Friday, January 16, 2009
Keeping precious cultures
"如果你不了解你的过去,你就像树叶,不知道自己是树的一部分。"
Excellent quote from "Little Nyonya"
The director of this drama herself has a objective for it, to remind people about the Baba Cultures and hope that people will cherish it's beauty and appreciate it.
From the Babas, I observe that, their traditional cultures preserved their ancestors cultures, Chinese culture.
It's good to note that, Baba at old times spoke dialects and not Chinese. In fact the modern mandarin was a newly created language based on Northern chinese dialects. The national language during Tang Dynasty sounds like Hokkien/Cantonese.
Looking at the records of Baba's in SE Asia, they've been here since Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty, and even earlier. They've kept their traditions well.
饮水思源 is a virtue. I'm fortunate have known how to appreciate cultures and art. It is also gratitude and remembrance about our ancestors. The chinese was taught to recognise and remember their ancestors, their wisdom and practices, because elders are seen as wise people.
Pursuing what we like, or foreign cultures, is nothing wrong, but we shouldn't lose our own culture, which are priceless treasures. Even foreign people are picking up our beautiful cultures, why we, as the owner of these beautiful things abandon them?
Just hope that people will preserve their own traditions. I've limited strength, but I'll do what I can.
Excellent quote from "Little Nyonya"
The director of this drama herself has a objective for it, to remind people about the Baba Cultures and hope that people will cherish it's beauty and appreciate it.
From the Babas, I observe that, their traditional cultures preserved their ancestors cultures, Chinese culture.
It's good to note that, Baba at old times spoke dialects and not Chinese. In fact the modern mandarin was a newly created language based on Northern chinese dialects. The national language during Tang Dynasty sounds like Hokkien/Cantonese.
Looking at the records of Baba's in SE Asia, they've been here since Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty, and even earlier. They've kept their traditions well.
饮水思源 is a virtue. I'm fortunate have known how to appreciate cultures and art. It is also gratitude and remembrance about our ancestors. The chinese was taught to recognise and remember their ancestors, their wisdom and practices, because elders are seen as wise people.
Pursuing what we like, or foreign cultures, is nothing wrong, but we shouldn't lose our own culture, which are priceless treasures. Even foreign people are picking up our beautiful cultures, why we, as the owner of these beautiful things abandon them?
Just hope that people will preserve their own traditions. I've limited strength, but I'll do what I can.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
A silent thought on a star
I was waiting for the Shuttle Van to come and fetch me down hill.
I waited particularly long for it tonight.
The wind is blowing, the sound of the crickets, this silent atmosphere bring me to calmness.
While waiting, I looked at the only star, shining brightly at the dark sky... and I looked within me:
I'm calm...
No worries...
At ease...
Happy...
I did a reflection on my heart... and I reflected on the goodness that I've done.
Then I recollected the people who suffered around the world, and volunteers from relief groups who went to save the victims... and a thought arise in me:
"There are much pain and suffering in this world already,
why should I add on to more pain and suffering,
by having anger, sadness and other negative thoughts?
Having kindness in me, I should spread happiness, kindness around me.
Just as I've wished to be, and what Ajhan advice me to aspire:
"By cultivating merit, May Everywhere, everyone with my presence, be blessed."
Accepting the compliments I've got, I know that I'm moving towards the right direction, and should carry on carefully.
Then, I suspect, the shuttle service might be ended already. I left the place without and regrets. Walking down hill alone. And I see the gates, it was close... So today I also learn that, the service ends at this time...
It's a fruitful waiting, arises from wholesome causes.
I waited particularly long for it tonight.
The wind is blowing, the sound of the crickets, this silent atmosphere bring me to calmness.
While waiting, I looked at the only star, shining brightly at the dark sky... and I looked within me:
I'm calm...
No worries...
At ease...
Happy...
I did a reflection on my heart... and I reflected on the goodness that I've done.
Then I recollected the people who suffered around the world, and volunteers from relief groups who went to save the victims... and a thought arise in me:
"There are much pain and suffering in this world already,
why should I add on to more pain and suffering,
by having anger, sadness and other negative thoughts?
Having kindness in me, I should spread happiness, kindness around me.
Just as I've wished to be, and what Ajhan advice me to aspire:
"By cultivating merit, May Everywhere, everyone with my presence, be blessed."
Accepting the compliments I've got, I know that I'm moving towards the right direction, and should carry on carefully.
Then, I suspect, the shuttle service might be ended already. I left the place without and regrets. Walking down hill alone. And I see the gates, it was close... So today I also learn that, the service ends at this time...
