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Napa Valley one day tour in California

my napa valley one day tour

Napa valley in California is a beautiful place in north California to tasting wine, walking around, relaxing, drinking and talking with friends. Napa is so famous for its winery. We went there today with my three friends. four of us together get this Napa valley one day tour.

California sunshine always so shining, coming to US again after one year, I don’t have  a lot missing, while it is good time here in August, as we have one day off, so looking for something special, some friends really recommend Napa valley, tasting wine.

What attract me more are the nice views, we have google napa’s view, it looks really great, and we would like to see that in person. when researching what is best way there, we used to check some tours, like there are tour saying $80/pp, or $69/pp, we are not familiar with local tour company, so it is hard for us to decide, later we call the driver who used to drive us from airpoint to hotel, he was very nice when we ask him about the price, he give us some discounts.
when calling the car company they assign a new man receiving us, the car company charges for $55/ hour, as it takes 2hour from where we live in sunnyvale to napa, so it is some expensive for us, we talk with this new nice driver Miachel, he is really helpful, he agrees to make that 5hour drive work other than counting us 7hours if we takes that time.
so that is the deal, we are on the way, 4 of us riding on an very nice lincoln car, some views I have seens in movies. lala..

It is big sun today, and I didn’t expect it is warmer in Napa than sunny vale, so I wear a very thick cloths with me, inside I only take a long sleeves T-shirts, What a day!
Even sunshine, while I can stand, I feel quite warm in Napa.

There are many winery to visit in Napa, so we have to choose some places to go as time limited.

My highlight here are:
1. I forget where it is but the place corresponding there was an office of winery and to the oppsite there are tours for people to know wine, the man named Jerry really a nice man. he introduced us so much about the history and how they process and make the wine.
I strongly recommend him as he was so nice, even we didn't have a time to taste there, while I was really impressed by his knowledging and nice sharing.
2. I can't remember exact name of the place we stop by some small places and there are not so many tourist.
3. Last one we try taste the wine at Sonoma, which they offer cheaper taste and with less people. we have spend $10/p for tasting 6 different flavor, with the knowledge Jerry share with us, we have some sense to taste.
like 5steps:smell, swing, sip, Swallow 
it is really enjoy. we also know that red wine is healthier than white wine, white wine usually not that many year, good wine not only depends on years.
when swing there are tiers downs, very interesting. 

our driver is so great, he did want to make our day nice and he had lunch quite late and has no complaining at all. he was a nice man. 
if you are looking for a nice tour. 
1. do enough homework like finding the reviews on where is nice to visit.
2. book car from a trust company I can recommend the company we rent from AAA- Legacy and their driver: Michael #45
their phone is (650)-493-3350, we have used their service from airport to hotel and today's napa valley tour, really great service.


Hope all that help, I really not familiar and can't remember all their name, while it is of course a nice tour.

wordpress 如何用邮件发博客

虽然有wordpress独立博客一段时间了。可是最近因为服务器速度颇慢,每次登陆一次后台写文章总是要花很多的时间。
于是我一直在寻找一个可以通过写邮件来发博客的方式。 终于在搜索google下,找到了这个方法:
虽然网上每篇文章说法差不多,我说说自己的感受吧。
最好的方法是下载一个插件: 叫postie 
 这个插件可以做比较多的设置。
1. 先注册一个邮箱专门用来接收博客发文。邮箱需要支持pop3
2. 配置postie: 详细内容可以参考:http://jingpin.org/how-to-update-wordpress-blog-via-gmail/
3.  具体提示点,我用的是gmail邮箱发邮件,每次发了文章以后,都没有标题,现在我还没有搞定这个问题,
如果有知道的朋友可以告知下。
Postie
发了以后需要等一段时间才可以看到,因为我设置了是每30分钟查看一次邮件。

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真正开解生命的无量意义

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真正开解生命的无量意义
——上开下愿法师在2010-7-23日的开示
佛菩萨告诉我们,佛菩萨的世界永远是极乐世界,永远是清净国土。即使释迦佛八相成道,到我们世间来作佛了,他生活的世界也是清凉自在的。既然和我们在一起,他能够清凉自在、他能够活在佛的世界里,我们众生为什么不可以呢?
我们众生同样可以。佛菩萨教导我们,就是让我们每一个人都能够进入清凉自在的世界里,都能够让我们这颗燥乱的心、烦恼的心停止下来,让它不再烦恼,不再躁动,让它清醒,让它回归到自在的状态。一定要对我们自己的生命有一个了解。
佛法所探讨的就是宇宙人生的真相,现在科学家、哲学家、宗教家都在探讨着同一个问题,从古至今都在探讨这个问题:先有物质还是先有意识?人类从哪里来的?将来要回归到什么地方去?都在问这个问题。
佛讲得很清楚,讲得非常透彻。我们每天都在变化着,每天都生活在不同的世界里,从小到大生活到今天,你的世界已经换了无数次了,无数个世界。
小孩的世界和大人的世界是不同的,每一个人都是不同的。佛在我们这个世界,他生活的也是佛的世界;烦恼的人即使没有到地狱去,他的世界也是地狱;快乐的人、帮助别人的人、有善心的人,他们的生活就是在天堂,每天法喜充满,每天都很欢喜。这些都在于我们自身的念想,都在于我们自己的妄想、分别、执着。

