吉祥经2 The Mangala sutra

On the 17th of September 2010, Master discussed the Mangala Sutra during Friday Dharma Class. If you have any enquiry, please do not hesitate to ask us or post the questions in the comment section.

吉祥经2

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Just Be Thankful Always

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way." I wrote: "Today is a beautiful day, but I cannot see it." Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?


Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively.

Great video!

Chai Buey

(image from internet, I did not snap a pic on my own version of chai buey)

I remember making this during the Rushi Orientation Picnic in early 2010.

CHai Buey, (4-5 litre about 10 ppl's serves)

Australia Cabbage ,half cut into big pieces
Carrot - 2 sticks, cut into
pieces
Dried Chillies - about 30g
Asam Skin - about 30g
Rock sugar -
1 piece
Salt, and soy sauce
1 teaspoon of oil

Methods:

1. Fill the pot half full with water.
2. Add asam skin, dried chilli, carrot into the pot when the water boils. Continue boiling for about 5 minutes.
3. Add cabbage, rock sugar and teaspoon of oil into the pot. Turn to smaller flame, with the lid on, boil it for at least 1 hour.
4. Adjust the taste acocording to own preference with salt, and bit of soy sauce.
5. Let the ingredient boils vigorously for another 5 minutes with the lid on. Leave the pot of asam vege overnight in or out of the fridge.
6. Reheat it the next morning and serve it hot/warm.

The amount of asam skin and dried chillies can vary depending on individual.

In my own opinion, this dish serves best with rice.

New column for Vegetarian Recipe

Hi people,

There are heaps of benefits to be a vegetarian...

1. It is easy to cook vege ( in most cases eating raw vege cost no harm,
suitable for ppl who can't cook well)
2. No constipation problem ( I have never heard of vegetarian who has problem going to the loo)
3. Nice skin ( look at Mandy and Me, muahahaha!)
4. Healthy ( given that you are not fussy bout vege)
5. Environmental friendly ( Less damage to the earth)

The list can go on and on,
for more info you can check out, 49 good reasons for being vegetarian

To encourage people to eat more vege and take less meat, I decide to start on a vegetarian session/tag for this blog. I believe that many people in Rushi Youth Group can cook really well..

Don't be shy and just share your vegetarian recipe..Any recipe is welcome, as long as it is meatless =)

Have fun cooking!

A glass of milk

A glass of milk

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Jokes

Laughter is the Best Medicine!!!

An old man walking along the beach found a bottle. When he rubbed it, like magic a genie appeared.

“I will grant you three wishes,” announced the genie. “But the catch is for every wish you make, your ex-wife gets the wish as well — only double.”

The salesman thought about this for a while. “For my first wish, I would like my own tropical island” he announced. Instantly the genie gave him a map, pointed out an island and assured the man that the island was his. “But your ex-wife has just received two islands,” the genie said.

“I’ve always wanted a Ferrari,” the salesman said. Instantly a Ferrari appeared. “But your ex has just received two Ferraris,” the genie said. “And what is your last wish?”

“Well,” said the old man, “I’ve always wanted to donate a kidney for transplant.”

Do you get the joke, too bad if not but anyway i don’t think it is funny.