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Take a piece of paper and write down the answers. The analysis is in the end ..

Situation:
You are in a deep deep forest … as you walk on you saw an old hut
standing there
(1) What is the status of the door?
(Opened/closed)

You enter the hut and see a table…
(2) What is the shape of the table?
(Round/Oval/Square/Rectangle/Triangle)

On top of the table there is a vase … in the vase there is water.
(3) How much water is it filled up with?
(Full/Half/Empty)

(4) and what is the vase made of?
[(Glass/porcelain/clay)(metal/plastic/wood)]

You walk out of the hut … as you carry on your walk in the forest …
you see a waterfall from far … there is water running down …

(5) What is the speed of the water?
(Choose a number ranging from 0 to 10)

Some time after the waterfall … you step on something hard on the
ground …. as you look down … you see glistening gold in colour. You bend down and pick it up … it is a keychain chained with keys …

(6) How many key /keys you see hanging on the keychain?
(Choose a number ranging from 1 to 10)

You walk on and on … trying to find your way out … suddenly you see a castle.

(7) What is the condition of the castle?
(Old/new)

You enter the castle and saw a pool of murky water with shining jewels floating on it…
(8) Will you pick up the jewel?
(YES/NO)

Next to the murky pool there’s another pool, with clear water & money floating on it…

(9) Will you pick the money?
(YES/NO)

Walking to the end of the castle there is an exit… you proceed to
walk out of the castle. Outside the exit, there is big garden, you see a box on the ground.

(10) What is the size of the box?
(small/medium/big)

(11) What is the material of the box?
(cardboard/paper/wooden/metal)

There is a bridge in the garden some distance away from the box,
(12) What is the bridge made of?
(metal/wooden/rattan)

Across the bridge, there is a horse.
(13) What is the colour of the horse?
(white/grey/brown/black)

(14) What is the horse doing?
(still and quiet/nibbling grass/running about)

OH NO!!! There is a tornado coming… some distance from the horse. You
have 3 options:
(i) run and hide in the box?
(ii) run and hide under the bridge?
(iii) run to the horse, ride on and gallop away?

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Here are the interpretations:
(1) The door:
opened door - you are a person who is willing to share
closed door - you are a person who is keeping things to yourself

(2) The table:
Round/oval - any friends that came along, you will accept and trust
them completely
Square/rectangle - you are a bit more choosy on friends and only
hangout with those whom you think are on the same frequency
Triangle - you are really very very picky about friends and there are
not many friends in your life

(3) Water in vase:
Empty - your life is not fulfilled
Half filled - what you want in your life is half fulfilled
Full - your life is completely fulfilled and good for you!

(4) Material of vase:
glass/clay/porcelain - you are weak in your life and tends to be fragile
metal/plastic/wood - you are strong in your life

(5) Flow of waterfall:
0 - no sex drive at all
1 to 4 - low sex drive
5 - average sex drive
6 to 9 - high sex drive
10 - gone case!!! super high sex drive!!! Can’t live without sex…

(6) Keys:
1 - you have one good friend in your life
2 to 5 - you have a few good friends in your life
6 to 10 - you have a lot good friends

(7) Castle:
Old - shows that your last relationship is not a good one and is not
memorable to you.
New - your last relationship is good and it’s still fresh in your
heart.

(8) The jewel from the murky pool water:
YES - when your partner is around you, you will flirt around with
others.
NO - when your partner is around, you will stick around with him/her most of the time.

(9) The money from the clear water pool:
YES - even when your partner is not around you, you will still flirt
around with others.
NO - even when your partner is not around, you will still think of her
and and will be loyal to her, not flirting around with others.

(10) The size of the box:
small - low ego
medium - average ego
big - high ego

(11) Material of the box (outlook of the box):
cardboard/paper/wooden(non-shining) - humble personality
metal - proud and stuck up personality

(12) The material of the bridge:
metal bridge - have very strong bond with your friends
wooden bridge - average bond with your friends
rattan bridge - you are not in good terms with your friends

(13) Colour of the horse:
white - your partner is pure and good in your heart.
grey/brown - your partner is only average in your heart.
black - your partner doesn’t seem to be good in your heart and appears to be bad sign.

