The man who was beaten to death by an enraged mob after he destroyed a Hindu shrine had a history of mental illness, and authorities were investigating whether he had ties to Muslim extremists. Thanakorn Pakdeepol, 27, broke into the Erawan Shrine in downtown Bangkok and shattered a golden four-headed statue of Brahma with a hammer. During an autopsy, doctors found Arabic characters tattooed on his back and arms. The discovery prompted police to launch an investigation into whether the attack had a religious motive. Two street sweepers were arrested for beating Thanakorn to death.
The shrine, located next to the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in the middle of an upscale shopping district, has long been a prime tourist destination in the capital. It draws thousands of Thai and foreign tourists daily. The shrine was originally built in 1956 to ward off bad luck during the construction of an earlier hotel, which was later torn down.
My wife and me were there in Bangkok last month in February to pay my respect to the deity. We were talking about the history of the deity back then but never had we expected it to suffer such fate. I wonder where have the spiritual entity gone to after its statue (jinshen) was destroyed.
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Friday, March 10, 2006
My weekly meditation program
Usual Meditation (twice a week at least):
1. Turtle Neck Retracting Exercise.
2. Protection Mudra and Durga Mantra.
3. Silva Mind Control Countdown.
4. Gayatri Mantra (1 set of 9 or 3 sets of 9).
5. Soham Meditation.
6. Countdown to Awakening.
7. Warm rubdown.
8. Strike the Heavenly Drums.
9. Acupressure massage.
Meditation Prior To Sleep (everynight at bedtime):
1. White Skeleton Meditation.
2. Affirmations done till sleep sets in (Every day and in every way, I am getting...).
1. Turtle Neck Retracting Exercise.
2. Protection Mudra and Durga Mantra.
3. Silva Mind Control Countdown.
4. Gayatri Mantra (1 set of 9 or 3 sets of 9).
5. Soham Meditation.
6. Countdown to Awakening.
7. Warm rubdown.
8. Strike the Heavenly Drums.
9. Acupressure massage.
Meditation Prior To Sleep (everynight at bedtime):
1. White Skeleton Meditation.
2. Affirmations done till sleep sets in (Every day and in every way, I am getting...).
鬼門
鬼門分為外鬼門及內鬼門，其外鬼門是指東北方位，內鬼門是指西南方位，而從正東北向畫一條虛線到對角的西南方位的內鬼門，這時此虛線稱為鬼線。在室內的陽宅中，位居外鬼門、內鬼門，或鬼線上的地區都屬於不祥之地或凶位。
所以我們家中有安佛堂或壇城者，都應該儘量避開鬼門或鬼線，那為什麼要避開這些區域呢？
因為外鬼門（東北角）及內鬼門（西南角）都是陰氣較重的地方，一些業障、陰魂、鬼魅大多是從這邊出沒的。而且在前面筆者也提過，除了居家之外，屋外也是有許多鬼靈在遊蕩的，而這些鬼魅大多是從鬼門進入你家中的。所以我們可以用佛教密宗的九宮八卦鏡、準提鏡或吉祥密咒的咒牌，及一些鎮宅避邪之法器、佛像等來安宅及鎮宅。
如果一個房子的大門是開向東北方或者西南方，那麼，這也是屬於凶宅的房子，但很巧的是，大多的房子之玄關（大門）是避開東北向或西南向的。萬一房子的門是開在鬼門，而家中又沒有供佛，也無門神等，那麼這屋子的陰氣就很重了，易躲藏鬼魅或不乾淨之物。且鬼線更是鬼靈進入屋內後穿越的路徑，所以不要設佛堂在鬼線上，以免鬼靈附身在神像上，那就不妙了。
除非您家中的佛像已經過裝臟或開光灑淨等，不然儘量避開鬼門或鬼線；另一種可以改善鬼門的方式，那就是在東北方或西南方供奉佛教的地藏王菩薩聖像或壇城，因為地藏菩薩的願力及加持力，會收服及教化這些鬼靈的，所以地藏壇城是可以封掉家中鬼門的。
所以我們家中有安佛堂或壇城者，都應該儘量避開鬼門或鬼線，那為什麼要避開這些區域呢？
因為外鬼門（東北角）及內鬼門（西南角）都是陰氣較重的地方，一些業障、陰魂、鬼魅大多是從這邊出沒的。而且在前面筆者也提過，除了居家之外，屋外也是有許多鬼靈在遊蕩的，而這些鬼魅大多是從鬼門進入你家中的。所以我們可以用佛教密宗的九宮八卦鏡、準提鏡或吉祥密咒的咒牌，及一些鎮宅避邪之法器、佛像等來安宅及鎮宅。
如果一個房子的大門是開向東北方或者西南方，那麼，這也是屬於凶宅的房子，但很巧的是，大多的房子之玄關（大門）是避開東北向或西南向的。萬一房子的門是開在鬼門，而家中又沒有供佛，也無門神等，那麼這屋子的陰氣就很重了，易躲藏鬼魅或不乾淨之物。且鬼線更是鬼靈進入屋內後穿越的路徑，所以不要設佛堂在鬼線上，以免鬼靈附身在神像上，那就不妙了。
除非您家中的佛像已經過裝臟或開光灑淨等，不然儘量避開鬼門或鬼線；另一種可以改善鬼門的方式，那就是在東北方或西南方供奉佛教的地藏王菩薩聖像或壇城，因為地藏菩薩的願力及加持力，會收服及教化這些鬼靈的，所以地藏壇城是可以封掉家中鬼門的。
Prayers to the Four Directions of a House (Bai Si Jiao)
Finally the secret is out... read on...
The ritual of offering prayers to the four directions of one’s house (Bai Si Jiao) before moving in is a widespread practice found in many Chinese communities in Asia. Many fengshui masters in the region are engaged to perform the ritual although it is argued that the practice has no direct link with the fengshui tradition. It is a sanctifying process (Wang4 Wu1) that is always steeped with religious beliefs, particularly of Daoism. However, if we are to look at other religious faiths, it is not difficult to find similar practices of blessing. Take for example the Muslims, who will invite a religious teacher to recite certain verses from the Quran at the four corners of the house to bless it.
Unfortunately, many modern urban dwellers would prefer to simply brush the Bai Si Jiao ritual off as a mere superstition. But if we are to view it from a logical perspective, there are values in this old Chinese ritual that may actually benefit us. The burning of joss papers and incense will bring warmth into a house that, due to long period of vacancy, has become damp and cold. With the intrusion of heat and light, the moisture in the air will be greatly reduced and air-borne bacteria in the house will be greatly reduced. Psychologically, it creates the feeling that the place is safe for dwelling. From the fengshui point of view, strong Yin energy may be striving in the house, from the lack of human Qi and sunlight. Strong Yin energy can also be a result of poor maintenance of the house by the previous owner (e.g. poor lighting locations resulting in many dark corners) or tragic occurrences (e.g. someone died in the house) during its earlier occupancy. Fire by means of burning incense will bring Yang energy into the house, thus balancing the energies. Therefore, if it is not too troublesome for you, getting it done can be a pretty good thing for your house.
Contrary to what is being taught about the process of the ritual, the idea of praying to the corners of a house is in fact incorrect. We should be praying to the four cardinal compass directions, not corners. As for those who already know that it should be the four directions and not four corners, also tend to make the mistake of taking the North, South, East and West as the four directions. The correct directions we are praying to should be the NW, SE, NE, Sw and the Center. The four are actually the Qian, Xun, Gen and Kun trigrams of the Bagua and are known as Si4 Yu2 (四隅). Thus, its is more appropriate to call its Wang Wu Fang (Sanctifying the Five Directions) if we include the center. In ancient China, houses are normally built with its front facing the south so as to avoid the freezing northern wind from blowing straight into the house. Even the royal palace was built with such an orientation. Since the Chinese houses are mostly rectangular in shape, the four directions coincidentally will fall at the four corners of the house. As a result, over the centuries, common folks who watched the Fengshui practitioners conducting the prayer, took it superficially that it is the corners of the house, without understanding the principles behind.
NW - Qian乾 Heaven Gate (Tian Men 天门)
SE - Xun巽 Earth Door (Di Hu 地户)
NE - Gen良 Gate of Birth (Sheng Men 生门) or Ghost Gate (Gui Men鬼门) or External Ghost Gate (Wai Gui Men外鬼門)
SW - Kun坤 Gate of Death (Si Men 死门) or Man Gate (Ren Men人门) or Internal Ghost Gate (Nei Gui Men 內鬼門)
Referring to the above , the name Sheng Men (Northeast) and Si Men (Southwest) is derived from the concept of Ba Men (Eight Doors) in the study of Qi Men. As for Tian Men (Northwest) and Di Hu (Southeast), the names and their association with the Qian and Xun trigrams can be found in the Tian Men Di Hu Jue (Secrets of Heaven Gate and Earth Door 天门地户诀) and also many other ancient texts. From the names of the Four Directions, it is obvious that the purpose of the ritual is to pay respect to the Heaven above and Earth below as well as the cycle of creation and destruction that encompasses everything. Or in fengshui terms an act of acknowledging the various natural Qi at work in the living environment around us. Some fengshui practitioners even go to the extent of saying that the ritual is done to appease the negative spirits so as to make them leave the house. Personally, I prefer the first reason since it adheres better to the concept of Qi in fengshui.
Regards
Kinryu
Written by Kinryu. All rights reserved. Copyright @. Not for commercial use of any kind.
The ritual of offering prayers to the four directions of one’s house (Bai Si Jiao) before moving in is a widespread practice found in many Chinese communities in Asia. Many fengshui masters in the region are engaged to perform the ritual although it is argued that the practice has no direct link with the fengshui tradition. It is a sanctifying process (Wang4 Wu1) that is always steeped with religious beliefs, particularly of Daoism. However, if we are to look at other religious faiths, it is not difficult to find similar practices of blessing. Take for example the Muslims, who will invite a religious teacher to recite certain verses from the Quran at the four corners of the house to bless it.
