Contentment exceed all wishes
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Here's a powerful simile, thus i heard.
Five children were playing the wishing game. "If you are granted a
wish, what will you want?"
In this game, the first child said, "If I have a wish, I'll wish for
an ice-cream." Because it quite a sunny, hot day.
The second child said, "I'll wish for an ice-cream factory." Because,
if there's an ice-cream factory, you can have all the ice cream you
one when you want it.
The third child did even better, he said, "If I have a wish, I'll
wish for a billion dollars." Because with a billion dollars, you can
buy all type of factories.
The fourth child is smarter, he said, "If I have a wish, I'll wish
for 3 wishes. In my first wish, I can wish for an ice-cream factory,
and for my second wish, I can wish for a billion dollars, and for the
third wish, I can wish back my 3 wishes." Because with endless
wishes, you can get what you want again and again.
The fifth child bet all the four children. His wish was more profound
and brought more happiness. He said, "If I have a wish, I wish I
don't need any more wishes ever again, end of wishing." Because
without wishes, one let go, that is contentment and freedom, freedom
of desire. If one still needs wishes, one is not happy with the
present situation. Worldly beings would rather choose to be the forth
child, but the fifth child IS the Buddha.
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Amituofo! -
Here's a another powerful simile, thus i heard, but added the last part.
Five children were playing the Bigger game. "What is the biggest
thing in the universe?"
In this game, the first child said, "An elephant." Because s/he saw
it in the zoo the other day.
The second child said, "No, the eye is the biggest." Because,
the eye can see the elephant, and not just one elephant, it can see
many elephants.
The third child did even better, he said, "No, the our planet earth."
Because we know it, but you cannot see it, yet it contain many big
countries.
The fourth child is smarter, he said, "No, it is our mind." Because
endless number of universe is all contain within our mind, here and
beyond.
The fifth child bet all the four children again. His anwser was more
profound and brought more happiness. He said, "No the unborn mind is
the biggest."
Because our mind with the 5 aggregates is still an illusory mind,
still not the real mind. The unborn mind is the true mind and it
contain all illusions of the false mind.
Most of us might thought that up to the forth answer. 'Worldly beings' can only discovered this false mind of conciousness, but they wouldn't be able to know of the true mind. The fifth child again IS the idea of Buddha's Unborn Mind.
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Amituofo! -
Insightful, thanks
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Good health is the highest gain.
Contentment is the greatest wealth.
Trustworthy ones are the best kinsmen.
Nibbana is the highest Bliss. - Buddha
Dhammapada Verse 204 -
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i always find buddhism written or preached in english a bit funny.
maybe its because i am very used to it in chinese. -
Anyone watched the Zhen Ming Xiao He Shang b4, on Channel 8? A very popular show by this little kid from China and Chen Tianwen, OST by Jacky Cheung
At the end of the shows they will have a small skit on various teachings.
For example, after lazing around for half the day, the little monk asked Chen Tianwen how to be comfortable or 'shu fu'
Tianwen asked him to lift the boulder. After being tired from carrying the rock for so long, the little monk finally put down the boulder.
Tianwen then asked him how he feel, the little monk replied 'shu fu duo ler'
The moral of the story..without the existence of one thing, its hard to appreciate another. -
Well, Sometimes it depends on how the writers express it...Originally posted by dragg:i always find buddhism written or preached in english a bit funny.
maybe its because i am very used to it in chinese. -
Contentment exceed all wishes
Indeed. Discontent is the result of self-attachment. But itÂ’s very hard to be no-self unless we could completely accomplish the state of mind what the Heart Sutra describes.
GATE GATE PARAGATE PARASAMGATE BODHI SVAHA
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