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hadeschan · 1 year

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item # K21D58

RARE Pra Sivali Maha Larp, Luang Phor Chaeng, Wat Bang Phang, Nua Thong -leuang. A cast brass figurine of a Wealth Fetching Pra Sivali Arahant on his pilgrimage carrying a talipot fan, a cloth bag, an alms bowl, a string of rosary, and a walking stick. Made by Luang Phor Chaeng of Wat Bang Phang (Wat Si Rattanaram), Nonthaburi Province in BE 2495 (CE 1952).

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*ONE OF THAILAND’S BEST PRA SIVALI AMULETS!

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BEST FOR: Pra Sivali amulet represents a bless of “Wherever you go, success, wealth & prosperity, good luck, happiness will be waiting for you there!” Pra Sivali helps bring Endless Wealth, and success in life and career. Wealth Fetching, Maha Larp (it brings lucky wealth), Metta Maha Niyom (it makes people around you love you, be nice to you, and willing to support you for anything), Kaa Kaai Dee (it helps tempt your customers to buy whatever you are selling, and it helps attract new customers and then keep them coming back, Maha Sanay (it helps turn you to Prince Charming in the eyes of women/men). Klawklad Plodpai (it brings safety, and pushes you away from all danger), Kongkraphan (it makes you invulnerable to all weapon attack), Maha-ut (it stops gun from shooting at you). And Ponggan Poot-pee pee-saat Kunsai Mondam (it helps ward off evil spirit, demon, bad ghost, bad omen, bad spell, curse and black magic).

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Pra Sīvalī

Pra Sīvalī is a Buddhist Arahant widely venerated among Theravada Buddhists. He is the guardian saint of travel and is believed to ward off misfortune at home, such as fire or theft. His veneration predates the introduction of Theravada Buddhism into present-day Myanmar (Burma). Shin Thiwali is typically depicted standing upright and carrying a walking staff, an alms bowl and prayer beads.Born to Queen Suppavasa, Shin Thiwali is believed to have remained in his mother’s womb for seven years because of past karma.After a week in labor, Sīvalī’s mother gave birth to a precocious boy who could immediately speak. Thereafter, Buddha’s chief disciple Sariputra admitted Sīvalī into the Sangha. The Burmese believe that he is still living, that he can be invoked to come by a special incantation and that his mere invisible presence will bring them prosperity and good fortune.

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“Pra Sivali on Pilgrimage is a wish of “Wherever you go, success, wealth & prosperity, good luck, happiness will be waiting for you there!”

A walking stick means having many high profile people to support and assist you.

A long-handles umbrella with mosquito net means having happy and peaceful life.

An alms bowl means having endless food with wealth and prosperity.

A cloth bag means having plenty of 4 basic necessities of life.

A talipot fan is a Fan of Rank means having a salary raise and career promotion.

A string of rosary means having silver and gold beads (wealth fetching).

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Luang Phor Chaeng of Wat Bang Phang (Wat Si Rattanaram)

Luang Phor Chaeng, the Abbot of Wat Bang Phang, living between BE 2428 to BE 2500. When Luang Phor Chaeng was young, he was an outlaw, a bandit, and a head of gangster, and later he had faith in the Power of Buddha, and surrendered himself to Buddhism, and became Buddhist monk for the rest of his life. Luang Phor Chaeng was a disciple of the Holy Luang Phor Paan of Wat Bang Hia (Wat Khlong Dan), the Holy Luang Phu Kai of Choeng Len (Wat Bophit Phimuk), Luang Phu Chaai of Wat Phanan Choeng, the Holy Luang Phu Suk of Wat Pak Khlong Makham Thao, Luang Phor Paan of Wat Bang Nom Kho, Luang Phor Chong of Wat Na Tang Nok, Luang Phor Tiang of Wat Khao Rup Chang (a disciple of Luang Phor Ngern of Wat Bang Khlan), Tan Chao Ma of Wat Sam Pluem, Luang Phor Yipp of Wat Thung, and Luang Phor Ngern of Wat Tha Maprang Leuang.

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*with Certificate of Authenticity issued by DD-PRA

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DIMENSION: 4.10 cm high / 1.10 cm wide / 1.10 cm thick

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releaserandomthought · 1 year

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Opening

Hari ini adalah hari pertama aku akan memulai membiasakan diri menulis. Bukan biar apa, hanya untuk release segala isi hati dan pikiran yang selama ini cuma muter aja disitu dan kadang bikin rumit pikiran dan perasaan sendiri. Kayak riuh banget di dalam diri ini. Aku yang dengerin semua pembicaraan dalam diri ini jadi mumet sendiri. Jadi bingung mauku apa, apa yang aku rasakan, dan tidak tahu harus mengungkapkan hal apa. Alasan yang membuat aku jadi stres. Nggrundel sendiri, mikir sendiri, tiba-tiba marah meledak-ledak.

Habit ini aku tulis juga dalam jurnal. Fyi, aku sudah ada total 4 habit yang aku masukan dalam jurnal. Lain waktu akan aku bahas deh. Kali ini aku ingin memperkenalkan dulu alasan di balik nulis random thought, ya bener untuk release. Sesuai judul. Tapi semoga bisa manfaat sih, gak hanya keluhan yang negatif, semoga aja bisa membangun diriku dan yang baca tulisan-tulisanku ke arah yang lebih baik. Aamiin.

Mungkin itu dulu ya introduction dan openingnya. Nanti atau besok akan nulis lagi. Hmmm... aku pun penasaran apa yang akan aku tulis next time. Haha...

#thouhgts

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just-eyris-things · 3 years

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Eyris Interview

because I was tagged by the one and only @i-mybrunettelady, thank you .w.

OC Interview: Eyris

Draw (or use an old drawing, don’t worry!) or take a screen of your character in an interview setting and make them answer the following questions!

Me: it will be a quick sketch, just silhouettes or sth

Also me:

INTRODUCTION

1. Can you introduce yourself?

"Hi. I'm Eyris. That's about it."

2. What is your gender identity, orientation and relationship status?

"I identify myself as a bi woman. When it comes to relationship...let's say it's complicated. Since I am constantly away, it's difficult to establish a solid relationship, at least for me."

3. Where and when were you born?

"Ah, it was so many moons ago. I awakened in the Grove, because, you know, I'm a sylvari? We don't really do the whole...birthing... stuff you fleshlings do. As for when... as I said, many moons ago, in year 1310 After Exodus. Which makes me 24 this year. If it weren't for Airell, I'd feel old. Lucky for me, he's ancient."

4. What is your weapon of choice and fighting style?

"I prefer to take down my enemies unseen and quietly. I either get in close with my trusty daggers or take them down with a bow and an arrow. I can also pack a punch. I might not be as strong as my friend Airell or my, uh...girlfriend? Freya, but I know how to deliver a good blow."

5. Lastly, are you happy?

"Happiness is subjective, you know that, right? But I'd say yes. I think?"

FAMILY AND FRIENDS

1. What’s your family like? What is your relationship with them?

"I...have never really had a family. The closest people to me are Aurene, Airell and Ewyn...huh, I guess you could say I consider them family... There's also Freya, of course."

