In India, Hinduism uses forms to represent the formless God. God is without any attributes (name, physical appearance) that we can describe. However, man gives it a form which represents the formless being. The physical appearance of the representation is signification to the individual. For example, when one is depressed,God appears to be strong and faithful. So he is a fighting shiva.
The above statements for the part of India that I visited are well recognized and documented.
When I return from Tibet, I wanted to write something that sticks. (A technique of blogging) I wrote the statement of "Timeless Time." The Formless Form statement identifies the structural aspects of religion in the part of India I traveled. I talked about attributes. The timeless time emphasize on the practicality of living. To a modern man and to an author in HK, one of the most precious elements in living (living level, not life level) is time.
Tibetans (the more traditional, without post-modernism pollution yet) live their whole life for one single moment. This moment is what I called the timeless time. It is for this moment (Time), that his live becomes Timeless. What is Timeless? When time is not a resource, and not having any attached value, time become timeless. Can you imagine and appreciate the moment that time is of no value? Let me give an example to illustrate : you want one year? I give you one whole year, just like that, without any string attached. You want ten years, I give you ten years, just like that. Then time is of no value to me.
To the Tibetans, time is of no value when the one year can be exchanged for a moment that he can come to Lhasa, kneeling and falling on their stomachs every three steps along the highway for 4000Km and over a whole year is timeless.
In summary, to the Hindus, form is formless and to the Tibetans,time is timeless.
2011年4月26日 星期二
2011年3月28日 星期一
Frances Hesselbein
A signed new book
I was given a signed new book by Frances Hesselbein, "My Life in Leadership, - the Journey and Lessons Learned Along the Way." Immediately I knew it would be a treasure.
Frances, not too well known in HK but is a highly regarded and well known leader in the USA. She is the Chairperson of the United States Military Academy at West Point among the many leadership positions. She is something like 94 or 95 of age already. What a lady! Please look her up and read one of her 27 books.
I wrote her a thank you email which I copy here.
Dear Frances,
When Stephen handed us the books with both of his hands and with a broad smile on his face, we knew that something of great treasure was handed to us. And indeed, it was your new book with your own signature! We were all moved and said, we want to, like Frances, one day to publish our book.
Of course, we know, down and deep inside our heart, the book we gratefully received is indeed a journey, a journey of wisdom, a journey of humility, a journey of passion to contribute that we admire and that we are aspired to have.
Many many thanks, Frances. We promise to read every page of it and learn from it.
Best regards and God bless
I was given a signed new book by Frances Hesselbein, "My Life in Leadership, - the Journey and Lessons Learned Along the Way." Immediately I knew it would be a treasure.
Frances, not too well known in HK but is a highly regarded and well known leader in the USA. She is the Chairperson of the United States Military Academy at West Point among the many leadership positions. She is something like 94 or 95 of age already. What a lady! Please look her up and read one of her 27 books.
I wrote her a thank you email which I copy here.
Dear Frances,
When Stephen handed us the books with both of his hands and with a broad smile on his face, we knew that something of great treasure was handed to us. And indeed, it was your new book with your own signature! We were all moved and said, we want to, like Frances, one day to publish our book.
Of course, we know, down and deep inside our heart, the book we gratefully received is indeed a journey, a journey of wisdom, a journey of humility, a journey of passion to contribute that we admire and that we are aspired to have.
Many many thanks, Frances. We promise to read every page of it and learn from it.
Best regards and God bless
2011年3月26日 星期六
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