This is sometime way back in
2008 August and September.
I took refuge on the 3-8-2008 .
Started chanting High King
Avalokitesvara Sutra in earnest!
Hahaha!
This one makes sense as I
understand the meaning!
[ I have yet to discover the
goodness of the Guru’s Manta; Rebirth Mantra; 100-syllable mantra; ……]
As I arrived at about 400+
[about 3 weeks in TBS], I had this vision of a milky colored lighted lotus
opening in my Heart chakra.
Astonished and ignorant of
what this is, I let it be and continue to chant.
The Divinities from the sutra
seems to take places on this lotus and they keep beaming light all over.
I find that I when I closed
my eyes to sleep, I can somehow see some form of “fireworks”, which is bright
light darting here there and everywhere.
I asked Avalokitesvara for
help and chanted her mantra.
“Things” got “worse”!
I am more energized that
before and so alert that I can’t sleep.
Finally, I beg GM to help me
sleep!
I chanted GM’s mantra and
gradually was able to sleep.
I found that like the times I
asked for help from Buddha when I was working as a volunteer in a local
monastery, I can actually “reach” GM and he extended help my way!
I later realized that this is
where the Trust & Faith in GM originated from.
Within 2 months of refuge, I chanted
3000 times of this wonderful sutra.
Now the Hindrances that I
created during cultivation.
I decided to “test” how firm
I am chanting this sutra against some hindrances.
Went to sit in front of my
big screen TV and turned on speakers to loud in order to cover my chanting and
then to a channel in Chinese then English whereby I can understand what’s said
and why.
I didn’t chant loudly though.
Gradually I find myself “detached”
from what’s on TV and the visualization took up my mind and filled my thoughts!
[The one that I shared in this blogspot recently.]
If I but realized then, this
is actually Samadhi.
The environmental factor is not able to affect and cause
you to alter your thoughts and actions.
I humbly believe that a
slight amount of hindrance place in cultivation path is an impetus.
However, if one were to mimic
the hermit cultivators who deprived themselves of needs to sustain their life
force, starving themselves to compromise themselves or cheating themselves of a
healthy shell to cultivate, this is something I strongly discourage.
Balance!!!
A suitable amount is a
stimuli or an impetus but overdose is not encouraged.
Happy Cultivating!
Amituofo / Lotuschef / Pure
Karma / True Buddha School
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