Caution in compassion!
From TheBuddhism.Net
If the beings who wander in this long circle of rebirths do not attain Nirvana (the ultimate bliss of ending their birth by eliminating suffering), in future they would be born in 31 realms belonging to the 3 planes of existence innumerable times. They would become sick, old and die untold times. Their hard earned and protected wealth would be destroyed or stolen by others countless times. Their beloved family would be snatched away by others infinite times. They would be slandered, scolded, beaten and killed innumerable times. The times they would have to face famines and die of thirst & hunger would be countless. The times they would have to face natural disasters such as earth quakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes & cyclones and lose their belongings and lives would be immense. The times they would have to face occurrences that bring exhaustion, anguish, fear and weeping would be countless.
The times they have to suffer brutishly in the four hells would be numerous.
Therefore, this long circle of rebirths is a chain of grief and suffering. A mass of grief and suffering. There is no safe place among the three planes of existence where one can escape to from this mass of grief and suffering. The only safe place one can escape to from this chain of grief and suffering is Nirvana.
The door and the path to Nirvana is open only as long as the teachings of Buddha is alive in the world. At present, our Great Buddha’s teachings are well established in the world. This is the perfect time for those who wants to eliminate suffering and attain Nirvana, to make an effort to do so.
One should not neglect this invaluable rare chance thinking that this is not the proper time for it.
May every being make an effort to attain Nirvana which is the uppermost objective of believing the Buddhist doctrine, in this life time!
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Beautiful teachings we should ponder. In traditional Buddhist philosophy, we are trapped in samsara through one life after another until we find awakening through enlightenment. All of us will pass away eventually as a part in the natural process of birth, old-age and death. We should always keep in mind the impermanence of life. The life that we all cherish and wish to hold on. We should not waste our lives now, make an effort to attain Nirvana and to eliminate suffering .
Death is not the end of life, it is merely the end of the body we inhabit in this life, but our spirit will still remain and seek out through the need of attachment, attachment to a new body and new life. Where we will be born is a result of the past and the accumulation of positive and negative action. Whatever occurs in our lives is a result of Karma and every action created which has the potential to ripen as future happiness or future suffering, depending on whether the action was positive or negative.
Before and at the moment of death, we should prepare ourselves through positive and compassionate outlook of life. We should be aware of the impermanence of life and having a loving attitude towards all living things .
Thank you Rinpoche for your timely reminder and profound teachings.
No wonder the masters always implore us to get some essence from our lives. To be out there in Samsara is truly risky and dangerous. Lets make the best of our precious human rebirth.
This is very similar to the teaching in the lamrim on appreciating our human rebirth and seizing the good karma we have to practice the Dharma. Why not wait for that next life? Well, we have had so many lifetimes that we have accumulated tremendous amounts of negative karma that can push us away from spiritual practice easily. Hence, practice should be now and adopting ways that will open the positive potential within us and a string of similar karmas can be opened as well. Therefore, never giving up our practice is an essential rule to follow if we want to reap the true happiness and benefits of spiritual practice.