Humming Sparrow

Let me start with the “knowing kind of life” that I know… Make sure you have a good family, good pay check, be better than others, and having good health… I thought if I had all of thought would make me joyful or happy… I thought that having all those I would have achieved all

If you want to become whole, let yourself be partial. If you want to become straight, let yourself be crooked. If you want to become full, let yourself be empty. If you want to be reborn, let yourself die. If you want to be given everything, give everything up. tao te ching #22 i reflect…

In the pursuit of knowledge, every day something is added. In the practice of the Tao, every day something is dropped. Less and less do you need to force things, until finally you arrive at non-action. When nothing is done, nothing is left undone. True mastery can be gained by letting things go their own

Learning how to yield is learning the true strength… Learning how to let go is learning the true flow of life… Applying those, I realized there is much greater designer, creator, or a flow of life that is much bigger than me. From learning not to take control on things or situations but learning to

Since I have gotten back on the road, there are so many different chores that I have to keep up with such as constantly looking for places to camp/grocery shop/shower/fill water and propane/do laundry and more. All those are necessary things I have to do plus working full time. However, I am 100% certain that

Stripping all the familiarity, normal comfort, and whatever the norm follows, I realized that the joy I find is a much deeper joy. i thought that the living comfort, having perfect family life, and material prosperity could give me the joy and happiness. Yes, it may… But when all those being stripped away, does it

I remembered when I came to Pescadero and Moss beach last time, my mind was wondering and worrying about being alone, lonely, and being by myself. Now, the season of those worries has passed… But my mind is now focusing the stressfulness of my job world. They said that life will give you what you

This is the funny thing about life – when you have a need, nobody wants to be with you. When your need is gone, everybody wants to be with you. It is only when the flower blossoms the bees will come. If you do not blossom, bees will not come. If you are closed bud

During my meditation this morning, I noticed my concerns on the things that are going on in my life. I noticed my heart that bubbled unstable energy. I only let them be… Not giving more thoughts or energy to keep them going… However, they were just continuing for a while… Until a thought came to

A rabbit eats carrots, is that good? A lion eats a rabbit, is that bad? A person works to help the others building a shelter, is that good? A person works on a software for shelter building and design, is that good? A person works with a computer all day everyday to build a software,

If you close your mind in judgements and traffic with desires, your heart will be troubled. If you keep your mind from judging and aren’t led by senses, your heart will find peace. tao te ching #52

When you feel pain, simply view it as energy. Just start seeing these inner expectations as energy passing through your heart and before the eye of you consciousness. Then Relax. Do the opposite of contracting and closing. Relax and release. Relax your heart until you are actually face-to-face with the exact place where it hurts.

Lately, I started to notice my emotion more and more… I feel the tension that come up before an anxiety and fear… Noticing the pressure in my chest before the feeling of deep sadness. Noticing the opening of the flow coming out from my heart before the feeling of gratefulness. Before, I would only feel

Reflecting on what I’m thankful for today… I’m thankful that I have my dog, Tsali, that I can go to give him a hug first thing in the morning. Love the feeling of him in my arms and he letting me to hug him for a long long time. I’m thankful that I have found

This few months, life has been throwing all kinds of challenges at me… a few random things from different directions… I realized that because of my previous challenge 7 years ago with my cancer, going through all the challenges now is more do-able… It is definitely still very difficult and emotional… But since then, I

It’s normal to feel pain in your hands and feet, if you are using your feet as feet and your hands as hands. And for a human being to feel stress is normal — If he is living a normal life. And if it’s normal, how can it be bad? Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Book

It doesn’t matter how good a life you’ve led. There’ll still be people standing around the bed who will welcome the sad event. Even with the intelligent and good. Won’t there be someone thinking “Finally! To be through with that old schoolteacher. Even though he never said anything, you could always feel him judging you.”