The walls and roof for the small shop are complete.… Read the rest
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Author: Terry
A new shop is born – Nokia mobile phones
Here is the finished store, complete with inventory and sales people. The time from clearing the space to this store was about one week.… Read the rest
Another store for clothing
Two weeks after the Nokia store was opened, this clothing store appeared next to it. The building process was identical to the cell phone store. It also took about a week. “Doi moi” at work.… Read the rest
Chu?ng s? quan t?m
(by Patrick)
Working in Hu?, Vi?t Nam is a lesson in mindfulness. Working and living outside your regular patterns and habits leads you to pay attention and assess everything; your diet, your exercise, your perceptions and expectations, your profession and goals in particular.… Read the rest
Thien Mu Wind trigram
The bottom of this great bell has the eight trigrams of the I Ching. This is the Wind Trigram. The Wind Trigram speaks to spontaneous movement: knowing whether to advance, retreat or remain neutral in a situation according to gut feelings.… Read the rest
Thich Nh?t H?nh
Thich Nh?t H?nh, a Zen monk, and native of Hu?; has written on the bell in his monastery:
Body, speech and mind in perfect harmony
I send my heart along with the sound of the bell.
May the hearers awaken from forgetfulness
and transcend all anxiety and sorrow.… Read the rest