Turtle

"Imagine that the whole earth was covered with water, and a man was to throw a yoke with a hole in it into the water. Blown by the wind, that yoke would drift north, south, east and west. Now, suppose that once in hundred years a blind turtle would rise to the surface. What do you think? Would that turtle put his head through the hole in the yoke as he rose to the surface once in a hundred years?"

"It is unlikely Lord."

"Well, it is just as unlikely that one will be born as a human being; it is just unlikely that a Tathagata, a Noble One, a fully enlightened Buddha should arise in the world; and it is just as unlikely that the Dhamma and discipline of the Tathagata should be taught. But now you have been born as a human being, a Tathagata has arisen and the Dhamma has been taught. Therefore, strive to realize the Four Noble Truths."

Monday, October 31, 2011

Are there unseen beings?

In the tea session with Ajahn Buddharakkhita, he mentioned that there are a lot of unseen beings in one of the places he stayed at. But he likes that place.

Later I asked CA, can he / the monks really see or feel the presence of unseen beings? Then we went for a tour round Wat Cetawan.. When we reached the main shrine, I picked up a book, quite a thick texts about Buddhism, and flipped through, the first section I came to (which is in the middle of the book), is about unseen beings, explaning how can one know that there is/are unseen beings in one's dwelling..

Ok, this is getting a bit creepy even as I typed this, but I think.. our thoughts are really powerful.. If we want to learn something, if we want something, it will come to us in some ways. So make good use of our thoughts. What you think, you become..

~ttg~
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