修行的路很長，要慢慢與用心的走。
The path of Cultivation is a long journey,
one needs to walk carefully and slowly.
You and I are not the only who are struggling, all sentient being are struggling to find the happiness. If there is a person said that I am not struggling, he/she could be a enlighten being or he/she is lying. Don’t worry you are not only the one who is struggling on the path. We all are struggling that’s why we are in Samsara. Buddha said “the essence of samsara is suffering.” For human beings there are 8 different suffering which are common to everyone. They are: Birth 生, old age 老, Illness 病, Death 死, Encountering what is unpleasant 怨憎會, Separate from what is pleasant 愛別離, Not getting what we want 求不得, The five appropriated aggregates 五陰熾盛。There is hardly find out a person who are freed from these suffering. Of course we can’t read their mind. Some are already freed from this suffering. They come to this world to help other sentient beings like (Bodhisattva).
Now the main point, the struggling level is different for those who are not enlighten because we all create different karma. Some may have less some may have more. In order to reduce the level of that feeling we have to practice according the Dharma. Like the saying, “The practice makes a man perfect”. We are very fortunate that the Buddha came to this world; Dharma still exists in the world. There are many spiritual masters in this world. The only things we have to do is to learn from them and practice it. It is not easy but still we can do our best. If we move one step forward we are one-step closer to the truth. If we walk one mile we are closer one mile, if we go 10, 100, 1000 miles we are closer that much. Therefore eventually we will get there where we want to go.
Note: the direction of the way should be right, that is the most important thing. My master always said that if you are on the right path you are safe. For example He says, “ The IBS Temple is the destination for us to be there (Enlighten or Buddha-hood). Suppose there are two roads, one is very smooth, wide, less traffic but does not lead to The IBS Temple. The other one is narrow, bumpy, and heavy traffic too, but it is the right path goes to The IBS Temple. If a person chooses the smooth, wide and non-traffic road, there is no chance to get The IBS Temple. The more he/she drives on that road, the more far away from the destination. If a person chooses the bumpy, zigzag, and heavy traffic road. Of course it is very difficult and hard way but it is the right to get there where we want to go and sooner or later he/she will be there.”
We all are suffering more or less in this cycle of existence. The more one suffer the more one is trying to find the solution for the pain. Therefore if someone has lots of suffering and obstacles, it could be good condition for the person to enhance or develop his/her spirit or inner world. We don’t wish that someone should have obstacles but if it is the condition for their cultivation. That is a gift. That is blessing, that is the Dharma.
Buddha Bless All