2. Have you ever ran away from home?

"Just like I have never really had a family, I have never had a home. There were places I lived in, but...I never saw more to them than but a bunch of walls and a roof over my head... Home is where the heart, or in my sylvari case, rhuddin, is."

3. Would you consider marriage or having children?

"Do I look insane to you? I am in a complicated relationship with a woman and you're asking me about marriage and offspring? Honestly, you interviewers are the worst! I am not a good partner and Freya knows this. I never stay too long in one place, that alone crosses me off the list for a suitable partner to have offspring with, don't you think?"

4. Do you secretly hate one of your friends?

"That question is stupid. How can you be friends with someone and then hate them behind their back? You either are friends or enemies. Unless you're a filthy lying snake, like Countess Anise. Yes, you can publish that one."

5. Which friend knows everything about you?

"By default, Aurene. We're connected deeper than anyone can even think. Her heart and my rhuddin beat as one, we share feelings, and I mean it literally, and we can communicate through thoughts. Although, we don't do that too often, only when we need to keep things away from the commanders and their euntourage... But Freya, Airell and Ewyn know a lot about me, too, considering that, as mentioned before, they are my found family. I would trust them with my life."

ASKED BY FANS

1. Are you literate? Have you been to school?

"I'm a sylvari, you dolts. Of course I am literate and no, I have never been to school, thank all that's divine!"

2. The eeriest prediction you made that later came true?

"Weeeeell...I honestly don't know? Since I have been working alone for ages, I learnt to be observant and wary of my surroundings, so it's hard to say if I am predicting things, or just deducing... and here comes Rytlock Brimstone. Despite being an important figure in charr society, he is a loose cannon. We were in Orr, making a stand near the entrance to Arah and I almost died because of him. I made a remark on that and said that he would be the death of me at some point. Years later, I was brutally murdered because of him. How am I back? That is a very good question, I will not address that, thank you."

3. What is something you were embarrassingly late to realize?

"Not to toot my own Warbler, but-- no, I did not mean a bird, I meant a horn used by the Maguuman Hylek. As I was saying, I don't think I have ever been embarrassingly late to realize anything? I mean, I'm not Airell, I actually use my eyes and ears, and, unlike him, I only have two of each."

4. Do you have mental health or physical issues?

"I was burnt alive. Does that answer your question?"

5. What is your current main goal?

"Unlike seemingly everyone, I do not have goals. I might be a Soundless, but I still follow some of Ventari's teachings, one of them being where life goes - so, too, should you. Currently, I am by Aurene's side, I choose to be by her, and I will follow her to the Mists and back. I think that's the closest to a goal I have.

CHOICES

1. Drink or food?

"Drink. Sometimes food is scarce, but you can survive without it as long as you have liquids with you... I really like strawberry tart, though. Ewyn and Airell make great tarts, I strongly recommend to visit their stall during some festival held around the Grove and Astorea."

2. Cats or dogs?

"I...In my whole life I have faced various difficult choices and decisions that I had to make, and yet, this one is the worst. So, I shall say both. Both is good."

3. Early bird or night owl?

I am a nightbloom. I am a night owl by default.

4. Optimist or pessimist?

"Realist. Optimistic and pessimistic outlooks affect judgement, and nobody can survive in bad conditions with bad judgement. Let's take the simple "half a glass of water" into consideration. Optimist will say that the flask is half full, but the word full makes you think that you have more than you actually have. You might make a bad call when rationizing your water, and then you end up with nothing before you find a water source. Pessimist will say the flask is half empty, so they will scarecely drink, and in the end they will dehydrate faster, which will affect their wellbeing and affect their efficiency, which also might affect how fast they will reach a water source. Realists will see that there is half a flask, so they will calculate how much they can drink to keep their mind clear and have the water for as long as needed... You there, interviewer? Or did I lose you?"

5. Sassy or sarcastic?

"Uh...as in, which one am I? or which one do I prefer in people? If the first one, I think I'm sarcastic? And the latter... Both? I think? Depends on the people, really. Some people are bearable, some are not, and depending on that their sassiness or sarcasm has any or no effect on me."

HAVE YOU EVER

1. Been caught sneaking out?

"Yes, in my earliest years. Nowadays I seem to simply disappear. Commander Stoneshire- I mean, commander deSol, I can't get used to the fact that she got married, that wretch of a woman... anyway, she hates me for sneaking out unnoticed. That....and for many other things, actually. She hates me in general. Hate is mutual."

2. Broke a bone?

More than once. Unfortunately.

3. Received flowers?

No, never. I don't really get any gifts, you know. And I do not count the flowers I got when I was working undercover for the Order of Whispers. They were not real gifts, not for me, but for the people I pretended to be.

4. Ghosted someone?

"Oh, yes. Some people do not take "I don't want to talk to you" for an answer. And if ghosting doesn't help, an arrow in the head solves the issue."

5. Pretended to laugh at a joke you didn’t get?

"Yes. Commander deSol's husband tells horrible jokes. Think dad jokes, but not the ones you like, those you hate and that make you want to strangle the person saying them... but even worse. I think the worst one was when he asked who lived in a pineapple under a tree, and when people asked who he said that pineapples don't grow on trees. Does that even make any sense? No. It does not. And that man is a father of two right now. I feel so bad for his children."

And now, oh boy, the tagging time!

Since I'm not browsing tumblr lately, if you were already tagged/have done this already, or simply if you don't feel like it, no pressure :)

@ascalonianpicnic @mystery-salad @fellis-world @moonlit-grove @kerra-and-company @salad-tales @likemesomesalads

If you're not here but wish you were - feel tagged, my tagging game is weak ;w;

#tag game #eyris

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beacon-lamp · 3 years

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Hello beacon! o/ I only ever hear about you through your moots but I just wanna say thank you for the hermitcraft propaganda! It was a great introduction for me to the hc fandom. -arah fren

hallo arah fren

im glad my hermitcraft propaganda worked!!!

have a wonderful week :)

#arah fren #beacon lamp? answering asks that are weeks old? it's more likely than youd think #ty for the askkk :)

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hellopersimmonpie · 4 years

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Tadi habis meeting via Zoom dan pas meeting ditutup, temen wa bilang:

“Kamu semakin INFJ“

“Eh?“

...

Akhir-akhir ini, gue ngerasa pelan-pelan berani keluar dari goa. Udah mulai ngidupin medsos pribadi lagi. Mungkin bukan cuma gue yang berubah. Temen-temen gue juga. Sudah fasenya. Mereka mulai terbiasa nyaman dengan anak-anak mereka yang mulai agak gedhe. Sementara gue sendiri udah mulai nyaman sama kehidupan gue hari ini dan juga udah mulai paham mana yang harus gue posting dan mana yang enggak.

Bisa dibilang, 2017-2018 itu tahun gue ketemu badai. Sementara 2019-2020 itu tahun buat gue untuk berjalan santai dan lebih mengenal diri gue sendiri. Ada beberapa hal yang dengan berat hati gue tinggalkan.

