"Self-awareness is like a diamond sparkling differently from every angle" - Laura Huang ("自我意識像是鑽石,不同角度閃爍著不同光芒" - 本書作者)
光是默默努力,埋頭苦幹,是不夠的。這位哈佛大學商學院教授,先是一語道破,許多人從小被教育“只要努力就會成功”,長大後卻發現社會不是這麼運作的挫折感。屬於好讀而且實用的一本書,這個月也出了中文版喔!
身為台裔美籍的女性,用她在美國學術圈(白人男性為主)的經歷,以及她對決策模式的深入研究,發展出她這套隱性優勢的心法,讓你的特質(包括優勢和劣勢)可以淬煉成你獨門的祕密武器。我覺得她拿捏的相當不錯,不流於文青式的做自己,也不會落入功利式迎合期待。
閱讀她的書,我一直想到孫子兵法當中的一句話 "善戰者,求之於勢,不責於人" 。這句話的意思指的是講戰略上如何應用情勢,讓自己站在有利的位置,同時也把人擺在對的位子上,而不是一味的拼命而已。換一個方式思考,其實所謂的“情勢”,首先就是要因地因時而置宜,另外也是和他人相對立場有關。當人工智慧越來越取代重複性以及定義明確的工作時,人類工作發展一定會更加需要人際互動以及跨界的能力。作者非常務實的說道一方面要對自己更加理解,另一方面我們是離不開他人的眼光和標籤的。與其視而不見或是抱怨不公,不如接受這樣的事實,從當中靈巧設定自己的位置,才能夠借力使力把自己所擁有的那一份發揮到最好。
“When you are in the system, you need to take charge of your own outcomes. Yes do what you can to change systems, advocate for better hiring practices, speak up for injustice, and educate others about the reality of bias. But we can't just wait for people to take make fair decisions on our behalf, make the right decisions about our future, or do things the ideal way. Creating an edge enables you to succeed within an imperfect system"
(“當你身處在大環境中,你需要能夠主導你的成果。是的我們都該盡可能地讓整體系統改變進步,支持更好的僱人方式,為不公義的事情發聲,並且教育他人關於偏見和歧視的真實性。但我們不能總是期待他人為我們做出公平的決定,為我們的未來做正確的選擇,或是按照理想行事。為自己創造隱性優勢,可以幫助你在不完美的大環境中取得成功”)
“EDGE" (優勢)一詞的字母也分別代表他的思考框架當中的四個步驟。
Enrich 提升價值
Delight 製造喜悅
Guide 導引定見
Effort 有效努力
書中有許多的例子都相當有趣,有些甚至會讓台灣的讀者非常有感。包括讓雞不打鬥的隱形眼鏡,找到鼎泰豐等級美味但不需排長隊,以及“亞洲瘋狂富豪”導演如何爭取到他心目中最適合的電影主題曲,等等,都讓閱讀這本書格外的有意思。她所謂自我意識像是鑽石般,可以從不同角度看到不同的閃爍,就是鼓勵讀者認知自己的不同面向,當然也包括社會的現況以及一些刻板印象,接受並且擁抱不同的可能。從手上有的那一副牌,玩出自己的一個獨門套路來!
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【解開人生謎題的寶書】(English writing below)
「師姐,簽書號已經發完了耶!」
地點:台灣雷藏寺的大燈文化攤位。
我一手抓著根本上師聖尊蓮生活佛的新書《我所知道的佛陀:如是我聞》,一手拿著錢要付款。
「沒關係,師兄,沒有師尊的簽名,我還是想買這本書。」我微笑著回答,感謝他的熱心提醒。
我喜歡紙本書。家裡整堵牆的書架,都是師尊的書。
我甚少在雷藏寺買師尊的書。一般來說,師尊推出新書時,我都會在新加坡的紀伊國屋書店購買,希望藉此能推廣師尊的文集在寺廟以外的地方。用錢買書,也是我出點微薄之力,代表我對作者付出的支持。
有師尊簽書固然是錦上添花,但能不能開悟,還是需要自己的努力。
初聽師尊宣布這書名《我所知道的佛陀:如是我聞》時,我頓時倍感親切。
每個人信佛的起點都不一樣。有的人是因爲篤信觀世音菩薩,而皈依佛門,我則是因爲「南無本師釋迦牟尼佛」。
在大學佛學會時,我常去本地的一間斯里蘭卡佛寺參拜佛陀,繞菩提樹。好幾年的時間,我在那兒,向佛陀述說了很多、很多我的苦楚,我的煩惱,有時候邊說,邊繞菩提樹,繞了無數圈,就連第一次失戀,也在臥佛前哭了兩個小時。
那時,我不明白為什麼人家做人,我也做人,但我無論怎麼努力,卻特別的苦。我一直求佛陀告訴我:我爲什麼要活著?我爲什麼要來到人間?我要怎麼改命?