(14) Horse action:
still and quiet/nibbling grass - your partner is a very homely and
humble person.
running about - your partner is a wild type person.

This the last but most important part of the test.
From how I ended the story.. a tornado approaches…
What are you going do? There are only 3 options:
(i) run and hide in the box?
(ii) run and hide under the bridge?
(iii) run to the horse, ride on and gallop away?

What will you choose?
Now, the above is signified by these things:
tornado - problems in your life
box - you
bridge - your friends
horse - your partner

(i) So if you choose the box, you keep your problems to yourself
whenever you are met with problems.
(ii) or if you choose the bridge, you will go to your friends whenever you have problems.
(iii) or lastly if you choose the horse, you seek your partner whenever you have problems.

HOW FRIENDSHIP BREAK ?

Both Friends Will Think The Other Is Busy

And Will Not Contact Thinking It May Be Disturbing

As Time Passes

Both Will Think Let The OTher Contact

After That each Will Think Why I Should Contact First ?

Here Your Love Will Be Converted To Hate

Finally Without Contact The Memory Becomes Weak

They Forget Each Other.

So Keep In Touch With All And Pass This TO All Your Friends…
.
I Don`t Want To Be One Of This Kind.

So Here I Am sending Mail To Every One

To Say

Dear Friend

I Am Fine Here

Please keep in touch with me

A Man Named Bad

     Once upon a time there was a world famous teacher in Takkasila, in north-western India. He had 500 high class students who learned sacred teachings from him.

     It just so happened that one of these high class students had been named ‘Bad’ by his parents. One day he thought, "When I am told, ‘Come Bad’, ‘Go Bad’, ‘Do this Bad’, it is not nice for me or others. It even sounds disgraceful and unlucky."

     So he went to the teacher and asked him to give him a more pleasant name, one that would bring good fortune rather than bad. The teacher said, "Go my son, go wherever you like and find a more fortunate name. When you return, I will officially give you your new name."

     The young man named Bad left the city, and traveled from village to village until he came to a big city. A man had just died and Bad asked what his name was. People said. "His name was Alive." "Alive also died?" asked Bad. The people answered, "Whether his name be Alive or whether it be Dead, in either case he must die. A name is merely a word used to recognize a person. Only a fool would not know this!" After hearing this, Bad no longer felt badly about his own name — but he didn’t feel good about it either.

     As he continued on his way into the city, a debt-slave girl was being beaten by her masters in the street. He asked, "Why is she being beaten?" He was told, "Because she is a slave until she pays a loan debt to her masters. She has come home from working, with no wages to pay as interest on her debt." "And what is her name?" he asked. "Her name is Rich." they said. "By her name she is Rich but she has no money even to pay interest?" asked Bad. They said, ‘Whether her name be Rich or whether it be Poor, in either case she has no money. A name is merely a word used to recognize a person. Only a fool would not know this!" After hearing this, Bad became even less interested in changing his name.

     After leaving the city, along the roadside he met a man who had lost his way. He asked him, "What is your name? " He replied, ‘My name is Tourguide." "You mean to say that even a Tourguide has gotten lost?" asked Bad. Then the man said, "Whether my name be Tourguide or whether it be Tourist, in either case I have lost my way. A name is merely a word used to recognize a person. Only a fool would not know this!"

Now completely satisfied with his own name, Bad returned to his teacher.

     The world famous teacher of Takkasila asked him, "How are you, my son? Have you found a good name?" He answered, "Sir, those named Alive and Dead both die, Rich and Poor may be penniless, Tourguide and Tourist can get lost. Now I know that a name is merely a word used to recognize a person. The name does not make things happen, only deeds do. So I’m satisfied with my name. There’s no point in changing it."

     The teacher summarized the lesson his pupil had learned this way — "By seeing Alive as dead, Rich as poor, Tourguide as lost, Bad has accepted himself.”

