QUANTUM HAPPY LIFE

My Photography Journey

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:52:00 +0000

Decided to revive this blog and turned it into a photography blog !

Chinese New Year Celebration: Acrobatics

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:46:00 +0000

Amazing acrobatic performance from the CCTV 2007 Chinese New Year Celebration.

If I Could Reach You !

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:50:00 +0000

Watch this concert version of the above song by Marilyn McCoo !

You can learn to sing this song at :

http://quantumsinginglife.blogspot.com

Kangaroo Boxers ?

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:02:00 +0000

Have you seen kangaroo boxing before ?

Watch this fight between two Kangaroos. The fight lasted for over 45 minutes in a golf course with golfers in the background.

Dream of A Golfer

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:53:00 +0000

To be able to play golf like Tiger Woods is a dream of many golfer !

Hole-in-one is the happiest moment for golfer !

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:44:00 +0000

Getting a hole-in-one is the happiest thing a golfer wish for !

6 Years Old Conie Talbot At British Got Talent

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:22:00 +0000

Enjoy watching this video and be happy like this little 6 years old girl !

If I Were A Rich Man

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:21:00 +0000

Watch this miovie trailer from "Fiddler on the roof " with the theme song "If I Were A Rich man ".

Want to be rich, try it out at "Who Wants To Be A millionaire" at the bottom of the blog.

Hips Don't Lie

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:45:00 +0000

Enjoy this slide show with a great video and great song of Shakira !

Titanic - My Heart Will Go On

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 01:25:00 +0000

This movie "Titanic" brought back lots of memories to the main actress Rose. It also brings back lots of fond memories for couples or singles alike who watch this film show.

Enjoy this movie trailer and the theme song " My Heart Will Go On " and be happy to have your old, fond memeories back to life !

I Will Be There For You - Jessica Andrews

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:51:00 +0000

Enjoy listening to this lovely song and be happy that you have a good friend !

Song Lyrics :

When I lost faith
You believed in me
When I stumbled
You were right there
For every act of love you've done
I owe you one...
There were hard times
I know we survived
Just because you stayed by my side
With all I have, with all I am
I promise you all my life...
Chorus
Whenever the road is too long
Whenever the wind is too strong
Wherever this journey may lead to
I will be there for you
I will be there for you...
Through sorrow
On the darkest night
When there's heartache
Deep down inside
Just like a prayer, you will be there
And I promise you all my life...
Repeat chorus
Repeat chorus
I'll always be there

Nat King Cole - There Will Never Be Another You

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0000

At the Gala Pops Concert & Auction on April 1 2007, the New Philharmonia Orchestra performs "There will never be another You", (Words & Music by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon in 1942 and Recorded by Nat "King" Cole in 1943). They are feautured by Bo Winiker (trumpet) , Bill Winiker (percussion), Tom Petrakis bass) and Tony Deblois.

Acapella

Nat King Cole - There Will Never Be Another You lyrics
(harry warren, mack gordon)

This is our last dance together,
Tonight soon will be long ago.
And in our moment of parting,
This is all I want you to know...

There will be many other nights like this,
And I'll be standing here with someone new.
There will be other songs to sing,
Another fall...another spring...
But there will never be another you.

There will be other lips that I may kiss,
But they won't thrill me,
Like yours used to do.
Yes, I may dream a million dreams,
But how can they come true,
If there will never, ever be another you?

~interlude~

Yes, I may dream a million dreams,
But how can they come true,
If there will never, ever be...
Another you?

I Will Be There

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:46:00 +0000

Listen to the two versions of this lovely song "I Will Be There" by Kyla and Britney Spears below.

You can learn to sing or karaoke this song at http://quantumsinginglife.blogspot.com.

Kyla

Britney Spears

You're My Best Friend

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:11:00 +0000

Enjoy listening to the two versions of this inspirational song, one by Don Williams and the other by Queen !

Don Williams

Queen

White Rose Of Athens

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:26:00 +0000

"White Rose Of Athens"...written by the Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis, and made famous by the Greek singer...Nana Mouskouri. In 1961, Mouskouri performed the soundtrack of a German documentary about Greece. This resulted in the German-language single "Weisse Rosen aus Athen" ("White Roses from Athens"). The song was originally adapted from a folk melody by Hadjidakis. It became an enormous hit, selling over a million copies in Germany. The song was later translated into several different languages and it went on to become one of Mouskouri's signature tunes.

You've Got A Friend

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:07:00 +0000

Enjoy this lovely song " You've Got A Friend".

If you like to sing the karaoke version of this song, go to http://quantumsinglife.blogspot.com to try it out.

Carole King & James Taylor

Carole King,Celine,Gloria,Shania

Amazing Grace

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:46:00 +0000

This song is dedicated to all friends. Enjoy listening to this amazing good song by two great singers, Elvis Presley and Nana Mouskouri.

You can learn to sing this song at http://quantumsinginglife.blogspot.com

Elvis Presley

Nana Mouskouri

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2006

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:08:00 +0000

Fashion shows attract many men and women alike and can be a pleasurable pastime.

Enjoy watching these fashion show videos and be very happy !

Red Panda Munching Bamboo in Chengdu

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:50:00 +0000

Rare Red Panda Eating Bomboos

Video of a male Red Panda eating bamboo at the Panda Research and Breeding Center in Chengdu, People's Republic of China

Black And White Panda Eating Bamboo

Santa On Holiday In Spain

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:50:00 +0000

Santa On Holiday In Spain - video powered by Metacafe

Christmas Comments by Crazyprofile.com

SMILE CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY !

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:13:00 +0000

Myspace Quotes at WishAFriend.com

Have A Bigger Catch Here !