當然,在壇城上的佛陀怎麼會開口跟這「怨女」說話呢?
我把打工的錢存起來,買一尊佛像,拿去開光,安在書房內。後來媽媽因爲某事生我氣,趁我不在時,把佛像仍掉。我畢業就職後,又請了一尊。傻傻的我以為那兩尊都是釋迦牟尼佛,其實祂們都是「大日如來」。
我想,這應該是我五年後皈依師尊的因緣之一。
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2013年,西雅圖雷藏寺開創一個新聞單元《如是我聞》,報導師尊的日常法教。小女子我自告奮勇拉著我師兄一起爲官網,把幾篇《如是我聞》翻譯成英文,回饋師尊的無私奉獻與教導。
從台灣飛回新加坡的航班上,我閱讀了師尊新書《我所知道的佛陀:如是我聞》兩個小時。
我忽然恍然大悟,十九年前,常跑到釋迦牟尼佛跟前訴苦的那個少女,原來佛陀真的聽到了她的哀求,沒有讓它落空。
理科班的我,從小就對這世界很好奇。家裡的百科全書,十年來,我從頭到尾都讀了至少百遍,但總覺得人要懂的知識,不該只有這些。
皈依師尊前,我曾讀過、聽過很多有名出家人的法語開示,無論是講中文或英文的。他們都講得很好,但是,唯有蓮生活佛的開示和文集,徹底的解除我自幼對於人生和宇宙的迷惑。
尤其是這本書。
原來在科學之外,還有這樣一個空間、一種能量和宇宙能力場存在著。
皈依學佛,就是學佛陀的教義,目的就是要成佛。
可怎樣的佛弟子,才是釋迦牟尼佛認可的弟子?
我們人要如何離苦得樂?如何去馴服自己狂野的心?如何從凡夫身回歸本來的面目?什麼又是原本的自己?
那天,師父問一位少女:「妳想學佛,那妳知道佛教教主是誰嗎?」
她已閱讀完師父在臉書2013年至2019年的文章,卻一個字都說不出。
切勿把佛法當成普通的人間知識來看待,更不要以學佛爲名,利用其知識賺錢做生意爲實。販賣如來,可是下地獄吞熾熱鐵丸、喝滾燙鐵汁之罪啊!
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我去台灣前,師父交代過要我到台北101拍照,於是我就抱著師尊的書去。
玳瑚師父教過,台北101是現代版的文昌塔。
古時候,文昌已甚被重視,因爲利於讀書、功名和事業。在沒有某種形式的山脈時,就會建文昌塔(又稱文峰塔)來催旺文人輩出。
古代有文昌塔,現代有台北101。
古代有佛陀初傳四聖諦,現代有蓮生法王繼續的轉法輪。
而人呢?從古至今,仍然在醉生夢死中。
一般人要文昌,因爲追求功名。但我對人間的智慧,已意興闌珊。我要文昌,因爲希望早日開竅,拜託,不要那麽笨 ~~
無論你是剛接觸佛法,還是皈依許久的老弟子,如果你和我一樣追求生命的實相,這本書裡的般若智慧必會讓你大開眼界、讚歎連連。
你到底有多認識佛陀呢?
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我大力推薦此書,可到以下書局網購,或到真佛般若藏免費閱讀電子書或聆聽有聲書:
1) 新加坡紀伊書店 - https://singapore.kinokuniya.com/bw/9789573052654
2) 台灣金石堂 - https://www.kingstone.com.tw/basics/basics.asp?kmcode=2012000022409&lid=common-index-billboard-all&actid=bookindex
3) 真佛般若藏 - https://www.tbboyeh.org/cht#/store
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"Dharma Sister, the numbers for book signing have all been given out!"
Venue: Daden Culture book stall at Taiwan Lei Tsang Temple
I was holding on to "The Buddha I Know: Thus Have I Heard", the latest book by my Root Guru, His Holiness Living Buddha Lian Sheng, with my other hand grasping onto the cash, wanting to pay for the book.
