The Hour Pillar in your Bazi Could be Wrong

Hi all,

Do you know that the Hour Pillar in your Bazi could be wrong if you are born in Singapore?
Singapore have adjusted the national time a couple of times since 1950s, hence, the accuracy of your birth hour could be undermined since being born in each different decade in Singapore's history would mean a wrong hour instead of what is indicated in your birth certificate.

The following article will shed some light on this:
http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/timezone.html

Regards and Happy New Year
Alvin Chua

Dynamic Meditation of Luangpor Teean

Today, I would like to introduce a very effective method of meditation called Dynamic Meditation. It is sometimes also known as Rhythmic Meditation or Mahasati Meditation. It is a method that uses a sequence of hand movements to focus the mind, very different from the typical way of which stillness is the keystone.

I have tried it and find it highly suitable for the urban dwellers since you can really achieve the stillness of the mind in a shorter time than the conventional methods. There is less time wasted on the mind wandering during practice.

Someone even did a University Thesis on this method of meditation.

It is a way that is simple to learn and practise.
The following links will provide you the necessary background knowledge as well as the instructions:

http://paulgarrigan.com/luang-por-teean-and-his-dynamic-meditation/

http://www.mahasati.org/

http://www.awarenesswithmovement.org/rhythmic.php

http://www.archive.org/details/Ajahn-Suthep-Introduction-to-Basic-Dynamic-Meditation

http://buddhaleelamahasati.com/

http://www.mcu.ac.th/thesis_file/255122.pdf

Regards
Alvin Chua

Bed Against the Stove

In feng shui for the bedroom, one of the major taboos would be to position the bed with the headboard sharing the same wall with the stove directly on the other side.
Anyone sleeping on such a bed location will become impatient and short-tempered over time.

Thus, it came to me as a surprise when I watched a documentary about Northern rural China, where it is a norm in certain villages to deliberately position their bed this way. This is because of the cold temperature they experience most part of the year. By having the bed behind the stove, the warmth created after cooking will help to warm their bed before their bedtime. Since they use wood as the fuel, the smouldering can provide warm throughout the night.

Hence, in their environment, this feng shui taboo has lost its significance and instead providede a more conducive living condition. Very interesting.

Regards
Alvin Chua

Feng Shui Shops no biz...

In the last few years I have seen a handful of feng shui shops, selling feng shui paraphernalia, cures and offering consultation services by their in-house masters, all closed down after a few years of bad business.

Yesterday, I saw another feng shui shop in town area, located in a recently opened shopping mall. I was surprised that the owner chose to open his branch here since the mall is known to be a flop since day 1. There are no customers at all and rental is not going to be cheap in town area. It will probably fold once the lease is up.

All these make me question about the validity of feng shui applications for retail businesses. After doing some extensive research about it, it seems that feng shui theories used for commercial premises is a rather recent development. The earliest record I can find is a theme park in Shanghai built in 1916, where a fengshui master was consulted in the building of the place. In fact, up to the 1960s, feng shui was used solely for Yang Zhai (town planning, residential dwellings, basically buildings for non-commercial basis) and Yin Zhai (burial places). It was only after the Cultural Revolution, in the early 1970s when feng shui became a primary concern of businesses growing during the post-unrest economic boom. So to say, feng shui being applied to retail businesses has less than a century of history and developments.

Regards
Alvin Chua

A simple prayer to the Di Ji Zhu (地基主)

Conducted a prayer to the Di Ji Zhu (地基主) at a client's new home today. After which a space cleansing ritual was conducted.

Hope all will be well and blessed for the new occupants of the house.

Regards
Alvin Chua

A Case Study - Period 6, 3 Room HDB Flat

The following was a recent case I attended. The house is a 3-room HDB built in the late 1970s and the couple moved in 1986 when they tied the knots. As it is an old flat, getting a copy of the floor plan was not easy since most people who bought their flats in the 80s don’t really see the need to have one.

