Spellbound (2003)

The Academy Award nominated documentary, Spellbound, documents 8 young spellers from various background and part of the country, who compete in the national spelling contest in Washington, DC in 1999.
I am not a good speller myself although I love words. Languages and words are as beautiful to me as the mother nature, even though they [...]

The Only One?

An HR person came to my cubicle today. She wanted to make sure there is enough space for summer interns, so that they don’t need to sit on top of each other. As she was polling, she asked me, “Are you the only one sitting in this cubicle?” I said,
“Uh, the only visible one, yes.”
You [...]

Is It Fragile?

I went to the FedEx store with my friend Bob today to ship a package of his.
“Is it fragile?” The shipping clerk asks.
“No. Well — ” Bob hesitates,
“at least not as much as me.”

Letter to Mother Earth

Ingrid is the organizer of this yoga meetup group. I am on her emailing list and I received a message from her today that I think is worth being read by more people. So here it is: A Letter to the Mother Earth.
I just want to thank you for your sacrifice
You give us air, water, [...]

Pursuing Your Interest Is a Luxury

My Mom asked me on the phone, “How was your Tai Chi learning going?” as she knows I am interested. Unfortunately, “I really don’t have time.” My reluctant answer.
My wife is participating in a yoga teacher training program and it kicked off recently. It’s serious training — it entails learning of philosophy, physiology and posture [...]

Zen Master Visits LA

An exciting event to come. Zen Master Wu Jue Miao Tian, the 85th Patriarch of the Chinese Chan School, is visiting Los Angeles in the coming weekend (4/12-13), taking advantage of a flight connection on his way from a South America country to Taiwan. This is the first time ever that he steps onto this [...]

USC Zen Class for Spring 2008 — Eighth Meeting

It’s the last meeting in the same format and there were 9 people showing up. Since next week, we’ll watch Zen Master’s video seminar for half an hour and practice meditation for the other half.In the beginning we practiced Heart Opening Exercise because we’re going to review Heart Chakra. Then I introduced Atlas (Ding Tian [...]

Purification, Wisdom, Harmonization, Enlightenment

In all meditation centers of Heart Chan, you will see eight Chinese characters, two in a group, on the front wall. They mean, in English: Purification, Wisdom, Harmonization, and Enlightenment.
Purification, Wisdom, Harmonization, and Enlightenment are the Four Stages of Practicing Zen, so to speak. These principles are so important that Zen Master posts them on [...]