Unfortunately, many modern urban dwellers would prefer to simply brush the Bai Si Jiao ritual off as a mere superstition. But if we are to view it from a logical perspective, there are values in this old Chinese ritual that may actually benefit us. The burning of joss papers and incense will bring warmth into a house that, due to long period of vacancy, has become damp and cold. With the intrusion of heat and light, the moisture in the air will be greatly reduced and air-borne bacteria in the house will be greatly reduced. Psychologically, it creates the feeling that the place is safe for dwelling. From the fengshui point of view, strong Yin energy may be striving in the house, from the lack of human Qi and sunlight. Strong Yin energy can also be a result of poor maintenance of the house by the previous owner (e.g. poor lighting locations resulting in many dark corners) or tragic occurrences (e.g. someone died in the house) during its earlier occupancy. Fire by means of burning incense will bring Yang energy into the house, thus balancing the energies. Therefore, if it is not too troublesome for you, getting it done can be a pretty good thing for your house.
Contrary to what is being taught about the process of the ritual, the idea of praying to the corners of a house is in fact incorrect. We should be praying to the four cardinal compass directions, not corners. As for those who already know that it should be the four directions and not four corners, also tend to make the mistake of taking the North, South, East and West as the four directions. The correct directions we are praying to should be the NW, SE, NE, Sw and the Center. The four are actually the Qian, Xun, Gen and Kun trigrams of the Bagua and are known as Si4 Yu2 (四隅). Thus, its is more appropriate to call its Wang Wu Fang (Sanctifying the Five Directions) if we include the center. In ancient China, houses are normally built with its front facing the south so as to avoid the freezing northern wind from blowing straight into the house. Even the royal palace was built with such an orientation. Since the Chinese houses are mostly rectangular in shape, the four directions coincidentally will fall at the four corners of the house. As a result, over the centuries, common folks who watched the Fengshui practitioners conducting the prayer, took it superficially that it is the corners of the house, without understanding the principles behind.
NW - Qian乾 Heaven Gate (Tian Men 天门)
SE - Xun巽 Earth Door (Di Hu 地户)
NE - Gen良 Gate of Birth (Sheng Men 生门) or Ghost Gate (Gui Men鬼门) or External Ghost Gate (Wai Gui Men外鬼門)
SW - Kun坤 Gate of Death (Si Men 死门) or Man Gate (Ren Men人门) or Internal Ghost Gate (Nei Gui Men 內鬼門)
Referring to the above , the name Sheng Men (Northeast) and Si Men (Southwest) is derived from the concept of Ba Men (Eight Doors) in the study of Qi Men. As for Tian Men (Northwest) and Di Hu (Southeast), the names and their association with the Qian and Xun trigrams can be found in the Tian Men Di Hu Jue (Secrets of Heaven Gate and Earth Door 天门地户诀) and also many other ancient texts. From the names of the Four Directions, it is obvious that the purpose of the ritual is to pay respect to the Heaven above and Earth below as well as the cycle of creation and destruction that encompasses everything. Or in fengshui terms an act of acknowledging the various natural Qi at work in the living environment around us. Some fengshui practitioners even go to the extent of saying that the ritual is done to appease the negative spirits so as to make them leave the house. Personally, I prefer the first reason since it adheres better to the concept of Qi in fengshui.
Regards
Kinryu
Written by Kinryu. All rights reserved. Copyright @. Not for commercial use of any kind.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
The Chinese Concept of Time
While a lot of Singaporeans are familiar with the Chinese lunar calendar (probably from Chinese New Year celebration and the Seventh Month Ghost Festival), I have noticed that not many of us know the exact hour that marks the beginning of a new lunar day. Take for example, the Ghost Festival, where children were scurried home by their parents before twelve midnight. Unknown to them though, the hellish month has already started one hour earlier. Yes, one hour. Let me explain.
The standard time structure we use nowadays is derived by demarcating a day into twenty-four equal parts. But for the ancient Chinese, it was instead divided into twelve parts. Each of these parts are called Shi Chen (this term is most often heard in Chinese pugilistic serial dramas) and are each equivalent to our two conventional hours. Individual names were given to each of the Shi Chen, beginning with Zi, until the last one, Hai. The names are not allocated randomly but carefully done so as to represent the prevalent energy of the Five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water) during that particular hour in that part of the world.
Zi: 11pm – 1am
Chou: 1am – 3am
Yin: 3am – 5am
Mao: 5am – 7am
Chen: 7am – 9am
Si: 9am – 11am
Wu: 11am – 1pm
Wei: 1pm – 3pm
Shen: 3pm – 5pm
You: 5pm – 7pm
Xu: 7pm – 9pm
Hai: 9pm – 11pm
Therefore, you can see from the above that the ancient Chinese regarded 11pm to be the start of a new day, unlike the Western concept of twelve midnight (the time where most paranormal activities supposed to occur). Accurate use of this hour system is crucial to people involved in Daoist and Chinese Buddhist rituals and customs. Chinese astrologers and Feng Shui masters also place great emphasis on it when calculating horoscopes and selecting auspicious dates. Thus those dabbling into Oriental metaphysics and spirits research ought to have some knowledge about it.
So if one day you experience strange encounters before the clock strike twelve, don’t be surprise.
The standard time structure we use nowadays is derived by demarcating a day into twenty-four equal parts. But for the ancient Chinese, it was instead divided into twelve parts. Each of these parts are called Shi Chen (this term is most often heard in Chinese pugilistic serial dramas) and are each equivalent to our two conventional hours. Individual names were given to each of the Shi Chen, beginning with Zi, until the last one, Hai. The names are not allocated randomly but carefully done so as to represent the prevalent energy of the Five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water) during that particular hour in that part of the world.
Zi: 11pm – 1am
Chou: 1am – 3am
Yin: 3am – 5am
Mao: 5am – 7am
Chen: 7am – 9am
Si: 9am – 11am
Wu: 11am – 1pm
Wei: 1pm – 3pm
Shen: 3pm – 5pm
You: 5pm – 7pm
Xu: 7pm – 9pm
Hai: 9pm – 11pm
Therefore, you can see from the above that the ancient Chinese regarded 11pm to be the start of a new day, unlike the Western concept of twelve midnight (the time where most paranormal activities supposed to occur). Accurate use of this hour system is crucial to people involved in Daoist and Chinese Buddhist rituals and customs. Chinese astrologers and Feng Shui masters also place great emphasis on it when calculating horoscopes and selecting auspicious dates. Thus those dabbling into Oriental metaphysics and spirits research ought to have some knowledge about it.
So if one day you experience strange encounters before the clock strike twelve, don’t be surprise.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Fengshui VCD Course
李居明 Li Kui Ming (Hong Kong), the famous fengshui master had produced a set of 20 VCDs as a Ten Days Crash Course for Xuan Kong Feng shui. Its hefty price costs around $1000 plus in Sing dollars. But I managed to find a supplier who brings in from Hong Kong the pirated version selling at S$250. Despite it is way cheaper then the original, I feel it is too expensive to buy it at the lowered cost. Maybe in the future. Maybe...
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Feeling fat in the festive season? It’s all in your mind
24 November 2005
Feeling thin or fat is an illusion constructed in the brain, according to a new study published in the journal Public Library of Science Biology. The collaborative study led by UCL (University College London) used a trick called the Pinocchio illusion to scan people’s brains while they experienced the sensation that their waists were shrinking. The study reveals which parts of the brain are involved in body image and may shed some light on anorexia and body dysmorphic disorder, where sufferers are overly concerned by a small or imagined defect in their body, and frequently overestimate or underestimate their actual body size.
The study, led by Dr Henrik Ehrsson of the UCL Institute of Neurology, used the Pinocchio illusion in combination with functional magnetic resonance imaging to study volunteers’ brains. For each volunteer, a vibrating device was placed on their wrist to stimulate the tendon and create the sensation that the joint was flexing, even though it remained stationary. With their hand touching their waist, volunteers felt their wrists bending into their body, creating the illusion that their waists were shrinking.
During the tendon exercise, all 17 participants felt that their waist had shrunk by up to 28 per cent. The researchers found high levels of activity in the posterior parietal cortex, an area of the brain that integrates sensory information from different parts of the body. Volunteers who reported the strongest shrinking sensation also showed the strongest activity in this area of the brain.
Dr Henrik Ehrsson, of the UCL Institute of Neurology, says: “We process information about our body size every day, such as feeling thin or fat when we put our clothes on in the morning, or when walking through a narrow doorway or ducking under a low ceiling. However, unlike more elementary bodily senses such as limb movement, touch and pain, there are no specialized receptors in the body that send information to the brain about the size and shape of body parts. Instead, the brain appears to create a map of the body by integrating signals from the relevant body parts such as skin, joints and muscles, along with visual cues.
“Other studies have shown that people with injuries in the parietal cortex area of the brain experience the feeling that the size and shape of their body parts have changed. People who suffer from migraine with aura can sometimes experience a phenomenon called the ‘Alice in Wonderland syndrome’, where they feel that various body parts are shrinking. This could also be linked to the same region of the brain. In addition, people with anorexia and body dysmorphic disorder who have problems with judging the size of their body might similarily have a distorted representation of their body image in the parietal cortex. These are areas which would be worth exploring in future research, to establish whether this region of the brain is involved in anorexia and the rare but peculiar shrinking symptoms of some migraines.”
This extract is derived from the UCL (University College London) website.