Pas gue ngebuat keputusan ini, gue tahu hubungan gue sama beberapa teman bakal memburuk dan gue mungkin bakal sedikit banyak blaming ke kajian hha. Fasenya emang kayak gitu. Layaknya abis putus sama pacar. Sebaik apapun mantan kita, kalo baru putus, pasti yang keinget yang ngeselin semua.

Tapi gue juga ngerasa, ini nggak bakal lama, nanti kalau sudah penyesuaian, kita bisa saling menyapa lagi dengan baik.

Kita mungkin terbiasa berpikir satu arah saja.

“Kalau saya pengen bikin kamu seneng, saya harus mengikuti segala perkataan kamu“

Padahal nggak gitu. Setiap orang punya kehidupannya masing-masing. Ada masanya kita harus berusaha memberi pemahaman itu. Kita berjalan beriringan buat menumbuhkan rasa hangat di hati. Satu hari kita bertengkar sementara di hari lain kita bercanda. Kita nggak selalu terus bergerak ke arah yang sama. Tapi yang penting, kita tetep berbagi cerita.

Pelan-pelan gue memahami bahwa cinta yang baik (dalam konteks apapun) memang seperti itu. Saling mendukung tapi tetap mengizinkan untuk menjadi diri masing-masing. Dulu gue selalu takut ketika menjadi berbeda. Hari ini, gue udah mulai santai dan pelan-pelan memahamkan bahwa pada akhirnya kita harus saling menghargai jalan yang diambil oleh masing-masing orang.

Gue melepas semua masa lalu dengan rasa ridho. Terima kasih sudah memberi begitu banyak pengalaman.

Pas gue mulai bikin blog ini lagi, gue awalnya bingung blog ini bakal diisi apa. Dari dulu sampai sekarang, gue masih suka membaca buku-buku tentang Islam. Jadi kalo nulis konten, otomatis yang ketulis itu konten taujih. Sementara pas mau bikin blog, gue nyoba pelan-pelan menghindari posting tentang Islam biar akun ini nggak jadi akun dakwah.

Kenapa?

Karena kalaupun gue nulis tentang Islam di sini, gue nulis dengan pikiran gue yang bebas. Nulis sebagai orang menyampaikan segala macam pikiran entah itu nyaman ataupun tidak nyaman. Gue pengen memahami agama gue sendiri dengan dialog. Dengan mengizinkan segala rasa tidak nyaman dan segala pertanyaan tersampaikan. Enggak harus terjawab. Tapi setidaknya gue lega ketika semakin lama pertanyaan gue semakin sederhana atau semakin tidak perlu dijawab karena gue sudah bertumbuh.

Gue nggak pengen temen-temen di sini menganggap gue bisa ditanyai perkara agama hanya karena gue mengutip ayat Al Qur’an. Karena tidak semua orang yang bisa baca tulis Al Qur’an atau bahasa arab tiba-tiba menjadi ulama. Itulah sebabnya gue berusaha mencari konten-konten lain selain agama.

Kalaupun dalam IG hellopersimmonpie, ada beberapa konten yang berkaitan dengan istilah-istilah dalam Al Qur’an, itu murni bagian dari Character Development dari tokoh-tokoh yang sedang gue lukiskan :)

Dulu, WA gue selalu isinya orang-orang yang minta taujih. Maka gue sendiri jadi berpikir layaknya mentor yang harus memandu jalan orang menuju Allah hha. Tapi hari ini, isi WA gue jauh lebih bervariasi. Ini ngasih gue kesadaran bahwa gue manusia biasa yang alih-alih harus ngebawa orang lain menuju jalan yang benar, justeru gue yang butuh lebih banyak petunjuk.

Gue sendiri dulu sempet pake celana tiap hari padahal biasanya pake rok biar nggak diajak ke kajian lagi hha. Sekarang, gue lebih sering pake rok lagi karena memang sudah lebih nyaman pake rok meskipun kadang-kadang masih pengen pake celana.

Gue, dasarnya suka banget sama make up, suka pake baju berwarna cerah, enggak peduli kulit gue sawo mateng, suka selfie, suka pake rok karena feminim dst dst ~XD

Dalam dua tahun ini, gue ngerasa bahagia karena pelan-pelan udah nemuin cara menjadi diri sendiri yang suka berpikir keluar jalur, acak-acakan, tapi suka stress sendiri lihat kerjaan yang nggak terstruktur. Biarkan isi pikiran kita aja acak-acakan. Tapi schedule harus tetep rapi.

Gue sendiri meninggalkan komunitas kajian dulu bukan karena benci orang-orangnya. Gue cuma pengen bisa mengeksplore banyak hal tanpa perlu mengalami banyak gesekan. Berjalan berkelompok itu bukan untuk semua orang. Terlebih bagi introvert seperti gue.

Gue mungkin bisa banget ngobrol berjam-jam sama banyak orang. Beberapa kali gue ngopi sama temen sampe Starbucks tutup. Pernah juga sampe nginep di Carl’s JR gegara nemenin temen gue yang habis putus sama pacarnya. Meskipun gue nggak bisa merespon curhatan dengan wise wkwk tapi setidaknya gue bisa nemenin dia ngobrol dari jam 8 malem sampe jam 5 pagi ~XD Tapi di sisi lain, gue selalu butuh hening untuk ngebreakdown segala simpul di otak gue.

Hal yang sering jadi miskonsepsi.

Introvert bukan orang yang pemalu untuk bergaul. Introvert hanya orang yang kadang butuh menghentikan banyak stimulus agar otaknya bisa bekerja dengan tenang.

Dengan berani mengurangi banyak sekali kegiatan, pelan-pelan, gue jadi punya banyak waktu untuk menyendiri. Gue juga punya banyak waktu ngobrol sama keluarga gue yang susah banget diajakin ngobrol lewat telfon :))

Ini yang ngebuat gue berani nggak mentarget macem-macem dalam hidup. Gue mau pelan-pelan aja jalanin hidup gue, pelan-pelan ngebuat kerja gue jadi efisien dan pelan-pelan ngerjain karya yang emang gue pengen.

Gue pengen jatuh cinta setiap hari pada banyak hal di sekitar gue. Meskipun untuk ngelakuin hal ini, kita emang harus berani sementara waktu menyeleksi hal yang memang perlu dan hal yang memang nggak perlu.

Kita memang perlu waras sesekali. Saat isi kepala kita berpikir terlalu tinggi, harus ada yang menyadarkan:

“Lu nyari makan dulu deh. Kalo isi kantong udah bener, baru mikir ke arah lain“

Atau ketika kita mulai menginginkan barang-barang yang mahalnya berlebihan, ada yang harus menyadarkan:

“Awaaas hedonic treadmill“

Atau ketika kita mulai overload dan susah dijangkau sama orang-orang terdekat kita, ada yang mengatakan ke kita:

“Start to say no“

Semacam itu. Belajar realistis dan tetap mendengarkan apa yang ada di dalam hati.

Semangat :))

...

