Why I Was Hooked by Kechara?
I was asked today how a skeptic like me can be so easily “hooked” by Kechara? I have a number of reasons:
(a) it seems to me that on any given day, a Kecharian having a “bad day” is still a lot happier and at peace than a normal person having one of thse “better days”. That I have never heard a Kecharian complain (and I mean like really whinge and whine)…when their days are torn apart, they smile as if they know something…as if they feel “purified’;
(b) I have never met people who are not living their lives bound by Time and Money and imprisoned by other people’s wordly expectations of them;
(c) I have never met people whose first and natural instinct is to care for others
(d) I have never met people who do not count their opportunity cost by working for dharma…to them, it is not a sacrifice, as if they know they haven’t really given anything real;
(e) I have never felt so bad at the way i have lived my life, and yet so good to know how I can and should live my life. The “self” that drive me to endlessly chase my own tail…I can say : I see you now. And I will learn how to deal with you.
Found this post on Facebook by Martin. I found the feelings expressed very well so will share it here…
Sharon Saw said on facebook:
we are all seeking to be ‘free’ – but without Dharma, we have wrong view of what free is – we think that having money on a secular level will give us freedom but it actually imprisons us. We worry we will run out of money, and will do all w…e can to secure it, and many of my friends are in horrible jobs because they ‘need’ the money. And what is the money for after all? To buy a slice of happiness? A new car? A handbag? A lovely meal? And how long does that ‘happiness’ last for? Through H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche’s kindness, I have the rare opportunity to work in Dharma, to learn and to practice living the principles which will bring true freedom – freedom from suffering. And the ability to help others gain that freedom too. What else could anyone want
Posted by Lew on facebook:
Ppl usually ask me how is it like to work for Kechara, a Buddhist Organisation. I usually replied and say, “they treat me like human”, but Martin has a much detail explanation. Must read!!
before knowing what Dharma and karma is, i always whine, sighed and complained and wondered why i have to “suffered” such life when something bad happens at work or at home. i would stay feeling ‘down’ for days and would get really angry when something or someone ‘ticks’ me. but after understanding it, those ‘suffering life’ that i endured last time was obstacles that one life have to go through. its all about getting it done with patience and accept it, like a grey sky that will turn blue. now, whenever i have to face obstacles, be it illness or difficulties at work, i know it will be better and be done when i do it patiently.
thanks to my brother that got me into knowing Dharma and wonderful people in Kechara, last but not least, of course with respect, Tsem Tulku Rinpoche.
Martin is writing from what he had experienced while being new to Kechara and what he is experiencing now. The way he writes is from his heart. He, like most of us, has all the bad habits and weaknesses and he is coming to terms with himself and those around.
As a Kecharian, I, too, have benefited a lot from other Kecharians, especially so from H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche.