For your better understanding to an 'enlightening' blog: The New MableTV: Karma
Karma: The cause and effect. Buddhists believe in the nature of karma: you reap what you sow. Everything in life has an effect to an action. You grow flowers, you get flowers; you throw shit, you get shit.
Samsara: The vicious cycle of Life. Where there is life, there is death. And where is death, there is birth. Again, in Buddhist context, there is no end to Life - no heaven or hell - only rebirth. So it's pretty important to what we do in this life. The more shitty Karma we accumulate, the longer we stay in Samsara to clean it up.
Mara: Often disguised as the Devil. It's a metaphor used to describe our greed, anger, hatred, fear. It's what stopping us from being smarter or 'enlightened'.
Stream Winner: A non-returner. A little more technical this. From what I know, there are 31 realms of existence (thanks google) in Buddhist beliefs. Uhm, in the laws of Buddhism, once you hit a certain level - not unlike a computer game - you won't have to go back into the lower levels to fight ugly monsters and demons in hell. Once you're a smart little SW, all you need to concentrate on moving up the Buddhist ladder.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Glossary
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Friday, August 12, 2005
Against Violence
This was way back in November I think. My first civil demonstration for women's right for some decent respect. Though I won't call myself feministic, there are some things in life worth pursuing for. For example, it's every human's right to have Freedom, Respect & Dignity. Because what good are we without that?
I don't believe we did a fat lot of change in the world from our 'Violence Against Women' walk; I don't know if we made more people aware of the number of women who die each year from abuse; I cannot say if there's less violence in KL.
But maybe it's worth a try. Because like someone smart had said: A journey of a thousand miles begin with a single step. *mumbles* something or rather to that effect
Monday, July 04, 2005
Sunday, July 03, 2005
Some day he'll find some way to forgive me and understand that this was out of endearment and art. 
Bryan @ 3
Friday, June 03, 2005
Thursday, June 02, 2005
The Monkeys Are Coming!
I found a picture of a flying monkey. I don't know but they're really quite cute next to flying pigs. But FPs are so cliche these days. Everyone wants a FP! Brr... conformity breeds contempt I'd always say. I have to say, FMs do depict my current lifestyle. I have a house full of them. But I've never really liked FMs as a child. In fact, it was quite and strongly the opposite.
I recall having a dream of FMs when I was very young. I was at the top of my staircase and it was dark. Not pitch black. Dark. Things were flying and crawling all around me. They were neither man or animal with black leathery wings. But they were large enough to be either.
When Wizard of Oz first came out, I thought the flying monkeys were the things I'd seen in my dreams. For the longest time, I thought all FMs were evil. Then many years later, when I was in Melbourne as a student, I was at the State Library. I was intrigued with a book of illustrations on devils. And I saw a closer resemblance.
Glowing eyes, snarling teeths, black leathery wings. Dark creatures. Once I saw that, I was, 'Oh, so these were what they were. Okay, flying monkeys are sooo OK. I like them now.'
"Things like these are what dreams are made of."