“Apakah gue semakin INFJ?“

Enggak juga. Gue cuma ngerasa hidup lebih tenang karena bisa pelan-pelan mengurangi gesekan yang tidak perlu dalam banyak hal.

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sushisketching · 3 years

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Doing that thing

OC Interview to procrastinate on work

Introduction (IBS)

1. Can you introduce yourself? "Raziel, Uh... One of many commanders of the Pact." He scratches his head, trying to think of other things to say. "The love of my life calls me a salad sometimes. I'd rather be called a feast, but it'll work."

2. What is your gender identity, orientation and relationship "I think I'm a male. I've checked. I..." He looks over at the camera, smiling. "Used to like to tumble with anybody willing. But considering I have a partner now, I don't think she'd enjoy others joining us." 3. Where and when were you born? "28 years ago, in the Grove, supposedly of the Dusk cycle. Though I don't have the brains." 4. What is your weapon of choice and fighting style? "Right from the pod, I could feel the world hum and the tides scream at me. I studied basic elemental magic in the Grove, but travelled to Elona soon after. Picked up a sword and a dagger and they felt right to me. I'm..." He looks away for a few seconds, guilt gleaming. "I'm intensely reckless. I hope that I'm less now so, after everything that I've been through." 5. Lastly, are you happy? "I was born before being forced into the dragon wars, but... now... There's still a threat of them. I've been happy many times, but now it lasts longer with Serafin here." Family and Friends

1. What's your family like? What's your relationship with them? "The answer to that is intensely convoluted. The Pale Tree is my mother, but more of a symbol of guidance than anything. I was born with a pod-sister, her name was once Nyrene, but it's Nyfuse now. When people see me they think I'm loud. Then they meet my sister. Even if she's ridiculous, she's taken a liking to deceptions rather than elements." 2. Have you ever ran away from home? "The Grove is a beautiful and serene place." There's a sense of sarcasm to this. "But yes. Once. Next question."

3. Would you consider marriage or having children? "After the dragons are gone, then I'll consider everything else. And I need to have some secrets. But I can't have children. They scare me as well, so what's the point?" He looks at the camera, saw it shaking with laughter. "Next question." 4. Do you secretly hate one of your friends? "If I hated someone, they could tell. I could tell. I'm bad at lying." 5. Which friend knows everything about you? "Alfuse. My sister's lover is a spy, a thief, after all. But I've told him so many things even before they were together. And... Grayson Embersmith." He looks at the ground, ashamed. "Knew him for a majority of my life, before... Before Orr had happened." Asked by fans??

1. Are you literate? Have you been to school? "I can read and write and talk just as well as the next person. But the first two years of my life were hell, because words didn't sling together naturally for me. If the Priory counts as a school, sure, I've been to a school." 2. The eeriest prediction you made that later came true? "I told Embersmith that one of us would probably die in Arah. Or earlier. I thought it would be me." 3. What is something you were embarrassingly late to realize? "How much I hated to love Serafin. So many fine lines, and I thought with my 20 years of living I'd have figure out the difference. But she's still here. That's a good sign." 4. Do you have mental / physical issues? "I have a lot of scars from our Salvation raid. And a few mental issues. PTSD. That sort. I'd rather not think about it more than I have to. I think the worst memory I have was watching my sister get half-Branded, losing her sight a while back. And other things up there too. There's too much to talk about. Move on. Next question." His eyes are glazed with anger and sadness, hands fidgeting. 5. What is your current main goal? "To live. See the next day. Find rest in this turmoil and chaos. We're still waiting for news about the next dragon to kill." Choices!

1. Drinks or food? "I drink too much water. Maybe being an elementalist has something to do with that, I don't know." 2. Cats or dogs? "I love them both." His mouth tightens, his voice a whisper. "I like cats more." 3. Early bird or night owl? "I love both. I tend to see both. I may not have many brains, but I still have commands to dish out, and reports to check. But if anything, I like it when my dearest is up, and she's usually up late." His wooden skin glows with amber lines looking at whoever's holding the camera. 4. Optimist or pessimist? "I used to look at the world and all its problems and cruelty. After Arah... I'd rather look at the brighter things, see what I can get that's good to me. Embersmith would've wanted for me to look for good things after all." 5. Sassy or sarcastic? "It's all the sass. I am sass. Gotta be brash and bold and hot to be a commander, after all." Have you ever 1. Been caught sneaking out? "I hated night duty. Snuck out right at dusk with my friends and drink the night away. Always got yelled at when I came back to my post, saw a commander lose his mind after us leaving. Those were good times." 2. Broke a bone? "Yes. Tried to climb a tree drunk; broke my arm falling out. Tried to get a dolyak's hide and broke my ankle there. Lost my arm and a leg before. Got stabbed in the chest once too. All part of the job. Except the tree thing. Don't try to climb moving oakhearts while drunk. Awful idea." 3. Received flowers? "After Claw Island, I got flowers for respects to my mentor. I barely knew them, but she... was a very kind sylvari. And after Arah, for Embersmith. I hated getting those things. Didn't think I deserved to be there, after all, I played a part in their deaths." 4. Ghosted someone? "Once, when I was infused with too much magic. Sometimes being one of Aurene's champions causes me to lose control, usually after a nightmare. One time I tried casting a small curse to make someone's skin turn blue, but rather they turned transparent. We fixed it later though." 5. Pretended to laugh at a joke you didn't get "Too many times. Political parties are jokes. The real joke is when they go stumbling up to me when drunk and ask me why I'm drinking. They seem to misunderstand my age?" Whirrrr done ok bye

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mahayanapilgrim · 9 months

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Introduction to Dhammapada - 02

The Pali word "Dhamma" seems to have several meanings such as the natural law, natural phenomena, objects of the mind, religious doctrines and specifically the Lord Gautama Buddha's teachings. The word "Pada" means path, step, word or the toot. so, the word Dhammapada has been described as the "Path of Righteousness". The Dhammapada containing a collection of the sayings of the Buddha in verse form, is one of the best known books in Buddhism familiar to almost all of the practising Buddhist disciples universally as well as to scholars who study the teachings of the Buddha.

During the lifetime of the Buddha and for three months after the Buddha's passing away, the verses uttered by the Buddha to different audiences were remembered and studied by the Buddhist disciples under the category of

"Gatha" (Verses), one of the nine categories of the Buddha's teaching named the nine-fold dispensation of the Buddha (navanga buddha sasana). In the first Buddhist council that was held three months after the passing away of the Buddha, five hundred enlightened monks (Arahants), assembled to collect and group all of the Buddha's teachings into the three baskets. The Buddha's sayings in verse form that were mostly delivered in different discourses, were collected together to form the book now known as the Dhammapada which was included in the collection of minor discourses named Khuddaka Nikaya. Following the first Buddhist council, different sections of the Buddha's teaching including the Dhammapada were allocated to groups of Buddhist monks to memorise and maintain through the oral tradition from generation to generation, until they were written down on palm leaves in Sri Lanka during the first century BC.

