Musings
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The search for perfection
I recently had a chance to read the paper “The Mathematics of the Chinese Calendar” by Helmer Aslaksen[1]. This paper takes a deep dive into the details of how the Chinese calendar is calculated, and also draws some comparisons with the Gregorian calendar, the Islamic calendar and the Jewish calendar. The effort and thoughtfulness that Continue reading
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Finding closure
As an astrologer, the most common questions that my clients ask revolve around the topics of wealth, relatioship, career. Those who have children also often ask about their children. Occassionally, someone who is sick comes along, and ask about their health and when they will get better. Very rarely, someone comes along asking when they Continue reading
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The passage of time
There’s nothing quite like sunset (or sunrise). For me, it conveys a sense of time passing, a sense of change. Light changing into darkness, or darkness changing into light. What’s difficult to bear will eventually pass. What’s wonderful and delightful will also pass. The passage of time is impartial. It is harsh but not evil. Continue reading
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Yin-Yang (阴阳) – A way of thinking and looking at things
In my previous post, I wrote about how the zodiac signs were actually a division of time, and not a division of space. After I complete that post, the thght that came to me was how this division of “time vs space” was a manifestation of Yin-Yang (阴阳). The concept of Yin-Yang The image above Continue reading
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Our karma, our experiences
In last week’s post, I wrote about my guru’s teaching to interpret things within the right context. This week, I wanted to take a zoomed out view around “context” by touching on the topic of karma. Karma in sanskrit means “action” or “doing”, and karma-phala refers to the “fruits of our actions”. However, in today’s context, the use Continue reading
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Context matters – Good for who? Good for what?
I will always remember these words by my astrology guru – “Good for who? Good for what?” He mentioned this rather early on in our classes. At that point of our studies, us students often pester Guruji with questions like, “If this planet is in this house, is it good?” or “if this house lord Continue reading
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Going with the flow, flowing with time
Every season has its own unique “flavour” and experience. Every season has its own set of things to do, just as there is a season for planting crops and a season for harvesting them. Our lives are not too different. Each “season”, or “time period”, brings about the ripening of different karma, and from these Continue reading
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Keep pushing doors…
Some wise words told to me by an even wiser lady: Keep pushing on doors. Doors open when they are pushed. The door you are pushing on may not necessarily open, but another door will. You never know which door will open. So pick one and push. And don’t be too fixated or attached to Continue reading
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Namo Avalokiteshvara
Avalokiteshvara, also Guan Yin bodhisattva or 观世音菩萨, is the embodiment of compassion. In the video above, Master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us listening with compassion, listening to the suffering with compassion. Starting with ourselves, we must first learn to listen and accept our own suffering with compassion, then to listen to the suffering of those Continue reading
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