Timeless Travel ~~~

Rothenberg, Germany 

今天鎢金堪布說，
每一個時間裡的意識都是不相同的，
我們生生世世的生命是由這些點串連起來的...！

Angel 花了好一段思索才似乎了解這裡的奥妙。
原來，我們並不是以靈魂存在的。。。
而我們的意識也不是固定一個型態，而是顯現而無自性，

。。。

親愛的。。。
我不能說前世的我，
與你在這美麗的德國小鎮相遇，
現在的心和前世的心相同，
只不過，
我們基因裡有著這樣甜蜜的記憶，
因緣而生而因緣滅。。。

不過因緣中的因也都是某個當下意識所造就。

親愛的你，
也許此生我認得你，
也許我已忘記了你，
在台北，在柏林，在青海，在菩提迦葉。。。
終究，意識河流永恆持續，
找不到起點，更找不到終點。

不是完全偶然，
我們卻都聞過相同的玫瑰花香，
燃燒森林的氣味。。。

真的，
我們是一霎時一霎那的串連
而存在，
而相遇，
或許相知，相戀，
或許相仇，相斥，
原來，
是這樣的無知。。。
才有今日的搜尋探索。

那真正的我，
浩瀚，全知，清淨的。。。
在虛空𥚃等待。

Dzongsar Kheyntse Rinpoche's Site : Understanding the Truth and Magic of the Universe

Dzongsar Kheyntse Rinpoche's Speeches from 2006 to 2013 !!

http://www.khyentserecordings.org/namo/Podcasts.html


http://www.siddharthasintent.org/

http://khyentse.org/

The Buddha Path : Everything in the world is perceived by our mind, our own perception. Nothing will change until your perception changes of someone, something or  the universe.

As everything functions, that means everything has a cause , condition and effect, but non of them can be taken as the ultimate truth. Truth and non truth ( illusion /  fake )  cannot be separated, which can be seen as metaphor alike shadow and light. Good and evil cannot be separated, as  they are not one . 

As water and moisture, none of both can be separated, and cannot be independent as well, while both are functioning.
If we cannot understand this" truth, and magic" , we have not obtained the essence of Buddha's teaching.

All of our fear, hope, jealousy , love have magic power, because they are both true and illusion...

Please listen to the Podcasts 20..

Wine Tasting : French ~~~

A Lovely Wine Tasting Luncheon with good friends ~~

Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste, Pauillac
Parker: 

The brilliant 2005 Grand-Puy-Lacoste exhibits classic Pauillac aromas and flavors of creme de cassis along with stony/floral notes. Proprietor Xavier Borie has created a wine that should rival the brilliant 1982, 1990, 1996, and 2000. Full-bodied with sweet tannin and superb length (a 40+ second finish), the purity of this beauty’s black currant fruit is something to behold. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2030

