Karma

It is strange how we kept getting ourselves entwined with Tibetan monks lately. As you all know, my earlier entry noted how fate brought us to dine with a Rinpoche. This time round, we were invited by a close friend to join them at a Musical Charity Dinner. When we arrived at the dinner, only then we found out that the Charity Dinner was for Kasih Hospice as well as collecting funds for building of a new tibetan buddhist monastery in India.

During the dinner, had a conversation with my friend's mom and we chatted about a book I've read 'Living & Dying' (this is a book that i accidentally picked up, which was stored in my study for couple of years before reading it. It is something that opened my eyes, something that i can relate to). Anyway, she recommended for me to read "Steps On The Path to Enlightenment, Volume 2: Karma".

So, off we went last night to Kinokuniya. Found the recommended book easily admist millions of books, as if it is emitting some kinda supernatural power that says "look here... i am here".

I begin to tear just by reading the Introduction. Not that it is touching nor that I've read something enlightening, just that its English is so 'deep' that it is kinda difficult to understand without having to repeat each sentence couple of times... thus, the tearing, cause, am yawning non-stop. lols.....

Anyway, here is something to share. An excerpt from its "Introduction". Think about it:

"Once trapped in this cycle (Cyclic existence (samsara): birth, death, rebirth, death... ) we are subject to many painful diseases, some of which led to death. But no physical illness can compare to the disease of samsaric life itself. The disease of cyclic existence is a mental disease, a disease caused when the mind is infected by karma and afflictions. It is a disease that has produced incalculable sufferring because it has infected numberless beings since beginningless time. No ordinary medicine can cure this kind of deep sickness. The only remedy for the disease of samsaric suffering is the powermedicine of wisdom, which comes from the study and practise of the Dharma teachings."

I personally like the words 'incalculable suffering' & 'beginningless time'. How very true.

Just something to share. ;) Have a great weekend.