Question asked by Bryan
Hi pastor! i had a bad experience recently. Someone had stolen my wallet from my bag. I had put mantras there and other holy objects including pictures of dzambhala. Im worrying if it will affect me negatively. Im not worrying about the money inside, but the holy objects I have lost. Is it a negative sign for me?
Dear Bryan,
You have asked a very interesting question, thank you. I am very sorry to read about your wallet being stolen, I know how difficult that can be. There is no negative sign in this whatsoever, and there will be no negative effect for you either. The Buddhas, or enlightened beings, operate from the highest form of compassion, so there is no danger or anything bad happening because of this. There is no negative effect because the enlightened beings, such as Dzambhala do not punish people.
You see, the Buddhas do not have emotions like we do so they do not get angry or sad like we do to punish people. Neither is there a karmic law in which you will be punished or suffer because someone stole it from you or that it got lost.
In fact, even though it may seem negative, you should turn it around to be positive. The person who stole your wallet now has something very holy. When they see the images and touch the holy items, even if they do not keep them, good imprints will be planted in their mindstream. Later in this life or future lives, these imprints will open up so they will practice the Dharma and benefit others. So you see this is not negative, you should think of it as positive. Because even though the act itself was negative, ultimately it will have a positive impact. I hope this helps.
Thank you