The moral is: "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

Phychology test

01. Tiga macam binatang di bawah ini, manakah yang paling kamu sukai?
    a) kucing (b) burung (c) anjing

02. Kamu paling suka warna apa?
    a) pink (b) putih (c) hitam

03. Berikan satu nama orang yang jenis kelaminnya sama denganmu!

04. Berikan satu nama orang yang jenis kelaminnya berbeda denganmu!

05. Kamu lebih suka gunung atau pantai?

06. kamu lebih suka melihat matahari terbit atau matahari terbenam?

07. Dari 1 sampai 10, kamu paling suka angka berapa?

08. Kamu paling suka tumbuhan apa?
    (a) mawar merah
    (b) tumbuhan paku
    (c) tumbuhan yang sudah layu/mati

09. Kamu paling suka musim apa?
    (a) musim semi
    (b)musim salju
    (c) musim panas

10. Make two wishes OK!!

~~~sekarang lihat hasilnya~~~~

Pertanyaan 01:
(a) kucing : kamu paling cinta diri sendiri.
(b) burung : Kamu suka mendengarkan suaramu sendiri.
(c) anjing : Kamu melihat orang lain lebih penting daripada diri sendiri.

Pertanyaan 02:
(a) pink : Kamu termasuk orang yang berhati lapang.
(b) putih : Kamu adalah orang yang hidup sesuai aturan.
(c) hitam : Kamu adalah orang yang hidup di tem pat yang sepi.

Pertanyaan 03: Dia adalah bintang keberuntunganmu.

Pertanyaan 04: Kamu dan dia akan menjadi teman yang sangat sangat dekat.

Pertanyaan 05:
(a) gunung : akan menikah pada umur yang muda.
(b)pantai : akan menikah pada umur yang agak tua sedikit.

Pertanyaan 06:
(a) matahari terbit : Kamu adalah seseorang yang seperti matahari terbit dan kamu akan menyelesaikan banyak misi.
(b) matahari terbenam : Kamu adalah seseorang yang romantis dan kisah cinta yang begitu indah sedang dengan pelahan-lahan menghampirimu.

Pertanyaan 07: Nomor yang kamu pilih menandakan banyaknya kisah cinta yang kamu jalani sebelum kamu menemukan kekasih sejati dalam hidupmu.

Pertanyaan 08:
(a) mawar merah : Kehidupanmu sangatlah sempurna, tetapi kadang2 juga seperti duri membuat orang sangat bingung.
(b) tumbuhan paku : Kehidupanmu dapat dibaca, dan akan berjalan lancar dan aman.
(c) tumbuhan yang sudah layu/mati: kamu adalah seseorang yang mempunyai penyakit dan kehidupanmu seperti sebuah air yang mati.

Singapore, 7 June 2008

Hari ini shia baru berkesempatan mendengar (dan langsung mengetik) kotbah Dharma yang sebenarnya sudah lama shia save dalam hard disk dari mp3 ko David. Walau ceramah berdurasi tak sampai 15 menit, tapi cukup bermakna memberi kita nasehat dalam menghadapi hidup. Dan sekali lagi, walau ini ceramah Buddhist, tapi isinya lebih bersifat universal, semua saudara2 sedunia tidak mengira agama apapun, dan bangsa apapun boleh mengambil hikmat dari isi cerita serta ceramah ini.

Shia secara tulus mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Bhante Duta Mahastavira atas wejangan dharma yang disampaikan. Serta ko David yang mengizinkan shia “mengambil” file ceramah ini.

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Namo Sakyamuni Buddhaya (3x)

Hari ini Suhu akan kotbah dengan tema "Burung yang Cerdas".

Alkisah sebelum kelahiran Sakyamuni Buddha, sang Buddha pernah dilahirkan menjadi seekor burung. Beliau menyampaikan cerita sebagai berikut.

Pada zaman dulu ketika beliau dilahirkan sebagai burung, ia ketemu dengan seorang tukang tangkap burung. Penangkap burung ini sangat pintar, tiap hari dia menangkap banyak sekali burung dan semuanya dikandangi. Kemudian, setiap pagi tukang penangkap burung itu memberi makan burung dan memilih burung mana yang paling gemuk untuk diambil, dipotong dan dijadikan lauk pauk.

