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- Master JiGong asked,
- "When a mother raises a son or a daughter
- She would never consider what the child
could give her
- In the future before she offers her care.
Right?
- Since she has given birth to him
- She only knows of loving him and caring
for him
- She also understands clearly that he may
disappoint her when he grows up
- But she still misses him and takes care of
him
- Even to the extent of taking on his guilt
and dying for him
- Dying for him without resentment and
without regret
- This is the heart of a mother
- And is exactly the heart of Buddha.
- A kindly mother will do this for her son
and daughter
- Buddhas and Saints had also given up their
own personal feelings
- While they were living in the world
- And offered all their love to numerous
living beings
- The way they treat numerous beings is the
same as a mother treats her child
- They advise and transform them
- And they are willing to take their sins on
themselves
- They vowed that
- ‘Not until all living beings are saved,
they will not become Buddhas’
- Which Buddha or Bodhisattva does not have
this heart? Asked Master JiGong
- The Saints of the five religions came from
different places
- But they all had the same aspiration
- And they all gave up themselves for the
multitude"
- How many of us can do this?
- Hardly in this world!
- With much greed, anger and selfishness
- We see the opposite in most cases
- A simple example in big towns
- We may not even know our neighbours
- When a person shouts for help
- Makes every one closes their doors instead of giving help
- Either we are not brave enough or fear of the aggressor
- Or it is his problem not mine!
- In the cultivation of TAO
- We are advised to follow the heart of Buddha
- To know the path they have walked
- And follow the path that is proven
- By following the path we will see lesser misdeeds
- And assurance of the way back home
- May your path be the path of TAO
- It is the path of the Buddha and Truth.
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