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As she could not bear children, her husband took a concubine, which made it difficult for her to remain in the conjugal homeTherefore, she went to live with her stepmother, another lay Buddhist, who loved her as her own daughterThey supported and relied on one another, and two years passed as though they were but one dayDH was a vegetarian who earnestly practiced Buddha Recitation day and nightShe and her stepmother realized that they had scant merits and few good conditions in this life, and no one else to rely on in case of need, as their relatives were dead or far awayThey therefore wholeheartedly helped one another, as Dharma friends along the WayFrom the point of view of faith and daily cultivation, DH far surpassed that of the average BuddhistUnfortunately, however, because of heavy residual karma and unfavorable conditions, she always met with adverse circumstances and her mind was never at peaceIn 1938, sensing that a major upheaval was impending, mother and daughter immediately left Hong Kong, where they had been staying, to seek refuge back on the mainlandAt that time, the cost of living was skyrocketingRenting a place to live was dificult, while staying in hotels chanel bags pink for any length of time was both costly and inconvenientFortunately, a local abbot took pity on the women and set aside a small area of his temple for them and three other refugeesAround March of the following year, DH suddenly contracted typhoid feverThe illness lasted for over a month, with no signs of recoveryAt that time, the temple was very busy and space was at a premiumIf she were to die there, it would cause a great deal of inconvenienceTherefore, with great reluctance, her stepmother decided to bring her to the local hospitalThe hospital followed Western medical practice, making it difficult to engage in supportive recitation freely and in an appropriate mannerOn the 18th of August, after two or three days in the hospital, with no one practicing supportive recitation at her bedside and in a confused state of mind, the laywoman DH diedShe was fifty-one years of age at the timeWe can see that DH was truly a woman of faith, who had practiced in earnestIf, at the time of death, she had had the benefit of adequate supportive recitation, auspicious signs of rebirth in the Pure Land should have appearedSuch was not, unfortunately, the caseBecause of adverse circumstances, tiffany cross she died in a coma, unattended by Dharma friendsShe probably did not achieve rebirth in the Pure Land, but merely managed to sow the seeds of Enlightenment for future livesWhat happened to her was regrettable, but demonstrates that supportive recitation at the time of death is truly of crucial importance Master Tam: xxx PARABLE 0127: SELF-MORTIFICATION "The practice of [self-mortification] harkens back to statements appearing in many Mahayana sutras, which demand that the Bodhisattva, in his ardor for the Dharma, not begrudge even his own bodyThe locus classicus for such mortification of the flesh is the Bodhisattva Sadhaprarudita in the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines* (Astasahasrika-prajnaparamita sutra)Sadhaprarudita had nothing of value with which to make offerings to Dharmodgata Bodhisattva and decided to sell his own body in the marketplace as a way of raising moneyAs a test, Sakra, king of the gods, conjured up a young man, who offered to buy his heart, blood, and marrowSadhaprarudita gladly accepted his offer and enthusiastically started cutting into himself, until Sakra stopped him and restored him to his former condition Buswell/Zen Monastic: 196 (* mulberry vintage translated by E83ff) PARABLE 0128: VISIONS OF SUKHAVATI "If we are not diligent and do not exert efforts along the path of cultivation, nothing usually happens

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Clary was always kind to her, and working with the plants took Lina's mind off her grief "Well," said ClaryShe smiled at Lina, wiped her hands on her already grimy pants, and smiled some moreFinally she said, "You're a messenger "Yes," said Lina, "and I have a message for youIt's from Arbin Swinn'Please add four extra crates to my order, two of potatoes and two of cabbages"I can't do that" she said"At least, I can send him the cabbages, but only one small crate of potatoes "Why?" asked Lina "Well, we have a sort of problem with discount tiffany's necklace the potatoes 60 "What is it?" asked LinaClary had a habit of answering questions in the briefest possible wayYou had to keep asking and asking before she would believe you really wanted to know and weren't just being politeThen she would explain, and you could see how much she knew, and how much she loved her work "I'll show you," she saidShe led the way to a bed where the green leaves were spotted with blackI haven't seen it beforeWhen you dig up the potatoes, they're runny inside instead of hard, and they

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PARABLE 066: HUMAN CONDITION (BLIND TURTLE) "The story is told in a Buddhist sutra of a lone blind turtle who dwells in the depths of a vast ocean, coming up for air only once every hundred yearsOn the surface of the same ocean floats a golden yokeIt is more common for the turtle to place its head through the yoke when it takes its centennial breath, the sutra says, than it is for a being imprisoned in the cycle of rebirth to be born as a human with the good fortune to encounter the teaching of the BuddhaHuman birth in a Buddhist land is compared to a rare jewel, difficult to find and, if found, of great value, because it is in the human body [that one may most easily travel] the path that leads to liberation Lopez: 266 Note: The notion that rebirth as a human being is difficult may run counter to current ideas of overpopulationHowever, the Buddha was speaking on a macrocosmic level: "there are morentestinal bacteria in your colon at this moment than there are human beings who have ever lived" (NYT Magazine, 18 April '99, pPARABLE 067: IMPERMANENCE chanel purse white (HUMAN LIFE IS ONLY LONG AS ONE BREATH) "Buddha Sakyamuni taught on many occasions that human life is only as long as one breath, because if we exhale but do not inhale, we have already died and stepped over into a new lifetimeTherefore, death awaits us at all times

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So Siddhartha took the little lamb with the wounded leg up into his arms, gently caressing it while walking along behind the flockWhen he saw the shepherds, he asked: 'Where are you driving this herd to? They should normally be driven back in the evening! Why do you drive them back at noontime?' The shepherds replied: 'The King is holding a big sacrifice today, and we have been ordered to bring one hundred sheep and goats each to the city at noontime' Siddhartha said: 'I'll go with you' He carried the little lamb in his arms all the way to the cityWalking behind the flock of sheep, Siddhartha reached the city

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