Chairman & Teachers in 1st Northern Teacher Meet · Gunung Jerai ( 23-24 February2019）

Welcome Home

To those who are going to the Bengalore Ashram to celebrate Navaratri on 16 October - 24 October 2012, Welcome Home!

For the rest of us who are remaining in our own Alor Setar Ashram, Happy Navaratri!




(Video source from bawandinesh.name)

Today is the day...

Today is the day the waves go crazy,
even the Gods become lazy,
instead of doing Kriya, they go to a party;
Happy Birthday, my beloved Hwa Sengji,
"Lots of love and blessings!" chimes in Sri Sri,
And here's to wishing you a safe journey,
Coming back from the other side of the sea!

ZY, struck with inspiration on 7/10/2011

The party will be held on 15th October 2011 Saturday at the riverside. For more information please come for Group Practice this coming Sunday or Monday!

Guruji in person...大师的亲临。。。

I wrote and re-wrote this post, trying to identify that perfect description for every session with our beloved Guruji, but alas words failed me...

The smile of an angel 天使的微笑

Mischievious Guruji and the flying cake 顽皮的大师与会飞的蛋糕

Child-like innocence 天真无邪的大师

Absolutely at ease in every situation 每一个情况都悠然自在

Reposing in himself 与自己在一起

Photos taken by Ong Shin Wei 照片由王欣薇提供

So how does such a busy man be able to hear my prayers when he has so many other obligations to fulfil and so many other prayers to answer?

During the third day in silence, I was standing at the beach gazing at the sea, a safe distance away from the waves, keeping my feet dry, wondering about a personal question and out of the blue, I decided to 'ask' Guruji.

'...so if the answer is yes, Guruji, please make the waves come further inside and lap at my feet,' I prayed.

After a few moments, I stared dumbfounded as one particular wave came up to me and the warm water surrounded my feet for a few seconds before backing into the ocean. 

Feeling astounded, I kept standing at the same spot for the next 10 minutes, but the waves remained a safe distance away from my feet and not one came up thereafter.

As they say, Guruji never disappoints.

02/05/2010-08/05/2010

The highlight of our event this week was our multiple celebration on Saturday 08/05/2010 (Guruji's Birthday, Mother's Day, and farewell party).

 

The evening started with Guru Pooja.  Thereafter, there were sooooo many variety of good food brought by everybody, the evening naturally carried on with non-stop eating.

Satsang was in chaos, with every instrument available being held by small kids and the event was a cacophony of 'ching, chang, and cheang!!' Even my guitar was unusually out of sync, and my singing sounded more or less like  a croaking frog...But nevertheless, the mood and events that unfolded were just like the 'multiple celebration' theme by being 'multiple' with some Bhajans, Guruji's knowledge, meditation, singing of Birthday songs and of course, how can we miss out on the dance!

Just when I thought the evening was going to end with 'Jai Jai Radha Ramana Hari Bol', it took an interesting turn of events when some of us started a human train, one after another started joining and suddenly, we began dancing to a mix of Taiwan folk song and Jai Jai Radha Ramana Hari Bol until we were red in the face and intoxicated.

The evening ended with everyone closing our eyes to make a wish, with Teacher's blessings. I was so elated with the dancing and singing (and lost my voice in the process) that when I closed my eyes, there was just this feeling of perfection, and it dawned on me that this evening, the true purpose of Satsang was achieved-to be in touch with the inner being.

这个星期值得一提的节目是我们五月八日星期六举办的特别节日多重庆（大师生日、母亲节和告别会）。当天傍晚在感恩仪式中开始。之后大家忍不住美味食物的诱惑而开始吃个不停。

唱场是混乱的，每一样乐器都由小孩子握着，所以充满了‘清清锵锵’的噪音。连我的吉他也配不到老师的歌声，而我的声音也像雨后的青蛙在哇哇叫，真是岂有此理。。。虽然如此，气氛和接下来的节目都和我们多重庆典那么的多样化，有巴将，大师的知识录影播放，静心，唱生日歌和不可不提的载歌载舞！

正当我以为节目在老师‘Jai Jai Radha Ramana Hari Bol’即将结束时，发生了预料不到的转变。我们组织了越来越长的火车队，老师开始唱高山青，大家忘我的在跳舞跳得面红耳赤，那么的陶醉。

节目的尾声大家在老师的祝福下许愿。我闭上眼睛的感觉是多么的完美，令我察觉到当晚我们达到了唱场真正的意义-完全和我们自己在一起。

25/04/2010-01/05/2010 (A Weekend Retreat for Volunteers 义工逍遥之旅)

The beginning of the week crawled by so slowly because there was something exciting to look forward to - and that is our trip to Green Wish Vege Garden at Kampung Sg. Genting , Perak on 30/04/2010 - 01/05/2010.  Our previous posts had been a little wordy so I took the trouble to remember taking some snapshots to share. 

这个星期过得好慢好慢，只因我在期待着周末（30/04/2010-01/05/2010）的义工逍遥团-绿意园圃之旅。这个园圃位于霹雳州。前几篇文章充满了文字，所以这一次我多费一点点心思拍了些照片分享。

Our first stop - Gua Kandu 我们的第一站-Kandu山洞

Yes.  That's right! One of the unforgettable moments at Gua Kandu was when every torchlight were switched off and everyone observed a 1-minute silence to have a feel of the inside of the cave.  Ever had the feeling of being literally consumed by darkness?