我们明白这个道理以后才知道,原来命运是掌握在自己手里,原来这个世界的造物主,管理我们命运的神,不是别人,是自己。你现在的命运从哪里来的?你现在的命运是过去造就的,过去的因现在结了果。因果丝毫不爽。
我们一定要种好因,将来必定有好果报。佛菩萨教导我们,我们之所以能够有受用,能够明白,这都是我们过去修行的成果换来的。如果过去生中没有修学,也没有今天的成绩。佛门所要求的是让一切众生真正彻底解脱,我们常讲“离苦得乐”就是这个道理。

学佛是件快乐的事情,不是件痛苦的事情。那我们为什么学佛那么痛苦,甚至于很多人不愿意学佛,听了佛法就很害怕?说佛门规矩太多了,没办法接受,这是对佛教不了解。佛的每一条戒律,每一条规矩,都是让我们趋吉避凶的。不是定来约束人的,而是帮助人的,告诉我们去掉贪嗔痴。
佛告诉我们,贪心将入饿鬼道;嗔恨将入地狱道;愚痴没有智慧,将来就变成一只狗,没有智慧到了畜生道。那你说我们是贪嗔痴好呢?还是修戒定慧好呢?你一生的约束换来的是生生世世的自在,你这一生的悭贪将来堕入饿鬼道,这就麻烦了。
饿鬼道的寿命至少一千岁,它的一天是我们人间一个月。比人间太长了,我们就太吃亏了。没有智慧,愚痴,真假不分,善恶不明,人云亦云,这种人没有自己去判断的能力,真正的是造作了恶业自己还不知道,将来到了畜生道出不来。为什么?执着,众生坚固的执着。
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北京弥陀大愿护生“护国祈福,息灾护生”长江大救护殊胜圆满

Title:北京弥陀大愿护生“护国祈福,息灾护生”长江大救护殊胜圆满

南无阿弥陀佛!
   
814日是属于北京弥陀大愿护生最殊胜的日子!
   
   
就在今天,在上开下愿法师的大慈悲发起带领下,在极乐世界大愿肉身佛慈悲的摄受下,北京弥陀大愿护生圆满了世界佛子的大祈愿,为中国,为中华大地我们受害的同胞至心的大祈福,大回向!

   
放生缘起,是师父见到全国洪水肆掠,泥石流横行,已经伤害了好多是省市,受灾地区和人民日益增多。北京弥陀大愿护生,正好在本周814日有发起大放生的时间。记得在北京期间,在车上师父很肯定地给这次的大护生命名为“护国祈福,息灾护生”长江救护10万斤鱼菩萨大护生活动!当时上开下愿法师告知,当灾害纵起的时候,就必定有佛菩萨在世间慈度众生,慈护众生……。


        在我们离开北京的时候,开愿法师与安乐阁的护法居士一起从青岛出发!师父一行也是从凌晨开始出发的。由于我们北京出发的师兄们被开车的司机错误估计路线,所以晚了。外地的师兄们都已经到达,害怕物命受到高温的伤害,要求先把20000斤的田螺菩萨给放了,众多的物命是带着无始劫的因缘到的,能在极乐世界的大愿菩萨的见证下——皈依开愿法师也是无始劫的福德因缘所致!所以开愿法师没有到的时候,不敢放!就在这个关键的时刻师父赶到!而后冰块什么都一并赶到!更为神奇的事情,师父一到就有两块大云挡住了夏日炎热的太阳!整个放生现场刹那清凉!至诚顶礼上开下愿法师——众生的大恩师!

    这个时候的师父一行是来不及吃饭了,直接赶到放生的现场!师父悉知悉见一切的事态,在我安排他们先去吃饭的时候,师父就说:直接去码头!到了那里,与外地的师兄碰头,师父皈依直接在车上放生田螺菩萨!两万斤的物命菩萨由师父带着放生,没有吃饭,没有喝水一直到我们到了,主法后接着又是4个小时的放生!
    没有自己,只有众生!师父和同行师兄们的大慈大悲,让人感动!上开下愿法师一心只为拔众生苦,完全舍我的大悲行持是末法一切众生的福报!相信北京弥陀大愿护生在上开下愿法师的带领下,在全国师兄慈悲的护持下,必定会为众生尽全部的心力——融入极乐世界大愿肉身佛的大愿力中!慈护一切众生!慈度一切众生!让弥陀大愿护生是娑婆法界的弥陀慈航!船长由尊敬的上开下愿法师担当——引领所有的有缘,在大愿菩萨慈悲的摄受下,一生同念弥陀,同归极乐,共证佛果!

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