especially meditation and the joining of a religious community.
Dharma 法 . Law, truth, teachings, virtue, morality, ultimate reality,
Four Noble Truths: i) life is suffering ii) the suffering has a cause iii) the cause is a craving for existence and sensual pleasures iv) we can leave behind the suffering
24/04/2009 01-24-97Jamie Livingson's Photo Of the Day
The day after we argued, I felt exremely sad and depressed. I hadn't talked to anyone for hours. I cannot fall to sleep. So I decided to call you. ... You didn't pick up the phone.
Sometimes I think about you 19/04/2009 man + woman07/04/2009 [新顔] wf Diana F+Yup! I'm getting start to use my space again, hopefully. :-p
I took some photos of me and my Diana F+ couple days ago and I love them. Diana F+ flash is really a cute thing. You've got to love it as well.
The weather is getting so good. Sun out, blue sky... Please please dont be turning coldness anymore in Eugene.
I will post some stuff about fashion, my inspiration and somthing like that in the future.
être stylée n’est pas un métier facile. KEEP IT UP!
I made two verisons of black and white. I personally like them both. What's your idea anyway?
12/02/2009 first rollMy first roll of Diana F+ just came out. I like some pictures but honestly I failed almost half roll. I'm still gonna give my 2nd try on my next roll.
Life is not bad lately. I'm getting lazy though. Yea I need to catch up and I will. Some friend told me "have fun with journalism." Yea have fun for sure! I love journalism.
Life is wonderful. Enjoy it everyday.
25/01/2009 happy牛year22/01/2009 It has been a long time。。。10/12/2008 what's new?I tried to write a new blog and put some pics 3 days ago but this new version totally drove me crazy, so I just gave it up.
Well, still wanna let people who care about me know what's going on here.
Lately I've been studying in library for my Thursday's economics final exam.
So after that, I will be totally free and get ready for getting visa in Seattle on 16th and then heading to Canada.
For those who are struggling in finals, good luck to all of you.
For those who are done finals, have a great winter break.
To all my friends, have fun everyday. I miss you all.
Also good luck on my eco final. It's my last battle.
p.s. after I arrive in Canada, I will try my best to update often to let you guys know my life in winter break.
30/11/2008 保龄球战果,继续感恩节假期28/11/2008 感恩节今年的感恩节过得很开心感觉很温馨,有一种家的感觉。
既然是感恩节,我就感谢一下自己能有这么好的友好家庭。
我们吃了火鸡大餐和甜品大餐。
我真得吃很多。哈哈~
之后打了4局乒乓球还有学会了打牌。
真是惊心动魄啊!呵呵~
照片如下 =D
我照片拍早啦。其实我们吃的远远比照片上的多。
这个叫鱼果冻,因为是鱼的形状。里面其实是黄桃。
我和Max玩得时候,他头撞在抽屉上磕破了。=(
小朋友只有3岁但是很坚强的,他爬起来马上对我说I'm fine。然后就嚎啕大哭了。哈哈~
吃太多了,大家决定出去散步。还有大狗Rubby和Chance。
散步回来之后我们又开始甜点大餐。我这个吃啊!
小朋友的头上还在出血,我这个不停地擦啊。做了一记好姐姐。
Mix小朋友要求我帮他和他的众小车们一起拍照片。我又趁机和他拍了一张。瓦卡卡~
小朋友不要太会摆造型哦! =D
