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Maybe
I’m too good/busy/lazy/stupid/ugly/clever… etc etc
to learn the Dharma.
There are endless reasons to avoid or stop something,
but only one to start & keep going.
however, do have compassion for those who don’t,
some just need more help to see it.
One who learns the dharma would benefit this life and many lifetimes to come. This world is just a temporary playground. While we hookwinked by the various pleasures, let’s not forget when our life is over. The fun is over too and that’s where real hell begins.
Yes, recalcitrants need a huge dose of compassion and patience from others to lead them to the Dharma.
I thank my wonderful ‘teachers’ who didn’t give up easily! 🙂
ck, it’s nice to know you have “teachers” who didn’t give up easily 🙂
The problem is not the teachers giving up,
but the students giving up,
or giving in, to Mara.
We are easily “awakened” by sudden rude unhappiness in life,
but it is often fleeting,
as our resolve to stay awake soon dwindle,
and one falls back to sleep.
…
I guess the presence of a good teacher or Dharma frens are essential for one’s training.
Unfortunately, I dun have the good karma of any.
Pema Chodron: “The teacher serves as a mirror but also encourages your ability to trust in yourself. You begin to trust in your basic goodness instead of identifying with your neurosis.”
Sometimes, the best teachers are the less expected ones. What’s more important than looking for good teachers is to be good students. When the student is ready, the teacher appears.
Amituofo
Dear Jetty,
Realising the fleeting nature of life is a big step. Next is to strengthen our resolve to stay on the right path, either through books, talks, meditation or structured courses where one meets like-minded people (all on the road to self discovery). Buddhism is very much DIY, no god-figure to rely on.
And yes, believe in our own basic goodness (Buddha nature). Be kind to yourself, start with compassion for yourself. When the condition is ripe, all will turn out well. And treat every encounter in our daily life as a learning process, a teacher/mirror to show us the right way to go.
Hope you find Dharma friends/teachers soon! 🙂
hey, sorry,
negativity gets me sometimes,
mindfulness sets me free,
but i definitely need more practising 😉