Posted by: Dhammañāṇa
« on: May 15, 2020, 11:12:31 PM »Sharing merits isn't that easy, at least not for those not used to it, modern people, "modern minded" and stinginess also here finally falls only for those actually having reached the path, having gained a glimbs of awakening.
My person thought it's maybe good to think about where one would be if others would not have give change to take part on their merits, hear their stories, informed by occasions they met, let one know about outstandig deeds of giving, virtue, conncentration and wisdom, release, liberation?
Where would all this tradition be, if the Sublime Buddha, as the leader, wouldn't have shared his merits, wouldn't have told about his great deeds, wouldn't have shared the merits of so many, in retelling there stories.
Isn't it not so that each who ever had found to the path upward and beyond, actually received the gift of getting informed and encouraged to rejoice with "someone" else's merits?
Isn't sharing ones merits actually a matter of gratitude, not to speak of metta (goodwill) and right view.
Like if a person, having come rich, enjoying his rightly obtained wealth, would invite his family, friends, neighbors, all around, and also those in very need, invite people to meals, enjoy his gardens, share his fruits of not small harvest, in same way, a person having become rich in knowing good deeds, firm in inner, real wealth, would share his merits and let many take part of it, give those able to take on the chance no nurish by rejoicing with them.
Maybe, especially those who think that not sharing ones merits is something modest, something praiseworthy, something virtues, like to investigate the matter of what moves one, to possible discover the roots of such tricks of defilements.
Who would have any reason to give it a serious believe if a wealthy person would argue not to share his wealth because it looks not modest, seems to be not virtuous, isn't praisworthy... not even the most fantastic philosophy behind such would stand even for two sentences, or?
Are you dwelling under generous people, people not silent to let know, to let take part, or are you dwelling under "rich who argue that not sharing is more modest and praiseworthy"? Where do ones ideas on things come from, one often not aware adopted usuals and "normality?
May all be able to take part on the merits done here and may the Devas inform those not touched yet! Anumodana punna kusala!
My person thought it's maybe good to think about where one would be if others would not have give change to take part on their merits, hear their stories, informed by occasions they met, let one know about outstandig deeds of giving, virtue, conncentration and wisdom, release, liberation?
Where would all this tradition be, if the Sublime Buddha, as the leader, wouldn't have shared his merits, wouldn't have told about his great deeds, wouldn't have shared the merits of so many, in retelling there stories.
Isn't it not so that each who ever had found to the path upward and beyond, actually received the gift of getting informed and encouraged to rejoice with "someone" else's merits?
Isn't sharing ones merits actually a matter of gratitude, not to speak of metta (goodwill) and right view.
Like if a person, having come rich, enjoying his rightly obtained wealth, would invite his family, friends, neighbors, all around, and also those in very need, invite people to meals, enjoy his gardens, share his fruits of not small harvest, in same way, a person having become rich in knowing good deeds, firm in inner, real wealth, would share his merits and let many take part of it, give those able to take on the chance no nurish by rejoicing with them.
Maybe, especially those who think that not sharing ones merits is something modest, something praiseworthy, something virtues, like to investigate the matter of what moves one, to possible discover the roots of such tricks of defilements.
Who would have any reason to give it a serious believe if a wealthy person would argue not to share his wealth because it looks not modest, seems to be not virtuous, isn't praisworthy... not even the most fantastic philosophy behind such would stand even for two sentences, or?
Are you dwelling under generous people, people not silent to let know, to let take part, or are you dwelling under "rich who argue that not sharing is more modest and praiseworthy"? Where do ones ideas on things come from, one often not aware adopted usuals and "normality?
May all be able to take part on the merits done here and may the Devas inform those not touched yet! Anumodana punna kusala!