The house has a 9 Facing Star located at its main entrance, which is excellent in terms of prosperity. But this is true during the current period 8. The couple moved in Period 7 and thus the auspiciousness of Star 9 was not strong enough to be of any benefit.

Unfortunately, there are a few serious flaws of the house that undermines the feng shui even further. First, the bedroom has a 2-5 combo at the room’s door and the bed was locate in the 3-6 sector, with the quarrelsome 3 Sitting Star activated.

The sector representing the male owner’s was severely drained and the sector representing the female owner was weakened by the Wood element (a big tree, this unit is on the 6^th floor but you can see canopy of the tree from the living room).

Marital woes started in 1990 onwards and eventually ended in estrangement and finally divorce.

Regards

Alvin Chua

Birth Month Suggests Career Path -- Science & Technology -- Sott.net

The recent study in UK suggests that being born in certain months will determine the career paths as well as potential health problems. Maybe this is why in Bazi, the month is always the most important aspect.

Birth Month Suggests Career Path -- Science & Technology -- Sott.net: http://www.sott.net/articles/show/234518-Birth-Month-Suggests-Career-Path

观世音菩萨的一串念珠

今天上网看易学文章之余， 看到了这个故事，非常有道理：

佛印禅师与苏东坡同游灵隐寺，来到观音菩萨的的像前，佛印禅师合掌礼拜。忽然，苏东坡问了一个问题，“人人皆念观世音菩萨，为何他的手上也和我们样，挂着一串念珠？观世音菩萨念谁？”佛印禅师：“念观世音菩萨。” 苏东坡：“为何亦念观世音菩萨？”佛印禅师：“他比我们更清楚，求人不如求己。”

A Feng Shui training recently attended

A photo taken with my latest teacher (my 4th one), Mr Wilson Heng from True Yijing Training Center. Definitely have improved my perspective on feng shui analysis. The truth is learning feng shui is a lifetime process.

Regards
Alvin Chua

A Science Lesson on Earth's Inconstant Magnetic Field

Do you know that our planet's magnetic field is in a constant state of change?

This fact may not even be known to a lot of feng shui practitioners.

Fortunately, we have in our modern times, Google maps and satellite images for us to make a comparison and check the deviations. The generic directions can still be determined with fair accuracy.

However, if you are talking about zooming right down to a degree or two, then I shall wish you good luck. The reason being the reading you have taken may have deviated a degree or two over just a few years and Google satellite images can’t give you that level of precision. Hence , you can see, this fact can in some ways undermine the very soundness of certain feng shui methodologies.

Below are some extracts from an article published by NASA:

“Scientists have long known that the magnetic pole moves. James Ross located the pole for the first time in 1831 after an exhausting arctic journey during which his ship got stuck in the ice for four years. No one returned until the next century. In 1904, Roald Amundsen found the pole again and discovered that it had moved--at least 50 km since the days of Ross.”

“The pole kept going during the 20th century, north at an average speed of 10 km per year, lately accelerating to 40 km per year…”

“Earth's magnetic field is changing in other ways, too: Compass needles in Africa, for instance, are drifting about 1 degree per decade. And globally the magnetic field has weakened 10% since the 19th century.”

Source: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2003/29dec_magneticfield/

Regards
Alvin Chua

Quote of the day

Nothing to blog about metaphysics but rather a beautiful quote to share:

"If you are right then there is no need to get angry
And if you are wrong then you don't have any right to get angry".

Regards
Alvin Chua

Giok Hong Tien Temple in Havelock Road

I was going to pray at this temple today but unfortunately it was closed. It seems that it is close on weekends. I used to pray here every year during Chinese New Year since I will visit one of my aunts that was staying in that area but I don't recall it to be a weekday or weekend. Anyway, this temple is said to be the oldest Chinese temple in Singapore and has many tales about it.

Let me share with you a secret: It is said that couples who want to conceive can have their wish granted after praying in this temple.