It's a fruitful waiting, arises from wholesome causes.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
品味、思想、文化价值观、潮流
最近又听到一首其妙的歌。。。=)听着。。。听着。。。随着节奏,音乐、歌词,自然而然的我就这么解开这首歌的密码。后来看了JJ自己的解析,我深感贴切相映。
除了JAY的歌,我很少听JJ的歌。之前在街上就听到这个奇妙的节奏,后来才知道是JJ的《不潮不用花钱》。
当我的一次听完这首歌后,认为这首歌藏有对现在年轻人们几个善良的劝告。
1. 不要到处乱赶潮流,不便宜哦。。。
2. 努力读书学习
3. 不必跟随别人的品味,你有自由追求自己所谓的“潮流”。要有自己的主见
4. 考虑现实。你以后的生活、生计等等
5. 尊重别人的爱好倾向
刚开始还不明白,“扣”什么?后来读了一些JJ自己的解释,才明白是“扣纽扣”。
“到处扣扣”就是到处乱买衣服赶潮流嘛。
1. 不要到处乱赶潮流,不便宜哦。。。
“抠抠”让我感觉是钱的象征。词里隐藏了一些暗示如:“花掉”、“需要”、“没抠抠”
似乎是拿钱的动作。
“叩叩”,好像去拜,或求的感觉。应该是去追时尚物品。
2. 努力读书与学习(各方面)
。。。钱买不到绝活。。。
(就是说绝活比较重要,比买得到的东西重要。绝活就是:知识,能力。不努力学习,怎么能成就一身的绝活呢?)
What you see is what you get (感觉上是指:“学历与能力”。不知道怎么解释。。。)
3. 不必跟随别人的品味,你有自由追求自己所谓的“潮流”。要有自己的主见
。。。偏左 就用左手 (你自己有自己的偏好,“遍左就用左手”)
生活 就不用 想太多 (那你就不必在意别人的想法太多。)
怦怦 怦怦 心动 张开眼睛
就记得当下的 强烈。。。 (跟着你的心,你的感觉,跟着你自己。)
我的念头不太罗嗦 (不用想过多太多,“别人的看法”)
。。你说 听说 听说 你听谁说 (别乱听别人的。。。要有主见,用脑,用心。)
跟着 乱走 闹哄哄。。。 (别乱跟。。。要明白自己的立场)
4. 考虑现实。你以后的生活、生计等等
What you see is what you get (What you see is what you ('ll) get!!!)
(感觉上是指:“学历与能力”。不知道怎么解释。。。)
牛顿也吃苹果 (发明家也要吃饭呢!)
钱买不到绝活 (你有比钱更好的东东吗?)
5. 尊重别人的爱好倾向
。。。通通 通通 普通 普通 (到处批评,武断的对事物下定论。。。)
如果不懂 不要 随便 拒绝。。。(不明白其内涵就不要乱排斥,妄下主见。应该去了解。)
其余的。。。不太懂
限时间能入座 。。。
结论:
传统也可以是一种时尚啊!
到底什么是时尚?潮流?难道大多人认为的就是“是”吗?就是潮流吗?
如果人人追,你也追,那你自己呢?你懂自己在追什么吗?
我本身就是认为,不必跟着别人跑,我必须知道自己要的是什么,我要什么。
人人有自己的爱好,我不必跟着别人(普遍的看法、想法、观点)走。
最重要自己要清楚自己在做什么,要什么,了解自己。
“如果不懂 不要 随便 拒绝。。。”
我认为是针对所有人说的。无论是主流,还是少数,都应该互相的了解,不要乱排斥。
就如,“世界和谐”与“世界大同”的矛盾。 如果没有差别,那就没有什么和谐不和谐,应为我们都相同。这就是“同”,大家都一样,没有差异。如果硬要别人和你“同”(一样),那没有和谐。本来世界的人就是存有差别的,所以“和谐”,彼此了解,才可以和睦。
我本身就是追求传统文化。应为它的美,现在没有多少人可以领会,传统被看为所谓的“潮流”之下。可能有些人自认为自己很fashionable,其实只是自尊心作祟,怕落于人后,落伍,变成“山龟”,所以跟跟跟,心里严重缺乏“欣赏”的元素。
我永远都不觉得自己落伍,因为我只到自己要的是什么。
看看JJ自己怎么说?
