As
you know these days, many people around the world shares loads of pics &
videos of various meritorious activities done by themselves through social
media & internet. Even we do the
same through our “The Project Nirvana Dhamma”. We can see some are pleased to
see those, while some of them are not so happy for various reasons. Some of them are getting worried by saying
“Oh, I couldn’t be part of this act… I couldn’t contribute any money for this…
I couldn’t come & join with you…” etc.… etc… Now it’s time to let go of such
worries. Let’s develop our mind. When you get such a picture or a video of
some meritorious activities done by someone else, let’s do some meditation.
For
an example, remember the times you go through your family albums. Remind how your mind behave when you see an
old photograph of some of your old family event which you couldn’t be a part of
it. Also, remember how your mind behave,
when you see some event of your favorite celebrity attending to a party or an
event. How your mind work? Can you see that the way your mind involves
with those moment gives you the results accordingly!
So,
then… now, when you see a photograph or a video of a meritorious activity done
by someone else, spend a little time with it.
Concentrate on the meritorious act you see. Imagine you are doing it. Imagine, if you are doing that same act, how
you are going to do it. For an example,
let’s say you received a photograph of a person who is painting a pagoda. Imagine, if you were there, how you are going
to paint it? Just take a moment and
imagine you are doing the same act. And
think, why you are doing so? Remember
what you have received from the noble Samma SamBuddhas, noble Dhamma, noble
Sangha – the triple gem! The more you
think of the effect of noble triple gem and what it brought to your life, the
faith… the respect… will develop more & more. Remember, if it wasn't for this noble triple
gem, how destitute you can be in this samsara.
Remember the fate of ours, if there wasn't a path of liberation, when we
seek for it for the most!
If
you still haven't felt the noble triple gem, just because you may still haven't
got anything from it, then there are some questions you should ask from
yourself!
Take
a moment and think... Why is this group called NOBLE Sangha? What's so noble on
them? Why is this Samma Sambuddha and the Arahants are so special? Why they do
deserve this much of offerings & respect? What makes those noble ones are
so special, that even their bodies are changed as relics and remain special,
while body parts rot and perish after the death of an ordinary body? Why are they still being blessed with
unlimited food, clothes, cabins, medicine, etc. even if they are not alive? What is so special on them? What is the
specialty that others felt and that I still did not? What am I missing? What did this blessed one said? Why don't I feel those things yet? Take a
moment to ask this question!
When
you see any pic or video of such a meritorious activity again, do not think
about the external facts like how you couldn’t be a part of it by being there
physically or giving money or contribute anything for it etc. Just live that moment fully from your
mind! Make it your own act! If you are
wise enough to develop your mind in such a manner, even a photograph of a
meritorious act can become a great meditation for you. To attain nibbana, it is necessary to
develop five faculties. These five
strengths should be with us, and they should develop equally. Those are Faith (Saddhā), Vigor (Viriya),
Awareness (Sati), Focus (Samādhi) and Wisdom (Paññā). So, developing a mind to admire and own the
meritorious act by doing it through your mind, is a way of developing these
five faculties too. This is in another
way the path of liberation. And also,
this will guide you to be with the noble friends, and seek for the noble
friends more & more!
Do
good deeds whenever it is possible! Also
try to contribute with money and labor as the opportunity arises. When talking about money, don't think of
thousands or lakhs of money. All if you can give is a just rupee, then give
that rupee without clinging it to it. If your mind struggles to find out what
happened to that rupee after you're given to the other party, or if you feel
guilty of giving it to the wrong hand, identify these thoughts. This agitated mind needs to be recognized and
develop properly. Be good at letting go of the amount or the effort you spend.
Also,
you need to recognize the cunning mind of yours. If you feel, you are willfully avoiding the
opportunities that you could have been contributed by money or effort, just
because you are now well-trained to do meritorious activities through online or
just by looking at others... that's my friend, is a cunning thought. Beware of them!
Also,
identify the worrying thoughts of missing of the opportunity of contributing or
joining it personally. Sometimes mind can be wondering the amount spend of such
activities or the food wastage etc. Recognize all these unwholesome thoughts. Recognize how mind is bound with desires and
confliction. Identify, how difficult is to be pleased by or admire someone
else's good deed.
So,
as you can see, a great meditation can be done through a photo or video of a
meritorious activity. All of these are great opportunities to understand the so
call "I". Because mind is all
about measuring what you see, hear, contact or sense. And all these measurements create "The
Self". While you seek for the
theories of how to do meditation like breathing meditation
"Anapanasathi" or Awareness Meditation "Sathara
Sathipattana" or Mindfulness meditation or other meditation types, you are
missing the point of true meditation which advised by the blessed one!
If
you can wisely grab the moral of the explanation, you can see that through this
little action you can develop all those deep meditations explained in
Buddhism.
May
all this short explanation help you to understand the meditation that should be
done every time, except the time of your deep sleep, as shown by Lord Samma
Sambuddha!
So,
my dear Dhamma friends, all the offerings which made for the blessed one is to
show our gratitude. And if you are wise
enough to do the right kind of meditation through all those offerings, then the
paying respect to the noble triple gem is in its best. So, whether when you see a good deed… when
you see a pic or video of an offering or any kind of meritorious act… just take
a moment and start your mediation and find your “self”, and identify who you
are! Have a blessed time!
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