teescha
06-09-2006, 08:38 PM
This is with regard to the post "Soma Thero's Wallpaper" by Rapa ( by the way Rapa, its Fabulous and is in my desktop too, thank U!!!)
If I do not make a comment on this, I would be missing out a responsibility, not an obligation but a resposibility to gratitude a person who measured the humanity not by class, caste, race, or religion but by true essence of love and compassion.
Let me first apologise for any error that I might make in this post regarding Buddhist Culture and religion, cos I have no idea how to tackle words. I really thank God for giving me this opportunity to unveil this incident which happened to me. May this post be a laurel to honour this great leader.
This incident happened in 2002, an year before the Thero's Pass away. That time I was in UK and was spending a very troubbled personal life. (I am not shy to say and hope that U all will understand and hope and pray that U wud not make fun out of this!!) But I caught my ex-BF red- handed with another woman. That moment, my whole world collapsed. I ran in the streets aimlessly.
As always my fate or God being so kind towards me, that I stopped near a buddhist meditation Center in Manchester. As I am Jewish, I really had no idea of this place, but I went towards Buddha and cried until my tears dry. Finally there were no tears left. There were two priests near me. if I am correct, a Scottish priest (really cant remember his name) and another with a tanned skin color who had a mystic smile(always!!). I asked him whether he is an Indian. He didnt say anything. not a word (but as usual he would have that mystic smile!!!) the other priest said that he is Sri Lankan. U wud not believe the happiness that I got. I spoke to him in Sinhala. He didnt say anything. not a word!!! I said all what I have to say!!!all what was inside me!!! I poured away all my anger, frustration, and pain. I looked at the tanned color priest and his neverending "mystic smile".He took his small note book and wrote something, folded the paper and gave it to me. Again he smiled at me and went away. I unfolded the piece of paper, but it was in Sinhala, though I speak sinhala I cannot recognise the words. It gave me a hope and curiosity to know what he wrote, so I moved quickly and fortunately on the way I found a friend of mine, Manoj. This is what he read...
"Siyalu dei Anithyai!"
which gives the meaning " Nothing is permanent". The moment I heard this I got something like "a vision". My ex. BF is not eternal, I my self is not eternal, we all are dying...if I am dying that means I am not belong to my self, If I am not belong to myself; how can my ex BF be mine???I understood the reality. I still can remeber I took a deep breath.....after a few moment I was "Free!!", My anger and pain and frustration is no more with me. The Thero didnt speak to me a word...just that "mystic smile" and piece of paper!!!and I found the innerbeing of myself. This true incident is not going to end like this.
Afterwards I didnt see him. I was told that he was living in Australia.The folded piece of paper wud remain in my purse and haunt in my mind and during this period I wud make more visits to this center. Even whilst praying in the church, I was thinking of this newly found wealth, "Buddhism". My visits to the church on sundays fall drastically & continuously until I initially took the "Guts" not to participate in masses anymore and instead I wud go to this center for meditation, which I love a lot. And during this period I passed my Final year with flying colors and won a schorlaship, It was the best performance at exams ever. I was utmost happy. With this aura once I happend to visit the meditation center on a Sunday, I saw that priest who had that "mystic smile".I ran towards him and thanked him first and I said about my great victory. He didnt speak... he smiled and said "did U read what I wrote on that paper?" I said yes!!! he again said "no!! U havent read it!! please do read it again" Thus he ended the conversation and went away. I was saying "Siyalu dei anithyai!" for more than hundred times. At once I understood even this great victory of mine is not permanent, its fading, one day another wud win the scolarship with much highr marks than me, again another...another...another!!This is a never ending tale. No end at all. Becos of desire happiness and as well as sadness occur. If we could stop desiring or eliminate desire from our lives...............think of the inner peace and happiness that all of us could get!!!
Soma thero!!! its selfish to say this.............but pls dont attain Nirvana, pls be born among us!! and lead us from darkness to light!
If I do not make a comment on this, I would be missing out a responsibility, not an obligation but a resposibility to gratitude a person who measured the humanity not by class, caste, race, or religion but by true essence of love and compassion.
Let me first apologise for any error that I might make in this post regarding Buddhist Culture and religion, cos I have no idea how to tackle words. I really thank God for giving me this opportunity to unveil this incident which happened to me. May this post be a laurel to honour this great leader.
This incident happened in 2002, an year before the Thero's Pass away. That time I was in UK and was spending a very troubbled personal life. (I am not shy to say and hope that U all will understand and hope and pray that U wud not make fun out of this!!) But I caught my ex-BF red- handed with another woman. That moment, my whole world collapsed. I ran in the streets aimlessly.
As always my fate or God being so kind towards me, that I stopped near a buddhist meditation Center in Manchester. As I am Jewish, I really had no idea of this place, but I went towards Buddha and cried until my tears dry. Finally there were no tears left. There were two priests near me. if I am correct, a Scottish priest (really cant remember his name) and another with a tanned skin color who had a mystic smile(always!!). I asked him whether he is an Indian. He didnt say anything. not a word (but as usual he would have that mystic smile!!!) the other priest said that he is Sri Lankan. U wud not believe the happiness that I got. I spoke to him in Sinhala. He didnt say anything. not a word!!! I said all what I have to say!!!all what was inside me!!! I poured away all my anger, frustration, and pain. I looked at the tanned color priest and his neverending "mystic smile".He took his small note book and wrote something, folded the paper and gave it to me. Again he smiled at me and went away. I unfolded the piece of paper, but it was in Sinhala, though I speak sinhala I cannot recognise the words. It gave me a hope and curiosity to know what he wrote, so I moved quickly and fortunately on the way I found a friend of mine, Manoj. This is what he read...
"Siyalu dei Anithyai!"
which gives the meaning " Nothing is permanent". The moment I heard this I got something like "a vision". My ex. BF is not eternal, I my self is not eternal, we all are dying...if I am dying that means I am not belong to my self, If I am not belong to myself; how can my ex BF be mine???I understood the reality. I still can remeber I took a deep breath.....after a few moment I was "Free!!", My anger and pain and frustration is no more with me. The Thero didnt speak to me a word...just that "mystic smile" and piece of paper!!!and I found the innerbeing of myself. This true incident is not going to end like this.
Afterwards I didnt see him. I was told that he was living in Australia.The folded piece of paper wud remain in my purse and haunt in my mind and during this period I wud make more visits to this center. Even whilst praying in the church, I was thinking of this newly found wealth, "Buddhism". My visits to the church on sundays fall drastically & continuously until I initially took the "Guts" not to participate in masses anymore and instead I wud go to this center for meditation, which I love a lot. And during this period I passed my Final year with flying colors and won a schorlaship, It was the best performance at exams ever. I was utmost happy. With this aura once I happend to visit the meditation center on a Sunday, I saw that priest who had that "mystic smile".I ran towards him and thanked him first and I said about my great victory. He didnt speak... he smiled and said "did U read what I wrote on that paper?" I said yes!!! he again said "no!! U havent read it!! please do read it again" Thus he ended the conversation and went away. I was saying "Siyalu dei anithyai!" for more than hundred times. At once I understood even this great victory of mine is not permanent, its fading, one day another wud win the scolarship with much highr marks than me, again another...another...another!!This is a never ending tale. No end at all. Becos of desire happiness and as well as sadness occur. If we could stop desiring or eliminate desire from our lives...............think of the inner peace and happiness that all of us could get!!!
Soma thero!!! its selfish to say this.............but pls dont attain Nirvana, pls be born among us!! and lead us from darkness to light!