Score: 95

Wine Tasting 1998 Pomerol

1998 Pomerol ~~~

Everyday is a NEW beginning . Take a deep breath and START again ! 

~~~~

I am the Light ! from Dzongsar Rinpoche.

宗薩仁波切說 ：" 儀式，是很重要的。"

以下是Angel 心得： " 儀式，是很重要的。"

因為人類不願意相信，自己本來就是佛，本是無染的清淨的慈悲的智慧的，無生無死。。。。
但是我們寧願相信自己是懶惰的，迷信的，盲從的，貪婪的，有始有終的。
儀式的目的就是為了要來洗刷這個迷思，
儀式創造的一種氣氛，規範，與魔力，
因此人們才漸漸開始相信自己原本是清淨的智慧的神通廣大的。。。

金剛乘裡，小小闡述了加行法會的重要性。 — listening to Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche.

回眸。。。。。
這是清晨的一個小儀式，在森林裡觀想自己吸取著大地精華，
奉獻著心中僅有的天真的愛，祈禱著哪一天，Angel 回到那光芒裡翱翔！
宇宙間的一切，在自然的智慧中，不必要那樣的刻意，那樣的造作。。。
就可以很開心！

"Thinking, Fast and Slow" Or Trust your gut feeling?

This Following Short Interview is very inspiring as well! Although I personally do believe in intuition which relates to intrinsic mind rather than experiences, Dr. D. Kahneman objects to be overly confident about relying our intuition itself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mWaIE6u3wvw

When we meditate and be focused and mindful, we shall be in the stage of intrinsic emptiness, or so called nature of mind, or Buddha nature, we are definitely bestowed more magnificent, wise, and powerful ability than merely using our humanly analytical mind, the system 2. However, if we are not truly intact with our intrinsic mind, we should not reply on it, for it will make false judgement.

Lovely French Restaurant in Mid Taiwan

We had a relaxed and delightful luncheon with Chef Michelle Chen 陳嵐舒 at Le Mout.   All the dishes were very creative, delicious, filled with various flowery aroma and delicate display. Not to mention the atmosphere were quite classic and friendly ! 

Pretty Sweet Vegi appetizer,  Lavender dessert, and the Best Beef Tenderloin in Taiwan ~~

Wearing the latest Gaultier bright yellow vest while looking out the window ,  I suddenly felt oneness with the nature once again after AlliShan,  as a vital green garden appeared in the eye and the water canal at the front ....

Walking in the Cloud in Taiwan

來到阿里山賓館，好像是走進台灣歷史，
歷代中華民國總統，外國大使，新加坡總理，都在此留下足跡。
這個仙境般的雲海景觀，拍攝於總統套房的陽台，很美，

I  took a relaxing bath in the woods ~~ 

可惜下著小雨，霧氣太大，沒有看見綿密深厚的雲層。

清晨六點，呼吸著些微稀薄但清新草香及檜木香的空氣，路上沒有其他的遊客，格外興奮。
依稀記得小時候五歲時與父母來過，好像時空回朔到當年純樸的小火車鐵路時代。

With Burberry Jacket... On my deck ~~  AlliShan Villa Hotel 
Yes, that is a lovely Prada Sandal.  

Where to discover your fortune?

The Poet in front of Mt. Kilimanjaro ....

小時侯覺得徐至摩的詩，談情寫景情感細膩濃郁，
並無發現他對生命人性有極深刻的體悟，
昨夜，
重讀他的詩集，
突然發覺，他
內心的深遠。。
真的是很熱烈的燃燒著觀察著人生。

擷取。。" 夜 "

不必問，跟著我來不會錯的。
我是宇宙的樞紐，
我是光明的泉源，
我是生命的生命，
我是詩魂的 響導，

不要多心，
跟我來不會錯的。。。。

我教你入水，
你不要怕淹，
我教你導火，
你不要怕燒，
我教你跟我走，
你不要問我是誰。。。。

我不再那裡，也不再這裡，
但只隨便哪裡都有我，
若是萬象都是空的幻得，
我是中古不變的真理與實在！

你要真鎮定，
須向狂風暴雨裡求去，
你要真幸福，
須向真痛裡嚐去。。。

Ginastera Piano Concerto No. 1- 1st Mov

Alberto Ginastera - Argentinian Dance No. 2

http://www.boosey.com/pages/cr/composer/composer_main.asp?composerid=2699&ttype=BIOGRAPHY&ttitle=Biography

Alberto Ginastera was the leading Argentinian composer of the twentieth century.  
He was born in Buenos Aires in 1916 .

Alberto Ginastera first came to international attention in the1940s with two ballet scores, Panambí andEstancia, employing nationalist style * From 1952 onwards combined folkloric elements with serial techniques and indeterminacy * Late 1950s and 60s saw series of major US premieres, including Piano Concerto No.1 (Washington), Violin Concerto (New York Philharmonic/Bernstein), Harp Concerto(Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy) and Don Rodrigo (New York City Opera) * In 1967 second opera Bomarzowas premiered in Washington, but Buenos Aires production was banned for political reasons and not staged until 1972 * Married cellist Aurora Natola in 1971 and left Argentina for new home in Geneva * Late works, in which folk influences are fully subsumed into a rich and multi-coloured modern idiom, include opera Beatrix Cenci, Glosses for orchestra, Piano Concerto No.2 and two cello concertos

Works by Alberto Ginastera include:
Dances from Estancia (1941) for orchestra 
Variaciones concertantes (1953) for chamber orchestra 
Bomarzo (1966-67) Opera in two acts 
Popul Vuh [The Creation of the Maya World] (1975-83) for orchestra

Looking Ahead: Ginastera’s centenary celebration takes place in 2016.

"To compose, in my opinion, is to create an architecture... In music, this architecture unfolds in time... When time has past, when the work has unfolded, a sense of inner perfection survives in the spirit. Only then can one say that the composer has succeeded in creating that architecture." — Alberto Ginastera

Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβerto eβaˈɾisto xinasˈteɾa]; April 11, 1916 – June 25, 1983) was an Argentine composer of classical music. He is considered one of the most important Latin American classical composers.^[1]

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• 2 Music
• 3 Works

Paris Sidewalk in Taipei ~~

Feeling as Sitting at the sidewalk in Paris ..... 

Angel 覺得現代人口中的「我愛你」三個字，好廉價。可列入最佳騙人台詞罷了！！

以下是第六世達賴的文字：
好唯美！！

谁，执我之手，敛我半世癫狂；
　　谁，吻我之眸，遮我半世流离；
　　谁，抚我之面，慰我半世哀伤；
　　谁，携我之心，融我半世冰霜；
　　谁，扶我之肩，驱我一世沉寂。
　　谁，唤我之心，掩我一生凌轹。
　　谁，弃我而去，留我一世独殇；
　　谁，可明我意，使我此生无憾；
　　谁，可助我臂，纵横万载无双；
　　谁，可倾我心，寸土恰似虚弥；
　　谁，可葬吾怆，笑天地虚妄，吾心狂。
　　伊，覆我之唇，祛我前世流离；
　　伊，揽我之怀，除我前世轻浮。

　　执子之手，陪你痴狂千生；
　　深吻子眸，伴你万世轮回。
　　执子之手，共你一世风霜；
　　吻子之眸，赠你一世深情

　　我，牵尔玉手，收你此生所有；
　　我，抚尔秀颈，挡你此生风雨。
　　予，挽子青丝，挽子一世情思；
　　予，执子之手，共赴一世情长；
　　曾，以父之名，免你一生哀愁；
　　曾，怜子之情，祝你一生平安!

CHANEL Spring-Summer 2013 Haute Couture show

Croissants Inspiration ~~

Hmm....
I never know Chocolate Croissants are made like this ... 

Since watching the Britan's film "Toast", which is based on the story of Nigel Slater, a culinary critic and recipe writer, I started to browse through some recipes, and found them quite artistic !

Nigel Slater Recipes Link http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/chefs/nigel_slater

Café de Flore ~~ A profound and beautiful place to be ...

Cafe de Flore: 「花神咖啡館」。。。

這是一個前世今生續緣的故事。。。

為什麼他是妳今生的情人？
為什麼你是她今生的怨敵？
為什麼有些人和妳僅有幾百天緣分？

有些人跟著你一輩子？

相信嗎？都是前世今生。。。
Do you believe in soul mates?

Do you believe in past life and future life ?
How come you would feel destine to be attracted  to someone?
Is there only one soul mate in one lifetime?
And any other relationships are merely encounters?
If you understand the lifetime course of cause and conditions,
will you resolve the pain that has affected on you?

“Café de Flore” is a love story about people separated by time and place but connected in profound and mysterious ways: Jacqueline, a young mother with a Down syndrome son in 1960s Paris, and Antoine, a recently-divorced, successful DJ in present day Montreal. Adopt Films’s Jeff Lipsky said, “ ‘Café de Flore’ simply blew our socks off. It is a richly satisfying, crowd-pleasing balancing act that blends love and humor, and that redefines steadfast compassion in places it is seldom 
encountered.”
























After watching the French film " Cafe de Flore", directed by Jean- Marc Vallee, 
I have been submerged into deep contemplation of such entanglement among sentient beings.
This is a beautiful film which would evoke your compassion, as seeing so many suffering and sudden changes in their lives , but finally in the end, they discover thier love, and forgiveness within their souls, through understanding the mystery of reincarnation.

The film suggests that if there is any non-resolved relation and affection in our souls in our past lives,
we would definitely search to amend and rectify these problems in this life time.

A Pleasant Dinner at Angel's ~~

My Favorite Cup ~~ 

from L'Orchidee French Cuisin 

The Most intriguing thing is the experience that described by my friend about the impressive flowery fragrance of the Burgundy Red Wine LeRoy, Bourgogne... And thanks to Catering Director Ann and Chef Tsi.

What is true Love? Amour Film 2012

We were watching a French film "Amour ", directed by Micael Haneke, a truthful life story that will ignite our compassion and self reflection about aging and death that everyone shall encounter in the future...~~~ 中文片名「愛慕」


What is love? 
Do you end her life by setting her free physically and spiritually ? 
and at the same time, setting yourself free? 
Or do you let her suffer but live ? 



我一開始覺得鴿子在電影中出現很唐突，後來才感覺到導演刻意安排來闡述男主角心理狀態。
第一次鴿子是他們兩人生活的"外來侵犯者＂。
第二次，鴿子剛開始是外來者，他努力把它抓住，不希望它目睹他悶死妻子的心情與行為。但他抓住它後，他發現他禁錮了一個活生生的生命之自由，老人開始憐惜它，而撫摸它，鴿子象徵著生命，活力，與陪伴。像往昔的妻子。放它飛走，禳生命重生，自由。禳妻子重生與自由。。。

🎵🎵 音樂方面。
劇中圍繞著「舒伯特」的鋼琴曲也是象徵。
舒伯特是一生悲劇，被病魔纒身的音樂家，他的音樂不時展現出與生命「掙扎」的能量與悲傷，光明與黑暗！
而她要學生在家演奏的貝多芬的Bagatelle ，是唯一充滿活力歡樂赤子心的小品。

Michael Haneke (pronounced [ˈmɪçaːʔeːl ˈhaːnəkə]; born 23 March 1942) is an Austrian filmmaker and screenwriter best known for his bleak and disturbing style. His films often document problems and failures in modern society. Haneke has worked intelevision‚ theatre and cinema. He is also known for raising social issues in his work.^[2] Besides working as a filmmaker he also teaches directing at the Filmacademy Vienna.