《不潮不用花钱》,JJ突破自我,掀起音乐舞蹈摇摆狂潮 这首歌可说是这次JJ最想要跟大家传递的想法及专辑概念:“每个人都可以有自己对潮流的看法,不需要随波逐流,人云亦云。潮流不一定代表时尚的衣服,而是 一个人的成就,除了创造的一切,还有对生命的态度的融合体。”非常贴切传达出林俊杰的JFJ哲学。
歌曲也含大道。可能有很多歌手,心里都想为不懂事的追随者们做点事。希望可以使自己的歌,有内涵,有意义,希望可以告诉人们一些已经被遗忘的道理与智慧。
但是,你们听懂了吗?看懂了吗?还是只是迷恋他的音乐,节奏,刺激感?
结果看得懂的,也是那些已经懂的人而已。
“用心”,在这个世界已经很罕见了。没有“心”,眼前的世界,他们只看到表面。
这又和现在年轻人在鼓吹的“佛教音乐”有什么不同?你的讯息真的传达给了你的audience了吗?
佛教音乐,也只是属于音乐界、宗教音乐系的一种,只是有多了一类让人享受感官的音乐。除了其灵感来自佛教,基本不属于佛所教。
其实这些有道理的歌,宣扬世间道义的歌,有很多。Jay就有环保的歌,如“梯田”,讲述麻木现实社会的“龙战骑士”。只要这世上,还活着有道德,心灵、细想成熟的人,就会不断在乱世中,提醒迷失的大众,要找回正途,寻回自己。
如果要是世界更美,我们需要心灵成熟的人,更需要自己是一个心灵成熟的人,明白路在哪里而不随这大家一起迷路。不然就是,blind leading the blind,船不到岸。
明白的人,在世间知道自己要怎么走,并且会劝导别人向正途。可是正法,是要在世间正道里得到超世间的解脱。超越一切苦,灭一切苦厄(圆满智慧)。超越快乐,是不可能在留下伤痕的境界。心灵的修养超世间,也是成就世间里(不圆满)的智者的起因。它是世间向快乐去走,是伤痕的贴布,预防膏药。
说到这里,无论由外向内,由内向外,只有向人心,向思想,才能使人真正提升进步。
明白潮流的意义,是提升,是进步。迷失的人,才会“随波逐流,人云亦云”。
但不管我对歌词的解析是否与作词者的用意是否准确、相同,对我是一堂有意义的课。
我相信,也希望,起码不会差太远吧。 =)
除了JAY的歌,我很少听JJ的歌。之前在街上就听到这个奇妙的节奏,后来才知道是JJ的《不潮不用花钱》。
林俊杰 - 不潮不花钱
作词:林怡凤(RAP:JJ)
作曲:林俊杰
专辑:JJ陆
Hey greedy,don’t fret
What you see is what you get
You name it,I have it
What you see is what you get
左左 左左 偏左 就用左手
生活 就不用 想太多
怦怦 怦怦 心动 张开眼睛
就记得当下的 强烈
有时灵光一闪而过
牛顿也吃苹果
我的念头不太罗嗦
限时间能入座
请你 不要到处叩叩
潮流需要抠抠 不小心就没抠抠
用力到处扣扣 花掉所有抠抠
钱买不到绝活
你说 听说 听说 你听谁说
跟着 乱走 闹哄哄
通通 通通 普通 普通
如果不懂 不要 随便 拒绝
有时灵光一闪而过
牛顿也吃苹果
我的念头不太罗嗦
限时间能入座
请你 不要到处叩叩
潮流需要抠抠 不小心就没抠抠
用力到处扣扣 花掉所有抠抠
钱买不到绝活
Little chick having chips on my sofa
Bearbricxs take a shit on my sofa
Smudge babies lying on my sofa
Neighborhxxds and kiks singing “so-fa”
Little chick having chips on my sofa
Bearbricxs take a shit on my sofa
Smudge babies lying on my sofa
Hey greedy,don’t fret
What you see is what you get
You name it,I have it
What you see is what you get
请你 不要到处叩叩
潮流需要抠抠 不小心就没抠抠
用力到处扣扣 花掉所有抠抠
钱买不到绝活
Hey greedy,don’t fret(叩叩)
What you see is what you get(叩叩)
You name it,I have it(不要到处叩叩)
What you see is what you get
Hey greedy,don’t fret(不要到处叩叩)
What you see is what you get(叩叩)
You name it,I have it(叩叩)
What you see is what you get
叩叩... 叩叩 ...