The following is an amazing account of the miraculous power the deities manifested:

天公坛的传奇

天公坛又叫玉皇殿，屹立在加里村的村口，是五六十年代香火最鼎盛的庙宇之一。每逢神诞日或七月鬼节，从全新来的香客把庙挤得水泄不通。

庙的历史究竟有多长，没人说得清，据外祖父说，他来到加里村落脚时，庙已存在，算起来，该有百多年历史。

日军攻打新加坡时，曾经在村里投下三枚炸弹，一枚落在私塾学校，把地上炸出一个大坑，炸死了好多人。两枚就落在天公坛前的马路上，说也奇怪，都不爆炸。村人说这是天公显灵，是不是天公保佑，也没人说得清。就因如此，光复后，天公坛的香火变得更加兴旺。

庙里除了供奉玉皇大帝，还有十八罗汉，风雷雨电四大金刚，观世音菩萨，正德福神（大伯公），以及其他各种各样的神像，可谓满天神佛。庙里有个灵媒，叫何仙姑，在庙后为信众下地府叫唤阴灵。何仙姑又叫猫神，据说是天上的猫神在人间的化身。虽然缠脚，走起路来却疾走如飞，听说还能飞檐走壁。村人见过她三更半夜像猫一样潜伏在墙角，一有动静，马上“嗖”的一声闯上屋顶，两手一探，就抓住了老鼠，然后往口里咀嚼。隔天，庙后的垃圾堆上总有一撮带血的鼠毛。言之凿凿，越加添何仙姑的神秘色彩。

庙前也是三轮车夫聚集的地方，当时还有牛车行驶。我家大舅是个搬运工人，有一回，当货车经过庙前时，忽然翻覆，成吨重的铁条压在他身上，人们都以为会被压成肉饼，但只是头部压伤，变成个猪头。命是被捡回来了，只是此后头脑有点迷糊，也没什么大碍；人们这又说是玉皇大帝显灵。我家三婶也遭过一劫，她小时候在街边玩儿着，不知怎的，被一辆载草料的牛车从腰部辗过，连青色的粪便都喷出来了，人却好好的。这一来，天公坛的名气越发响亮了，甚至连印尼也来了人参拜。

六十年代末，村里发生了一场大火，几乎把整个村子夷为平地，大火烧到庙旁就拐了个弯而去，你说怪不怪？至今，周围都建起组屋，天公坛仍然站在原地，只是香火没以前那么旺了，但每次经过，我都会停下脚步，进去庙里拜一拜这些伴着我走过童年的神像。

原文章作者：李海鹰
http://www.sgwritings.com/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=33328

History of the 4 Directional Animals and 28 Constellation

A must-watch Chinese documentary for all serious feng shui enthusiasts on the origins of the 4 Animals Concepts (Green Dragon, White Tiger, etc) and also the 28 constellations. I have watched it a few times and feel that it is a pity not to share this excellent video.

Cheers

我的天！鲁班尺都跟iphone扯上了关系

New Lu Ban feng shui ruler apps in Iphone... What the...?

http://funiphone.pixnet.net/blog/post/30393310

Anyway, you can still see some feng shui masters using this ruler (not the apps but the actual thing) but can it be trusted?

古人使用的鲁班尺和时下流行的鲁班尺有何区别？古籍记载，“鲁班尺乃有曲尺一尺四寸四分，其尺间有八寸，一寸准曲尺一寸八分。”“曲尺” 即古代木工匠师用木工尺，其长度与历代朝廷工部颁布的营造尺相同。因明清时期的营造尺长32厘米，故鲁班尺的长度为46.08厘米，鲁班尺每寸为5.76 厘米。古代流传下来的鲁班尺并不多见，北京故宫博物院收藏有一把鲁班尺，长46厘米，与古籍记载的鲁班尺长度非常接近。

目前国内流行的鲁班尺主要有两种，一种是42.9厘米，另一种是50.4厘米，这两种鲁班尺和古代的鲁班尺长度都不一样，可以说，这两种鲁班尺都是不准确的。

Cheers

Alvin Chua

宏船法師的移門大法

新加坡的普覺寺很出名，已經去世的主持宏船大法師就更加出名。在一九八三年的夏天，筆者由當地報界朋友帶領，前往普覺寺參拜，有幸得見宏船大法師。

宏船法師當時已是八十四歲，還很健康，臉上笑咪咪的，毫無高僧的架子。朋友告訴我，他是福建人，是新加坡佛教徒的精神領袖，也是新加坡佛教總會的主席，當地福建人都很親暱地叫他做師公。

