Half Day at San Pedro

Aiming to tour the USS Abraham Lincoln during Navy Week, and we got scared away by the large crowds of visitors. Instead, we conducted a pleasant sightseeing along the shore, marina, and strolling European style houses in the quiet neighborhood.

Tron: Legacy(Tron 2) (2010, Movie)

I never saw the first one, or even really knew the storyline, but they did an exceptional job of catching you up. Even on DVD, without all the 3D, it's an awesome film. Nice special effects, although it is pretty obvious that the young Jeff Bridges is animated.

The Pursuit of Happyness (Movie, 2006)

We've all seen this story before: the struggle and sacrifices to achieve a goal. But this is done in such a real and heartfelt way, that the film brings us viewers right into the lives of the Gardner family. I loved the performances of real life father and son, Will and Jaden Smith.

密勒日巴大師傳 (作者：西藏瘋行者 譯者：張澄基)

西藏最偉大的禪修大師密勒日巴（Milarepa），是十一世紀末西藏西部的瑜伽士。密勒日巴生於富貴之家；父親死後，眼看著家產被野心勃勃的叔叔霸佔掠奪，為了要為這不公不義復仇，他精修黑幻術，暗殺了他叔叔全家和親友。然而，密勒日巴隨即為自己的殘酷感到極度悔恨，而踏上了消除惡業的旅程。經由馬爾巴（Marpa）這位靈性導師的引導，密勒日巴承受了許多為了淨化他業障所權設的肉體痛苦和心智考驗。最後，經歷一連串嚴格的巖洞閉關，密勒日巴終於獲得靈性上的證悟。旋即，求法弟子群集而至，請求尊者賜予教導。密勒日巴成為偉大的上師，一位善於分享智慧和洞見的大師，同時也以不尋常的法門和苦行的生活方式而著稱。


傳記中提到密勒日巴的性情，報仇造黑業後的不安、懺悔求上師馬爾巴授法的身口意百分百供養、不顧一切求法的熱情，上師馬爾巴為了幫助密勒日巴消黑業，不斷地在精神肉體上折磨密勒日巴，這個殺世間看起來冰冷無情無人性，其實內含出世間的大慈悲大智慧，絕非無明黑暗殺，能遇馬爾巴這種上師，是極大的福報！

不顧生命、與敵相鬥是多麼無知啊！
所謂怨敵，不過是脆弱空花

了無意義、虛度人生是何等愚蠢啊！
既然珍貴人身是一種稀有贈禮……

～密勒日巴：雪山之歌