当我的一次听完这首歌后,认为这首歌藏有对现在年轻人们几个善良的劝告。
1. 不要到处乱赶潮流,不便宜哦。。。
2. 努力读书学习
3. 不必跟随别人的品味,你有自由追求自己所谓的“潮流”。要有自己的主见
4. 考虑现实。你以后的生活、生计等等
5. 尊重别人的爱好倾向
刚开始还不明白,“扣”什么?后来读了一些JJ自己的解释,才明白是“扣纽扣”。
“到处扣扣”就是到处乱买衣服赶潮流嘛。
1. 不要到处乱赶潮流,不便宜哦。。。
。。。请你 不要到处叩叩
潮流需要抠抠 不小心就没抠抠
用力到处扣扣 花掉所有抠抠
“抠抠”让我感觉是钱的象征。词里隐藏了一些暗示如:“花掉”、“需要”、“没抠抠”
似乎是拿钱的动作。
“叩叩”,好像去拜,或求的感觉。应该是去追时尚物品。
2. 努力读书与学习(各方面)
。。。钱买不到绝活。。。
(就是说绝活比较重要,比买得到的东西重要。绝活就是:知识,能力。不努力学习,怎么能成就一身的绝活呢?)
What you see is what you get (感觉上是指:“学历与能力”。不知道怎么解释。。。)
3. 不必跟随别人的品味,你有自由追求自己所谓的“潮流”。要有自己的主见
。。。偏左 就用左手 (你自己有自己的偏好,“遍左就用左手”)
生活 就不用 想太多 (那你就不必在意别人的想法太多。)
怦怦 怦怦 心动 张开眼睛
就记得当下的 强烈。。。 (跟着你的心,你的感觉,跟着你自己。)
我的念头不太罗嗦 (不用想过多太多,“别人的看法”)
。。你说 听说 听说 你听谁说 (别乱听别人的。。。要有主见,用脑,用心。)
跟着 乱走 闹哄哄。。。 (别乱跟。。。要明白自己的立场)
4. 考虑现实。你以后的生活、生计等等
What you see is what you get (What you see is what you ('ll) get!!!)
(感觉上是指:“学历与能力”。不知道怎么解释。。。)
牛顿也吃苹果 (发明家也要吃饭呢!)
钱买不到绝活 (你有比钱更好的东东吗?)
5. 尊重别人的爱好倾向
。。。通通 通通 普通 普通 (到处批评,武断的对事物下定论。。。)
如果不懂 不要 随便 拒绝。。。(不明白其内涵就不要乱排斥,妄下主见。应该去了解。)
其余的。。。不太懂
限时间能入座 。。。
。。。Little chick having chips on my sofa
Bearbricxs take a shit on my sofa
Smudge babies lying on my sofa
Neighborhxxds and kiks singing “so-fa”
Little chick having chips on my sofa
Bearbricxs take a shit on my sofa
Smudge babies lying on my sofa
结论:
传统也可以是一种时尚啊!
到底什么是时尚?潮流?难道大多人认为的就是“是”吗?就是潮流吗?
如果人人追,你也追,那你自己呢?你懂自己在追什么吗?
我本身就是认为,不必跟着别人跑,我必须知道自己要的是什么,我要什么。
人人有自己的爱好,我不必跟着别人(普遍的看法、想法、观点)走。
最重要自己要清楚自己在做什么,要什么,了解自己。
“如果不懂 不要 随便 拒绝。。。”
我认为是针对所有人说的。无论是主流,还是少数,都应该互相的了解,不要乱排斥。
就如,“世界和谐”与“世界大同”的矛盾。 如果没有差别,那就没有什么和谐不和谐,应为我们都相同。这就是“同”,大家都一样,没有差异。如果硬要别人和你“同”(一样),那没有和谐。本来世界的人就是存有差别的,所以“和谐”,彼此了解,才可以和睦。
我本身就是追求传统文化。应为它的美,现在没有多少人可以领会,传统被看为所谓的“潮流”之下。可能有些人自认为自己很fashionable,其实只是自尊心作祟,怕落于人后,落伍,变成“山龟”,所以跟跟跟,心里严重缺乏“欣赏”的元素。
我永远都不觉得自己落伍,因为我只到自己要的是什么。
看看JJ自己怎么说?