"No problem, Dharma Brother. Without the autograph of Grandmaster, I would still wish to buy this book." I smiled in reply, thanking him for his friendly reminder.
I prefer reading from an actual book over an ebook. Back at home, I have one full wall of my Grandmaster's books on my bookshelves.
I rarely buy my Grandmaster's books from Lei Tsang temples. Usually, for His latest release, I would buy from Singapore Kinokuniya book store. It is my hope that this little gesture would help to boost sales at external bookstores, so that my Grandmaster's books can continue to be sold beyond the temples. To pay for it is my small token of appreciation and support for the author's effort.
To have my Grandmaster's autograph on the book is, of course, covetable, but whether the I can attain enlightenment is still dependant on my hard work.
When I first heard my Grandmaster announcing the book title "The Buddha I Know: Thus Have I Heard", I immediately felt a sense of closeness.
Everybody has a different starting point for believing in the Buddha. There are some people who are devoted to Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva, and hence take refuge. For me, it was because of Shakyamuni Buddha.
During my NUS Buddhist Society days, I often visited a Sri Lanka Buddhist temple in Singapore. I would pay homage to Buddha and circumambulate the Bodhi tree. For many years, I would be at the temple regurgitating my troubles and sufferings to Buddha. Sometimes, I would circumambulate endless rounds around the Bodhi tree while being troubled. When my first relationship failed, I cried in front of the Sleeping Buddha for 2 hours.
At that time, I didn't understand why my life was tougher than other people, no matter how much effort I poured in. I kept pleading to Buddha for an answer. For what am I alive for? Why do I have to come to this mortal world? What can I do to improve my life?
Naturally, how could the Buddha that sat on the altar literally speak to this resentful girl?
With the money I scrimped and saved working part-time during my uni days, I bought a Buddha statue and after having it consecrated, I enshrined the statue in my study room. Once, when my mum was angry with me over some issue, she threw away the Buddha statue while I was out.
Upon graduation, I bought another Buddha statue. The silly me assumed that both statues are of Shakyamuni Buddha when in fact, they were of Mahāvairocana Buddha.
I guess this must be one affinity why I took refuge in my Grandmaster 5 years later.
In 2013, Seattle Lei Tsang Temple started a new column "Thus Have I Heard", reporting on the daily Dharma teachings of Grandmaster. Dragging the husband along, we volunteered to translate a few of the reports into English for the official website. It was our little way to repay Grandmaster for his selfless contributions and teachings.
Now you know why I took a liking to the book title almost immediately.
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On the flight back from Taiwan, I read the book for about 2 hours.
I suddenly had a realisation. The young lady that cried and bemoaned her fate in front of Shakyamuni Buddha 19 years ago had her prayers answered after all. Buddha did hear her pleas and did not let her prayers go unfulfilled.
I was a Science student and since young, I was full of curiosity for this world. The encyclopaedia I had at home had been read at least 100 times over 10 years. But I had always felt that the knowledge humans need to know should be more than that.
Before taking refuge in Grandmaster, I had read, watched and listened to many Dharma discourses expounded by many famous Venerables, both in English and Chinese. They all explained the teachings of Buddha very well.
However, only Living Buddha Lian-Sheng could thoroughly answer my conundrums about life and this universe, through His Dharma discourses and books.
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Especially in this book.
Apart from the science that we know, there is indeed another dimension of existence, another field of energy from the Universe.
When we take refuge to learn the Dharma, we are essentially learning what the Buddha had taught. The sole purpose is to eventually attain Buddhahood.
But do you know, just what kind of Buddhists are recognised by Shakyamuni Buddha as true disciples?
And how can we humans break free from sufferings and achieve bliss? How can we tame the wild minds in us? How do we return to our true self from this mortal body?
Just what actually is our true nature?
That day, Shifu asked a young lady, "You say you wish to learn the Dharma. Then do you know who is the founder of Buddhism?"
She had read all of Shifu's FB articles from 2013-2019, but was unable to reply.
Do not treat the Buddhadharma as ordinary mortal knowledge, let alone masquerade under the name of learning the Dharma, but in reality, using the knowledge to make more money and build a business. Peddling the Buddha for self-profit is a sin that would have you swallowing red hot iron balls and drinking boiling hot liquid iron in Hell!
