A Letter from Buddha to his Disciple

You have asked of me for help in how to heal your fuck off of his sickness. I appreciate that your father is a nice and righteous piece and you argon blessed to have had a good patch for a father. But I give the sacknot mystify away his pain. That is someaffair that no wiz can really do for if there is anything that is constant in e truly persons life, it is suffering. intent is suffering. That is one of the noble truths. Learn this and it can full be the very thing that would subscribe to you, your family, and even your father enlightenment.Also remember that sorcery and miracles promised by magicians willing do you no good for it is against the Laws of Karma and can only bring harm. I have seen the suffering and ugliness caused by disease and the glumness caused by mans mortality. (Moore-Brooder, 2005, p. 499) Truly if one would compare the life I take with my family one would say I am truly favored by the gods. When I was young I lived a life full of pleasures and so phisticated vices. But it can be a paradox on how ones blessings are defined by pain and suffering.It was only after bearing security guard to the umteen instances and forms of suffering, that I sought fulfillment of my existence and ultimately, enlightenment. Mans life is sketchy without pain. Even from the time of birth both mother and child have sex pain. But once one has transcended pain, he becomes a new man and thus, reborn. I give you my story of the mother Gotami-tissa whose son succumbed to disease. (Morgan, 1956, p. 23) She went from entry to door seeking a miracle that would bring back her sons life continually existence told that such a thing was impossible.She came to me for help, wringing her hands and prostrating herself so that I may bring her son back to life. I asked her for mustard seeds. Not just any ordinary mustard seed, but she must collect seeds that came from homes that remained unmoved(p) by grief and demolition. Later on she came back to me and co nfessed that she was unable to spring up any seed for all the homes she visited have experienced death. Death is not a circumstance special to just one person. It is unavoidable and constant. By understanding this, she was cured of her grief and has been able to continue living as a new woman.In my teachings I have continually mentioned mans mortality, his impermanence. Nothing on earth is permanent other than death. Its stealth is legendary and one neer really knows when it will come. I urge you my son, to practice dharma in social club that your life may be fulfilled and protected from bad karma. For if you do no wrong, why should there be consequences? Today we see many people doing everything within their power to attain their ambition. Some may peradventure reason out it is not so wrong but truly, if one would like to live on the side of right, one has to choose in spades between right or wrong without compromise.Live in freedom and self-mastery to richly enjoy the gift t hat is life. Bad things are constant. Suffering is constant. The only thing you can really control and gain mastery of is yourself. Learn to take the middle path in life for it is the way to happiness. Know that a life of extremes is bad and will ultimately bring more suffering. I exhort you to learn to look within yourself and develop an understanding and word sense of what goes on around you. Aiming to change others can sometimes be a futile practice.I myself can teach what I have learned and woken up to realize, yet true enlightenment can only come from within a person himself. Some may perhaps say, I will seek enlightenment later or I have time-tested to understand life before but failed. But past harm is past and the future is uncertain in many ways. Indeed, it can incur that tomorrow or later in the day may be all of what remains of the future. Seek enlightenment now, and cherish the moment. So when death comes, you do not regret nor do you have fear of the coterminous li fe for you die with knowledge of having lived not just a good life, but a righteous one. Buddha References Morgan, K. W. (Ed. ). (1956). The Path of the Buddha Buddhism Interpreted by Buddhists. peeled York Ronald Press. Retrieved September 23, 2007, from Questia database http//www. questia. com/PM. qst? a=o&d=5883323 Moore-Bruder. (2005). Philosophy The Power of Ideas, 6th Edition Ohio McGraw-Hill Carrithers, M. (2001). The Buddha A Very Short Introduction. Oxford, England Oxford University Press. Retrieved September 23, 2007, from Questia database http//www. questia. com/PM. qst? a=o&d=101647070