據說普覺寺以前的規模很小，由於宏船法師曾經對一位年青人指點迷津，此人後來發了達，捐贈千萬元坡幣擴建寺院，普覺寺才有現在的宏偉規模，也成為當地家傳戶曉的故事。

大家都知道宏船法師會看相，惟是他不輕易替人看相，反而喜歡看風水。普覺寺重建時，他親自主持寺院風水的規劃。不但把寺門的方向改變了，還把大門漆上紅色，並叮囑大門不能完全敞開，只能夠開到某一個角度。他自己的睡床也時常更換位置，據說是避免邪魔的干擾。

不但新加坡本地人來請宏船法師看風水，就是不知風水為何物的外國人，也都入鄉隨俗的前來虛心請教。宏船法師看風水有一個獨門絕招，就是改變門口的方向，經過這麼一改，以後的情況便完全改觀，這就是宏船法師名震遐邇的移門大法。

最使人津津樂道的一個故事，是宏船法師替著名的凱悅酒店看風水。在一九七三年，凱悅酒店的生意很差，新調來的總經理戈蘭基感到束手無策。酒店的業主八十五歲的富豪張先生，是宏船大師的信徒，有個法名叫做光淨，曾捐獻大筆金錢給普覺寺。他向戈蘭基建議，邀請宏船法師來看風水。

宏船法師來看風水時，酒店門前的噴水池由於日久失修，沒有噴水。因為酒店的生意不好，修理費用又很大，便任由它擱著。宏船法師主張立即修復噴水池，戈蘭基半信半疑的照著辦。修復的那一天，上午十點恢復噴水，下午兩點便接到電話，有一架珍寶客機載來三百八十多名旅客，問凱悅酒店是否可以接待？這批豪客住了四天之後，酒店的生意便越來越好。這時候，德國籍的戈蘭基深信中國的風水道理，把宏船法師當作活神仙。

以後，宏船法師在凱悅酒店的風水上給予不少意見。最奇妙的卻是，他吩咐在酒店另一邊的Nutmeg路，要留下一個出口，日後自有用處。當時大家都莫名其妙，不知道悶葫蘆裏賣的是甚麼藥？

到了一九七九年，凱悅酒店的生意越來越好，必須擴充業務，便買下毗鄰旁邊的一塊土地，建造新廈與舊廈相通。到了一九八四年，擴建工程完成時，才想起宏船大師當年的吩咐很有道理，因為所留下的出口，正是新廈與舊廈相通的地方。於是大家都奇怪，難道宏船法師早已預知凱悅酒店必會擴充業務，而且會買下 Nutmeg的那一塊地？

以後我到新加坡去，每當路過普覺寺時，腦海中便會泛現宏船法師那張慈祥笑咪咪的臉孔，不禁雙手合什，暗誦法號。 (全篇完)

Source: http://www.fengshui-magazine.com.hk/No.92-Feb05/A101.htm

阴宅地理师的部落格 Blog of a Yin Feng Shui Master

Hi, for those into Yin Zhai (feng shui for burial), I have the following blog to recommend. It belongs to a Taiwanese Yin Feng Shui Master and he shares alot of the cases he encounters in his work. Interesting read.

http://blog.xuite.net/mrt0405/blog

Cheers
Alvin Chua

Buddhism Stand on the Practice of Divination

Saw this Q & A on a Chinese website on Buddhism, so I posted here:

佛是反对抽签问卦的，但作为中国文化瑰宝《易经》上有问卦的内容，作为一个修行人可以学习易经吗？

真修行人就是要求自转命运的，相信命运有，那怎么能学得解脱命运转，所以真正佛弟子是不能去算命的，也不应该相信命运，这样从内心习气断才能转运。所以会算命而不会转命，也不是真的佛弟子。

劫煞

申子辰见巳, 亥卯未见申, 寅午戌见亥, 巳酉丑见寅.