Burung yang cerdas ini menjadi ketakutan ketika ia melihat hal ini. Timbul dalam pikirannya, kapan giliran dia menjadi santapan makanan lauk pauk orang tersebut. Akhirnya burung yang cerdas ini berpikir, kalau dia tidak makan, dia akan jadi kurus, tapi kalau betul-betul  tidak makan, dia akan mati. Akhirnya dia mengambil keputusan dia makan, tetapi sedikit sekali. Ternyata betul, bulan demi bulan, dia selalu tidak terpilih untuk ditangkap dan dipotong. Badannya tetap kurus karena kurang makan, tetapi juga karena ia masih makan, ia tidak mati kelaparan. Karena badannya kecil dan tekadnya kuat sekali untuk keluar dari kandang burung tersebut, maka pada suatu hari, saat ada kesempatan ia berhasil keluar dan terbang bebas.

Teman-teman seDharma yang berbahagia, cerita Buddha ini memberitahukan kepada kita, seekor binatang saja kalau tekad kemauannya ingin selamat, kuat sekali dan tidak main-main, betul-betul bertekad dan diwujudkan dalam bentuk yang nyata, prihatin, hidup sederhana, akhirnya ia bisa keluar dari penderitaan yang ada. Sedangkan kita, apalagi kita umat Buddha, yang sudah beruntung mengerti Buddha Dharma. Sudah tahu bahwa hidup di dunia ini penuh bahaya. Karma buruk sedikit saja yang terjadi kita bisa menderita. Hidup di dunia ini tidak aman, secara jelas dan nyata kita bisa tua, kita bisa sakit, kita bisa meninggal dunia. Hidup di dunia ini secara nyata kita lihat, ada yang senang, ada yang susah. Kita sudah dikasih tahu oleh Buddha, sumber kesusahan itu berasal dari perbuatan kita sendiri yang baik dan buruk, kita sudah dikasih tahu oleh Buddha, hanya dengan perbuatan kita lah yang baik, kita bisa merubah nasib kita. Kenapa kita masih tidak mau sungguh-sungguh. Kenapa kita tidak mau fokus berjuang agar kita keluar dari kurungan penderitaan.

Hidup menyalahkan orang, hidup mengandalkan orang, hidup mengharapkan orang, hidup dengan cara demikian ini tidak menyelesaikan masalah. Kita tidak boleh terpengaruh oleh orang lain. Kita harus punya tujuan hidup kita sendiri. Kita harus tekun  berjuang memperbaiki karma kita sendiri. Kalau kita belum sungguh-sungguh berjuang, tentu kita tidak bisa bebas dari penderitaan. Perjuangan itu harus mengandalkan perbuatan kita, karma kita. Karma terdiri dari 3 hal: kemauan batin/pikiran kita, ucapan kita, dan perbuatan nyata kita.

Marilah ketiga hal tersebut kita latih dan kita belajar seperti burung yang cerdas itu yang kemudian menjadi Bodhisattva dan akhirnya menjadi Buddha. Kita belajar dari burung yang cerdas itu. Janganlah kita biarkan diri kita tenggelam dalam kebiasaan yang jelek. Kita harus bisa motivasikan jiwa kita ke arah yang baik. Tentu hanya dengan mengandalkan kemauan motivasi saja tidak menyelesaikan masalah. Harus kita wujudkan dalam bentuk yang nyata. Prihatin, tahu diri, membina diri, menanam karma baik terus menerus, karena sesungguhnya untuk merubah nasib perlu perjalanan yang panjang, tidak bisa seketika itulah nasib kita berubah. Kalau  tujuan hidup kita sudah mantap, cara hidup kita sudah jelas, walaupun kondisi masih sengsara, kita tetap terus berbuat karma baik, pasti hari esok akan cerah kembali.

Oleh karena itulah, cerita sang Buddha memberitahukan kepada kita walaupun kondisi kita bagaimanapun juga jeleknya, selagi kita punya kemauan, dimana kemauan itu kita wujudkan dalam bentuk yang nyata, kita bisa bebas dari penderitaan. Jangan lupa, hidup ini tumimbal lahir dan perjalanannya masih panjang sekali. Jangan biarkan kita hari tuanya sengsara, jangan biarkan kita nanti matinya ke neraka. Semua itu tergantung dari Anda sendiri. Mari kita bangkitkan kecerdasan dalam jiwa kita.

