Good Karma Music Stories

My wife and I began rescuing cats when we found five abandoned cats at a vacant home on our street. Many of them are feral or have been mistreated. Once they have been neutered and have had the medical attention that they need we bring them home. We are fortunate to have property which is far from the highway, so are able to let some go outside. Presently we have 16 cats in our family.

For the past, I try to give transportation to elderly disciples who want to come to the temple for their daily or weekly prayers. One particular lady who is unable to walked properly , has to be assisted all the time because of the surgery since her childbirth of her third son. so after many rides that I gave her back and forth to the temple, i learn that she needs more help then just to the temple,for her other personal matters.Therefore, I encourage her to reapply her benefits to a handicapped bus that can enable to do things for herself and children. We went together to the interviews and feedback, give her encouragement and support. Finally she is on herself, with the privilege of city handibus. thanks to the donors.Emi Two fwo.

It is a great way to promote the Budddha’s teaching through music….the universality of music in all walks of life. As such we have been sourcing Dharma music both in Chinese ( which is quite easily available ) and in English and try to share them amongst friends. They appeal to both young and old in a very soothing and calming ambience. This too will definitely be very helpful. Thank you and your team for the kindness and compassion.

Last December, I was visiting Somik (my fiance) at Stanford. I wanted to visit my dear friend Chris who had worked with me as a scientific researcher in Washington D. C. I quit in February 2006 and moved back to India. Chris, meanwhile, had serious health issues and discontinued working. We had kept in touch and I watched with alarm as he kept slipping further and further. His kidneys had failed and he was on dialysis for survival. I had already decided that if I ever went back to the US, I would go see him in St. Louis. Somik did his act of kindness by booking our tickets to spend our Christmas with Chris and his family. December 2006 was the best Christmas of my life. I called him after landing in St. Louis and he said he was unable to pick us from the airport because he wasn’t feeling too well. When we arrived at the apartment building, Chris was waiting at the door for us. I was shocked to see my tall, healthy, full-of-life friend on a wheelchair. His mom and brother received us with so much love. Initially we had planned to attend the midnight mass with them but since Chris didn’t have the energy to stay up that late, we instead ate out in a nice Indian restaurant, and then got a tour of the city as we drove back with them. We took a lot of pictures that night. On Christmas day we spent most of the time at home with his family and then headed out later that afternoon for our flight. At the airport, when I hugged Chris to say goodbye, I felt that this might be the last time I’d be seeing him. I flew back to India after a couple of days and we stayed in touch. I’d update him on our wedding plans. Initially, he had planned to attend our wedding in India. He was rather heartbroken when he realized he couldn’t make it due to his health. I got married on June 21st, 2007. On June 30th we received a call from Jerry (Chris’s brother) that Chris had passed away. From the time I first met Chris’s mother in DC, I bonded with her. Time and again, when I would call Chris to chat, I’d also share a few words with her. I kept in touch with her after Chris’s demise and this Christmas, we thought of doing something special for her. We took some pictures from last Christmas and some others with me and Chris and put them together in a poster which Shutterfly.com shipped to her. She received it today. She cried all morning after receiving this, and was in tears when she called early afternoon to thank us. She spoke to both of us and said that this was the best Christmas present she has ever received. She wished us many happy new years to come. We were both touched by how much a simple present could bring joy to someone we cared about.

Yesterday I gave my dharmabrother two left-over tickets to Expo Park in Daejon, South-Korea. I felt happy, and at the very moment when I gave those tickets to him my bad emotions due to buying too many expensive tickets vanished and we both felt joy!

I am a doctor. Seeing suffering in this world I gave up hope of finding peace. I wandered here and there trying to run from it all. Then I came across a beautiful place. It was a bright hot day. I was sweating and tired from my trek. I decided to rest and sat on a boulder next to a flowing river. It was calm, peaceful. I could hear the birds chirping, I could hear the music of the river. I could hear the cries of the insects. All seemed to be in harmony.Suddenly I realised. Suffering is only an illusion. It too shall pass on like the flowing river and that like the smooth sand in the river bed peace is always there to be found.

I came across this interesting anecdote about the manifestation of Prajna wisdom while watching a Buddhist Lecture on television.In this story,there was an individual by the name of Mr Hardwork. Mr Hardwork was a very poor man who lived a hand-to-mouth existence in his younger days.Thus,he resolved to become a rich businessman so that he can escape from the ills of poverty. As his name suggests,he was a person who strives the best in whatever he does.Hence,over a decade,he built up a business empire that was worth billions of dollars. However,in a financial crisis,he became bankrupt overnight.Being unable to accept such a harsh reality,he headed to the beach in order to commit suicide by drowning himself in the ocean. When he got to the beach,he was taken aback by a young lady who was pacing back and forth in the beach.She was looking troubled and frustrated.Seeing such an unusual sight,the man decided to ask her what has happened before he jumps down.He approached her and questioned her. To his astonishment,he realised that this lady has arrived here with the same purpose as him. Suddenly,a thought of Prajna wisdom arose in his mind.He asked the girl,”Were you so unhappy to the extent of commiting suicide before you were engaged with your boyfriend?” “No…,”the girl replied.Then,it dawned upon her that she will not be so miserable without her boyfriend as she was also happy without one in the first place. Thus,the lady made up her mind and realised she was foolish to consider commiting sucide initially. Having her problem solved,she began to ask the man why he was here.The man told her about his lifestory about how he became a rich business man from a poor pauper.Then,the lady asked,”Were you so unhappy to the extent of ending your life when you were poor in your younger days” The man hesitated and replied,”No…”This made him realised that under the same circumstances in the past he was not as depressed as he was now to commit suicide and he thought to himself,”Why should I commit suicide?” In the end,the two end up laughing about their foolishness in the first place. Eventually, Mr Hardwork rebuilt his business empire to a greater height and proposed to the lady he met on the beach.The two were married and lived happliy ever after… From what I learnt,this story illustrates the importance of applying Prajna Wisdom in our everyday life.This is because the same event can be viewed in another perspective and all our negative perceptions can de altered into a positve one.Thus,if one wishes to happy life despite of ever-changing conditions,it is important to develop prajna wisdom. May all beings be well and happy and may they strive toawrds enlightenment. Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!!!