So nice to conclude the year spiritually by attending a light-hearted talk by Ajahn Brahm. And happier is when my cousin joins me for the talk. Even more happy is a friend of mine who don't have my contact but see my post in Facebook, decided to try her luck to locate me at Somerset MRT!!!
I am not late and yet by the time I reached, the whole hall is packed with people. And I still remember the overwhelming feel when the ushers decide to let the audiences seat on the stage. The crowd just squeeze in like a wave hitting on the beach..... a sight to behold.
Did not manage to remember most of it and here are some I manage to retain;
Ajahn Brahm said that his journey as a monk was not easy as expected. He remembered that when he decides to ordain as a monk he just left his country alone and went to Thailand. He has to meet up with challenges like locating a monastery to stay, what food to eat, the weather and other hardship he experienced.
He quoted an inspiring story from Winnie the Pooh. One day, Pooh was walking in the forest with the panic piglet. Storm came and panic piglet feared what will happen if a tree fell and they are under the tree? Pooh said what will happen if the tree fell and they are not under the tree?
When life doesn't come pleasantly, why do we dwell on the negative part of matters. During the time when he came to give talks in Singapore, SARS broke out and a lot of restriction was mended out for public gatherings. The organizers had put in a lot of money and ask Ajahn Brahmn whether to continue with the seminar. Ajahn Brahm mentioned that there are far more healthy people than SARS patient which will come to hear him out.
It is human tendency to be more receptive to negativity. People like to look at dramas and like to listen to story on end of the world. He bet that if 2012 is the end, he will give away his monastery, grow back and spike his hair and dance naked in the middle of Orchard road......(I doubt anyone wish to proof him wrong).
Shit that we faced in our daily life are fertilizers to grow ourselves. So, the more shit we face, we will have a beautiful garden in the end. Through history, mankind strive and progress after each disasters. Disasters make mankind more innovative and smart.In facing with wrong things we have committed, we need to acknowledge, embrace and learn from it.
We learn better when we are happier. It is just like taking a photo shot. We only capture photos that are happy. No one takes photo when they die. When
To seek happiness and success in life, we should forget and forgive ourselves, yet continue to use what works for them. Policies and plans drafted up by the government or the businesses should not be rigid and accounts for the inevitable challenges it may face.
Ajahn Brahm then shared a way to forgive and forget the mistakes we do. During the eve of countdown to usher in the new year, one can try writing consciously the bad things that had happened to you and written neathly on the toilet papers. Then when the clock hits 12, we will flush this bad feelings down the toilet bowl. Simple yet effective to use.
Stay tuned for further sharing when I can recall . . . . . .
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