#amitaba buddha #buddhist #buddha samantabhadra #Buddha

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hadeschan · 5 months

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item # K22D51

RARE Pra Sivali, Pim Yai, Pim Muak Gan Knock, Lang Lai Niw Hua Mae Meu Luang Phor Guay, Nua Din, Gru Ton Phikun. An extra-large baked clay Pra Sivali Arhat amulet with figure of Pra Sivali on his pilgrimage holding a walking stick, a cloth bag, a kettle, an alms bowl, and a "Klot” (a large umbrella equipped with an insect screen and a wooden pole), in the back is with a trace of a finger prints of Luang Phor Guay. This Pra Sivali amulet is called “Pim Muak Gan Knock” because the head of Pra Sivali is in a huge circular shape as of the motorcycle helmet. Made by Luang Phor Guay of Wat Khositaram (Wat Ban Khae), Chai Nat Province, before BE 2510 (CE 1967). According to the Book of Amulets of Luang Phor Guay, Gru Ton Phikun refers to the amulets that were buried under the Phikun Tree (Spanish Cherry Tree) at Wat Khositaram for decades, and later discovered in BE 2510 (CE 1967).

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“Pra Sivali on Pilgrimage is a wish of “Wherever you go, success, wealth & prosperity, good luck, happiness will be waiting for you there!”

- A walking stick means having many high profile people to support and assist you.

- A Klot, a long-handles umbrella with mosquito net means having happy and peaceful life. Thais also believe that Klot provides protection of all perils, disaster, danger, misfortune, and bad spirits beyond existing limits.

- An alms bowl means having endless food with wealth and prosperity.

- A cloth bag means having plenty of 4 basic necessities of life.

- A talipot fan is a Fan of Rank means having a salary raise and career promotion.

- A Kettle means having happiness and unity in your family, and an improvement in your career without shortcomings and problems.

- A string of rosary means having silver and gold beads (wealth fetching).

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Pra Sīvalī

Pra Sīvalī is a Buddhist arahant or arhat widely venerated among Theravada Buddhists. He is the guardian saint of travel and is believed to ward off misfortune at home, such as fire or theft. His veneration predates the introduction of Theravada Buddhism into present-day Myanmar (Burma). Shin Thiwali is typically depicted standing upright and carrying a walking staff, an alms bowl and prayer beads.Born to Queen Suppavasa, Shin Thiwali is believed to have remained in his mother’s womb for seven years because of past karma.After a week in labor, Sīvalī’s mother gave birth to a precocious boy who could immediately speak. Thereafter, Buddha’s chief disciple Sariputra admitted Sīvalī into the Sangha. The Burmese believe that he is still living, that he can be invoked to come by a special incantation and that his mere invisible presence will bring them prosperity and good fortune

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BEST FOR: Pra Sivali helps bring success, wealth & prosperity, good luck, happiness, and an improvement in your career without shortcomings and problems. Klawklad Plodpai (it brings safety, and pushes you away from all danger), Metta Maha Niyom (it helps bring loving, caring, and kindness, and compassion from people all around you to you), Maha Larp (it brings Lucky Wealth / wealth fetching), and Kaa Kaai Dee (it helps tempt your customers to buy whatever you are selling, and it helps attract new customers and then keep them coming back. And Ponggan Poot-pee pee-saat Kunsai Mondam Sat Meepit (it helps ward off evil spirit, demon, bad ghost, bad omen, bad spell, curse and black magic, and poisonous animals). This amulet helps protect you from manipulators, backstabbers, and toxic people. And the force of the bad intentions / activities / behaviors from your enemies hitting you, the Khata Sà-tón Klap in this amulet puts an equal force back onto them, meaning those bad intentions / activities / behaviors bounce back up to your enemies.

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The Content of the amulet

1)Din Nuan Jai Klang Na, clay taken from the heart of the rice paddies, the deepest of earth level that the earth becomes clay, fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals. Thais believe that this fine-grained natural soil contains power of the Mother Earth, with auspicious omen, fertility & prosperity.

2)Din Jet Phong Jet Pa, earth taken from 7 forests where deposit of salts and other minerals are. A mineral lick (also known as a salt lick) is a place where animals can go to lick essential mineral nutrients from a deposit of salts and other minerals. Din Jet Phong is believed to have the force of temptation and distraction.

3)Din Kui Puu, earth balls piling up in front of male crabs’ holes to tempt female crabs to mate, believed having power of temptation and seduction.

4)Din Jet Ta Nam, earth taken from 7 boat destination terminals of both sides of the river banks. Thais believe that these areas filled with lovers’ mind power while waiting for one their love one to come homes.

5)Din Gon-gru, earth accumulated inside the chambers where ancient amulets were stored, and fragments of ancient amulets.

6)earth dust crushed from MOST powerful ancient baked clay amulets or “Pra Gru Gao” in Thai, like; Pra Sawan Chai Nat, Pra Nang Phraya of Wat Nang Pharaya, Pra Pong Suphan, Pra Rod & Pra Kong of Wat Mahawan Lumphoon, and etc…

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The amulet made from soil or earth

The soil or earth is the oldest minerals on Earth, it accumulates all power of good deeds of all Arhats (or Luohan), Bodhisattva and Buddha as long as you and your enemies are standing/living on the earth, the Pra Mae Thoranee (the Earth Goddess) will witness good deeds and bad deeds, if you have made good deeds, then your good deeds have already witnessed by Pra Mae Thoranee, Pra Mae Thoranee will help you, and your enemies could not do any harm to you. And the difficulties of your life, Pra Mae Thoranee also witnesses, and Pra Mae Thoranee will ease all of your difficulties.

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Pra Gru Ton Phikun

The Pra Gru Ton Phikun refers to bulk of amulets discovered buried under the Phikun Tree (Spanish Cherry Tree) close to the Guti (monk house) of Luang Phor Guay at Wat Khositaram (Wat Ban Khae), Chai Nat Province. The amulets were made around and before BE 2490 (CE 1947), after amulets were completely made, Luang Phor Guay would hand them over to his looksit (disciples / followers /adherents/ worshippers / devotees) for free or as requested. And Luang Phor Guay would put the leftover amulets in alms bowls (monk beggar bowls), after sometime, Luang Phor Guay later buried them under Pikhun Tree next to his monk house, and the bamboo trees around the temple building where Pra Chao Nai Vihan, the Principle Buddha Statue of Wat Khositaram standing. In the year BE 2509 to BE 2510 (CE 1966 - CE 1967), the Phikun Tree was uprooted after heavy rain, the looksit found the large numbers of amulets buried under, and asked Luang Phor Guay about the amulets, Luang Phor Guay said that “They are mine, I made them all.”, and told his looksit to dig under the bamboo trees around the temple building for amulets, too.

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“ขอศิษย์ทั้งหลายอย่าอดอย่าอยากอย่ายากอย่าจนอย่าต่ำกว่าคนอย่าจนกว่าเขา”

“All of my Looksit (disciples / followers /adherents/ worshippers / devotees) will be away from destitution, failure, hardship & difficulty in living, poverty, inferiority, and deterioration in quality of life.”

