Can You Hear Me Now?????

I just want to scream at the top of my lungs for the whole world to hear!!! I am in a fanfuckingtastic mood and I don't care if you can relate or you think I am crazy. There is absolutely nothing logical or rational about "Love". When it hits you, it is like your whole world has gone totally topsy-turvy!  Literally, like you someone has taken your breathe away and you struggling to take your next breathe. I know it sounds a little like an anxiety attack, but trust me you will know the difference between the two....lol! And NO I am have not lost my marbles. I am just relishing each and everyday remembering to thank my lucky stars for being able to LIVE! So, stop living in fear of making mistakes! Life is for living free without constraints not for living in fear of what may happen if you go on a leap of faith!!!!

Just thought I would share some food for thought....

The Law of Karma

In Buddhist teaching, the law of karma, says only this: for every event that occurs, there will subsequently be followed by another event whose existence was caused by the first, and this second event will be pleasant or unpleasant depending directly on whether the cause was skillful or not.  You might be wondering what constitutes a skillful event. Well, simply put a skillful event is one that is NOT accompanied by craving, resistance or delusions and respectively an unskillful event is one that is accompanied by any one of those things sensations. Please, do not be misled to believe that the events themselves are not skillful, but rather they are so called only in virtue of the mental thought process that occur with them. 

Therefore, the law of Karma demonstrates our role in the scheme of things and teaches us to be accountable for our actions and places the responsibility for the unskillful actions upon the individual. It is subsequently  born by the person who commits them not in the event itself. 

Let's take an example of a sequence of events. An unpleasant sensation occurs. A thought arises that the source of the unpleasantness was a person. This thought is a delusion; any decisions based upon it will therefore be unskillful. A thought arises that some past sensations of unpleasantness issued from this same person. This thought is a further delusion. This is followed by a willful decision to speak words that will produce an unpleasant sensation in that which is perceived as a person. This decision is an act of hostility. Of all the events described so far, only this is called karma. Words are carefully chosen in the hopes that when heard they will cause pain. The words are pronounced aloud. This is the execution of the decision to be hostile. It may also be classed as a kind of karma, although technically it is after-karma. There is a visual sensation of a furrowed brow and down turned mouth. The thought arises that the other person's face is frowning. The thought arises that the other person's feelings were hurt. There is a fleeting joyful feeling of success in knowing that one has scored a damaging verbal blow. Eventually there is an unpleasant sensation of regret, perhaps taking the form of a sensation of fear that the perceived enemy may retaliate, or perhaps taking the form of remorse on having acted impetuously, like an immature child, and hoping that no one will remember this childish action. This regret or fear is the unpleasant ripening of the karma, the unskillful decision to inflict pain through words. 

If there are no persons at all, then there is no self and no other. There is no distinction between pain of which there is direct sensual awareness (which is conventionally called one's own pain) and pain that is known through inference (conventionally called another person's pain). Whether pain is known directly or indirectly, there is either an urge to quell it or an urge to cultivate it. Whether joy is known directly or indirectly, there is either an urge to nourish it or to quell it. In the conventional language of speaking of events personally, the urge to quell all pain and to nourish all joy is known as being ethical or skillful or (if you like) good. The urge to nourish pain and quell joy is known as being unskillful, unethical or bad. 

Being fully ethical is said to be impossible for those who make a distinction between self and other and show preference for the perceived self over the perceived other, for such perceptions inhibit being fully responsive. Being fully ethical is possible only for those who realize that all persons are empty, that is, devoid of personhood...

Basically karma is the law of cause and effect. The principle is similar to that expressed by the Christian verse, "As ye sow, so shall ye reap." The word karma means action and it's used as short-hand for the idea that every action you take causes a reaction in the future. Positive, caring actions will bring positive results back to you, whereas negative, hurtful actions will result in your suffering. 

There is importance on the intent of one's actions. For example, if you accidentally step on a bug and kill it, you won't create bad karma. But if you purposefully kill it, you create bad karma. Likewise, if your actions unintentionally benefit others, you do not create good karma. Only when you mindfully do good, do you create good karma. Ultimately, each individual is responsible for his or her own actions and karma. Every action you take will have a repercussion in the future, and you have to live with the consequences of your actions.

The Name Says it All..........

JOURNEY TO SELF DISCOVERY:

The beauty & significance of given names and their meanings

I have always pondered over the significance of a name.  So, I am sure many of you also have asked yourself the age old question, “What’s In Your Name?”  I have stumbled across some interesting insight on significance of a name. There is a secret hidden in name, whether it’s the name of a person or a thing, and it is formed in relation to the past, present and future conditions of its object. Names are one of the things that people and places have in common. Various naming traditions exist among different ethnics groups, but one universal factor holds true for names in general the meaning of a name has a great influence upon its possessor as well as upon others. From the sound of the letters and the word they compose the mystic can understand much about the character and the fate of a person. 

For all purpose sake we will delve into the meaning of Khmer names. But before one can begin to understand the significance in the meaning of names in Khmer, one must first be briefed a little on the Khmer culture. So, bear with me while I lay some foundation down, give you a crash course on the Khmer culture.  Cambodia has had a rich and diverse history dating back many centuries, and has been heavily influenced by countries such as India whilst emerging as a country with a an equally strong heritage.