相信很多人心里都会有一些疑问, 潮流是什幺? 我之前在一本杂志中看过一句话,感动了我- Style is not just the clothes you wear, it’s also what you accomplish, what you create, and how you play the game. 简单来说,潮流不一定代表时尚的衣服。而是一个人的成就,加上他创造的一切,还有对生命的态度的融合体。 我相信生活的一切是由自己来选择的。 The Choice Is Yours这句话真正的涵义是什幺?我们不能控制上天为我们安排的命运,出生环境,生命中面对的所有挑战。有些人比较幸运,有些却比较贫穷。这是每个人必须接受,并且了解的事实。 但是这些元素并不会影响一个人到底开不开心。一个人的幸福在于他怎幺去看世界,用怎样的态度去面对命运所赐给他的一切挑战和惊喜。我认为,这才是真正在生活! 这次的新专辑里,我挑战了做自己。也挑战了新尝试。 真正的做自己,不是人家眼中习不习惯的你。那只是他们对你的认知和想法。真正的做自己,是当你在做任何事情,有没有去享受那个过程。自然地会很开心,因为你是用真心去面对它的。 我很享受我做准备这张专辑的过程。它充满了惊喜,新尝试,和新发现! 《JJ陆》没有想要交代的概念,只希望能带给大家感动,最自然的林俊杰!网路的简介:
林俊杰2008/10
《不潮不用花钱》,JJ突破自我,掀起音乐舞蹈摇摆狂潮 这首歌可说是这次JJ最想要跟大家传递的想法及专辑概念:“每个人都可以有自己对潮流的看法,不需要随波逐流,人云亦云。潮流不一定代表时尚的衣服,而是 一个人的成就,除了创造的一切,还有对生命的态度的融合体。”非常贴切传达出林俊杰的JFJ哲学。
歌曲也含大道。可能有很多歌手,心里都想为不懂事的追随者们做点事。希望可以使自己的歌,有内涵,有意义,希望可以告诉人们一些已经被遗忘的道理与智慧。
但是,你们听懂了吗?看懂了吗?还是只是迷恋他的音乐,节奏,刺激感?
结果看得懂的,也是那些已经懂的人而已。
“用心”,在这个世界已经很罕见了。没有“心”,眼前的世界,他们只看到表面。
这又和现在年轻人在鼓吹的“佛教音乐”有什么不同?你的讯息真的传达给了你的audience了吗?
佛教音乐,也只是属于音乐界、宗教音乐系的一种,只是有多了一类让人享受感官的音乐。除了其灵感来自佛教,基本不属于佛所教。
其实这些有道理的歌,宣扬世间道义的歌,有很多。Jay就有环保的歌,如“梯田”,讲述麻木现实社会的“龙战骑士”。只要这世上,还活着有道德,心灵、细想成熟的人,就会不断在乱世中,提醒迷失的大众,要找回正途,寻回自己。
如果要是世界更美,我们需要心灵成熟的人,更需要自己是一个心灵成熟的人,明白路在哪里而不随这大家一起迷路。不然就是,blind leading the blind,船不到岸。
明白的人,在世间知道自己要怎么走,并且会劝导别人向正途。可是正法,是要在世间正道里得到超世间的解脱。超越一切苦,灭一切苦厄(圆满智慧)。超越快乐,是不可能在留下伤痕的境界。心灵的修养超世间,也是成就世间里(不圆满)的智者的起因。它是世间向快乐去走,是伤痕的贴布,预防膏药。
说到这里,无论由外向内,由内向外,只有向人心,向思想,才能使人真正提升进步。
明白潮流的意义,是提升,是进步。迷失的人,才会“随波逐流,人云亦云”。
但不管我对歌词的解析是否与作词者的用意是否准确、相同,对我是一堂有意义的课。
我相信,也希望,起码不会差太远吧。 =)
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Seeking the Way out
Why is there laughter?
Why is there joy when the world is on fire?
Since you are clouded in darkness
Should'nt you,
seek the light?
Dhammapada 146
Suffering (darkness) is the nature of unawakened humanity.
One moon-day observance(Uposatha)evening Ajahn Chah sat on the Dhamma seat and
began his discourse by saying, “Don’t feel bad if you are suffering.
Everyone suffers”.
It helps to remember that. Ajahn Chah suffered; the Buddha suffered. What was different about them was they knew that this suffering is not an obligation
– it is only one of the options available in this realm.
There is also the possibility of accessing the realm of non-suffering (light).
-Ajhan Munindo, Dhammasakaccha Newsletter
Why is there joy when the world is on fire?
Since you are clouded in darkness
Should'nt you,
seek the light?
Dhammapada 146
Suffering (darkness) is the nature of unawakened humanity.
One moon-day observance(Uposatha)evening Ajahn Chah sat on the Dhamma seat and
began his discourse by saying, “Don’t feel bad if you are suffering.
Everyone suffers”.
It helps to remember that. Ajahn Chah suffered; the Buddha suffered. What was different about them was they knew that this suffering is not an obligation
– it is only one of the options available in this realm.
There is also the possibility of accessing the realm of non-suffering (light).
-Ajhan Munindo, Dhammasakaccha Newsletter
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