{"id":2826,"date":"2009-07-12T01:03:40","date_gmt":"2009-07-11T17:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/?p=2826"},"modified":"2009-07-12T01:03:40","modified_gmt":"2009-07-11T17:03:40","slug":"good-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/2009\/07\/good-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While peeing into the ceramic urinal, I saw a small black dot near where my stream was going. I avoided it, and watched it intently – so as to check if it was a small insect. It struck me that if it was an insect, and if I were to leave it in the lurch after peeing, it would be flushed away and most likely drown. It moved a little. It’s really an insect.<\/p>\n

After finishing peeing, I bent lower to reach for it with a finger.\u00a0 To my horror, though I displaced my body just a little, the movement activated the auto-flush. Staring in shock at the water filling the urinal that swept the insect away, I chanted ‘Amituofo’ (Amitabha Buddha), hoping that if it dies, at least some karmic connection to a Buddha was forged.<\/p>\n

As I looked on at the swirling water, I suddenly caught sight of the black dot in the pool. I put a hand into the urinal to scoop it out, and laid it on some toilet paper. Almost immediately, the little fellow got dried and walked away – while I bade farewell with more ‘Amituofo’s. It was an opportunity to practise sincere good faith to a sentient being – as much as possible; without giving up too soon. Amituofo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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