Feeling thin or fat is an illusion constructed in the brain, according to a new study published in the journal Public Library of Science Biology. The collaborative study led by UCL (University College London) used a trick called the Pinocchio illusion to scan people’s brains while they experienced the sensation that their waists were shrinking. The study reveals which parts of the brain are involved in body image and may shed some light on anorexia and body dysmorphic disorder, where sufferers are overly concerned by a small or imagined defect in their body, and frequently overestimate or underestimate their actual body size.
The study, led by Dr Henrik Ehrsson of the UCL Institute of Neurology, used the Pinocchio illusion in combination with functional magnetic resonance imaging to study volunteers’ brains. For each volunteer, a vibrating device was placed on their wrist to stimulate the tendon and create the sensation that the joint was flexing, even though it remained stationary. With their hand touching their waist, volunteers felt their wrists bending into their body, creating the illusion that their waists were shrinking.
During the tendon exercise, all 17 participants felt that their waist had shrunk by up to 28 per cent. The researchers found high levels of activity in the posterior parietal cortex, an area of the brain that integrates sensory information from different parts of the body. Volunteers who reported the strongest shrinking sensation also showed the strongest activity in this area of the brain.
Dr Henrik Ehrsson, of the UCL Institute of Neurology, says: “We process information about our body size every day, such as feeling thin or fat when we put our clothes on in the morning, or when walking through a narrow doorway or ducking under a low ceiling. However, unlike more elementary bodily senses such as limb movement, touch and pain, there are no specialized receptors in the body that send information to the brain about the size and shape of body parts. Instead, the brain appears to create a map of the body by integrating signals from the relevant body parts such as skin, joints and muscles, along with visual cues.
“Other studies have shown that people with injuries in the parietal cortex area of the brain experience the feeling that the size and shape of their body parts have changed. People who suffer from migraine with aura can sometimes experience a phenomenon called the ‘Alice in Wonderland syndrome’, where they feel that various body parts are shrinking. This could also be linked to the same region of the brain. In addition, people with anorexia and body dysmorphic disorder who have problems with judging the size of their body might similarily have a distorted representation of their body image in the parietal cortex. These are areas which would be worth exploring in future research, to establish whether this region of the brain is involved in anorexia and the rare but peculiar shrinking symptoms of some migraines.”
This extract is derived from the UCL (University College London) website.
Monday, November 21, 2005
Lesson Notes
Lesson 2
向：指宅向
朝：指门向
当宅向与门向相同叫“朝向”
“朝向”之宅忌冲、忌门对门。可放石狮如果命不够重。宜官员、兵或警察。如果命不够重会怕住不起。可极旺也可极衰。石狮并不用于挡煞。挡煞只用弯狮，但放了祖先和四重天以下之神进不来。所以就不拜祖先。
门对门如果只是朝而没有向就不成问题。
“朝向”之宅有门对门：放屏风。If staying on highest floor of the building, make the screen higher then the door is sufficient. For all other levels, make the screen / partition all the way up to the ceiling.
大门不可开向房门：有二房。It doesn’t matter what room it is or for what use.
化解：挂三个金属铃（金、银、铜）在doorknob. Do not tie with a dead knot. The mistress will leave the husband within 14 days.
Windchimes must never be hung near wood. It can only be used near metal (e.g. Metal window). It is an antenna to tap into the energy we want from the environment. It should sound like coins falling, light and pleasant. Not to sound heavy and noisy.
不要住地支宅因怕年支冲到不好。不利那些生年支或时支相冲的人。
化解：例如申宅，辰位放龙，子位放水。成三合局，可旺宅。
用三合局的月，日和时来安风水物。
安风水物：放时要有声音。右手结剑指，打在左掌心，写“敕令”。头不能摇，身不能动。 不可点人。
立向站于宅之中心点。
八运和九运用金罗盘。 黑罗盘用于阴宅或七运。罗盘至少要六寸。
最好用了九十九次就换新的罗盘。
Hold the luopan with both hands with the index fingers extended along both sides. If hands are shaky, wrap the index fingers around the outer two corners. Turn clockwise normally but counter clockwise when measuring dirty places e.g. toilet.
Unethical Luck Changing Method:
When extremely unlucky and about to move out to a new house, buy a new stove to cook three dishes and one soup and finish the food completely on the day of moving. Use bread to wipe the plates and eat all the food bits until the plates are spotless and dry. Then leave the stove behind in the old house or give it to someone else when you shift to your new place. Your ill luck will be transferred to the next owner of the stove.
When stricken with strange diseases, give away your clothes that you have worn on the first and fifteen day of the lunar month. Do not wash these clothes and give them away. The bad health luck will be passed on to the person you gave the clothes to.
Feng Shui practitioners who know about these methods will advise clients to avoid accepting clothes or stove from others.
青龙外旺（有高楼），白虎内旺（家人都睡此方）：宅旺，没有问题。青龙白虎要平衡。
向：指宅向
朝：指门向
当宅向与门向相同叫“朝向”
“朝向”之宅忌冲、忌门对门。可放石狮如果命不够重。宜官员、兵或警察。如果命不够重会怕住不起。可极旺也可极衰。石狮并不用于挡煞。挡煞只用弯狮，但放了祖先和四重天以下之神进不来。所以就不拜祖先。
门对门如果只是朝而没有向就不成问题。
“朝向”之宅有门对门：放屏风。If staying on highest floor of the building, make the screen higher then the door is sufficient. For all other levels, make the screen / partition all the way up to the ceiling.
大门不可开向房门：有二房。It doesn’t matter what room it is or for what use.
化解：挂三个金属铃（金、银、铜）在doorknob. Do not tie with a dead knot. The mistress will leave the husband within 14 days.
Windchimes must never be hung near wood. It can only be used near metal (e.g. Metal window). It is an antenna to tap into the energy we want from the environment. It should sound like coins falling, light and pleasant. Not to sound heavy and noisy.
不要住地支宅因怕年支冲到不好。不利那些生年支或时支相冲的人。
化解：例如申宅，辰位放龙，子位放水。成三合局，可旺宅。
用三合局的月，日和时来安风水物。
安风水物：放时要有声音。右手结剑指，打在左掌心，写“敕令”。头不能摇，身不能动。 不可点人。
立向站于宅之中心点。
八运和九运用金罗盘。 黑罗盘用于阴宅或七运。罗盘至少要六寸。
最好用了九十九次就换新的罗盘。
Hold the luopan with both hands with the index fingers extended along both sides. If hands are shaky, wrap the index fingers around the outer two corners. Turn clockwise normally but counter clockwise when measuring dirty places e.g. toilet.
Unethical Luck Changing Method:
When extremely unlucky and about to move out to a new house, buy a new stove to cook three dishes and one soup and finish the food completely on the day of moving. Use bread to wipe the plates and eat all the food bits until the plates are spotless and dry. Then leave the stove behind in the old house or give it to someone else when you shift to your new place. Your ill luck will be transferred to the next owner of the stove.
When stricken with strange diseases, give away your clothes that you have worn on the first and fifteen day of the lunar month. Do not wash these clothes and give them away. The bad health luck will be passed on to the person you gave the clothes to.
Feng Shui practitioners who know about these methods will advise clients to avoid accepting clothes or stove from others.
青龙外旺（有高楼），白虎内旺（家人都睡此方）：宅旺，没有问题。青龙白虎要平衡。
Friday, November 18, 2005
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Occults tips for today
除恐惧感咒
咒文：军荼利
读音：kunturui
*作过程：在面临使自己有恐惧感的事情（例如打群架、见网友）之前先高声念诵（喊叫）三遍，然后再进行。
结果：有研究表明：普通人对恐惧的抵抗力如果是3的话，念这个东西可以达到5.5。因此可以想像你将会象野蛮人一样冲杀在前，抢着付帐，马革裹尸。
注意事项：别念太多，念太多会堕入邪道。
遁甲出行诀
此法至诚闭气吸东方生气一口，吹在手心，右手剑指，写在左手心上，握拳，书字即行，百步不可回头。
(1)见官书“天“字---见主管或主官
(2)求婚书’合’字---用於男女朋友交往时
(3)市贾书“利“字---用於生意买卖时
(4)出行书“通“字---用於外出,旅行时
(5)博戏书“乾“字---用於游戏时
(6)入众书“遁“字---用於在人群中不被发现
(7)入阵书“强“字---用於各类比赛
(8)看病书“鬼“字---用於探病求医时
(9)吃酒书“少“字---用於饮酒避免宿醉时
咒文：军荼利
读音：kunturui
*作过程：在面临使自己有恐惧感的事情（例如打群架、见网友）之前先高声念诵（喊叫）三遍，然后再进行。
结果：有研究表明：普通人对恐惧的抵抗力如果是3的话，念这个东西可以达到5.5。因此可以想像你将会象野蛮人一样冲杀在前，抢着付帐，马革裹尸。
注意事项：别念太多，念太多会堕入邪道。
遁甲出行诀
此法至诚闭气吸东方生气一口，吹在手心，右手剑指，写在左手心上，握拳，书字即行，百步不可回头。
(1)见官书“天“字---见主管或主官
(2)求婚书’合’字---用於男女朋友交往时
(3)市贾书“利“字---用於生意买卖时
(4)出行书“通“字---用於外出,旅行时
(5)博戏书“乾“字---用於游戏时
(6)入众书“遁“字---用於在人群中不被发现
(7)入阵书“强“字---用於各类比赛
(8)看病书“鬼“字---用於探病求医时
(9)吃酒书“少“字---用於饮酒避免宿醉时
Sunday, October 30, 2005
What to do when you visit people in the hospital?
Lots of folks tell me they don't like visiting the hospital becausethey feel like it has lots of ghosts and other "etheric beings" aroundand they want to protect themselves. They always feel like they arebeing attacked.So what do you do if that's the way you feel, or if you have to crossa graveyard or some other scary palce and are scared of "ghosts" andother things--whether or not they really exist? What do you do to protectyourself, or at least settle your mind so you calm yourself (should it not work)?