查法: 以年柱或日柱为主, 四柱地支见之者为是.

为喜神：代表好争上进，做事拼搏，遇事果断。

为忌神：性刚暴好妒, 奸猾狡诈, 常招凶灾。

The following bazi contains a Jie Sha in the month pillar.

The DM is a weak Ren Water thus the Jie Sha is a unfavorable element. When a Jie Sha happens to be an unfavorable element, the person is said to be deceptive, jealous, aggressive and stricken by frequent mishaps. Pls note that Jie Sha is not always bad if it is favorable. So what is this person actually like in real life?

He is always jealous of his colleagues who got promoted and complains to others about it.

He has serious mood swings and blatantly displays it in his actions and speech when he is angry.

He has no respect for his superior at work and resigns immediately when he was given a poor appraisal for it.

He likes to gamble and goes around borrowing money. For colleagues who refused to lend him any money, he is said to have tried to sabotage them in their work.

Debt collecting companies actually called up his workplace to ask him for payments which he defaulted.

分金线爻度准确性之怀疑

古今不少风水名著与今人操盘安排风水，都把分金爻度看得极为重要。甚至有些人把分金宿度、抽爻换象说成是风水的最高境界。这里不评论其理论的吉凶应验的可信度，就其分金爻度的准确性就很值得人们怀疑、思考与验证。不信，请看益福堂之几点浅见：

一：天北、地北、磁北之争论。

1、天北（天文北、天星北、北极星北），是以北极星为北来定方位。

现时北极星与真北相差0.7度。北极星虽也在运动移位，不过短期内变化极小。所以用北极星来定方位还是很准确的。

但是，请问现在的风水师又有几个按北极星来定北方0度？并校正过罗盘？

2、地北（极北、真北、正北、地轴北、日晷北），是以地轴（地球的自转轴）的南北两极来定方向。

地球的正南北极，为在地图上东西经线的交汇点。

在北半球，也就是正午（当地日出时刻与日落时刻的中间时值）太阳（日晷）竿影所指的方向即为地北。

按家乡传说，杨救贫先师上山点穴定向只用拐杖、十字线，所以就有倒杖法、十字天心法传世。当须选吉日时才用罗盘（应是水罗盘或土圭，据说是玉石罗盘，要四 个人才能抬得动）定方向。而且，杨公之前，罗盘也只标有十二地支，八干四维是杨公后加的。当他发现罗盘磁北与日晷北有7.5度的偏角时，才又增加了天盘廿 四山。所以杨公当时应该是只用天盘（地北）格龙定山立向消砂纳水的。那时哪有什么人盘72龙120分金384爻和365.4度等，这些都是后人加的。

如果现在还用天盘格龙立向，那就是真的泥古不化了。

3、磁北（地磁北），是以地磁的南北极来定方向。

现在，几乎所有的风水师都用地磁北来定方位。

地球是一个大磁体，它有两个磁极:一个叫地磁北极，另一个叫地磁南极，因为磁性同性相斥，异性相吸，指北针的磁针（小磁体）在这地球（大磁体）两个磁极的吸引下，所以就永远一头指北，一头指南。

地磁极是接近地理南极和北极的，但并不和南极、北极重合，一个约在北纬72°、西经96°处；一个约在南纬70°、东经150°处。
磁北极距地理北极大约相差1500km. 在一天中磁北极的位置也是不停的变动，它的轨迹大致为一椭圆形，磁北极平均每天向北移40m。

