Good Karma Music Stories

A co-worker got into a car accident and was seriously injured. His sick leave and vacation exhausted while still in recovery. I donated 8 work hours to him so that his compensation can continue. While typing this, another worker told me that she also donated some time to him. I was so happay to hear that. There is no word to describe the joy of giving but to hear others being generous is even more joyful. Thank you Quin Yin Bodhisattva for teaching how to give.

I did not write this but this is words i live by Bodhisattva vow As I Develop The Awakening Minde I Praise The buddha as They shine. I bow Befor you as i travel My path To Join Your Ranks I Make My full time Task For the Sake Of all beings I seek The Enlighted Mind That Iknow ill Reap Respect To Shantidvea And To All the Others Who Brought Down The Darma, For Sisters And Brothers I Give Thanks For This World As a place To learn And For This Humun Body That I Know ive Earnd,, And my deepist thanks To all sentient beings For without them There whould Be no Place to learn What im seeing Theres nothing here Thats not been said befor But I put it down Now So a’ll Be Sure To Solidify My own views And ill be glad if it Helps anyone Else out too . If Others desrespect me or give me flack i’ll stop and think before I react knowing that there going through insecure stages i’ll take the oppartunity to Exereise Patience I’ll see it as a chance to help the other person nip it in the bud . befor it can worsen A change for me to be strong and sure as i think on the buddhas who have come before as I praise and respect the good they’ve done knowing only Love can conquer in every situation we need other pepole in order to create the cercumstances for the learning that we’re here to generate situations, that bring up our deepist fears so we can work to release them Untill there cleared therefor it only makes sense to thank our Enemies Despite there intent ..The Bodhisattva path is one of power and strength, A strength from within To go the Length, seeing others are as inportant as Myself , I strive for a happiness of mental wealth with the Interconnectedness that we share as one, every action that we take affects everyone , So in desiding for what a situation calls ther is a path for the good of all I try to make my every action for that highest good with the Altruistic wish to achive Buddhahood So i pleage here before everyone listening to try to make my every action for the good of all beings for the rest of my lifetimes and even beyond I vow to do my best to do no harm and in times of doubt I can think on the dharma and the Enlightened ones Who.ve Graduated Samsura……

What spurred me to have a Buddhist society in my school was the indiscipline amongst the Chinese students. I thought that if only I can have a Buddhist society I can share with the students the many dharma lectures that I have heard from Dharma Masters at Tze Yun Tung and they would know about cause and effect and would not be so naughty. So, putting my thoughts into action, I tested the waters. My previous principal did not allow for reasons unaccepted. Maybe the causes and conditions have not mature. Then, last year a new prncipal came. I prayed to Amitabha Buddha to help me and also dedicated merits and virtue to this principal before I approached him. He is not only a firm and staunch follower of his own religion but is also an expert in his field. And guess what, he approved of it without much fuss! Thanks to the compassion of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas!Now, my society is running. Although it started off with only five students, (Five bikshus???)the number has increased. I am very happy. With the help of other Buddhist teachers, the society is meeting every Friday for an hour after school. Some of the students, from 13 – 17 years, have good roots because they can understand what is spoken and are waiting for me in the class even before I enter. They even borrowed the Earth Store Sutra home to read. One girl even asked me for a copy of the sutra because her dad wanted to read it!Last Friday, I invited five university students, who are at the moment in my school (they are from China) to join us. One of them is filled with dharma bliss. She asked me if she can come again next week. AMITABHA! I told her that she is most welcome.May Buddha dharma continue to flourish and lead us all out of the cycle of birth and death.AMITABHA

I went to Spirit Rock last weekend. I saw on the discussion board that a car pooling was being initiated. the lady who initiated it lives on East Bay and I live in the city. Figuring out that picking her up then going to SR together is more efficient (in terms of mileage driven) than we both drive and meet half way, I offered to do do that. We were joined by another man on the East Bay. I was happy that I performed the act.

I’ve written something before to download this CD for my friend in India, now I’m writing something so I can get it for my parents in Hawaii.My parents have been extremely supportive of my during my monk’s life. They’ve been getting more interested in Dhamma practice and meditation, and they just built a new house so I brought them a housewarming gift – a brand new copy of the Majjhima Nikaya. We’ve been doing readings from the teachings of the Buddha and they have a lot of faith.

Whenever my friends encounter problems in their schoolwork regardless of what subject it is, I try to help them as best as I can as I hope that I encounter problems, there would be someone to teach me and guide me through it. What goes around comes around, as they say. May everyone sincerely help others who are in trouble. Amitabha.

HOW INCONCEIVABLE IS THE POWER OF EARTH STORE BODHISATTVAMother’s Day is celebrated with flowers, gifts and treats at restaurants for most mothers. Last year, my 20 year-old son woke up very early in the morning, came to my room and wished me “Happy Mother’s Day”, with a beautifully wrapped gift, waiting anxiously for my response as I opened the box. Nestled in the box was a small and beautiful statuette of Earth Store Bodhisattva. The gift gave a poignant feeling, as my children had reminded me about filiality and gratitude to this Great Bodhisattva who had in the past displayed inconceivable power and kindness during times of grave illness. Back in 1995-1997 I was weak and tired due to my illness and constant dreams of demonic attacks. Prior to my illness I was from the Southern school but my husband who had taken refuge with Master Hua persuaded me to attend a full seven-day recitation of Earth Store Bodhisattva Sutra at Tze Yun Tung temple in Salak South, Malaysia. I was reluctant as I do not understand Chinese and felt that the chanting would not be effective for someone who does not understand. My husband being undeterred by my excuses, would however send me to the gates of Tze Yun Tung everyday. Everyday I would reluctantly go and everyday without fail he would make sure I was right in front of Tze Yun Tung’s gate. Due to my karmic retribution, attending the assembly was a torture as I felt my whole body being pierced by thousands of needles. However towards dawn on the last day of the assembly I had a strange dream. As if in between my sleeping and waking states, I heard strange resonance of chanting reverberating around me. A group of monks in a rather rough-clothed kind of robes were sitting around me and chanting. I could not understand what they were chanting, it did not sound like Chinese, it wasn’t English, and the sound was strangely powerful. As the mantra-like chanting was reverberating, I broke into cold sweat and I suddenly woke up and vomited. Since that incident I was on my way to recovery. Physically I slowly became stronger and the visions of visiting demonic beings started to disappear. As weeks went by, I soon forgot about my dream until I heard the same mantra being chanted while shopping in a Buddhist bookstore. The same mantra that I heard in my dream resonated. I was flooded with excitement and wanted to know what the mantra was. Upon asking the shop assistant, he presented me with a CD and I was filled with awe because the mantra was actually the Mantra of Earth Store Bodhisattva – but it is in Sanskrit! Though I chanted Earth Store Sutra in Chinese at Tze Yun Tung temple but in my dream I heard the Earth Store Mantra in Sanskrit – how inconceivable is the power and kindness of Earth Store Bodhisattva. Amara