Simple. The method comes from China, and is based on theobservation and cultivation work of Buddhism and Taoism and theEsoteric School of Buddhism. Did you ever notice that babies are always clutching their hands?Babies are defenseless, so the only thing they can do when threatened is cry andcluth their hands. When they clutch their fists, they usually wrap their fingers aroundtheir thumbs. If you are sensitive you'll notice that when you place your thumb at the base of your third finger and wrap your otherfingers around it and press, that pressure point stimulates all the chi in your body to rise upwards.
Hence, that's the method.That's what you do when you enter scary places-- place your thumb inyour hand and wrap your other fingers around it in a fist and SQUEEZEso that your chi goes up.With your yang chi rising upwards, nothing much can attack you successfully or attach to you... remember, a lot of cultivation science has to do with yin andyangchi rising or falling.
Rising is healthy/protective and falling is usuallyrelated to a state of weakness, illness, sickness or death. Manypeople who are dying can no longer hold their urine or feces, which isrelated to losing their downward chi, and that's another proof of this method.
So there you have it. A five minute lesson on something simple and unobtrusiveyou can do if you have to visit the hospital or someplace scary. Whetheror not it works, it certainly calms people's minds because then theyfeel they're doing SOMETHING and get on with the task at hand anyway.So there you have it -- skillful means that work.
Extracted from "Meditation Expert" newletter.
Simple. The method comes from China, and is based on theobservation and cultivation work of Buddhism and Taoism and theEsoteric School of Buddhism. Did you ever notice that babies are always clutching their hands?Babies are defenseless, so the only thing they can do when threatened is cry andcluth their hands. When they clutch their fists, they usually wrap their fingers aroundtheir thumbs. If you are sensitive you'll notice that when you place your thumb at the base of your third finger and wrap your otherfingers around it and press, that pressure point stimulates all the chi in your body to rise upwards.
Hence, that's the method.That's what you do when you enter scary places-- place your thumb inyour hand and wrap your other fingers around it in a fist and SQUEEZEso that your chi goes up.With your yang chi rising upwards, nothing much can attack you successfully or attach to you... remember, a lot of cultivation science has to do with yin andyangchi rising or falling.
Rising is healthy/protective and falling is usuallyrelated to a state of weakness, illness, sickness or death. Manypeople who are dying can no longer hold their urine or feces, which isrelated to losing their downward chi, and that's another proof of this method.
So there you have it. A five minute lesson on something simple and unobtrusiveyou can do if you have to visit the hospital or someplace scary. Whetheror not it works, it certainly calms people's minds because then theyfeel they're doing SOMETHING and get on with the task at hand anyway.So there you have it -- skillful means that work.
Extracted from "Meditation Expert" newletter.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Yan Kropetch (One of a Few Greatest Thai Mantras)
There are hundreds of stanzas of Thai Mantras, but one among a few greatest is I-TI-PI-SO TON HONG or the first stanza of a Mantra specifically prasing for the Lord Buddha. How great is this Maha Mantra? It's very effective for self-protection from all formidable dangers. Even a near-to-die one who has a reminiscence on the Mantra will never go to abyss hell but a good place after his death.
The more amazing is that there is a top most Mantra emerged from the vertical reading of I-TI-PI-SO TON HONG. The great Mantra is called " Yan Kro Petch" or the Mantra of Diamond Shield. Luang Phor Parn of Wat Bang Nom Kho, Ayuthaya province, found the Mantra in B.E. 2458 while he was making a pilgrimage to Suphanburi province.
Shortly before he found this great Mantra, he was meditating and a Yana (supernatural sense)had emerged from his mind that there was a very important plate buried in the main stupa of Wat Phra Sri Ratana Maha Dhat, Suphanburi province, waiting for him to get. Not long after that he reached the stupa and found an ancient silver plate inscribed the Mantra text of Yan Kropetch. The plate describes that one who found this Mantra is so great because it's the heaven wish to specify the great one to get it. The plate also describes that one who recites this Mantra everyday his body will be covered with Diamond Shield and safe from all dangers, he will never be destroyed by the enemy. Moreover, the enemy will be destroyed by some strange phenomena because of the reflective result from the magic Diamond Shield !!
In any year that had the auspicious Sao Ha day (Saturday, the fifth day of waxing moon period, lunar month), Luang Phor Parn would perform a very special ritual, consecrating and embedding Yan Kropetch into his thousands disciples gathering in Wat Bang Nom Kho temple. Luang Phor Parn would write the Mantra on a blackboard and tell everybody to choose one letter of the script NA-MO-BUDH-DHA-YA (five Buddhas' names). Then he would stand behind the blackboard and recite a Mantra to push the script flashing on all disciples. If a recipient really has a good meditative property, a letter he chose will embed on his skull for life long. Amazingly, it always occurs when a recipient died and was brought to cremate, the script clearly appears on the forehead skull remnant.
My dear net-readers, this is one of a few greatest Mantras that deserves daily recitation. If this's done, you will be well-protected; all dangers even deadly ones will never come closer to you.
I-TI-PI-SO TON HONG:
I Ti Pi So Bha Kha Wa
A Ra Hang Sam Ma Sam Budh Dho
Wish Sha Ja Ra Na Sam Pan No
Su Kha To Lo Ka Wi Dhu A Nut Ta Lo
Pu Ris Sa Dham Ma Sa Ra Dhi
Sat Dha De Wa Ma Nus Sa Nang
Budh Dho Bha Kha Wa Ti
Translation
Lord Buddha is the Holy One, the Enlightened One, the Perfect One of all knowledge and conduct, the Well-Gone, the World Enlightener, the incomparable Supreme Teacher of gods and humans, and the Awakened and Blessed One.
YAN KROPETCH:
I Ra Sha Kha Ta Ra Sa
Ti Hang Ja To Lo Dhi Nang
Pi Sam Ra Lo Pu Sat Budh
So Ma Na Ka Ris Dha Dho
Bha Sam Sam Wi Sa Dhe Bha
Kha Budh Pan Dhu Dham Wa Kha
Wa Dho No A Ma Ma Wa
A Wish Su Nus Sa Nut Ti
The more amazing is that there is a top most Mantra emerged from the vertical reading of I-TI-PI-SO TON HONG. The great Mantra is called " Yan Kro Petch" or the Mantra of Diamond Shield. Luang Phor Parn of Wat Bang Nom Kho, Ayuthaya province, found the Mantra in B.E. 2458 while he was making a pilgrimage to Suphanburi province.
Shortly before he found this great Mantra, he was meditating and a Yana (supernatural sense)had emerged from his mind that there was a very important plate buried in the main stupa of Wat Phra Sri Ratana Maha Dhat, Suphanburi province, waiting for him to get. Not long after that he reached the stupa and found an ancient silver plate inscribed the Mantra text of Yan Kropetch. The plate describes that one who found this Mantra is so great because it's the heaven wish to specify the great one to get it. The plate also describes that one who recites this Mantra everyday his body will be covered with Diamond Shield and safe from all dangers, he will never be destroyed by the enemy. Moreover, the enemy will be destroyed by some strange phenomena because of the reflective result from the magic Diamond Shield !!
In any year that had the auspicious Sao Ha day (Saturday, the fifth day of waxing moon period, lunar month), Luang Phor Parn would perform a very special ritual, consecrating and embedding Yan Kropetch into his thousands disciples gathering in Wat Bang Nom Kho temple. Luang Phor Parn would write the Mantra on a blackboard and tell everybody to choose one letter of the script NA-MO-BUDH-DHA-YA (five Buddhas' names). Then he would stand behind the blackboard and recite a Mantra to push the script flashing on all disciples. If a recipient really has a good meditative property, a letter he chose will embed on his skull for life long. Amazingly, it always occurs when a recipient died and was brought to cremate, the script clearly appears on the forehead skull remnant.
My dear net-readers, this is one of a few greatest Mantras that deserves daily recitation. If this's done, you will be well-protected; all dangers even deadly ones will never come closer to you.
I-TI-PI-SO TON HONG:
I Ti Pi So Bha Kha Wa
A Ra Hang Sam Ma Sam Budh Dho
Wish Sha Ja Ra Na Sam Pan No
Su Kha To Lo Ka Wi Dhu A Nut Ta Lo
Pu Ris Sa Dham Ma Sa Ra Dhi
Sat Dha De Wa Ma Nus Sa Nang
Budh Dho Bha Kha Wa Ti
Translation
Lord Buddha is the Holy One, the Enlightened One, the Perfect One of all knowledge and conduct, the Well-Gone, the World Enlightener, the incomparable Supreme Teacher of gods and humans, and the Awakened and Blessed One.
YAN KROPETCH:
I Ra Sha Kha Ta Ra Sa
Ti Hang Ja To Lo Dhi Nang
Pi Sam Ra Lo Pu Sat Budh
So Ma Na Ka Ris Dha Dho
Bha Sam Sam Wi Sa Dhe Bha
Kha Budh Pan Dhu Dham Wa Kha
Wa Dho No A Ma Ma Wa
A Wish Su Nus Sa Nut Ti
Friday, October 14, 2005
The Limitations of Ba Zhi Xue
From local statistics, a baby is born in Singapore every 15 minutes on average (Based on the figure of 35,000 babies being born in year 2004; this information was taken from the Singapore Statistic Dept website). Thus, based on the fact that a Shi Chen (the Chinese equivalent of an hour) is actually made up of two conventional hours, we can calculate that around 8 newborns arrive into this world every Shi Chen. This implies that there is an average of 8 persons who share the same Bazhi (a form of Chinese horoscope) in Singapore. Using the President of Singapore as a medium of illustration, we can deduce that there are 7 individuals out there that have the same Bazhi as he does. But why is it that only him alone became the President? According to the study of Bazhi, whether a person takes on a high official post is already decided at birth, in other words, predestined. In our case here on the other hand, the accuracy is only one out of eight or 12.5% since only one of the eight can become our President. We can apply the mathematics to other renowned individuals like billionaires, celebrities, etc. but the result will be the same. With a low accuracy of only 12.5%, can the study of Bazhi really be taken seriously? And what can we say about the other 87.5%?