Kecerdasan batin terdiri dari 4 yaitu: yang terbaik, yang baik, yang buruk, dan yang terburuk.

Kecerdasan batin yang terbaik dan baik seperti burung itu. Dia tiap hari memperhatikan kenapa ada yang ditangkap dan tidak pulang lagi. Kemudian dia tahu, yang ditangkap itu adalah yang paling gemuk. Kenapa dia bisa tahu? Karena dia memberikan perhatian. Oleh karena itulah kita harus memberikan perhatian benar, konsentrasi benar terhadap perjalanan hidup kita sendiri. Kita harus tahu kita siapa, kekurangan dan kelebihan kita di mana.

Sehingga muncullah teori empat usaha mulia.

Kelebihan kita yang baik kita jalankan terus bahkan kita kembangkan. Kemauan kita yang baik yang belum bisa kita wujudkan kita berusaha mewujudkannya. Kekurangan kita, kejelekan kita, kebiasaan kita yang jelek kita koreksi. Kemauan jelek kita, kita jangan munculkan. Sesungguhnya diri kita inilah yang tahu diri kita sendiri. Kelebihan dan kekurangan kita sendiri yang tahu jelas adalah diri kita kalau kita berikan perhatian. Ajaran Buddha sebagai cermin untuk pedoman kita. Berikanlah perhatian khusus. Mari hidup berjuang memperbaiki diri. Suhu tidak mau melihat umat suhu, siswa2 suhu, umat Buddha, orang yang suhu kenal, sudah puluhan tahun belajar Dharma masih belum bisa bahagia. Itu tandanya belum serius membina diri.

Mari kita bangkitkan diri kita menjadi kecerdasan yang unggul, tahu kondisi kita sendiri dan prihatin berjuang. Minimal kita belajar kecerdasan yang baik, kita dimarahin orang, kita diomongin orang. Jangan marah dulu. Kita introspeksi. Betul kah omongan orang itu. Kalau betul tentu kita berterima kasih. Orang sudah berikan perhatian, buang waktu buang air ludah, buang tenaga ngomongin kita. Apapun juga motivasi orang itu, urusan orang itu. Boleh dia ngomongin kita karena iri. Urusan dia, karma dia yang dapat. Tapi omongan dia, harus menjadi bahan renungan kita, betul nggak itu. Betul kita terima kasih.

Karena tidak betul gimana. Kita juga harus terima kasih. Karma buruk kita berjalan hanya demikian saja. Omongan orang, hinaan orang, fitnahan orang. Kalau tidak betul bagaimana? Itu tandanya karma buruk masa lalu kita masih banyak. Sekarang wujudnya dalam bentuk kita diomongin orang, difitnah orang. Jangan peduli. Karma buruk itu segera lenyap. Buat apa omongan yang menfitnah itu kita simpan dalam hati kita. Akhirnya kita menderita sendiri. Apalagi muncul rasa ingin membalas. Perbuatan apapun juga yang buruk, walaupun asalnya gara-gara dia, tetap perbuatan kita. Tetap kita juga yang terima karma pertamanya. Jangan biarkan kita menjadi kecerdasan yang buruk. Sengsara dulu, miskin dulu, tidak ada kesempatan dulu, baru mau merubah diri, tentu sungguh menderita. Apalagi kalau kecerdasan kita yang terburuk. Tersiksapun juga masih nggak mau koreksi diri. Kecerdasan yang ini tidak ada obatnya. Yang ini akan sengsara tumimbal lahirnya. Oleh karena itulah makin kita miskin, itu tandanya karma dulu kita jelek. Kita harus perbaiki pada kesempatan kita sekarang ini sebagai manusia. Masa sih kecerdasan kita kalah dengan burung itu?

Teman-teman se-Dharma yang berbahagia, sedikit renungan ini semoga bisa bangkitkan motivasi Anda berjuang untuk memperbaiki diri. Ingat kita sengsara, kita juga yang susah. Kita maju, kita juga yang menikmatinya. Demikian adanya, semoga Anda beruntung. Amitofo.

