Me, My Guru - On life and death – III!

 

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Me, My Guru - On life and death – III!

It was customary of Buddha to send each monk to a certain area for bhiksha(alms). One of the monks was sent for ‘bhiksha’ in the area where our meditating monks sister lived. As he entered the area he thought “If only I need not ask every house and instead someone came out and give bhiksha on their own!”

The sister of the monk heard his thoughts, came out of the house and invited him in. He was pleased that his prayers were answered. He then thought “If only I was served grand feast today!” He was then served. The food was heavy. He felt drowsy. He thought “if only I was insisted upon and allowed to sleep in this house”.

Immediately, the sister of the monk said “Sir, the room over there is empty of inmate. You can lie down and rest a while. Please leave after the rest”.

Now the monk was very pleased and accepted the invitation. He slept well and got up after a good sleep. 

Now that he was relaxed he went through the day’s events. He realized that every thought that he had had manifest or was attended to. He knew it wasn’t and can’t be a coincidence. He felt it had to do with the lady of that house. To check his analysis, he wished that he gets someone to drop him at the monastery (ashram). He didn’t wish to walk now. He gave in to his laziness. He sat for some time. It was then that the lady came in and said “Sir, there is conveyance waiting for you. It will take you to your monastery. Please come”

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# life and death, living life, make moments count, long life, meaningful life, full of life, life, death, problems and solutions, inevitable and how to face them, suffering is optional, 

2.also read suggested : https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2020/04/on-choosing-death.html 

On understanding this post : 

"The sister of the monk heard his thoughts, came out of the house and invited him in. " - 1.The one who meditates without any desire and with purity of intent, the one who is pure in heart hearing the thoughts of others is no big deal.

2.Once you think, your thoughts are everywhere to be heard by anyone who has stilled his mind. 

3.We may think in the still of the night, but that thought too is out there in the Universe. Nothing is hidden from the Universe, nothing is a secret with Universe. 

"Now the monk was very pleased and accepted the invitation." ...."He felt it had to do with the lady of that house." - 1.Look at the contradicting feelings. The monk got what he wanted. And yet, when he realised that the lady of the house could read his thoughts he got restless. We want something, we want to understand how it works and yet we are not strong enough to face the Truth! That duality in us causes friction within us and there in lies cause of our suffering....

2. Many times, even when we get what we wanted, we are not happy saying "but I got it in this colour, shape etc", "but I wanted in 2015 and I got it in 2020" and so on and so forth...just listen to your complaints. Know yourself! There in lies cause and release from your pains....