You need to know that without charities, many children do not even have the chance to go to school. If we can bring together the collective force of many, even if we only sponsor one child to go to school, save the life of just one patient, it is still very meaningful. Thus, regardless of whether you are an inpidual or an organization, you need the power of love. For you personally, this will also enrich your life.
(10) Question: I feel very honoured to have had the small talk with you yesterday. I have really benefited a great deal from your talks over these two days. Sutra of the Wise and Fool mentions the four marks of impermanence: “whatever comes together will separate; whatever is gathered will disperse; whatever is born is subject to death; whatever rises will fall.” How does this verse serve and influence our daily lives
Answer: These are especially important ideas. On the surface this verse seems very simple, but in fact, if all teachers and students in schools can deeply realize its profound meaning, then you will have the ability to face the pains and sufferings in life.
In today”s society, people often commit suicide. If you investigate the reasons for the suicides, they tend to fall into these: 1) Not understanding “whatever comes together will separate”. Especially when the conditions for a romantic relationship end, today the two are together yet tomorrow they are separated, one finds it too difficult to accept. 2) Not understanding “whatever rises will fall”, when people lose their original high status, their purpose of life is also lost. 3) Not understanding “whatever is born is subject to death”. If someone”s dearest one dies, or if they themselves are diagnosed with terminal illness, they have not the courage to go on. 4) Not understanding “whatever is gathered will disperse”. If a person suddenly loses all the fortune that he has toiled for, he finds it too painful to go on living. If we understand the four marks of impermanence, then when we face these numerous pains and sufferings, we would be able to resolve them.
There was one time I visited my old primary school when over thirty students were graduating. As they were about to leave their alma mater and they could not bear to part with it, they all choked with sobs. So I specially gave a talk telling them about whatever rises will fall, whatever is born is subject to death, whatever comes together will separate, whatever is gathered will disperse, telling them that they must remember these four marks of impermanence. If they understand these, then when they face life, face worldly matters, they would flow with the conditions and not insist on things to be a certain way. Otherwise, when many young people today face aversive conditions, they often lose themselves in sufferings, make very unwise choices, and can even choose suicide.
Patrul Rinpoche dissected greatly the four marks of impermanence in Words of My Perfect Teacher. If you wish to have a deeper understanding, I suggest you have a read of it when the time allows. It will benefit your life, and even your practice.
(11) Question: I am a philosophy research student, my question is: after emptiness has been realized, is it that one no longer receives the fruits of karma
It is recorded in the Great Jewel Heap Sutra that the Buddha manifested the karmic fruit of having to eat horse grain for three months. How does this work
Answer: After realizing emptiness, generally one no longer receives the karmic fruits of cause and effect. Yet in Great Jewel Heap Sutra, it is said that the Buddha experienced karma. For example, given some unwholesome karma created by the Buddha when in the causal stage, he now feels certain pain in the body. These are all manifestations. In Buddhism, Buddhist sutras als…
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