哦，对了！其中在山洞里最难忘的经验就是熄灯禁言了一份钟，好让大家感受一下在山洞里面伸手不见五指的那种漆黑。你曾经感受到被黑暗吞没的感觉吗？

Then suddenly, the cave cracked, the sun shone from above, and a smiling Angel descended.

突然间，山洞劈开，阳光照耀，一个带着微笑的天使降落凡间。

Our next stop - right outside Gua Kandu...下一站-Kandu山洞外面

Just hanging around...while waiting for tow-truck to come and towaway one of our cars that refused to start.

在路边打盹。。。唉呀！源昇的车拋苗啦，在等着拖车。

After a very very late lunch, we took our shower right here...at Kinjang waterfall.

很迟的午餐过后，我们到Kinjang瀑布去洗澡。

Then, we could not escape home kriya because coincidentally, our teacher joined us for the trip...
我们当天逃不过功课，因为老师刚好和我们一起来旅行。。。

Next up, a visit to the Kampung orang asli. 接着，我们去参观原住民的村庄。

The odd one out...playing football with the boys

鹤立鸡群。。。大华生和小男生一起踢足球

The next morning...隔天早上

After yoga, short Kriya, and breakfast, Kenny brought us around his farm for a tour. Thereafter, we visited a Christian Settler's Kicap factory, and bought some health food at their store. Guan Seng treated us for a round of durian ice lollies!

瑜伽、净化呼吸法及早餐之后，Kenny带我们参观他的有机农场。之后我们到一个基督教的村庄参观他们的酱青和豆酱工厂，也买了些健康食品。源昇请大家吃榴莲冰条！

Kenny (right) packing his delicious papayas from his organic farm for us.  Standing opposite Kenny is Wooi Se, our dear organiser for this trip.

Kenny (右)在帮我们包裹他园里的木瓜。伟丝（左）是这次逍遥之旅的策划人。

Thank you Uncle Robert, who is a member of the Malaysian Karst Society, our Captain for our adventure in Gua Kandu, and to educate us about Limestone caves and the dangers they face in the wake of human ignorance and greediness.

Of course, there wouldn't be a trip if it weren't for Kenny and Lee May, our warm hosts at the farm who had shared so many useful knowledge not only about organic farming, but so much more...

The world is definitely still a good place because these individuals are shining brightly for us.

谢谢Robert，大马石灰岩协会会员，我们山洞探险的领队，让我们认识了石灰岩山洞和它们因人类的无知及贪心而面对的危害。

当然，如果不是Kenny和Lee May两夫妇，我们热情的主人翁，这次的义工逍遥之旅也不会实现。他们与我们分享了不少宝贵的知识，而不只是限于有机农耕而已。

世界因为有这些热心人士的存在而更美好。

Last but not least, our group photo...最后，我们漂亮的团体照。。。

07/03/2010 - 20/03/2010

Phew! These two week's newsflash is rolled into one: one week is full of total rest and peace; and the other our Alor Setar sevas came out from deep rest and plunge into action to get our Sahaj Samadhi meditation course rolling!

Our Gunung Jerai advanced course rolled by and set all our friends throughout the Northern region in Malaysia into a holiday within themselves.  It also helps that the Jerai Hill Resort has such a tranquil and romantic environment, which send us back to our Selves in no time!

Endless paddy field and the Straits of Malacca viewed from the hilltop.

无边无际的稻田及海洋。

Our comfortable living quarters...我们舒适的住所。

The restaurant where we enjoy all our delicious meals!我们享用丰富三餐的餐厅！

Our Alor Setar sevas come out from silence and plunge right into activity by organising our Sahaj Samadhi meditation course.  From the initial 20 participants, we manage to increase it to 36 participants in just one day! Talk about positive energy!

Photos snatched illegally and without permission from Ju Gee's photo album.  照片未经同意从如意的照片库中非法获得。

20/02/2010 CNY Gathering 新春晚会

The Seventh day of CNY is a night of celebration! The night started off with some light refreshments of fruits and fruit cocktail， followed by our Satsang lead by Hwa Seng.
正月初七是我们的农历新年庆典！当晚的节目有老师带的唱场。

 

After the satsang, we played a video of Guruji's message for the new year 2010, followed by our Yoga performance cheorographed by our yoga teacher May. 

接下来老师播放大师在跨年给的讯息， 然后有May姐策划的瑜伽表演。

  

After a filling buffet dinner, the performances continued throughout the night with our YES! Club members singing a Bhajan and some CNY renditions.
自助晚餐之后，我们的YES!青少年为我们表演一场Bhajan和新年歌。

 

Then I accompanied our talented Huey Shyang for his beautiful performance of 'Qiu Chan' on his ‘Sheng' (a  Chinese ancient reed instrument) and our teacher for a rendition of Folk Songs 'Childhood' and 'Grandma's Peng Hu Bay'!

充满才华的慧翔以笙演奏一曲‘秋蝉’；老师则献唱‘童年’和 ‘外婆的澎湖湾’。我为他们伴奏。

 

From the audiences' expression, we must have given an excellent performance... (Special thanks to our Sungai Petani warriors who light up this celebration!) 

从观众的表情看来，我们的表演尚算精彩吧。。。（在此特别鸣谢从双溪大年前来和我们一起庆祝的朋友们!)

 

Our auspicious Chinese 'Lou Sang' is our final event of the night! HUAT ah!!!!

捞生，我们当晚最后的节目！发啊！

 

Photos contributed by Huey Shyang, our AOL Alor Setar official photographer.照片由亚罗士打生活的艺术中心摄影师慧翔提供。