Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva 🙏

 

I'm not God, I can't resurrect the dead.

I'm also not Buddha, I don't know how to help others cope with grief of losing their loved ones.

What I do know, is that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has always accompanied me through hells and back. Whether at funeral wakes or columbaria resting the dead, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's image (or statue) is always present to help save sentient beings from the lower realms of existence, and help them seek rebirth in better states of existence.

Oṃ Ha Ha Ha Vismaye Svāhā

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My late Zen roshi Adam Fisher used to tell me, "Just because you are indispensable to the universe does not mean the universe needs your help." I do not aim to help others free themselves from suffering, and I am also not that important to the world. All I am saying is that all these years Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has been a good companion for me through my darkness moments, and I'll gladly share His resources just in case it gives another some meaning to carry on with life. I am no saint, no sage, I am just a nobody. But I do miss Adam, and I still wish him well because he was a wonderful friend and teacher to me when I was once deluded and lost in life. He cared for me, and because he was there for me, I try to be there for others in the same manner. As Adam also told me, "Offer and provide, but don't insist." I offer the Buddhadharma whenever I could, but I don't insist that others agree with my approaches.

Have a good Sunday, I'm counting down to my appointment with my psychiatrist this coming Tuesday, I'm feeling jittery, yet I am thankful that they brought the appointment forward so that I could tell my shrink that I'm feeling really uncomfortable and restless and might need some tweaks to my medication.