They Ordained to Honor Their Father/Grandfather

April 21, 2013

His whole life for Buddhism
I miss him, but why should I cry?

Realizing that death is inevitable, the one who loves life on earth will go into a devout prayer expressing the hope that his soul will survive in heaven. No man can be happy in such a tempest of fear and hope. Yet it is hard to despise or ignore these manifestations of the instinct for self-preservation. There is however a method of overcoming this fear. Forget the concept of self; turn one’s love of the inward outwards, i.e. provide humanitarian service and to shower love on others. Whoever constantly keeps in mind the fact that he would someday be subjected to death and that death is inevitable, would be eager to fulfill his duties to his fellow human beings before death, and this would certainly make him heedful in respect of this world and the next. Being engrossed in service to others, you will soon release yourself from the heavy selfish attachments, hopes, vanity, pride and self-righteousness.

~By Venerable Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda

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    Charles van Dijk

    April 21, 2013

    Hundred percent correct, only a fool denies his humanitarian obligations.

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    Tina Gray

    April 21, 2013

    You might shed a tear to see his parents stricken with grief…you might not shed any tears…tears don't come close to what we feel in our hearts at times such as these. Love Today x

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    GARY B ELLIS

    April 21, 2013

    What a honor it must have been to live in his presence. I miss him and I never knew him.

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    GARY B ELLIS

    April 21, 2013

    What a great story his life must have been. Thanks for sharing this. It is a Google celebration to his life.

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    Dave Lavis

    April 21, 2013

    Thanks Jen, good to meditate on these wise words. Not to make us clever or more holy, but to make the words part of our practice of life.

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    Reg Dawn

    April 21, 2013

    Thank you dear sister for the wise words…

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    sandeep j

    April 21, 2013

    I wish His soul rest in peace………

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    Robert R. Greene

    April 21, 2013

    My elder's say, that when a child is. Borned into the world we cry. When that child dies. We erjoyce. I sear greith.

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    Reg Dawn

    April 21, 2013

    Yes, when a child is born we enjoy..when a child die we cry.
    We cry when we was borned…we lough in living…and our family cry when we are gone.

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