Also, based on the logical deduction above, can we say that the 12.5% accuracy will be greatly reduced if the country we talking about has a higher birthrate? Which actually in turn will mean more people are born in the country on the same day and time and thus sharing the same Bazhi.
In conclusion, we have to realize that any form of astrology has its limitations. They can only be used as a guide and not of an absolute nature. There are many other factors at play here.
Regards
Kinryu (aka Alvin Chua)
Written by Kinryu. All rights reserved. Copyright @. Not for commercial use of any kind.
Also, based on the logical deduction above, can we say that the 12.5% accuracy will be greatly reduced if the country we talking about has a higher birthrate? Which actually in turn will mean more people are born in the country on the same day and time and thus sharing the same Bazhi.
In conclusion, we have to realize that any form of astrology has its limitations. They can only be used as a guide and not of an absolute nature. There are many other factors at play here.
Regards
Kinryu (aka Alvin Chua)
Written by Kinryu. All rights reserved. Copyright @. Not for commercial use of any kind.
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Curse of the Kris
Watched Incredible Tales on Channel 5 last night. It was about a guy whose family has a tradition of passing down a kris (a snake-like dagger) as heirloom. His ancestor was a Javanese warrior who was given the kris and it in turn gave him supernatural powers. During the Dutch invasion of Java, this warrior was shot at many times but whenever his blood touches the ground, he will be resurrected again. The Dutch only managed to kill him by burying him alive. The kris must be fed blood from one of the family members everyday. If it is not appeased, it will take away the lives of the family members one at a time. The kris cannot be destroyed or discarded, or else the whole family will die. The tradition must go on. But from what I know, Daoist magic can be used to end the turmoil. In Daoist occult practices, there are many rituals that can be done to remove the spirit residing in the kris. However, the adept must be powerful enough in his spiritual power to battle the kris’ spirit since such tradition stretches over centuries, which means the kris, being fed blood for such a long time, has grown to be a rather powerful entity. In the show, incense was being offered to the kris also, which is a de facto practice. Krises are known to like the smell of incense.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Facing Direction Of A Home by Cecil Lee
1. If you are doing a Feng Shui assessment of an Apartment in the Building / Flat (Low floors ie. level 2 to level 7)
Take from the direction of your Main Door. This will be the facing of your home. For example, if from the center of the house to the main door it falls in the North-East. This house is a North-East facing house. However, if you have the habit of keeping your main door close most of the time, then use the frontage of the living room / balcony instead.
2. If you are doing a Feng Shui assessment of an Apartment in the Building / Flat (High floors ie. level 8 and onwards) Facing most likely is not where the main entrance is when this main entrance is inside the building.The Facing side is usually where most of the windows and the balcony are located because this is where most of the Qi is activated into the home. Also, when you share a building with other people, with you living on one of the floors, it may very well be that different floors have different Facings. Take from the frontage of the living room / balcony.
3. If you are doing a Feng Shui assessment of a Landed Property
Depending on your interior layout plan, you can choose the frontage of the house (usually by the living room view), or the main door which you enter.
We have to understand concepts like:
1.Facing and Sitting directions
2.The "Mouth-of-the-house".
These two are related.
For a landed property, often, the main door is assumed as the "mouth-of-the-house". Since quite-alot-of landed properties have their main entrance door facing the frontage. This is common because, often we drive-up to the front of the home. And we enter through this door. However, there are some landed properties that have their main entrance at the side of the home. For example, we drive in (deeper into the home). And after parking, the main door is at the side. The "mouth-of-the-house". Under Feng Shui, the mouth of the house is considered very important, because this is where qi comes into the home. And this qi is said to have an influence on the home. In a landed property, again, often, the main door is considered the "mouth-of-the-house". But often it is this collective main door and the frontage e.g. windows at this frontage, that is known as the facing direction. Therefore, we can understand that the facing direction is where air or majority of air is said to flow into the home. This is like when we drive an-open-top car, air literally flows at our face. And it is this majority of qi or air flow that we want to determine. And this is where, we consider the facing or mouth-of-the-house. Once we find this facing direction, the sitting direction is easy. Since it is directly opposite the facing direction.
Further to what I had mentioned, sometimes, it may be easier to determine the sitting position. Especially if there is a distinct hill or slope e.g. behind the property. We could "safely" say that the facing is directly opposite this. In Singapore, especially for the 3 room Housing and Development Board flats (HDB), we often find that we enter the apartment from the front. And it is easy to say that this is often the facing direction or the "mouth-of-the-house". However, nowadays, many apartments are squeezed so tight and clustered in a snake like formation, the main door can nearly be at any direction. For a condo or apartment, it is best to check on one's life-style habit. Does one often leave the main door open? Or close it most of the time? For many who live in a condo, I have seen majority of the residents close the main door (unless they fixed a grille at the main door). Yet, many do close this door. If we do close this door, then, it does not make much sense to say that this is the "mouth-of-the-house". Furthermore, many condos and even new HDB apartments have main doors at "odd" placement. And often, if we have to negotiate a turn into the home from the main door, most likely, this may not be the natural "facing direction". This is similiar to what I had mentioned for a landed property earlier, where if the main door is at the side. And if there are other landed properties where this main door faces the side of the neighbour's apartment, most likely this should not be the main door.
Look at it this way, countries like Singapore and Hong Kong have majority of their residents staying in an apartment (condo or HDB) and Feng Shui for apartments is quite modern. And as mentioned above, the main door can be located at very odd locations and it should not be construde as the main door. I believe, many of such practitioners either live in the stone age or most likely wear spectacles but if one peers closely at their spectacles, these spectacles have "tunnel vision lens". Therefore, check to see where is most likely the "mouth-of-the-house". And in many of the common approaches are:
1. If the home has four sides of windows, try to figure out, firstly which side has more light. The idea of more light is more practical than the amount of wind coming into a home.
2. More light would often suggest, that there are more floor area of window or the mouth-of-the house.
3. To use the amount of wind blowing into the windows etc.. may not be an exact science, since, high /low pressures within a day can differ. Therefore, wind can blow from any side of the home at any given time. This is particuarly true for an island like Singapore, which is surrounded by water. And it is said that in a high pressure days, air circulate either clock-wise or anti-clockwise for low pressure days.
The idea that the higher one's apartment is, we should take the reading from the balcony or the location where most light comes in makes more sense also. Many people feel that when our apartment goes as high as 6, 7 or 8th storeys, and if we do see much light coming thru, here, then this should be the mouth-of-the house. However, if one lives in a highrise, and if our views are blocked by an immediate neigbhouring block and if we have the habit to open the main door (leaving it open most of the time), then, even if at a higher storey, we could then perhaps, use this as the main door. Given, the above examples, one can therefore see that there is no right or wrong answers. More importantly, if you do check on a practitioner, check to see if the practitioner use the term "IT DEPENDS". If so, the practitioner is most likely a better practitioner - who does not go for only one method. If the practitioner - says that every other method is WRONG! It must be the main door, please steer clear of this "dead-wood", myopic practitioner! Unfortunately, there are many of these in Singapore. It shows how inflexible, such people are.
Feng Shui was developed at the time where there were few if any highrise. And, it is very sad to say that many of such schools, feel that only their method is RIGHT and sometimes, these practitioners will quote some famous practitioners dead or alive. Who cares, do remember the fundamentals and we are better off.
Take from the direction of your Main Door. This will be the facing of your home. For example, if from the center of the house to the main door it falls in the North-East. This house is a North-East facing house. However, if you have the habit of keeping your main door close most of the time, then use the frontage of the living room / balcony instead.
2. If you are doing a Feng Shui assessment of an Apartment in the Building / Flat (High floors ie. level 8 and onwards) Facing most likely is not where the main entrance is when this main entrance is inside the building.The Facing side is usually where most of the windows and the balcony are located because this is where most of the Qi is activated into the home. Also, when you share a building with other people, with you living on one of the floors, it may very well be that different floors have different Facings. Take from the frontage of the living room / balcony.
3. If you are doing a Feng Shui assessment of a Landed Property
Depending on your interior layout plan, you can choose the frontage of the house (usually by the living room view), or the main door which you enter.
We have to understand concepts like:
1.Facing and Sitting directions
2.The "Mouth-of-the-house".
These two are related.
For a landed property, often, the main door is assumed as the "mouth-of-the-house". Since quite-alot-of landed properties have their main entrance door facing the frontage. This is common because, often we drive-up to the front of the home. And we enter through this door. However, there are some landed properties that have their main entrance at the side of the home. For example, we drive in (deeper into the home). And after parking, the main door is at the side. The "mouth-of-the-house". Under Feng Shui, the mouth of the house is considered very important, because this is where qi comes into the home. And this qi is said to have an influence on the home. In a landed property, again, often, the main door is considered the "mouth-of-the-house". But often it is this collective main door and the frontage e.g. windows at this frontage, that is known as the facing direction. Therefore, we can understand that the facing direction is where air or majority of air is said to flow into the home. This is like when we drive an-open-top car, air literally flows at our face. And it is this majority of qi or air flow that we want to determine. And this is where, we consider the facing or mouth-of-the-house. Once we find this facing direction, the sitting direction is easy. Since it is directly opposite the facing direction.