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Before my trip to Taiwan, Shifu told me to take a photo with Taipei 101. So I went there with my Grandmaster's book.
Master Dai Hu had taught me, Taipei 101 is the modern-day version of Wen Chang Pagoda.
In ancient times, Wen Chang is highly valued, because it favours the academics, scholarly achievements and career. When a certain mountain form is lacking in certain geographical locations, a Wen Chang Pagoda ( also known as Wen Feng Pagoda) would be constructed to activate and encourage the birth of more scholarly people.
So in the old days, there is the Wen Chang Pagoda, and now we have the Taipei 101.
In the past, there is Buddha who first expounded on the Four Noble Truths. And now, we have His Holiness, Dharma King Lian Sheng, to continue turning the Wheel of Dharma.
What about humans? Throughout history, humans have lived a befuddled existence. Even till now.
Most people want Wen Chang because they pursue fame and recognition. I covet Wen Chang, because I hope to get enlightened sooner. Oh please, let me be less stupid...
Whether you are new to the teachings of Buddha, or a Buddhist disciple for years, if you are pursuing the ultimate truth of Life like me, this book will open up your eyes and have you singing in praises.
Just how well do you know Buddha?
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I strongly recommend this book and you can purchase it online at the links below, or hop over to True Buddha Prajna Treasury to read the ebook or listen to the audiobook for free.
1) Kinokuniya Singapore - https://singapore.kinokuniya.com/bw/9789573052654
2) Kingstone Taiwan - https://www.kingstone.com.tw/basics/basics.asp?kmcode=2012000022409&lid=common-index-billboard-all&actid=bookindex
3) 真佛般若藏 True Buddha Prajna Treasury - https://www.tbboyeh.org/cht#/store
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這個專訪,也是一個讓我印象非常深刻的專訪。
謝謝換日線,也謝謝當天訪問我的關卓琦的採訪。
雖說最近又有一些新挑戰,生活步驟與方向做了一些必須的調整,但是我仍然堅信,即使會有很多突如其來的亂流打亂了自己的生活節奏甚至夢想進度,仍然要相信自己絕對有潛力駕駛一台超大的飛機。長大後也發現,這個『相信自己』的自信會隨著自己在不斷的『自我檢討』與『踏實的學習』中被強化的!以後這些bitch颱風又來時就可以直接把它給揮!開!相對的,不學會檢討與學習,你的自信度就會變得脆弱,你也會變得容易亂流中失去了自已,甚至不小心傷害那些你在意、在意你的人。我知道這其實並非那麼容易,我還是會有脆弱的時候,至今仍然在學習,但是我相信有一天,我可以駕駛自如!
其實還有好多人好多人都正努力著為一個理想生活目標前進,當天採訪我的編輯(關卓琦)也有一個很奇妙又勇敢的故事!所以你,並不孤單!!!
總之,希望這篇可以帶給正需要能量的你一點希望:)
Thank you Crossing for the in-depth interview. I remember I had a great afternoon. Although my situation has changed drastically since then(yup another toll kind of merged in), I just want you all to know that, life may take a toll on your plans or dreams, you have to believe that you have the potential, and can someday operate a whole entire plane of life through the sudden storms (when landing, okay) if you choose to learn transparently...you might just see a rainbow in a circle form one day. I have to be honest, it doesn't come easy sometimes, and i'm still learning each and every day. I still feel those emotions when things didn't go the way I expected, but who said it was going to be easy? I believe, It's when you put effort into something you believe in(can be a dream or a relationship), no matter the result, do you feel the most fulfilled and content. So cheers to a more badass life! I gotchu!! <3
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現年 25 歲,在台灣土生土長的 Dena 張粹方,說著一口流利、發音標準的英語,甚至連講起中文來,都夾雜著些許 ABC 的腔調,常讓別人誤會她在國外長大。
自小對音樂著迷的她, 2008 年第一次在 Youtube 分享第一段自彈自唱的影片,成為歌手這個夢想在她心中萌芽。10 年後,她終於在2018 年發布了首張個人 EP《你愛她》,一圓歌手夢。
等一下⋯⋯!這 10 年間到底發生了什麼事呢?標題寫的「兩度被唱片公司解約」又是在說什麼呢?中間經歷了什麼故事,讓她一度放棄歌手夢,又在「癌症病房」找回繼續走下去的動力?
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