To all my friends who enjoy a glass of wine...and those who don't:
As Ben Franklin said:
In wine there is wisdom,
in beer there is freedom,
in water there is bacteria.
Ouch!
In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink one liter of water each day, we would have absorbed, at the end of the year, more than one kilo of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria that are found in feces. In other words, we are consuming more than one kilo of poop.
However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor, for that matter) because alcohol has to go through a filtering process and then fermenting.
Therefore, remember: Water = Poop
Wine = Health
Hence, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of shit.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm doing it as a public service!
Happy New Year! Give me another round... Cheers!
Adoption is a legal process by which the rights and responsibilities for a child are given up by the biological parents and taken on by the adoptive parents.
When you adopt a child you are creating a family. It is not just a legal matter but one that involves deep human emotions. Adopting a child and experiencing parenthood are major steps in one's life.
For those who chose it, adoption can be an enriching and fulfilling experience for both parents and child - one that can be highly rewarding but may involve some specific challenges.
Throughout these pages, you will find information and resources to help guide you through the process of adopting a child. It covers the considerations involved in adopting a child, the eligibility criteria as well as the issues and challenges that occur after adoption
念诵修法降咒皆戏论；融摄一切六字即法音。
一切音声无异观音言；声空不二如咒诵嘛呢。
咒语是金刚乘修行的要素之一。咒语是梵文，在音声的范畴里，其重要性等同于形相范畴的本尊
观想。有许多不同类别的咒语，包括明咒`密咒`陀罗尼咒，也有近修咒（mantras of approach)`
成就咒`成就四种业咒。
但没有任何咒语被认为胜过嘛呢咒。它不仅包括了所有咒的功用，也涵盖了其他咒所有的力量和
加持。如伟大的噶玛。恰美（Karma Chagme）等过去博学的圣哲门，无法在佛经中找到任何一个
咒比嘛呢咒更具利益`更精要`更容易修行，所以他们将嘛呢咒当做主要修持。即使只听闻嘛呢咒，
便能从轮回中解脱。例如，有个故事说：
五百条虫正在一个恶臭不堪的坑里挣扎，观世音菩萨有感于它们的痛苦，于是化身为一只金蜂，
发出嘛呢咒的��声从坑上飞过，这些虫一听到六字大明咒的声音，就完全解脱了痛苦而转生天道。
嘛呢咒不是一串普通的字，它包含了观世音菩萨所有的慈悲和加持；事实上，嘛呢咒就是观世音
菩萨的音声形式。现今由于我们的业障，使我们不能真正在其净土亲见观世音菩萨；但我们所能
做的，就是听他的咒音，持诵它，读它，以金色的字优美地写下它。因为咒是本尊的心要，和本
尊无分别，所以上述这些行为会带来大利益。六字大明咒是观世音菩萨六度的表现，如同观世音
菩萨所说，无论谁持诵六字真言，都将圆满菩萨六度，并净化一切业障。
为了持诵这个咒语，先如前述尽可能清楚生动地观想观世音菩萨。观想观世音菩萨心中有一朵六
瓣莲花，上为一满月轮，月轮中央立有一种字[啥]，周绕[��嘛呢呗美��]六个字，像一串珍珠般
顺时针围绕，咒�N放出万丈光芒，供养极乐世界`密严净土及其他一切无数净土。每道光中都带
著许多供养物，例如八吉祥`八珍宝`轮王七保`满愿树`宝瓶等。广大的供养云遍满虚空，供养每
个净土中的诸佛菩萨，由于诸佛接受了供养，你累积了功德和智慧。