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:18:00 +0000

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'Memory' by 15 Years Old Tessa Sunniva Live!

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:35:00 +0000

Live performance of Tessa Sunniva at the Van Zantenhal - Nieuw Vennep - The Netherlands.

Listen to this lovely song to refresh your memory of happiness. You can listen to the original verson sung by Barbara Streisand at http://quantumsingignlife.blogspot.com .

Nothing Is Happier Than A Big Catch !

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:09:00 +0000

If fishing is your past-time, then nothing is happier than this Big Catch ! Watch this video to enjoy the Big Catch !

Visit: http://quantumhappylife.blogspot.com for more....

The Art of Happiness

noreply@blogger.com (pokykim) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:23:00 +0000

From Meditation to the Atom in the Universe
By The Dalai Lama in Meditation

The experience of consciousness is entirely subjective. The joy of meeting someone you love, the The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spiritualitysadness of losing a close friend, the richness of a vivid dream, the serenity of a walk through a garden on a spring day, the total absorption of a deep meditative state these things and others like them constitute the reality of human experience. And all of these experiences from the most mundane to the most elevated have a certain coherence and, at the same time, a high degree of privacy, which means that they always exist from a particular point of view.

But despite this reality and thousands of years of philosophical examination, there is little consensus today on what consciousness is. Neuroscience, which employs an objective perspective looking at the brain as an object of study has made strikingly little headway in this understanding, despite having tremendous success in observing close correlations between parts of the brain and mental states. A comprehensive scientific study of consciousness must therefore embrace both objective and subjective methods: It cannot ignore the reality of first-person experience but must observe all the rules of scientific rigor.

I am suggesting the need for the method of our investigation to be appropriate to the object of inquiry. Given that one of the primary characteristics of consciousness is its subjective and experiential nature, any systematic study of it must adopt a method that will give access to the dimensions of subjectivity and experience. So the critical question is this: Can we envision a scientific methodology for the study of consciousness whereby a robust first-person method, which does full justice to the phenomenology of experience, can be combined with the objectivist perspective of the study of the brain?Here I feel that a close collaboration between modern science and the contemplative traditions, such as Buddhism, could prove beneficial. Buddhism has a long history of investigation into the nature of the mind and its various aspects this is effectively what Buddhist meditation and its critical analysis constitute. Unlike that of modern science, Buddhism's approach has been primarily from first-person experience. The contemplative method, as developed by Buddhism, is an empirical use of introspection, sustained by rigorous training in technique and robust testing of the reliability of experience. All meditatively valid subjective experiences must be verifiable both through repetition by the same practitioner and through other individuals being able to attain the same state by the same practice. If they are thus verified, such states may be taken to be universal, at any rate for human beings.

The Buddhist understanding of the mind is primarily derived from empirical observations grounded in the phenomenology of experience, which includes the contemplative techniques of meditation. Working models of the mind and its various aspects and functions are generated on this basis; they are then subjected to sustained critical and philosophical analysis and empirical testing through both meditation and mindful observation. This process offers a first-person empirical method with relation to the mind.

I am aware that there is a deep suspicion of first-person methods in modern science. I have been told that, given the problem inherent in developing objective criteria to adjudicate between competing first-person claims of different individuals, introspection as a method for the study of the mind in psychology has been abandoned in the West. Given the dominance of third-person scientific method as a paradigm for acquiring knowledge, this disquiet is entirely understandable.

I agree with the Harvard psychologist Stephen Kosslyn that it is critical to recognize the natural boundaries of introspection. No matter how highly trained a person may be, we have no evidence that his or her introspection can reveal the intricacies of the neural networks and the biochemical composition of the human brain, or the physical correlates of specific mental activities tasks that can be most accurately performed by empirical observation through application of powerful instruments. However, a disciplined use of introspection would be most suited to probe the psychological and phenomenological aspects of our cognitive and emotional states.

What occurs during meditative contemplation in a tradition such as Buddhism and what occurs during introspection in the ordinary sense are two quite different things. In the context of Buddhism, introspection is employed with careful attention to the dangers of extreme subjectivism such as fantasies and delusions and with the cultivation of a disciplined state of mind. Refinement of attention, in terms of stability and vividness, is a crucial preparation for the utilization of rigorous introspection, much as a telescope is crucial for the detailed examination of celestial phenomena. Just as in science, there is a series of protocols and procedures which contemplative introspection must employ. Upon entering a laboratory, someone untrained in science would not know what to look at, would have no capacity to recognize when something is found; in the same way, an untrained mind will have no ability to apply the introspective focus on a chosen object and will fail to recognize when processes of the mind show themselves. Just like a trained scientist, a disciplined mind will have the knowledge of what to look for and the ability to recognize when discoveries are made.

It may well be that the question of whether consciousness can ultimately be reduced to physical processes, or whether our subjective experiences are non-material features of the world, will remain a matter of philosophical choice. The key issue here is to bracket out the metaphysical questions about mind and matter, and to explore together how to understand scientifically the various modalities of the mind. I believe that it is possible for Buddhism and modern science to engage in collaborative research in the understanding of consciousness while leaving aside the philosophical question of whether consciousness is ultimately physical. By bringing together these two modes of inquiry, both disciplines may be enriched. Such collaborative study will contribute not only to greater human understanding of consciousness but also to a better understanding of the dynamics of the human mind and its relation to suffering. This is a precious gateway into the alleviation of suffering, which I believe to be our principal task on this earth.

Adapted from the Book: The Universe in a Single Atom
http://www.dreammanifesto.com/aff/jrox.php?id=512_1

The Universe in a Single Atom (Unabridged)