磁偏角是磁北与正北之间的夹角。
东经25度地区，磁偏角在1-2度之间；北纬25度以上地区，磁偏角大于2度；若在西经低纬度地区，磁偏角是5-20度；西经45度以上，磁偏角为25-50度，在我国，正常情况下，磁偏角最大可达6度，一般情况为2-3度。
在我国除部分磁力异常的地方外，一般磁偏角都是西偏。磁偏角还是不断有规律变化的。
我国主要城市的磁偏角（2000年）
北京 6°05'（西）
成都 1°09'（西）
重庆 1°45'（西）
桂林 1°50'（西）
南京 4°59'（西）
昆明 0°57'（西）
拉萨 0°12'（西）
齐齐哈尔 9°48'(西)
天津 5°40'(西)
哈尔滨 9°51'(西)
济南 4°51'(西)
西安 2°30'(西)
长春 9°14'(西)
兰州 1°33'(西)
徐洲 4°52'(西)
西宁 1°00'(西)
沈阳 8°05'(西)
太原 4°12'(西)
拉萨 0°12'(东)
乌鲁木齐 3°05'(东)
上面所列数值代表2000年数据，今后数年内使用时，按不同城市每年增减1'修正，即凡数据偏东者每年增加1'，偏西者每年减少1'。

因为磁北是运动的，且各地区的磁偏角又不同，所以用磁北定方向其准确度可靠性就值得怀疑。当时定的爻度，久后其爻度定会移位，那其吉凶是否与前同论？此地 定的方位，其理论如有准，那异地因磁偏角不同，其理论是否同样适用？自古至今，风水理学之纠缠不休，也许此为主要原因之一吧。所以用磁北方位的理气理论就 值得重新检讨。

如果用杨公古法，以真北论方位，那各位风水师就应按照不同时段，不同地域来临时调校罗盘。请问有几人懂得这样做和这样做过？就算能调，其准确度又会如何？

这些该如何验证与施行？三北谁更可靠？

所以方位理气理论在没有确定北方0度的坐标基点之前，遑论其它？一切免谈！

有些人连这理气理论的基础都还未弄懂，就大吹特吹其本事来，真使人啼笑皆非！

二：木制罗盘之误差。

上世纪60年代70年代因罗盘的毁灭绝迹，益福堂曾手工制作了几十个罗盘以解燃眉之急，虽然做得很粗糙，但很多地师用后都认为还准确。因此本人对罗盘的准确性条件有些了解，在此谈点个人看法：

要便罗盘准确，必须全部符合下列十余种条件。

　1、磁针的准确，稳定，灵敏。

2、磁针的直线。南北两极的重合准确。

3、顶针相对海底的垂直。

　4、海底南北线与内盘子午线的重合（平行）准确。

　5、内盘的中心点（顶针）与外盘十字线中心点的重合准确。

　6、外盘十字天心线90度直角。

　7、外盘四边的平整。四角90度直角。

8、外盘四边与十字天心线90度直角。

9、内盘外沿与外盘内空的贴合紧密。

　10、十字天心线与内盘周天0度、90度、180度、270度的重合准确。

11、内盘各层分格的准确。廿八宿365.4度中太度半度少度的分格准确。

12、罗盘置件水平性。

以上十二个条件，有一个出现微小误差，罗盘所示爻度的准确性就会大有影响。因此在市场上买十个罗盘，就会有七八个不合标准。有些可以（使用前或使用中）自 己修整调校（方法另文详述），有些则无法修整调校。所以一般的罗盘能有99%的准确就阿弥陀佛了。谁又敢说自己用的罗盘100%准确？还有，在使用中，十 字线的粗细，罗盘的大小，罗盘水平的放置，附近金属、电流的影响等，都将影响罗盘的准确性。

由此看来，用罗盘定384爻和365.4度的准确性就值得怀疑。既然爻度的准确性不可靠，那据爻度所论的吉凶又可靠吗？

三：阴阳宅实际测量位置之不同。

阳宅：

农村建房的粗糙，造成很多座向两墙不平行，城市建房，也有很多四墙都不方正，这时以哪墙为据？有的门与墙都不平行，是以门为用还是以墙为用呢？有的一堵墙有些老木门能量出几个爻度出来，这该以何为准呢？如以某处为主那他处所量的爻度就不起作用了？

