Posted in Personal on April 30, 2008 | No Comments »
I have been interested in Gothic subculture during my long stay in the West. In Hong Kong, we don’t get many Caucasians wandering around in dark funky designs, crucifixes and ankhs. To be honest, I could never see myself as a Goth. My Buddhist loyalties do not seem to fit with the aesthetics of Goths [...]
Posted in Personal, Self-Improvement on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
I just finished watching a Japanese cartoon series called Lucky Star. One might not like it if one is not interested in Japanese culture or poking fun at Japanese concepts of identity and relationships. One will also will dislike it if one does not like to reflect and reminisce about one’s high school days.
The last [...]
Posted in Religion on April 27, 2008 | No Comments »
(This information is from Amitabha Pure Land Web)
The easiest way of practicing Pure Land is by chanting “Amituofo.” Amituofo primarily means “the Buddha of Infinite Light and Infinite Life.” While Amituofo is the name of the Buddha in Chinese, in Sanskrit it is Amitabha Buddha. We can chant in any language; however, [...]
Posted in Martial Arts, Religion on April 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I was browsing the Bullshido forums today when I came across a debate between martial artists regarding the issue of Buddhism as a religion or philosophy. Some of the opinions were silly, some funny, some leading me to believe that nothing these days is sacred. But some opinions were made of complete win, and I [...]
Posted in Martial Arts, Personal, Religion, Self-Improvement on April 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I usually don’t like to talk about my style and technique in martial arts, but suffice to say that I’m an infighter, a striker, and a very aggressive puncher with a tight defense. This might give you an idea of how I might behave if I am invited to a spar. However, I have three [...]
Posted in Religion on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
If one wants to understand the sublime intentions of the Great Vehicle, one only need to look into why it is called the Mahayana. ‘Maha’ is Great, and ‘Yana’ is Vehicle. Now the meaning of this is twofold: firstly, it means a religious movement that is interested in distinguishing itself from the conservatives of old, [...]
Posted in Personal on April 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Are you looking for an animal to bring into your home? The cockatiel makes a lovely pet. I can speak from personal experience that if they are loved by their owner, they become the epitome of a desired pet: easy to take care of, cooperative, full of bounce, chirpy and keen for company. Their shit [...]
Posted in Martial Arts on April 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Before, I had written a very long post on essentially what I saw as all purposes of things, including martial arts, being directed in the name of the intentions of the Great Vehicle and the Buddha. That is, until WordPress turned homosexual and denied my draft without saving. Thanks a lot, WordPress.
I’m not going to [...]
Posted in Martial Arts, Self-Improvement on April 15, 2008 | No Comments »
I myself have slight apprehensions against the idea of martial arts providing a complete and total approach to life. Perhaps it’s because I have only been doing martial arts for 3 years and hence not experienced enough, or perhaps it might be that I am letting my own prejudice cloud my judgment. Of course, that [...]
Posted in Fun or Humour on April 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I discovered a website that has a much better quiz than the one I mentioned in my last post (more questions, more personalities of the Three Kingdoms, etc.). I took the test and I seem to belong in the Kingdom of Shu. I took another test to see which Shu personality fit me, and once [...]
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