What is the TRUTH? Is it the same as what we see?

What we see = what is happening?

or 

What we see + perceptions =/ what is happening?

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Or is it,

From our point of view (lets see the other way round):

What we think is happening = (What we see + Perceptions)

and

Truth = (What we see + Perceptions) - Perceptions

If we minus the perceptions away, and let there be no perceptions, (+ Perceptions - Perceptions = 0) then what is "what we see" is actually the truth.

Truth = What we see

If "what we see" is the truth, then,

Isn't "what we see" essentially empty ?

From a mathematical psychological point of view. :)

House Inspirations :)

Recently I was helping a friend do up his house renovation and giving design ideas.

Again I felt the joy of house renovation.
And thanks to him, I found quite a few pictures that 'wowed' me. Lol.

Enjoy! :)


Living room color scheme:
                       

                       

Bedroom ideas:

Kitchen ideas:

Bathroom ideas:

 Now for what I like:

Country style cute little kitchen! :)

Amazing grandeur feel!

New way to chant Na.... Mo... A...Mi.... Tuo... Fo...

The other day when I just started new work place (my old work place went bankrupt suddenly in a couple of days and thank God I found a contract job within a week), and I don't have my Buddhist dvds with me, so I just randomly open youtube to listen to some dharma talks while I do my work (thats my usual practice). And thanks for this event happening, I just discovered a new way to chant Amituofo.

For 5 years, I have always been listening to my dvds that I found in temples. Starting a new job, actually open lots of doors, like the things I used to routinely do, I have to change. For example, for 5 years, I have always been listening to my dvds that I found in temples. But the new job (I cant bring my dvd and listen on the first day of work, its not nice) actually gave me chance to look elsewhere for dharma materials. And I discovered this gem. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgZYsF0X2n0

The trick is to not do anything, just sit cross legged, hands in good posture, no chanting beads, and just chant Namo Amituofo reallllyyyyy slowly. And count from 1 to 10 times I chant Namo Amituofo, and then repeat again.

Its difficult, and I tend to forget when Im around 5 counts of Namo Amituofo, and I still find hard to find time to sit down and chant for half an hour straight. But I think this is the way to go, the more untame my mind is, the more it means this training is right for me. :)

Book - Karmic Management

As spoken, I just finished reading The Diamond Cutter book, therefore am reading the sequel, Karmic Management. Diamond Cutter gave alot of inspiration how we can lead better lives. I am trying to put them into practice, though it tends to be difficult to find such opportunities and to act upon it when I have not done so before. But nevertheless, its an exciting new path that I am willing to tread upon.

 I have to give thanks to my dharma friend who gave me these 2 wonderful books as a gift. :)

Diamond Cutter - Review

I just finished reading Diamond Cutter. Very good.. Real life application of how karma really works.
If you really want something, you have to help someone else achieve it first. :)