Throughout its extensive history, religion has influenced the culture, language, and traditions. Over nearly two millennia, Cambodians developed a unique Khmer belief from the syncretism of indigenous animistic beliefs and the Indian religions of Buddhism and Hinduism. Indian culture and civilization, including its language and arts reached mainland Southeast Asia around the 1st century AD. It is generally believed that seafaring merchants brought Indian customs and culture to ports along the Gulf of Thailand and the Pacific while trading with China. The first state to benefit from this was Funan.

Historically, Cambodian names consist of a surname and a given name, in most of the cases there are no middle names. Cambodian names are usually either descriptive or beautiful derivatives from ancient Sanskrit with very pure, higher meanings. Girls names often reflect something beautiful from nature, with fragrant flowers and moonlight (the word for moon is chan) popular themes.  As a rule, simple names are more common in the countryside and Sanskrit-derived names more often found in the cities. .  Language, and especially name, shows the class of people and character of families, communities and races.

Buddhism has shaped the Cambodian psyche for many centuries, so not surprisingly names recalling a traditional Buddhist virtue such as softness, intelligence, goodness or wisdom are also common. Despite Buddhism being the state religion, however, Khmers also have a strong animist culture, so naming a child after an animal or plant with a certain prized characteristic is also common. Fate in Sanskrit is called karma, meaning the rhythm of past actions. The influence of rhythm suggested by a name has an effect upon the entity whose name it is, as well as upon those who call him by that name. Evenness of rhythm gives balance, while unevenness causes lack of balance. The beauty of rhythm beautifies the character of man. Many names are also interchangeable between the sexes. 

Khmer names have a unique sound and feeling to them – for the most part they are distinctly Khmer and could never be confused with names from other countries in the region. Cambodians – and especially girls – will often have a pet name as well as their formal name, so Srey Mom (precious or adored girl), Srey Peouv (the youngest girl, the sweetest of the sweet), Srey Mao (black girl) and Srey Map (fat or plump girl) are common monikers for someone to introduce themselves by, although they may really be a Bopha (a type of sweet flower) or a Pich (precious diamond). 

Some names are as simple as the day or month of the baby's birth, such as Tola (October), Makara (January) or Sok (from Tgnai Sok, or Friday), and some very common names state an obvious attribute about a person, such as Srey Touch (pronounced Tooch, meaning small girl). When pronouncing Cambodian names, the stress is usually on the last syllable, and when shortening a name, they will usually take the final syllable, so for example Chandina becomes Dina, or even Srey Na, and Sothy usually becomes Ty (pronounced Tee). 

Let’s take a gander at  my name for instance:

Thidavary 

Thida => meaning a girl born of royalty, daughter of the gods; angelic girl, heavenly

Vary => meaning water; source of life

So what does it all mean?


Maybe '"angelic source of life.....'"  ha hmmm!!  or “ water princess” oh, I kind of like the sound of that one. Oh, wait! What about “Heavenly water girl”. What were my parents thinking exactly????? 

All this talk of water is making me parched. While I take a moment to quench my thirst, it's ur turn... …

What's significance does YOUR name hold?  

Here is Fun Links:

• Link 1 – Parenting.com
• Link 2 – The Meaning of Names
• Link 3 – Behind the Name   
• Link 4 – Find Your First Name

This following piece is dedicated

to women everywhere!

Love me or hate me, but always respect me.

I love like I live, without fear

Look if you like, but don't peer.

Give me credit where credit is due.

Don't forsake me for the things that I do.

Listen carefully to the words that I speak

Comprehend, don't regard me a weak,

Because I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve.

Don't judge me or leave

Without first genuinely seeing who I am

The  girl that stands before today

Is the same girl that you befriended.

Though time may have bent,

I am still your friend, that should not change

Love me or hate me, but always respect me.

-Lost

Dreaming with my eye wide open...

Have you ever found yourself drifting away? 

Drifting to somewhere distant without ever leaving your seat? 

An escape, a quick journey to an imaginary land. 

Somewhere to achieve that quick release from all the stress of the day? 

Join me won't you in a journey to enlightenment and utter bliss. 

There we will skip along hand in hand through the green rain forest laughing all the while. 

No worries, no cares, and without ever saying a word, share a moment of serenity and Ultimate peacefulness as we watch the raindrops gracefully ascends from the heavens above. 

With each rain ascends our hearts fill up with a joy and contentment:)

Have a blessed day of complete satisfaction and wholeness, my friend!

If I could fly……….

If I could fly, I would spread my wings.

I would soar amongst the heavens above.

As far as the eye can see,

As high as the clouds would lift me,

How blissfully beautiful it would be

To feel the air whisking through my hair

Like a fine tooth comb gently gliding through my long black hair.

What an amazing feast for the eyes

To see the colors of the sky

Light up the night as if on fire.

What an absolute delight.

I would choose to loose myself if only for a moment.

Above the cloud, among the stars is where I stay

Far away from the insanity that ensues below.

                                                 

Sometimes you have to look beyond what you see........

Sometimes you have to look beyond what you see 
To find the truth that which you seek.

Not all that you see is what it seems at first glance.

The truth sometimes is clouded by

Images of lust, thoughts of impure ideas,

Fueled by mistrust and just plain ingnorance

What are we, but vessels of pure emotion?

The obvious is merely too simple for the naked eye to perceive.

Reality is, but an illusion of what we want to see and hear.

This darken reflection of what I crave is nothing more than a merciful lie.

You betray me with your eyes, you deceive me with your smile.

I love how you make me feel, but loathe what you make me do.  

Who are you? Why are you here?

Now ,I close my eyes in blind faith 
As I walk now into the blissful illusion 
That I have come to accept as reality....