Further to what I had mentioned, sometimes, it may be easier to determine the sitting position. Especially if there is a distinct hill or slope e.g. behind the property. We could "safely" say that the facing is directly opposite this. In Singapore, especially for the 3 room Housing and Development Board flats (HDB), we often find that we enter the apartment from the front. And it is easy to say that this is often the facing direction or the "mouth-of-the-house". However, nowadays, many apartments are squeezed so tight and clustered in a snake like formation, the main door can nearly be at any direction. For a condo or apartment, it is best to check on one's life-style habit. Does one often leave the main door open? Or close it most of the time? For many who live in a condo, I have seen majority of the residents close the main door (unless they fixed a grille at the main door). Yet, many do close this door. If we do close this door, then, it does not make much sense to say that this is the "mouth-of-the-house". Furthermore, many condos and even new HDB apartments have main doors at "odd" placement. And often, if we have to negotiate a turn into the home from the main door, most likely, this may not be the natural "facing direction". This is similiar to what I had mentioned for a landed property earlier, where if the main door is at the side. And if there are other landed properties where this main door faces the side of the neighbour's apartment, most likely this should not be the main door.
Look at it this way, countries like Singapore and Hong Kong have majority of their residents staying in an apartment (condo or HDB) and Feng Shui for apartments is quite modern. And as mentioned above, the main door can be located at very odd locations and it should not be construde as the main door. I believe, many of such practitioners either live in the stone age or most likely wear spectacles but if one peers closely at their spectacles, these spectacles have "tunnel vision lens". Therefore, check to see where is most likely the "mouth-of-the-house". And in many of the common approaches are:
1. If the home has four sides of windows, try to figure out, firstly which side has more light. The idea of more light is more practical than the amount of wind coming into a home.
2. More light would often suggest, that there are more floor area of window or the mouth-of-the house.
3. To use the amount of wind blowing into the windows etc.. may not be an exact science, since, high /low pressures within a day can differ. Therefore, wind can blow from any side of the home at any given time. This is particuarly true for an island like Singapore, which is surrounded by water. And it is said that in a high pressure days, air circulate either clock-wise or anti-clockwise for low pressure days.
The idea that the higher one's apartment is, we should take the reading from the balcony or the location where most light comes in makes more sense also. Many people feel that when our apartment goes as high as 6, 7 or 8th storeys, and if we do see much light coming thru, here, then this should be the mouth-of-the house. However, if one lives in a highrise, and if our views are blocked by an immediate neigbhouring block and if we have the habit to open the main door (leaving it open most of the time), then, even if at a higher storey, we could then perhaps, use this as the main door. Given, the above examples, one can therefore see that there is no right or wrong answers. More importantly, if you do check on a practitioner, check to see if the practitioner use the term "IT DEPENDS". If so, the practitioner is most likely a better practitioner - who does not go for only one method. If the practitioner - says that every other method is WRONG! It must be the main door, please steer clear of this "dead-wood", myopic practitioner! Unfortunately, there are many of these in Singapore. It shows how inflexible, such people are.
Feng Shui was developed at the time where there were few if any highrise. And, it is very sad to say that many of such schools, feel that only their method is RIGHT and sometimes, these practitioners will quote some famous practitioners dead or alive. Who cares, do remember the fundamentals and we are better off.
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Change Your Luck Part 1
乔迁好运到
将新房子打扫乾净後，宣纸摊开放在地上，选一颗黄色扁平的石头（或将石头染黄）放在纸中央，上头摆一些米，纸的四个角落摆上其它四谷（麦、豆、稗、粟後两者可用小鸟饲料代替），诚心地希望伟大的黄帝护佑居家繁荣，然後将纸上的所有东西连同宣纸包好，收入一小空盒内，放置神坛上，五谷之神自会带来意想不到的好运！
求姻缘
在农历十五晚上子时，取三小片杨柳枝的皮（用刀片削成薄片）、和桃花瓣六片放置於清水中，面对窗外的月光，点一小根红蜡烛，一边用清水洗脸，心中一边默念求赐姻缘，然後将水泼向家里周围的任一植物，等红蜡烛烧完之後，姻缘将会随之而来!
求健康长寿法
健康法红包袋一只，内装绿豆、红豆各三颗，将袋口封死後，随身携带卅六天，然後丢到床底下。这样身上有任何不好的秽气，都会转移到红包袋上，自然可以心情开朗、健康长寿！
事业顺利法
在满月的夜里，把自己的名字写在一张黄纸上，然後向月亮祈求让自己事业顺利，之後照东南西北的顺序各走七步，回到原处挖个洞将这张纸埋起来，（没回到原处则无效）快则七天，慢则一个月，自己的事业就会一帆风顺！
去霉运法
选定一天的子时（晚上十一点到清晨一点，最好是生日。除夕，或任何季节的时候，如：春至．秋分），拿一颗煮熟的鸡蛋，蛋过手後就不要给其他人看到，随後在手心中放一点朱砂，和九十九滴新开的米酒和匀之後，抹在蛋壳上，然後找一个露天地方把蛋吃掉，最後朝家相反的方向走一百步，把蛋壳高高的抛掉，就可以将坏运抛到脑後，烟消云散！！！
去病法
在自己农历生日的那天，选个吉时，将七朵大红的玫瑰花，七颗白色的小石头，还有少许的米和盐，全部放在浴缸内泡澡约十分钟，如此便可包你一整年身强体壮，百病不侵！泡澡的水及里面的东西丢弃即可，最重要的是不能被人踩到，否则就会失效。此法最适用那些小病不断的人，而且年纪越小效果越强！
去病转运法
中秋节即到，生病或运气不顺时可用，每年农历八月十四日，中秋节前夕晚上九点以前，把自己的头发分成三部份，象徵性地剪下少许，先剪中间，右边完再换左边，然後连同手和脚的指甲一起放进红包袋中，再放入一百元，密封後从家中出发，拿到外面丢弃，途中不可和其他人说话，丢完後也不能回头，回家後就不要再出门，直到隔天早上，如此噩运就会离你远去！！（见红大吉，即使捡到的人也不会缠上坏事）
屋内驱魔法
在碗内先倒入冷水，再加入滚水（顺序不可弄反），调温约四十度左右，随後放入白米七粒和盐一小匙及榕树叶七片，稍微和一下，待融解之後，将水洒在屋内所有墙面上，嘴里还要念著自己的姓名和地址，剩的水端出屋外倒掉即可，但在来回的路途中，听到有人叫自己的名字时，决不可回头！此法可以驱逐屋内霉气和邪魔，让住在屋内的人每天都神清气爽精神百倍！
「运财盘」吸财大法
