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Re: Batam Info Thread

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Originally Posted by longlong135 View Post
LMAO, this is the first time i came across this version of Monkey God Story - Complaining under 5 Finger Mountain for 500 years.
There are many version of the Monkey God story,we may have heard a different one but the difference definitely wont be too far out.

Under the 5 finger mountain,Monkey God was cursing and swearing at Buddha,and over many years,the cursing and swearing becomes complaining...and later end up almost becoming whimpering towards the end of 500 years.

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Monkey God's story is kind of like this forum,isnt it? Monkey starts creating trouble,earth could no longer bound him till the extend he feels his powers Equates to Heaven (look at his pride there) and eventually went overboard to attack Heaven instead.The trouble later grew so big till it trigger the Great Buddha who later jailed him under the 5 finger mountain for 500 years.

In jail, he is still non-remorseful for the 1st few hundred years. He keeps cursing,swearing and complaining to the Great Buddha that he did NO WRONG throughout the whole Destructive Ordeal. And if HE thinks he is wrong,how come during the middle of the chaos,no one correct him. Thats why in his jail term ,he never once have in mind that he is in any WRONG and he often shouted,"If i am WRONG,how come NO ONE correct me"..."if YOU think i am WRONG ,how come NO ONE teaches me...to do what is RIGHT"..., "..and I am NOT WRONG,i was NEVER WRONG". 500 years later,a monk pass by the 5 finger mountain ,release him from captivity where he keeps the monkey as disciple to "teach" him and they went thru thick and thin together in their journey to the west. And they all eventually attain enlightenment.

Again,like i always have to say,its just a story.

Does this sound familiar with the activities in this thread and perhaps the structure of how this forum was built? We have samster asking the same questions which has been answered before and often claims he couldnt find an answer? We have immature trouble makers in this thread over a period of the last 7+ years from time to time. The case were usually,you support me,i support you and then a war break out? Situation went out of control when earth could no longer contain the chaos and then the "Great Buddha" finally arrived to save the day. Monkeys who never learn will keep complaining after being pinned to the 5 finger mountain and continue to return later to create chaos again at a later time.

"If i am WRONG,how come NO ONE correct me"..."if i am WRONG ,how come NO ONE teach me...to do what is RIGHT"... "..and I am NOT WRONG,i was NEVER WRONG".

My imaginative reply to the Monkey God, TRY stepping out of yourself to look at yourself. Try looking at a situation from another person's perspective.

Its like a cycle and this cycle repeats itself from time to time even in real life,hence if one reads from the beginning of the Batam info thread,there will be peace for a while,but after some time,there will be a short period of chaos and later peace for a while again. After all the turmoil cause by the chaos,those who didnt cause trouble yet remains are those that has achieved enlightenment.

Thats why i constantly urge all my friends in this thread ,dont take sides,dont be involved in a argument,ignore all troublemakers...just sit back,relax and observe. They will be able to see the whole situation better and at a much clearer view. How everything all started,who started it ,who are those who will involve themselves and how it will end.

Let's not forget,PRIDE is the no.1 most deadliest of the 7 deadly sins. Pride is more about I,myself and me. And "I" am not WRONG."I" cannot be WRONG. Hehehe...remember doing the right thing the wrong way sometime is still considered WRONG.

I then slowed myself down for a second,threw my Pride (me,myself and i) away for a while and look into my own heart to ask,am i WRONG? Only i will know the answer.

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My unimportant humble words of advise to the ONE who reads which i extracted from outside of Batam's Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya Temple. It also happen to be southeast Asia's biggest Buddhist temple :


Namo Amitabha...may peace be with all readers.

Meantime,do enjoy some nice music sang by the kids below :


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Originally Posted by longlong135 View Post
Just tell taxi driver Sekupang Money God Temple they will know? Or must we give the exact address or special landmark?
Just tell the taxi driver you wish to go to KTM Resort,the Guan Yin temple for prayers. Not many taxi driver will know where is the Monkey God temple tho. The Monkey God temple is just behind the Gigantic Guan Yin statue.

Hope i answered your question/s.
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