加上高层建筑，磁针受钢筋电流磁场等影响，其准确性就更为无法保证。

如今可借助卫星地图来定方向，但能测量准确到爻度吗？

阴宅：

以前血葬，钻洞的，立座以棺木的前板来校罗盘。挖圹的，以棺材顶的中线来校罗盘。谁能保证尸骨的方向与棺材的方向完全一致？从益福堂以往检金实例来看，大 部分头骨都会移位，那其按棺材定的方向可信吗？检金迁葬的，以头骨与尾椎为直线定方向，排金葬还好些，金缸葬谁能保证金骨方向准确无误，不移位？很多有风 煞之地，翻棺倒椁都有之，那先定的方向又有何用？现在骨灰葬，那骨灰乱成一堆，那有何方向？方形骨灰盒还好测，有的用圆形骨灰盒，那方向在哪？虽然在盖上 有前后标示，那两个字能定出爻度吗？

有些墓面，过梁、基础、碑石，方向爻度各不相同，那又以何为据呢？如果只以碑为准，那墓面其它位置就不起作用了？就算以碑为用，现在的花岗石碑还好些，像以前用的青石糙石，表面都不平整，一碑可量出几个爻度来，那又以何为据呢？

所以单从某一处的爻度来论定吉凶，那纯粹是自欺欺人而已！

从以上三个方面来看，罗盘所定的方位，特别是卦爻宿度，就很值得人们的怀疑与探讨。其理论的可靠性也就值得大家推敲与检讨。

原文：http://www.zhfsmsw.com/Article/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=268

台湾的醒灵寺

I came across this Taiwan legend of a spiritual medium from a temple named Xing Ling Si, who uses his supernatural abilities to enter hell during the Taiwanese 228 Rebellion in 1947. Very interesting and this story was made the theme of a album by Taiwanese Black Metal called Chthonic 闪灵. Here is the story and also the music video (this song is in Taiwanese, or Hokkien as we know it in Singapore. Pls don't watch if you can't stand metal music).

十殿 故事摘要

1947年，台北爆發二二八事件，中國第21師軍隊自三月九日登陸基隆開始屠殺，並於三月十三日抵達台中。為了對抗中國軍隊，中台灣的青年紛紛加入民兵「二七部隊」。

埔里醒靈寺的少年「潘正源」，是該寺陣頭裡面最有靈性的家將，自小就宣稱能神遊天庭與地府；當寺內的夥伴們都已前往台中加入民兵對抗中國軍隊時，正源則與夥伴們約定，他將定身在醒靈寺地窖，靈魂出竅前往地府竊得生死簿，控制陽間生死，保護夥伴的性命、打倒暴政。

他從第一層「孽鏡地獄」進入，眼見數以萬計的台灣魂魄墜入地獄，驚覺陽世大屠殺的慘況遠超過他所想像，且這些魂魄墜入地獄之後，仍要受地獄的刑罰；正源感到自己的責任重大，激燃了他的神格本命，連破各層地獄，直闖地獄底層。就在他即將奪得生死簿，得以控制陽間生死的同時，第十殿的艷都鬼王已遣鬼眾前往陽世醒靈寺，要把正源的肉身本尊封住，阻止他爆發的法力；時為陽間三月十六日，只剩下四十名的台灣民兵「二七部隊」亦在此時退守到醒靈寺，與兩千五百名中國軍隊浴血奮戰。醒靈寺外的靈界與陽間兩個次元鬼哭神號、山河動盪，史稱「烏牛欄之役」。

台灣民兵最後被六十倍的中國軍隊殲滅，定身在醒靈寺地窖的正源的本尊則被鬼神封住其法力，靈魂回歸肉身，難以再次出竅。眼見親友屍橫遍野、庄里殘圮的正源，毅然決定自殺，結束生命、讓靈魂再次墜入地獄，誓要奪得生死簿、控制陽間生死，讓暴政滅亡、為故人復仇。