每一位做生意的人，谁不想财源滚滚，马上飞黄腾达？上班族也想职位与薪水步步高升，但总是天不从人愿，没关系，这里教你一招「吸财大法」，只要照以下方法做两个「运财盘」，包管你日日见财，赚得「嘴笑目笑」。「运财盘」的做法可不简单哦，首先你要准备两个圆形盘子，最好是瓷盘；买一张黄色或粉红色、咖啡色的纸，剪出二张垫纸，在上面画个太极图；再剪两张小红纸，上面写「为我生财」四个字，落款写出你的生辰八字；接著准备 184 枚十元铜板（因为 要分放成两盘，下同）；32 枚五十铜板；铜板要先放在阳台外「冻露水」（让它接触露水），再用盐米洗过，即可分开放入盘中。先把垫纸放在盘底，中央放「为我生财」小红纸，把 16 枚五十元铜板按正反相对方式，一组一组放在中央（成八组，寓含八卦意思），再用 92 枚十元铜板也是用正反相 合方式 放进盘中，最後会把五十元铜板全盖住。拿来 12 颗五色豆（红豆、黑豆、黄豆、绿豆、花豆），每盘各 6 颗五色豆，以罗盘在房子中间的中心点，量出房子的艮方（东北方）和巽方（东南方），在那里做个 2.9 尺的木柜，把「运财盘」放进柜内，即算大功告成。企业老板可放在办公室，上班族则放在自己家里。
招引桃花秘法
现代工商社会，大家忙於工作或事业，常把终身大事荒废了，以至结婚率下降，孤男寡女满街都是，能四目交接迸出爱的火花的真是少之又少，别急，试一试这招「招引桃花秘法」。先去找来一个裸女或裸男，陶瓷的、木雕的、石雕的、水晶的都可以，越像越好，如果真的找不到，把芭比娃娃的衣服脱下来也成，男性要用裸女；女性要用裸男，脚要放开开，不可交叉或盘坐。接著拿个小浴缸或床，只要形状很像就可以，把小娃娃平放躺在床上或浴缸中，放在一个圆盘上，中间夹一张小红纸，写：「为我造姻缘」；床的右边（龙边）平放一个 1.5 寸的小罗盘，指针必须指著卯酉方，在小娃娃的私处放一朵花，愈艳丽愈好，如红玫瑰，叶子如有刺要把它修齐整。一切就绪之後，用罗盘量出房子的子、午、卯、酉或中央的位置，任择一处放好，最好别让外人看到，如床下、桌下、橱下都行，在酉时（下午五点到七点间）放入，口念「为 我造姻缘」咒语，每天检视一遍，花若枯了就换新的，若已有人来求婚，花必须改换黄色或紫色，才不会遭其他桃花来干扰。大约十天之後即可见效。目的达到之後就不要再用，但担任公关职务人员则可天天使用，因人可催助人缘。
血光之灾破解法
血光之灾在八字中一般是指太岁冲克日主或用神，对人所造成的车祸，刀伤，枪伤，外伤，开刀，及一切流血的人身事故。此法是用鸡蛋滚身的破解将灾厄消除，以保平安。
一：用具：新毛巾一条，红皮鸡蛋一个，新缝一衣针一根。
二：方法：
（1）：用新毛巾擦拂全身各个部位（从头到脚直接擦拂皮肤）。
（2）：再用手轻握鸡蛋从头到脚滚遍全身各个部位（接触皮肤）。
（3）：然后用手拿针再在中指上滚动， 男滚左手，女滚右手，滚毕将针刺向中指尖，刺出血后，用中指上的血在鸡蛋的大头中心划个十字，再将针从十字交叉点扎入鸡蛋内，使针外露三分之一 。
（4）：将鸡蛋放在开水中煮七个开，水开了，用凉水点一下，再烧开，共煮七个开，
煮熟后将鸡蛋取出，将鸡蛋清吃掉不吃蛋黄。
（5）：最后用新毛巾将针，鸡蛋黄，蛋壳包在一起，晚上扔到马路上，经车碾人踩，然后埋入房前或屋后，也可扔到河或沟中。
三：注意事项：
（1）：用此法破解要在阴历的每月29日戌时进行。如急需可随意择日破解。
（2）：运用此法要保密，不能对别人讲。
（3）：破解后一年内忌食血肠。一年内不可杀生。
此法是我师门非本门不传，今将之公诸与众，愧对师门，但如能造福众生，也能将功赎罪，我愿足矣。望各位珍之。
求 财 法
在子时（自晚上11点至零晨 1点），将面粉加水揉成面团，然後用瓶盖压出一个圆形，上方用小铁钉钻一小孔，一面刻上＂金＂字，另一面刻上姓名和出生年月日，然後在刻字的部份撒上金粉。待完成乾後，穿过红绳，挂在自己常出入的通道上方。但此法只可维持一年，一年之後必须重制。
家中聚财法
将家中的门窗全部打开，让秽气全都散出去，然後拿一个新的茶壶，里面摆上十二个正面朝上的硬币，放在客厅用烘炉煮沸（如果没有用电磁炉也可以），再用电扇将蒸气吹散全屋，大约在水沸後进行20－30分钟，如此家中的财运就能旺起，可以聚集钱财，让你风生水起好运来！
聚财避邪法
把桃枝切成七小支像火柴棒大小的长度，然後用五色线（黑白黄红蓝）捆在一起，然後随身携带，听说可以聚财，最主要的是把它泡在水里洗澡，据说这样可避免被一些灵异的朋友冒犯！
求姻缘
在农历十五晚上子时，取三小片杨柳枝的皮（用刀片削成薄片）、和桃花瓣六片放置於清水中，面对窗外的月光，点一小根红蜡烛，一边用清水洗脸，心中一边默念求赐姻缘，然後将水泼向家里周围的任一植物，等红蜡烛烧完之後，姻缘将会随之而来！
相信每一个研究命理的人,他的目的都是希望能够改变命运,趋吉避凶。生命掌握在自己的手中是没错的，病可医，命亦可医。现收集医命改运的方法简述如下：
1.行善积德可逢凶化吉。
2.养生与放生可挡煞解灾。
3.念大悲咒、心经、六字大明咒、观音经等可解灾。
4.修桥修路，增福延寿。
5.方位趋避，到有利的方位走动。
6.献血救人可解灾。
7.佩戴金银珠宝灵光物品。
8.画符念咒。
9.药物解灾。
10.宗教信仰。
11.意念决定命运。
12.改名转运。
13.捨得、捨得，有捨弃才会有得到。
14.风水祖荫。
15.择吉而行，择善而从。
16.读书学习。
17.江湖秘术。
任何方式方法都须经过验证,请勿盲目相信!
应灾的表象：
1.疾病
2.破财
3.官非
4.牢狱
5.伤残
6.生离死别
7.手掌脱皮
8.脱发、多头皮屑
9.鼻毛出孔
10.印堂发黑
11.命门灰暗
12.诸事不顺
去 霉 运 法
选定一天的子时（晚上十一点到清晨一点，最好是生日 除夕，或任何季节的时候，如：春至 秋分），拿一颗煮熟的鸡蛋，蛋过手後就不要给其他人看到，随後在手心中放一点朱砂，和九十九滴新开的米酒和匀之後，抹在蛋壳上，然後找一个露天地方把蛋吃掉，最後朝家相反的方向走一百步，把蛋壳高高的抛掉，就可以将坏运抛到脑後，烟消云散！
去楣运法（也称金蚕脱壳法）
拿一颗生蛋，先把里面的蛋黄和蛋白通通清掉，蛋口不要太大，再把蛋染红，然後将自己的几根头发及少许的指甲，通通放在蛋壳里，拿一块小红纸将蛋口封住，心里祈祷楣运快快离去，之後将蛋壳拿到河流或溪边去放，最好是最急流的地方，代表楣运越快离我们而去！
将新房子打扫乾净後，宣纸摊开放在地上，选一颗黄色扁平的石头（或将石头染黄）放在纸中央，上头摆一些米，纸的四个角落摆上其它四谷（麦、豆、稗、粟後两者可用小鸟饲料代替），诚心地希望伟大的黄帝护佑居家繁荣，然後将纸上的所有东西连同宣纸包好，收入一小空盒内，放置神坛上，五谷之神自会带来意想不到的好运！
求姻缘
在农历十五晚上子时，取三小片杨柳枝的皮（用刀片削成薄片）、和桃花瓣六片放置於清水中，面对窗外的月光，点一小根红蜡烛，一边用清水洗脸，心中一边默念求赐姻缘，然後将水泼向家里周围的任一植物，等红蜡烛烧完之後，姻缘将会随之而来!
求健康长寿法
健康法红包袋一只，内装绿豆、红豆各三颗，将袋口封死後，随身携带卅六天，然後丢到床底下。这样身上有任何不好的秽气，都会转移到红包袋上，自然可以心情开朗、健康长寿！
事业顺利法
在满月的夜里，把自己的名字写在一张黄纸上，然後向月亮祈求让自己事业顺利，之後照东南西北的顺序各走七步，回到原处挖个洞将这张纸埋起来，（没回到原处则无效）快则七天，慢则一个月，自己的事业就会一帆风顺！
去霉运法
选定一天的子时（晚上十一点到清晨一点，最好是生日。除夕，或任何季节的时候，如：春至．秋分），拿一颗煮熟的鸡蛋，蛋过手後就不要给其他人看到，随後在手心中放一点朱砂，和九十九滴新开的米酒和匀之後，抹在蛋壳上，然後找一个露天地方把蛋吃掉，最後朝家相反的方向走一百步，把蛋壳高高的抛掉，就可以将坏运抛到脑後，烟消云散！！！
去病法
在自己农历生日的那天，选个吉时，将七朵大红的玫瑰花，七颗白色的小石头，还有少许的米和盐，全部放在浴缸内泡澡约十分钟，如此便可包你一整年身强体壮，百病不侵！泡澡的水及里面的东西丢弃即可，最重要的是不能被人踩到，否则就会失效。此法最适用那些小病不断的人，而且年纪越小效果越强！
去病转运法
中秋节即到，生病或运气不顺时可用，每年农历八月十四日，中秋节前夕晚上九点以前，把自己的头发分成三部份，象徵性地剪下少许，先剪中间，右边完再换左边，然後连同手和脚的指甲一起放进红包袋中，再放入一百元，密封後从家中出发，拿到外面丢弃，途中不可和其他人说话，丢完後也不能回头，回家後就不要再出门，直到隔天早上，如此噩运就会离你远去！！（见红大吉，即使捡到的人也不会缠上坏事）
屋内驱魔法
在碗内先倒入冷水，再加入滚水（顺序不可弄反），调温约四十度左右，随後放入白米七粒和盐一小匙及榕树叶七片，稍微和一下，待融解之後，将水洒在屋内所有墙面上，嘴里还要念著自己的姓名和地址，剩的水端出屋外倒掉即可，但在来回的路途中，听到有人叫自己的名字时，决不可回头！此法可以驱逐屋内霉气和邪魔，让住在屋内的人每天都神清气爽精神百倍！
「运财盘」吸财大法
每一位做生意的人，谁不想财源滚滚，马上飞黄腾达？上班族也想职位与薪水步步高升，但总是天不从人愿，没关系，这里教你一招「吸财大法」，只要照以下方法做两个「运财盘」，包管你日日见财，赚得「嘴笑目笑」。「运财盘」的做法可不简单哦，首先你要准备两个圆形盘子，最好是瓷盘；买一张黄色或粉红色、咖啡色的纸，剪出二张垫纸，在上面画个太极图；再剪两张小红纸，上面写「为我生财」四个字，落款写出你的生辰八字；接著准备 184 枚十元铜板（因为 要分放成两盘，下同）；32 枚五十铜板；铜板要先放在阳台外「冻露水」（让它接触露水），再用盐米洗过，即可分开放入盘中。先把垫纸放在盘底，中央放「为我生财」小红纸，把 16 枚五十元铜板按正反相对方式，一组一组放在中央（成八组，寓含八卦意思），再用 92 枚十元铜板也是用正反相 合方式 放进盘中，最後会把五十元铜板全盖住。拿来 12 颗五色豆（红豆、黑豆、黄豆、绿豆、花豆），每盘各 6 颗五色豆，以罗盘在房子中间的中心点，量出房子的艮方（东北方）和巽方（东南方），在那里做个 2.9 尺的木柜，把「运财盘」放进柜内，即算大功告成。企业老板可放在办公室，上班族则放在自己家里。
招引桃花秘法
现代工商社会，大家忙於工作或事业，常把终身大事荒废了，以至结婚率下降，孤男寡女满街都是，能四目交接迸出爱的火花的真是少之又少，别急，试一试这招「招引桃花秘法」。先去找来一个裸女或裸男，陶瓷的、木雕的、石雕的、水晶的都可以，越像越好，如果真的找不到，把芭比娃娃的衣服脱下来也成，男性要用裸女；女性要用裸男，脚要放开开，不可交叉或盘坐。接著拿个小浴缸或床，只要形状很像就可以，把小娃娃平放躺在床上或浴缸中，放在一个圆盘上，中间夹一张小红纸，写：「为我造姻缘」；床的右边（龙边）平放一个 1.5 寸的小罗盘，指针必须指著卯酉方，在小娃娃的私处放一朵花，愈艳丽愈好，如红玫瑰，叶子如有刺要把它修齐整。一切就绪之後，用罗盘量出房子的子、午、卯、酉或中央的位置，任择一处放好，最好别让外人看到，如床下、桌下、橱下都行，在酉时（下午五点到七点间）放入，口念「为 我造姻缘」咒语，每天检视一遍，花若枯了就换新的，若已有人来求婚，花必须改换黄色或紫色，才不会遭其他桃花来干扰。大约十天之後即可见效。目的达到之後就不要再用，但担任公关职务人员则可天天使用，因人可催助人缘。
血光之灾破解法
血光之灾在八字中一般是指太岁冲克日主或用神，对人所造成的车祸，刀伤，枪伤，外伤，开刀，及一切流血的人身事故。此法是用鸡蛋滚身的破解将灾厄消除，以保平安。
一：用具：新毛巾一条，红皮鸡蛋一个，新缝一衣针一根。
二：方法：
（1）：用新毛巾擦拂全身各个部位（从头到脚直接擦拂皮肤）。
（2）：再用手轻握鸡蛋从头到脚滚遍全身各个部位（接触皮肤）。
（3）：然后用手拿针再在中指上滚动， 男滚左手，女滚右手，滚毕将针刺向中指尖，刺出血后，用中指上的血在鸡蛋的大头中心划个十字，再将针从十字交叉点扎入鸡蛋内，使针外露三分之一 。
（4）：将鸡蛋放在开水中煮七个开，水开了，用凉水点一下，再烧开，共煮七个开，
煮熟后将鸡蛋取出，将鸡蛋清吃掉不吃蛋黄。
（5）：最后用新毛巾将针，鸡蛋黄，蛋壳包在一起，晚上扔到马路上，经车碾人踩，然后埋入房前或屋后，也可扔到河或沟中。
三：注意事项：
（1）：用此法破解要在阴历的每月29日戌时进行。如急需可随意择日破解。
（2）：运用此法要保密，不能对别人讲。
（3）：破解后一年内忌食血肠。一年内不可杀生。
此法是我师门非本门不传，今将之公诸与众，愧对师门，但如能造福众生，也能将功赎罪，我愿足矣。望各位珍之。
求 财 法
在子时（自晚上11点至零晨 1点），将面粉加水揉成面团，然後用瓶盖压出一个圆形，上方用小铁钉钻一小孔，一面刻上＂金＂字，另一面刻上姓名和出生年月日，然後在刻字的部份撒上金粉。待完成乾後，穿过红绳，挂在自己常出入的通道上方。但此法只可维持一年，一年之後必须重制。
家中聚财法
将家中的门窗全部打开，让秽气全都散出去，然後拿一个新的茶壶，里面摆上十二个正面朝上的硬币，放在客厅用烘炉煮沸（如果没有用电磁炉也可以），再用电扇将蒸气吹散全屋，大约在水沸後进行20－30分钟，如此家中的财运就能旺起，可以聚集钱财，让你风生水起好运来！
聚财避邪法
把桃枝切成七小支像火柴棒大小的长度，然後用五色线（黑白黄红蓝）捆在一起，然後随身携带，听说可以聚财，最主要的是把它泡在水里洗澡，据说这样可避免被一些灵异的朋友冒犯！
