Today i would like to share an idea i heard from the Buddhism in Thailand class. Teacher said that there are four wives of a man.
1. He loves the first wife and take her everywhere.
2. He loves the 2nd wife too but not take her everywhere.
3. He loves the 3rd wife little.
4. He does not like the 4th wife.
He came to a point that he has to die. Before his dead, he would like to talk to his four wives. He asked the first wife whom he loves the most that he would die soon. But his wife replied him that if he dies, that's the end. He felt sad and went to 2nd wife. He asked the same question and 2nd wife replied that if he dies, she would marry another man. He felt very sad and went to 3rd one, then he asked her the same question but 3rd wife replied her that she would go with him upto the cemetery after his dead. He was little happy to hear that. Then he went to the last one and asked the same question, but she replied him that she would die together with him when he dies.
This shows of an important insight views to realize the reality.
1. First one shows of our body. We take care and loves it and take everywhere we go. But it if the body dies, that's the end.
2. Second one shows of our wealth, house, cars and money. The wealth would be owned by someone else after our dead.
3. Third one shows of our family members. Family members would join dead ceremony and upto the cemetery after our dead.
4. Fourth one shows of our merits and demerits we did which would go along with us after our dead.
"Now What?"
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(This talk was given November 6, 2024, one day after the election in the
US).
*The “elephant in the room” is that today, slightly more than half of the ...
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