tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post6025303868490400578..comments2024-03-28T14:11:24.265-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: A Recollection On BlessingsShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-26300293718498349542009-07-11T10:29:33.286-07:002009-07-11T10:29:33.286-07:00I just watched the Hiroshima documentary on discov...I just watched the Hiroshima documentary on discovery channel. There's a still-existing black spot on stone house step ,where a human was vaporised by the atomic bomb...Countless blood shed, bones broken for intangible nonsense like patriotism, holy wars, ideologies... How can beings find peace by inflicting physical pain on one another?<br /><br />Innocent lives everywhere have been,are and will be lost in such senseless violence. There's only 1 war worth fighting for- against deadly diseases. <br /><br />The greatest blessing for a country is to have a peace-loving leader. Blood-sucking politicians are even more dangerous than MRSA.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552830786497818161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-33208375461754564802009-07-05T21:48:46.734-07:002009-07-05T21:48:46.734-07:00a very beautiful recollection on blessings we are ...a very beautiful recollection on blessings we are enjoying, especially to meet with the 'Dhamma". may we be freed from all sense desires and have peace within. may you be at peace and able to give the 'Dhamma' insights to others.KTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475910603351067418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-4941495751219558462009-07-05T18:39:44.358-07:002009-07-05T18:39:44.358-07:00Dear Venerable,
Thank you for your response, whic...Dear Venerable,<br /><br />Thank you for your response, which was quick indeed. I am not referring to your post when I used the word "gloat". It was only meant as a general caution... lest we become "complacent and smug" and "gloat" instead of having "joy" that our conscience has no reproach. But, on second thoughts, sometimes I believe, as unenligtened earthlings, it might even be necessary to "gloat" a little when our practice is getting nowhere and depression sets in...Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473139174740412105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-5737359386121854372009-07-05T18:27:32.996-07:002009-07-05T18:27:32.996-07:00Dear No,
Try as I might I couldn’t detect any gloa...Dear No,<br />Try as I might I couldn’t detect any gloating in my Recollection on Blessings. And while the caution you give is important, it is equally true that we should think about and be thankful and grateful for the blessings we enjoy – which is, of course, the whole point of this recollection.Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-20964150549875726282009-07-05T18:19:05.950-07:002009-07-05T18:19:05.950-07:00We need to be careful not to take the law of kamma...We need to be careful not to take the law of kamma to heart and gloat that we had done so many things right in the past so much so that we are now enjoying our well deserved blessings. As such a thought arise in us, suffering remains. The reason is that ego has raised its head and we have forgotten "anatta". Compassion has also taken flight and replaced with condescension. There is similarity with the self-righteous pharisees.Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473139174740412105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-87116527896050028782009-07-05T06:13:35.277-07:002009-07-05T06:13:35.277-07:00>>resolve to use this rare opportunity to wo...>>resolve to use this rare opportunity to work for my own good and the good of others. With strong determination I will overcome all obstacles both great and small.<br /><br />Thank you venerable! Yes, since I am soooooo lucky, so have to work hard for my own good and the good of others!Samsarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609031778646572247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-48654736450513481702009-07-05T04:25:33.384-07:002009-07-05T04:25:33.384-07:00Thank you, Bhante, this recollection was very help...Thank you, Bhante, this recollection was very helpful now, in a time of great happiness. Imagine how it will fare in times of trouble.<br />May you be at peace, content and enjoy your work.Vasile Andreicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986438406818817591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-40855916817193832572009-07-05T04:23:53.223-07:002009-07-05T04:23:53.223-07:00Rather than live a life regretting that there exis...Rather than live a life regretting that there exists human eating tigers, it is better to live a life being thankful that tigers do not have wings.dmkormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238884831751390040noreply@blogger.com