求姻缘
在农历十五晚上子时，取三小片杨柳枝的皮（用刀片削成薄片）、和桃花瓣六片放置於清水中，面对窗外的月光，点一小根红蜡烛，一边用清水洗脸，心中一边默念求赐姻缘，然後将水泼向家里周围的任一植物，等红蜡烛烧完之後，姻缘将会随之而来！
相信每一个研究命理的人,他的目的都是希望能够改变命运,趋吉避凶。生命掌握在自己的手中是没错的，病可医，命亦可医。现收集医命改运的方法简述如下：
1.行善积德可逢凶化吉。
2.养生与放生可挡煞解灾。
3.念大悲咒、心经、六字大明咒、观音经等可解灾。
4.修桥修路，增福延寿。
5.方位趋避，到有利的方位走动。
6.献血救人可解灾。
7.佩戴金银珠宝灵光物品。
8.画符念咒。
9.药物解灾。
10.宗教信仰。
11.意念决定命运。
12.改名转运。
13.捨得、捨得，有捨弃才会有得到。
14.风水祖荫。
15.择吉而行，择善而从。
16.读书学习。
17.江湖秘术。
任何方式方法都须经过验证,请勿盲目相信!
应灾的表象：
1.疾病
2.破财
3.官非
4.牢狱
5.伤残
6.生离死别
7.手掌脱皮
8.脱发、多头皮屑
9.鼻毛出孔
10.印堂发黑
11.命门灰暗
12.诸事不顺
去 霉 运 法
选定一天的子时（晚上十一点到清晨一点，最好是生日 除夕，或任何季节的时候，如：春至 秋分），拿一颗煮熟的鸡蛋，蛋过手後就不要给其他人看到，随後在手心中放一点朱砂，和九十九滴新开的米酒和匀之後，抹在蛋壳上，然後找一个露天地方把蛋吃掉，最後朝家相反的方向走一百步，把蛋壳高高的抛掉，就可以将坏运抛到脑後，烟消云散！
去楣运法（也称金蚕脱壳法）
拿一颗生蛋，先把里面的蛋黄和蛋白通通清掉，蛋口不要太大，再把蛋染红，然後将自己的几根头发及少许的指甲，通通放在蛋壳里，拿一块小红纸将蛋口封住，心里祈祷楣运快快离去，之後将蛋壳拿到河流或溪边去放，最好是最急流的地方，代表楣运越快离我们而去！
Friday, July 01, 2005
My visit to Master Chew Part 1
I went to visit Master Chew at Katong with my wife yesterday. Waited for more than an hour because there was someone who came before us. Apparently the guy was a difficult client, as he was not convinced of Master Chew’s power. Later I discovered from Master Chew that the guy was just curious and also a staunch Buddhist. He wanted to find out what is so great about this master and possibly debunk him. Master Chew did the luck changing ritual for him but he is not convinced that it will work. He wanted more prove. So Master Chew proceeded to use his clairvoyance power to see the guy’s house and described it in details. This time the guy was taken aback and could only utter the word: "Amazing!" repeatedly. Finally, it was our turn and Master Chew foretold my future first. Everything he said about how crappy my life has been is all true. He asked me whether I have seen before the two L-shaped metal rods he is holding. It was actually a dowsing tool and he has learned about its use from a Caucasian when he went to Sydney to do exorcism. The Caucasian man used it to test Master Chew’s power and now he is testing my energy with it. The rods are held parallel to each other. If your energy is negative (yin), the rods will crossed each other. If positive, they will drift apart. For me, the rods were crossed due to my bad luck (negative energy). I stood up and walked away, the rods responded by drifting back to their original parallel position. The moment I sat down in front of them again, the rods crossed themselves much to my expectations. I was skeptical since it can be mere illusion used to mislead people. But Albert Einstein, the great scientist was convinced of dowsing's authenticity. He said, "I know very well that many scientists consider dowsing as they do astrology -- as a type of ancient superstition. According to my conviction this is, however, unjustified. The dowsing rod is a simple instrument which shows the reaction of the human nervous system to certain factors which are unknown to us at this time." To be continued...
Friday, May 13, 2005
Hyflux and Education
A little girl from a kampong in Malaysia asked her teacher one day why there are poor people as well as rich ones and what is the difference between them. The teacher told her that difference lies in education. Education is probably the most directly way to abundance. From then on this orphan girl worked very hard in her studies as she wanted to give her adoptive grandmother a good life and be freed from their poverty-stricken days. This little girl's effort paid off and she is now the CEO of Hyflux, a big company in Singapore dealing with water cleaning. The Daoists believe that our life is made up of ten main aspects and our life can be improved through manipulation of some of them. The first five of the ten are fate, luck, fengshui (geomancy), good karma accumulation and education. While the first two are not within our control, the rest definitely are. And in the example above, we see the importance of education in improving our's life.
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Saw Lilian Too
I was walking past Hyatt Hotel yesterday evening when I noticed two Tibetan monks standing outside the hotel lobby. So naturally I tried to check out who is showing these monks around. And lo, behold! It's Lilian Too, the world's best selling author on Feng Shui! Pity I didn't muster enough courage to walk up and say hi. Later I went back to Hyatt Hotel's lobby to wait for my wife but didn't see Lilian Too again. Probably because I don't know how to introduce myself to her and also the monks. How do you greet someone in Tibetan language? Or maybe they understand Mandarin? Hmm...I've been studying Feng Shui intensely for the past few months. And have read all the Lilian Too's books I can get my hands on. I think I am at the intermediate level and good enough to give advice to people on Feng Shui already. Hehehe... Learned Feng Shui many years ago from my Daoist teacher but I didn't take it seriously since I was very young back then. So, in a way I am not new to Feng Shui, thus making my recent study very much a breeze...
Friday, April 08, 2005
The cost of not practising meditation
Terrible terrible. I just stopped practicing meditation for a week only and my ability to calm my mind has deteriorated drastically when I tried meditating last night. This will serve as a reminder on the nature of cultivation, which is put nicely in a Chinese idiom, "Rowing against the flow of the river, one will recede if one fails to move forth constantly".
Finished 42738 of Lakshmi bija mantra.
Finished 42738 of Lakshmi bija mantra.
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