Here I cover resizing lubuntu (14.04.2) linux as guest OS on virtual box. I am using Mac OSX as a host OS. First we have a 15gb virtual box (vdmk) image file in virtualbox. If you are paranoid, just to be safe, clone the virtualbox VM by right clicking and clone. 1) Convert vdmk to […]

  Most web sites or app today are hosted on linux machines. With of the 958 million sites (recorded by netcraft – http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2014/04/02/april-2014-web-server-survey.html), Apache 38% + Nginx 15% holding over 50% of the market share. Linux has many flavours such as Ubuntu and Linux Mint (http://distrowatch.com/). Some flavours are desktop focused capable of running windows applications […]

Some basic buddhist chants: om mani padme hum – (Sanskrit: Jewel in the lotus) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om_mani_padme_hum namo amitābha – (Sanskirt: homage to the Amitabha Buddha / Chinese: namo ah mi tuo fuo)

Macbook Pro Key mapping for Lubuntu is quite irritating. If you are using virtualbox and need to map the keys correctly, just click on the GB or US icon in the bottom panel. Choose the top option and unlock the panel by clicking on set default. Then look for your keyboard. Mines a macbook pro […]

Assuming that you have installed it in a Linux flavour using default aptitude get, you can use the configurations and commands below. I use the tool “nano” as an example. I suggest using “vim”. You can do that by replacing nano with vim. To exit vim, (if you are stuck), just hit esc key once […]

Zen is the fruit from Tao and Roots of Buddhism. Buddhism was originated from the holy land of India, and the teachings was passed into China, approximately during the Tang dynasty. Many other sources mention about another individual, Bodhi Dharma, who was the originator of Zen. So why is there Tao, Zen, Buddhism? As a […]

Every time I look back, I seem to understand a little more, about life and our existence. As we move from one stage of our life to the other, we see changes. As the famous proverb: “the only thing that is certain is change.”. I believe that all Tao, Zen and Theravada Buddhism, together with other […]

Learning meditation is a life long journey. From my past few years of meditation, I learnt that the positive effects are many. Most distinct of all is the focus and stability of emotions. Famous comedian Jerry Seinfeld, is a devote follower of TM (Transcendental Meditation) for over 40 years. It kept him going for 9 […]

Buddhism has been around for some time and now considered one of the most established religions of the world. The core of buddhism follows the 10 precepts as follows: To refrain from taking life (promote non-violence towards sentient life forms) To refrain from taking that which is not given (including acts of theft) To refrain […]