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Luang Phor Guay was highly respected by Luang Phor Pare of Wat Pikulthong, Singburi Province. Many Batches of Luang Phor Pare’s amulets were blessed by Luang Phor Guay first, Luang Phor Pare would bring them to Luang Phor Guay and ask Luang Phor Guay to bless them for him before the Grand Blessing Ceremonies…

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*All of the amulet made by Luang Phor Guay, the last mantra that Luang Phor Guay blessed on amulets was “The Khata Sà-tón Klap (The Bouncing Back Mantra)”. The force of the bad intentions / activities / behaviors from your enemies hitting you, the Khata Sà-tón Klap puts an equal force back onto them, meaning those bad intentions / activities / behaviors bounce back up to your enemies.

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*According to Luang Phu Thong of Wat Samphao Choei, Luang Phor Guay implanted his mind power (telepathy) in the amulets he made or blessed on. The telepathy, the transmission of information from one person’s mind to another’s without using any known human sensory channels or physical interaction, it would happen while the amulet owners pray or talk to Luang Phor Guay’s amulets (saying any khata (sermon) is not needed), and those messages will pass to Luang Phor Guay automatically.

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LUANG PHOR GUAY

Luang Phor Guay was an abbot of Wat Khositaram (Wat Ban Khae), Chainat Province living between (BE 2448 to BE 2522)

Luang Phor Guay was a disciple of many Legendary Guru Monks, for instance;

- The Holy Luang Phu Tao of Wat Kaang Kaao, a senior brotherhood of Luang Phu Suk of Wat Pak Klong Makham-tao

- The Holy Luang Phu Sri of Wat Pra Prang

- The Holy Luang Phor Derm of Wat Nong Pho

The supernatural power of Luang Phor Guay experienced by his Looksit (disciples / followers /adherents/ worshippers / devotees).

1)An ability to know the future.

2)An ability to shoot clay ball bullets from a sling bow with cursive path (line of fire) to any targets Luang Phor Guay wanted, no matter how far they were.

3)An ability to make a ring to be put on anybody’s fingers no matter where they were by blowing rings from Luang Phor Guay’s palms.

4)Photo shootings without Luang Phor Guay’s permission, those photos would be blurry or camera malfunctions.

5)An ability to make people who just visited Luang Phor Guay not to recognize Luang Phor Guay after leaving Luang Phor Guay.

6)An ability to stop gun from firing at him or anyone

7)An ability to make gun malfunction by squeezing out a piece of cloth in his hands.

8)An ability to make ants to return to their nest hole.

9)An ability to bless chicken food, and made chickens eat it if the chickens or the chicken eggs were stolen, and later eaten by the thieves, the thieves would got Dermatophytosis or Ringworm on their skins.

10)An ability to use a rock tying up with a robe, and beat up his looksit, and looksit felt no pain.

11)An ability to stop the gun from firing by saying “the gun jammed”.

12)An ability to treat people with headache by pinching their own thumbs.

13)An ability to heal people with broken bones.

14)An ability to replace the pain during child labor from wives to their husbands.

15)An ability to turn a man to both a crocodile, and then a tiger or vice versa.

16)An ability to turn midrib of a banana leaf to a green snake, and a loincloth belt to a cobra.

17)An ability to turn leaves of Maerua siamensis (Kurz) Pax tree to wasps.

18)An ability to turn a joss stick wrapped with red paper to a Siamese fighting fish.

19)An ability to hold burning charcoal in his hands

20)An ability to pick anything that his hand could hold from anyplace, no matter how far they were.

21) Luang Phor Guay’s message to his looksit would come true.

22)An ability to make his amulets floating in the water or flying in the air.

23)An ability to command wasps to sting any people he wanted. And command turtles to search for anybody he wanted.

24)An ability to toss his amulets into the air, and those amulets were flying to people whom he wanted to give amulets to, no matter where they lived.

25)An ability to know if his Looksit were assaulted or in danger, no matter where they were at.

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THE AMULETS OF LUANG PHOR GUAY

Luang Phor Guay made and blessed all of his amulets by himself. Mon Pra Gaan, the Lord Kala in Sanskrit, the Pra Gaan Mantra, the one who is beyond time (death) and universe and all life within, and the god of death. Those who have good intentions of using Luang Phor Guay’s amulets would be blessed, those who are not will be doomed. And all amulets made by Luang Phor Guay, at the final of blessing ritual, Luang Phor Guay would end with Khata Sa-ton-klap. Such Khata has a power that helps protect amulet wears from manipulators, backstabbers, and toxic people. Not only protection from those kind of people, but also people who are thinking a “bad” thought about the amulet wearers will also be doomed.

*REMARK: According to Looksit (disciples / followers / adherents / worshippers / devotees) of Luang Phor Guay, Luang Phor Guay made amulets every day to release his mind power (Grasin Fire) that generated heat in his body, and Luang Phor Guay NEVER made amulets for sale. Luang Phor Guay just gave amulets to anybody he wanted.

THE BLESSING PROCESS OF AMULETS OF LUANG PHOR GUAY

Luang Phor Guay blessed his amulets at the 7 times of the day firstly in the early morning, in the late morning, in the afternoon, in the late afternoon, in the evening, in the late evening, and at midnight. These 7 times of blessing was said to be the blessing process of Black Magic, and to prolong/extent the lives of people who wear his amulets in case that people’s lifespan on earth are shorten by their bad karma. And only best guru monks or Best white robe masters could perform such rituals. Luang Phor Guay would pick the day on auspicious constellations (Rerk Mongkon), master of devil constellations (Rerk Boon Phraya Maan), and criminal constellations (Jora Rerk). Luang Phor Guay said that the Rerk Boon Phraya Maan, and Jora Rerk are constellations that help criminals, and evil people to successfully commit their crimes, and amulets of Luang Phor Guay would perform miracles to persuade those bad people to believe in good and bad karma, then they will return to support Buddhism, and finally, they will be decent citizens.

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thoseuntoldchapter · 4 years

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First Page - A Little Introduction

Woohoooo finally!

Lately I’ve been thinking untuk bikin sebuah blog berisi tulisan-tulisanku yang entah nantinya akan dibawa ke arah mana. Dan baru hari ini kesampaian buat literally bikin sebuat writing page.

Ya walaupun mungkin beberapa tau aku orangnya sangat bacot di Twitter apalagi masalah shit posting dan bikin thread gajelas. But, i think it’s not enough kalau cuma brisik di twitter.

Seems like aku butuh tempat lebih luas lagi buat menyampaikan banyak hal yang ada di pikiranku. Itulah kenapa aku kasih judul blog ini “Page of Courage” yang tulisannya sedikit aku acak acak spasinya hehe.

Someone ever told me tentang 10 Seconds of Courage.

Dia bilang “Ketika lu takut buat ngelakuin sesuatu, coba itung selama 10 detik buat kasih makan rasa takut lu itu. Abis itu lu lakuin ketakutan lu itu di detik ke 11.”

Pertama denger I laughed over it. Kaya buat apa sih, gak bakal ngaruh juga?