At the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, his film The White Ribbon won the Palme d'Or for best film, and at the 67th Golden Globe Awards the film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2012, his film Amour premiered and competed at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.^[3][4] The film would go on to win the Palme d'Or, making it his second win of the prestigious award in three years and putting him in an elite club of only seven with the likes of Francis Ford Coppola.^[5] The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Emmanuelle Riva.^[6] It won in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. Haneke has made films in French, German and in English.

In 2013 Haneke won the Prince of Asturias Award for the arts.

BlueGirl Fashion ~~ Shake the darling buds ...

After paty ...

Blue Girl 's  Sky Blue Dress

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? 

Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date: 
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; 
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest: 
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee. ---- Shakespeare 

Hello Kitty Day ~~

Isn't it so wonderful to play with hello kitty acting like a little princess sometimes at home ? 

8400 Ways to Enlightenment !!

Please Visit  this site for full and an unbridged version ! : Home : There are many English Translated Sutras !

http://read.84000.co/#!ReadingRoom/UT22084-046-001/8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=---boBzzXBY

The Pure Land ~

The Play in Full (Lalitavistara) is without a doubt one of the most important sūtras within Buddhist Mahāyāna literature. With parts of the text dating from the earliest days of the Buddhist tradition, this story of the Buddha’s awakening has captivated the minds of devotees, both ordained and lay, as far back as the beginning of the common era.

In brief, The Play in Full tells the story of how the Buddha manifested in this world and attained awakening. The sūtra, which is structured in twenty-seven chapters, begins with the Buddha being requested to teach the sūtra by several gods, as well as the thousands of bodhisattvas and śrāvakas in his retinue. The gods summarize the sūtra in this manner (chap. 1):

“Blessed One, there is an extensive collection of discourses on the Dharma that bears the name Lalitavistara (The Play in Full). This teaching illuminates the basic virtues of the bodhisattvas, showing how the Bodhisattva descended from the sublime palace in theHeaven of Joy, intentionally entered the womb, and sojourned in the womb. It shows the power of the place where he was born to a noble family, and how he surpassed others through all the superior special qualities that he demonstrated through his actions as a youth. It shows his many unique qualities, such as his skills in craftsmanship, activity, writing, arithmetic, calculations, astrology, fencing, archery, feats of physical strength, and wrestling, demonstrating his superiority to all other beings in these areas. It shows how he enjoyed his retinue of consorts and the pleasures of his kingdom.

“This teaching proclaims how he attained the result brought about by the concordant cause of all the bodhisattva activities, showing how he manifested as a bodhisattva and destroyed the legions of Māra. It explains the ten powers, the four fearlessnesses, and the other innumerable qualities of a thus-gone one, and presents the infinite teachings taught by the thus-gone ones of times past.”

The Buddha silently accepts this request, and the following day he commences the teaching.

The story begins in the divine realms where the future Buddha (who, prior to his awakening, is known as the Bodhisattva) enjoys a perfect life surrounded by divine pleasures. Due to his past aspirations, however, the musical instruments of the palace call out to him, reminding him of his prior commitment to attain awakening (chap. 2). Inspired by this reminder, the Bodhisattva announces, to the despair of the gods, that he will abandon his divine pleasures in pursuit of full and complete awakening on this earth (Jambudvīpa), where he will take birth within a suitably noble family (chap. 3).

http://read.84000.co/#!ReadingRoom/UT22084-046-001/8