What Category You are…?

Message:
1) What describes your perfect date?
a) Candlelight dinner for two
b) Amusement park
c) Rollerblading in the park
d) Rock concert
e) See a movie

2) What is your favorite type of music?
a) Rock and Roll
b) Alternative
c) Soft Rock
d) Classical
e) Popular

3) What is your favorite type of movie?
a) Comedy
b) Horror
c) Musical
d) Romance
e) Documentary

4) Which of the following jobs would you choose if you were given only these choices?
a) Waiter/Waitress
b) Sports Player
c) Teacher
d) Policeman
e) Bartender

5) Which would you rather do if you had an hour to waste?
a) Work out
b) Read
c) Watch TV
d) Listen to the radio
e) Sleep

6) Of the following colours, which do you like the best?
a) yellow
b) white
c) sky blue
d) teal
e) red

7) Which one of the following would you like to eat right now?
a) ice cream
b) pizza
c) sushi
d) pasta
e) salad

What is your favorite holiday?
a) Halloween
b) Christmas
c) New Year’s
d) Valentine’s Day
e) Thanksgiving

9) If you could go to any of the following places, which would it be?
a) Paris
b) Spain
c) Las Vegas
d) Hawaii
e) Hollywood

10) Of the following, who would you rather spend time with?
a) Someone who is smart
b) Someone with good looks
c) Someone who is a party animal
d) Someone who has fun all the time
e) Someone who is very emotional
Now total up your points and find your character below:

Q 1) a = 4 b = 2 c = 5 d = 1 e = 3 points
Q 2) a = 2 b = 1 c = 4 d =! 5 e = 3 points
Q 3) a = 2 b = 1 c = 3 d = 4 e = 5 points
Q 4) a = 4 b = 5 c = 3 d = 2 e = 1 point
Q 5) a = 5 b = 4 c = 2 d = 1 e = 3 points
Q 6) a = 1 b = 5 c = 3 d = 2 e = 4 points
Q 7) a = 3 b = 2 c = 1 d = 4 e = 5 points
Q a = 1 b =3 c = 2 d = 4 e = 5 points
Q 9) a = 4 b = 5 c = 1 d = 2 e = 3 points
Q 10) a = 5 b = 2 c = 1 d = 3 e = 4 points

(10-17 points): You are OSCAR.

You are wild and crazy and you know it. You know how to have fun, but you may take it to extremes. You know what you are doing though, and are much in control of your own life. People don’t always see things your way, but that doesn’t mean that you should do away with your beliefs. Try to remember that y! our wild spirit can lead to hurting yourself and others.

(18-26 points) You are ERNIE.
You are fun, friendly, and popular. You are a real crowd pleaser. You have probably been out on the town your share of times, yet you come home with the values that your mother taught you. Marriage and children are important to you, but only after you have fun. Don’t let the people you please influence you to stray.

(27-34 points) You are ELMO.
You are cute, and everyone loves you. You are a best friend that no one takes the chance of losing. You never hurt feelings and seldom have your own feelings hurt. Life is a breeze. You are witty and calm most of the time. Just keep clear of backstabbers, and you are worry free.

(35-42 points) You are ZOE.
You are a lover. Romance, flowers, and wine are all you need to enjoy yourself. You are serious about all commitments. A family person. You call your Mom every Sunday, and never forget a Birthday. Don’t let your passion for romance get confused with the real thing.

(43-50 points) You are BERT.
You are smart, a real thinker. Every situation is approached with a plan. You are very healthy in mind and body. You teach strong family values. Keep your feet planted in them, but don’t overlook a bad situation when it does happen.

source: http://bvd-cyber.blogspot.com/2005_10_01_archive.html