You may be thinking that you have logged into a wrong website. But trust yourself that you are not! This round the blog content seems no longer in the mother tounge of the writer, of course with a few reasons...but more importantly, it is the idea comes along to me which I would like to share with.
Karma, many people know about it, but if those who do not, it is just as simple as the definition of "cause and effect", a concept strongly emphasized in Buddhism.
Having said that, many of you may know about it, but how depth do you know about it?
I recalled one of my experiences when I travelled to Europe. Back to 2004, when I graduated from my tertiary education, this experience never go off from my memory. That day, I could still remember clearly, it was a flight from Nice to Paris, by one of the worst flight I have had througout my life so far, probably it was just a "budget" airline, which I suffered for dizzying for the whole journey. Fortunately, I did not vomit but knowing that those smelly chinese ointment that I used would definitely made the surrounding passengers suffered too!
That day I reached the airport of Paris at late noon, and thereafter I took a train to city. And here begins the story of my experiences....
The train finally stopped at a city station, the sky has turned dard and the weather became cooler. As the station wasn't the destination of my reserved hostel, I was forced to approach there by another train. When I was just seeking high and low for the ticket counter, a kind-hearted man offered his assistance. He led me to purchase the ticket at the auto-pay machine, which he advised that a 3-day pass would worth to be purchased, as being a tourist. Being a fresh graduate of a degree programme majoring in accountancy, definitely it wasn't a tough task for me to value the worthiness. But I was extremely exhauted that time, I chose to paid...
The pass was about euro25, when I handed over the money to him, he even guided me the way to depart the train...that moment, I just couldn't find such a kind-hearted person. Finally boarded and arrived at the destination, I checked the pass with one of the officers there, and get known that it was just for ONE way journey. To my shock, I boarded the most expensive train in the world, with only 10 min ride. I am thinking to myself, I used the word "am", as I am still thinking even now, Paris, a well-developed capital of France, would still have such an atmosphere, the negative one.
Today, when I think about it, I just feel relieve that it was indeed a really good chance for me to repay my debt by way of karma in such a western country, which I may not be travelling there again in my life. I told myself, I might have done something negative to him previously. This is Karma. That guy who sold me the train ticket, I thank him heartily. This neutralises the Karma and it will not continue anymore.
You know you were born naked, so do you when you die; nothing follows but Karma does! If you can realise the spiritual of Buddhism, start your dharma while you still can; learn it and apply it into your life, don't let the "financial wealth" to conquer your conscience.
Karma, many people know about it, but if those who do not, it is just as simple as the definition of "cause and effect", a concept strongly emphasized in Buddhism.
Having said that, many of you may know about it, but how depth do you know about it?
I recalled one of my experiences when I travelled to Europe. Back to 2004, when I graduated from my tertiary education, this experience never go off from my memory. That day, I could still remember clearly, it was a flight from Nice to Paris, by one of the worst flight I have had througout my life so far, probably it was just a "budget" airline, which I suffered for dizzying for the whole journey. Fortunately, I did not vomit but knowing that those smelly chinese ointment that I used would definitely made the surrounding passengers suffered too!
That day I reached the airport of Paris at late noon, and thereafter I took a train to city. And here begins the story of my experiences....
The train finally stopped at a city station, the sky has turned dard and the weather became cooler. As the station wasn't the destination of my reserved hostel, I was forced to approach there by another train. When I was just seeking high and low for the ticket counter, a kind-hearted man offered his assistance. He led me to purchase the ticket at the auto-pay machine, which he advised that a 3-day pass would worth to be purchased, as being a tourist. Being a fresh graduate of a degree programme majoring in accountancy, definitely it wasn't a tough task for me to value the worthiness. But I was extremely exhauted that time, I chose to paid...
The pass was about euro25, when I handed over the money to him, he even guided me the way to depart the train...that moment, I just couldn't find such a kind-hearted person. Finally boarded and arrived at the destination, I checked the pass with one of the officers there, and get known that it was just for ONE way journey. To my shock, I boarded the most expensive train in the world, with only 10 min ride. I am thinking to myself, I used the word "am", as I am still thinking even now, Paris, a well-developed capital of France, would still have such an atmosphere, the negative one.
Today, when I think about it, I just feel relieve that it was indeed a really good chance for me to repay my debt by way of karma in such a western country, which I may not be travelling there again in my life. I told myself, I might have done something negative to him previously. This is Karma. That guy who sold me the train ticket, I thank him heartily. This neutralises the Karma and it will not continue anymore.
You know you were born naked, so do you when you die; nothing follows but Karma does! If you can realise the spiritual of Buddhism, start your dharma while you still can; learn it and apply it into your life, don't let the "financial wealth" to conquer your conscience.
Next blog would introduce you to Tibetan Buddhism - Lord Tsongkhapa.