直闖地獄第十殿的正源，其憤怒雖讓他的靈性神格全面爆發，卻仍難敵酆都鬼王及觀世音化生的焦面鬼王，最後終被制服，並卸除其原生的靈性、法力。

由於正源大鬧地獄、違逆輪迴，地府判其終極刑罰「孽鏡沉暮」。
正源之靈魂化身為守護孽鏡的鬼卒，
第一個十年，他看著故土同胞被暴政屠殺、凌虐。
第一個甲子，他看到暴政被推翻。
第一個千年，他看到更多的暴政在陽間出現，並如同生命輪迴般終至滅亡。
第一個萬年，人類生命體與地球在他眼前的滅亡。
第一個億年，他目睹宇宙間的第二種生命體誕生。
第一個兆年，他已看過數不清的各種生命體輪迴，從無到有、從有到無，六道輪迴終於也走向沉暮，而他卻仍被封在孽鏡地獄。
在千千 萬萬 億億 兆兆年，接近永恆的時刻，地獄所有生命體的靈魂都已服刑完畢、六道輪迴中的鬼、神、修羅也灰飛煙滅，孽鏡終於不再映照出任何生命體，正源成為宇宙間最後的一個靈魂，在孽境前 慢 慢 消 逝，結束了他的刑期。

Yang Ren (Star of Aggression) Example

I encountered a rather impatient and inquisitive lady during my work today and I can’t help but wonder if looking at the bazi can I see any clue to her edgy nature.

D M Y
乙 丙 甲
亥 寅 子

She is a strong DM thus Wood is an unfavorable element and the month branch happens to be her Yang Ren (Star of Aggression) and of the Wood element. Such an unfavorable star will make the person impatient, hostile and bossy.

Friendly Neighbors or Good Feng Shui?

Think about this, having good Feng Shui is one thing but having good neighbors is hard to come by. And no, I am not referring to just your neighbor living opposite. Those living above, below or next to your (apartment) unit will also count.

If you ask me, I would say that having good neighbors weigh more than having good Feng Shui. Why?

It is because a nasty neighbor can turn your new home into a living hell. Think Joo Chiat…

Feng shui can remedy the bad vibes in your house but it’s not going have much effect on what is going on externally. Imagine your neighbor’s dog pooing on your doorstep as his daily modus operandi or loud banging by the one living above you every day after midnight. You may call the cops but there is only little of what they can do to resolve the problems. Think Joo Chiat again…

So next time you go house hunting, don’t forget to see who your neighbors are.

净空法师回答：出家人会看风水吗？

The Dhamma Brothers

I would like to recommend a great movie about practice of meditation and how hard core prisoners have their life changed from it.



A truly inspiring movie...

Unusual Graves in Singapore

3 video clips about unusual graves in Singapore. Very interesting:

http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/55888.html

http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/55886.html

http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/55884.html

Cheers

The History of the Tongshu 通書

Be it wedding date selection or opening of a new business, the traditional feng shui master will always refer to the Tong Shu 通書 or Tong Sheng 通勝.

But how much do you know about this book?

Watch this very informative show (in Cantonese) to know its history:

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzcwMjMyMzY=.html

Hanging of the Red Sash at Your Entrance (红彩) for Chinese New Year

Since the Chinese New Year is approaching, many of you will be decorating your home with all the auspicious symbols and calligraphic pictures. Some of you may even be hanging the Hong Cai 红彩 (red sash) over the main entrance to usher in the New Year.

But before you do that, check that your main entrance is not located in the North or East Sector of the whole unit. If it does, then you should avoid hanging the red sash or else you may end up activating the Illness energy 二黑病星 (North in Year 2011) or Calamity energy 五黄凶星 (East in Year 2011).

So check your compass before you do so.

Happy Chinese New Year. Gong Xi Gong Xi...

Exorcism, Singapore-style

Watch the following videos of Master Chew in action (3 parts):

http://image.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/57498.html

http://image.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/57524.html

http://image.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/news/57522.html

Enjoy...

光华电子新闻 | 小小彬被唱衰红不过今年

光华电子新闻 | 小小彬被唱衰红不过今年

Peter So made a revelation that Xiao Xiao Bin's fame is short-lived....Let's wait and see...