But damn, it works!

And it becomes my favorite spell ever after.

Enjoy this page of courage yang aku bikin di waktu senggang dan overthinking ku ya. Semua yang aku tulis disini butuh keberanian, tapi bukan berarti semuanya benar secara paten. Ambil baik dan buang buruknya.

Be wise, cheerio!

#writing #introduction #blogging #nonasangster

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didanawisgi · 5 years

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The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita with an introduction by Bhikkhu Bodhi

CONTENTS

Preface by Acharya Buddharakkhita

Introduction by Bhikkhu Bodhi

The translation:

I. The Pairs (vv. 1-20)

II. Heedfulness (21-32)

III. The Mind (33-43)

IV. Flowers (44-59)

V. The Fool (60-75)

VI. The Wise Man (76-89)

VII. The Arahant or Perfected One (90-99)

VIII. The Thousands (100-115)

IX. Evil (116-128)

X. Violence (129-145)

XI. Old Age (146-156)

XII. The Self (157-166)

XIII. The World (167-178)

XIV. The Buddha (179-196)

XV. Happiness (197-208)

XVI. Affection (209-220)

XVII. Anger (221-234)

XVIII. Impurity (235-255)

XIX. The Just (256-272)

XX. The Path (273-289)

XXI. Miscellaneous (290-305)

XXII. The State of Woe (306-319)

XXIII. The Elephant (320-333)

XXIV. Craving (334-359)

XXV. The Monk (360-382)

XXVI. The Holy Man (383-423)

#Dhammapada #buddhism #buddha #books #Religion #spirituality

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hellopersimmonpie · 4 years

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Kak, kenapa kok nggak nulis buku aja? Banyak yang nanyain kaan 😂

Hmmm karena nulis buku itu susah 😂 Dulu tahun 2017, saya pernah hampir nerbitin buku tapi di tahun tersebut ada peristiwa yang ngebuat semua pola pikir saya berubah. Akhirnya buku yang hampir terbit tersebut saya tarik. Saya bersyukur karena saya tidak jadi menerbitkan buku tersebut. Soalnya kalo udah terbit, saya jadi merasa bersalah karena harus meralat banyak hal 😂

Saya suka banget nulis dan bercita-cita nerbitin buku suatu saat. Tenang aja. Bukan buku introduction to algortihm kok 😂 Doain aja biar umur saya cukup buat nulis buku.

Pekerjaan utama saya tuh ngajar. Jadi saya pengen bekerja dengan baik di pekerjaan utama saya dulu biar berkah. Selain itu, selama ngajar, saya menyadari bahwa interaksi saya ke mahasiswa juga ngebawa pelajaran yang cukup banyak tentang bagaimana saya harus menyampaikan informasi ke orang lain. Ini yang membuat saya lebih suka menulis di blog dulu dan berinteraksi dengan banyak orang. Mungkin itu juga bakal ngebantu saya buat menyampaikan pikiran dengan lebih baik lagi.

Selain itu, karena menulis bukan pekerjaan utama saya, saya pengen menulis dengan tenang sambil mematangkan pikiran. Nggak perlu diburu waktu. FYI: bermedsos itu sebenernya tantangan juga buat saya. Saya punya trauna masa kecil yang ngebuat saya takut banget menghadapi banyak orang yang serentak merespon sesuatu dari saya. Entah itu respon positif atau negatif. Online atau offline.

Dulu, saya beberapa kali bikin blog yang akhirnya saya hapus ketika followernya menurut saya terlalu banyak. Saya ga bisa handle fame. So kadang-kadang kalo ada temen muji macem-macem ato bilang ngefans, saya bilang ke mereka untuk lebih baik tidak diungkapkan karena saya nggak nyaman. Tetep perlakukan saya sebagai teman dan nikmati karya saya aja. Puji karyanya kalo bagus. Jangan puji orangnya. Pun kalo ada chat dari pembaca yang bernada seperti itu, saya jarang jawab karena saya benar-benar tidak nyaman. Saya berharap ini blog terakhir saya dalam artian saya tidak menghapusnya karena takut 😅

Kenapa akhirnya saya tetep bermedsos? karena di medsos saya bisa mendapat tanggapan dari apa yang saya tulis. Entah itu pro atau kontra. Mirip kalo saya lagi ngajar 😂 Kadang saya salah dan mahasiswa saya sadar kalo saya salah. Terus kami ketawa aja. Awal banget tuh malu sih tapi lama-lama bisa santai karena salah itu manusiawi. Yang penting harus diperbaiki dan jangan sering-sering. Kalo salah mulu, kompetensi kita dipertanyakan juga akhirnya.

Tentang respon yang kontra dari tulisan saya, mungkin kalian nggak lihat respon kontra karena saya tidak menjawab. Penduduk tumblr tuh sebenernya cinta damai. Tapi blog ini kebetulan juga dibaca temen-temen saya yang kadang pro dan kadang kontra.

Nah, saya tidak menanggapi pandangan kontra tuh bukan berarti saya ignore semua itu. Saya cuma nggak merespon secara terbuka karena saya nggak suka konflik. Kecuali kalo orang yang mengkritik tuh sama-sama setengah kosong dalam artian mau mencerna pandangan orang lain dengan tenang. Sementara orang tuh kan macem-macem. Ada juga yang udah fanatik sama pandangan sendiri jadi dialognya kayak satu arah. Bukan bertukar pandang tapi malah bertarung biar salah satu kalah dan ngikutin sudut pandang yang menang 😂 Saya nggak biasa dengan yang kayak gitu.

Meskipun tidak setiap respon tuh saya jawab tapi semuanya tetep jadi bahan renungan buat saya agar pikiran saya lebih matang lagi. Dan siap ngasih tulisan yang semakin baik dari hari ke hari :")

Doain aja.

Buat kalian yang ngerasa ambisi banget semua bisa dikerjakan dengan cepat, mungkin jawaban ini juga bisa jadi insight buat kalian hhaa. Kadang tolak ukur kesukesan kita dalam satu hal nggak melulu tentang berapa yang udah kamu hasilkan. Menikmati proses juga termasuk pencapaian :")

Butuh bertahun-tahun bagi saya untuk menikmati dialog dengan banyak orang yang membaca tulisan saya. Sebelum itu, saya beneran ketakutan. So itu tadi sih, menikmati proses berkarya itu juga udah termasuk pencapaian. Ini semacam privilege buat saya karena saya bisa melakukan hal yang saya sukai tanpa diburu waktu.

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annisa-fajriani-blog · 5 years

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Iman Usman’s Secret Sauce and Some Lessons You Need to Remember

Assalamualaikum. Halo teman-teman!

Untuk yang pertama kali datang ke Tumblr ini, selamat datang!

Sebenarnya Tumblr ini udah lama banget dibikin, sejak saya SMP (sekarang saya semester 6) tapi sayangnya saya nggak cukup pede untuk menulis.

Itu dulu.