最后,大家感恩节快快乐乐!
明天要做乖小孩,写paper。
晚上去打保龄球。
星期天去爬山。
22/11/2008 《Into the Wild》— about music《Into the Wild》放在我电脑里有一段时间了。今天终于有时间看了。
很震撼。真的很震撼,也很感动。
我非常推荐大家看。
电影是按照同名小说改编的。
小说是按照真实故事来写的。
关于这部电影,音乐,以及小说和冒险家本身,我都充满了好奇。
决定分批来讲。先说音乐。
下面是找来的一段很好的电影音乐介绍。
对于Pearl Jam(珍珠酱)乐队主唱Eddie Veddor的电影原声作品都不会陌生。《Big Fish》的主题曲《The Man Of Hour》,《I Am Sam》的主题曲《You've Got To Hide Your Love Away 》等等每首作品都堪称经典之作。11月9日由好莱坞著名导演Sean Penn 指导的电影《Into The Wild》将在美国各大院线上映,这部电影是根据著名作家Jon Krakauer的同名小说改编,电影的原声部分则是由Eddie Veddor担任。
这是一张出色的Soundtrack。听众只需对故事有些微认识,从头到尾倾听这张CD,即能感受到其中要传递的讯息;不像某些以音效为主的OST,《Into The Wild》要表现出一个放浪者的心声,是个人的、唯心的、起伏交错的。 电影由金像影帝辛潘执导,改编自作家Jon Krakauer 的同名小说,内容讲述传奇流浪家Christopher McCandless的生平事迹;他为了体验生活,于1992年独自前往亚拉斯加国家公园「独居」百多天后,被发现陈尸在一辆废巴士里。 大碟以几首既positive又轻快的〈Setting Forth〉、〈No Ceiling〉、〈Far Behind〉揭开序幕:简单的曲词,透视了Chris由出发的亢奋、旅途中的疑虑、再重新丢下束缚的舒泰,一一透过音乐展现出来,听起来也很有「公路」的味道。 至〈Rise〉,Eddie独自以四弦琴自弹自唱,经初段的心理调整后,这歌给人一种独对荒月唱吟的味道。随后有〈Long Nights〉的落寞心声;据说,当年Chris只带了干粮与几本书就出发。可能,他的确是想透过这行动来证明一点东西。 后面的〈Society〉及〈End of the Road〉,前者是Eddie想表现出Chris那种在荒野上的超脱,而后者则是想描述Chris可能在面对死亡前的时刻,结尾就以Acoustic结他托底的安魂曲〈Guaranteed〉,歌词温婉却有力:「Wind in my hair i feel part of everywhere. Underneath my being is a road that disappeared. 也许,当Chris在找寻一些意义时,反而令他更迷失,想得过度也找不到答案,堕进无边无际的问号里…… (注:最后在5分钟过后还有一段,reprise的,请留意。) 大碟以接近摇滚乐的乡谣式曲风挂帅,结构听上去像一个人在讲一些只属「他」的故事。由作曲至乐器演奏皆由Grunge班霸Pearl Jam的主音歌手Eddie Vedder负责,他本身亦活像一个流浪者的性格──他在乐队是主音,也有化名负责美术及其他非音乐创作的东西。 Pearl Jam除了请暖场乐队外,不少时候Eddie Vedder会独自提着结他或口琴,走到台前献唱一两首节奏较慢亦较感性的作品;而Eddie为本片创作的歌曲就很有这种浓烈的个人感、单独感,绝对适合电影的整体氛围。 没看这部电影的时候在youtube上看过最后一段的clip。
现在才知道它有多震撼多让人难过。
真的真的是一部好电影。
关于更多内容,下次逐一来说。
21/11/2008 生病躺在床上一天一夜,無人問津。
吃過藥以後大把大把地出汗,可是過一陣又開始渾身發冷。
全身酸疼,無力。
難過得要死。
我想如果我要真就這樣死了也不會有人知道吧。
那些所謂的朋友呢?
心寒了。
一天沒吃東西,很餓,想喝粥。
可是我連爬起床喝水吃藥都很費力。
16/11/2008 我這個悔恨啊!毅然决定寫這篇日志是因爲我發現我的Eco作業過了dead line忘記交了。
我這個悔恨啊!
真的是玩物喪志啊!
星期五中午上好最後一堂課我就跑到圖書團開始做Eco的作業。
是很認真地邊看ppt邊做,最後剩下2道題不太確定,就保存好放在那裏了。
這個Eco作業應該是在星期六晚上12點前提交的,可是星期六完全忘記這件事情了。
星期六晚上打好工回來,我們Eugene小分隊的核心成員就開始準備玩beer pong game了。
最後小分隊中的3個HongKongers totally went crazy了。一共8個人瘋到早上才散。
結局就是我家一片狼藉,猶如被洗劫過一斑,不堪入目。
星期天本來約好我homestay麳包餃子的,我是強行9點不到的時候爬起來洗澡,不過洗好就趴在我寶貝室友的床上又睡着了。
結果和homestay一個月前約好的見面就這樣被我放鴿子了。
我覺得我在電話里說10次sorry也不能彌補這個錯誤,實在是。。。
啊!!!!玩物喪志啊!真是一點都沒錯。
現在,星期天晚上我才想起來那個Eco作業,還有用嘛?
我又這樣寫了一篇沒有質量的文章,我不說了。
我要積極改正錯誤,不讓自己再在這種低級的問題上悔恨。
悔恨地閃開之前說一件開心的事情。
下午清潔部小小隊長也就是我的寶貝室友做了羅宋湯,經過我的畫龍點睛,這個湯几好喝。我們都喝得很開心。
好吧,貌似這也稱不上什麽有質量的開心的事情。
15/11/2008 雜兩天前定好了 winter break 去多倫多的機票。希望在西雅圖的加拿大簽證要超級超級順利才好。
馬上就可以見到卡卡和高中時候的朋友了,開心記。
尤其是最後要在溫哥華和大頭,阿綠,小扁和豬兄一起過聖誕節,想來就很開心。
不過我好想念小新,她又要一個人孤苦伶仃地在英國過了。
親愛的,邀請函我會給你寫的,別擔心,霹靂軍團小團長一定壤你麳美國。
話說我明天還要看看去Vegas的機票,真的好想去誒。
今天晚上發生了一件很不開心的事情。
雖然上海幫對此人十分不滿,但是我真是几同情他。
說實話,真不想把人逼上絕路。
除了嘆息還是嘆息。
我換了一個很嫩得顔色不知道大家發現沒。
話說我成立了“Eugen小分隊”,最近要爲大家組織什麽活動才好呢?
我去洗澡睡覺了,明天還要和寶貝室友去lib(都成我們第二個家了,乖乖~)
11/11/2008 Well...
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