Sekarang, kalau dipikir pede atau nggak, tetep aja nggak pede-pede amat, tapi kalau ditimbang manfaat dan mudharatnya, sepertinya akan lebih bermanfaat kalau saya beranikan diri untuk mulai rajin menulis karena ada banyak hal yang penting untuk diketahui oleh teman-teman, dan saya nggak pengen ilmunya berhenti di saya aja. Jadi, kalau kalian baca ini dan merasa ada manfaatnya, tolong sampaikan ke teman-teman yang lain ya apa yang kalian dapat, Insyaa Allah berkah :)

So, let’s start!

Alhamdulillah. Kemarin Sabtu, 30 Maret 2019 saya berkesempatan menghadiri Inauguration Day penerima #beasiswaimanusman bersama 16 orang lainnya. Seperti inauguration day pada umumnya, agenda kemarin adalah seputar deep introduction tentang program ini dan profil diri kita masing-masing (awardee + Kak Iman himself!)

Untuk yang belum tau kak Iman, beliau adalah co-Founder Ruangguru, bimbel online nomor satu di Indonesia. Kesan pertama yang saya dapat waktu beliau masuk ruangan adalah, “Ini orang panutan banget. Agenda mulai jam 9 tapi beliau udah hadir jam 9 kurang”—hal yang cukup jarang saya jumpai pada orang dengan jadwal yang super sibuk. Ga berhenti di situ aja, kekaguman saya bertambah waktu disetelin video profilnya Kak Iman. (kalian bisa nonton di sini)

Yang saya tangkap saat itu adalah, ada proses panjang dan nilai hidup yang begitu kuat sehingga Kak Iman bisa sampai di titik ini. Kak Iman merasa pendidikan adalah hal yang membawa perubahan dalam hidupnya, yang berhasil membuatnya melampaui segala batasan yang ada. Oleh karena itu, beliau punya impian agar lebih banyak anak Indonesia yang bisa merasakan hal yang sama. Melalui Ruangguru, Kak Iman berusaha merealisasikan mimpinya itu.

Keren kan? Banget!

Sekarang pertanyaannya, apa aja sih kunci suksesnya Kak Iman sampe bisa merealisasikan impiannya?

1. Ketika suka sesuatu, kasih semua hati dan jiwa kita. Jangan setengah-setengah!

Kak Iman cerita, dulu jaman SMP suka banget sama Harry Potter. Saking sukanya, beliau sampe ikut semacam “Hogwarts online” gitu! Tapi, karena nggak ada internet di rumah, akhirnya Kak Iman bela-belain ke warnet hampir tiap hari, cuma untuk ngelanjutin “sekolah online”nya itu. Karena ketekunannya, Kak Iman akhirnya berhasil wisuda daaan puncaknya adalah beliau bahkan jadi Professor di sekolah online itu loh! Lanjut dari situ, Kak Iman jadi terinspirasi untuk buka bisnis online, jualan pernak-pernik ala Harry Potter. Usahanya sukses, bahkan pernah sekali waktu dapet orderan jubah untuk keluarga besar yang berasal dari Jakarta.

Ini cuma cuplikan yang bisa nggambarin betapa “total”nya Kak Iman ini dalam berusaha. Bahkan untuk hal-hal yang mungkin orang lain anggap sepele. Totalitas akan membawa kita pada kesuksesan, di bidang apapun itu.

2. Challenge the Status Quo

Banyak pencapaian dalam hidup Kak Iman yang sebenarnya hasil dari “ketidakmungkinan”. Salah satunya waktu Kak Iman mengikuti pemilihan Duta Muda Asean. Saat itu persyaratannya mengharuskan peserta sudah berkuliah, sementara saat itu status Kak Iman masih siswa kelas 3 SMA yang baru keterima PPKB di HI UI (semacam SNMPTN kalo sekarang). Tapi, Kak Iman gak kalah sebelum perang. Beliau tetap daftar, meskipun panitia bilang beliau gak bakal bisa. Hasilnya? Dengan segala kerja keras dan kegigihan Kak Iman, beliau membuktikan bahwa dirinya pantas hingga akhirnya lolos sebagai Top 10 dalam pemilihan tersebut, and of course, sebagai peserta termuda!

Seringkali kita ini kalah sebelum perang, belum mencoba udah nyerah duluan. Hal kayak gini ini yang perlu kita ubah. Lebih baik mencoba daripada tidak sama sekali. Kita nggak akan tahu kalo gak pernah mencoba. Pun kalau kita gagal, sesungguhnya kita udah dapet pelajaran dari prosesnya, dan itulah hal yang paling berharga.

3. Build and Mantain Relationship

Orang sering bilang, punya relasi itu penting banget. Tapi, kalo kata Kak Iman, punya relasi aja gak cukup! Kita harus punya meaningful relationship. Waktu kenalan sama orang, stop berorientasi dengan kepentingan pribadi kayak, “Wah ni orang bisa jadi bantu gue tar kalo gue butuh”, tapi bangunlah relasi yang emang bener-bener dari hati. Ketika ada waktu, sempatkan diri untuk catch up dengan teman-teman kita, bantu yang kita bisa. Dulu waktu ikut YLI (Young Leaders of Indonesia), kak Iman kenalan sama kak Belva Devara pertama kali. Gaada pikiran apapun waktu itu, hingga akhirnya beberapa tahun dari situ mereka berdua bekerja sama membangun Ruangguru. See? Meaningful relationship is much more important than just a relationship.

4. Stay True to Yourself, to Your Calling

Kak Iman percaya bahwa true calling nya adalah empower others. Value ini dia bawa dari kecil. Bikin perpustakaan mini untuk anak-anak di daerahnya, mendirikan organisasi Indonesian Future Leaders semasa kuliah, hingga mendirikan Ruangguru, semua adalah bukti bahwa kak Iman fokus pada true calling nya.

Saya pribadi percaya, Tuhan tuh menciptakan kita semua, mengizinkan kita lahir di dunia ini pasti ada “misi”nya masing-masing. Tugas kita adalah mendengarkan hati nurani kita dan fokus untuk menjalankan misi itu dengan sebaik-baiknya. Mungkin ada teman-teman yang misinya berkarya di bidang seni, olahraga, politik, penelitian, dan lain-lain, yaudah fokus di situ. Tuntaskan misi kita masing-masing. Tapi, pertanyaan yang sering muncul adalah, “aku belum tau misiku apa, gimana carinya?”

Menurut saya, it’s totally okay to explore many things. Mumpung masih muda, galilah sebanyak-banyaknya pengalaman. Yang penting tetep inget batasan, tau kapan harus berhenti dan menyimpulkan akan fokus ke mana. Jangan cuma jadi oportunis yang nyobain semua hal, tapi ngga tau arah dan tujuannya mau kemana.

Yup, itu 4 “rahasia” Kak Iman yang saya pelajari di pertemuan pertama ini. Semoga bisa bermanfaat dan jadi bahan refleksi kita bersama yaa!

“Sesungguhnya Allah tidak akan mengubah nasib suatu kaum kecuali kaum itu sendiri yang mengubah apa-apa yang ada pada diri mereka” (QS 13:11)

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