There is no need to stab ourselves multiple more times with the same arrow.
Just pull it out and let it go.

The day I face death, like today…
A combination of things occurred. An allergy from mixed food, leading to bodily swelling and extremely high blood pressure, coupled with another innocent action… consequences which eventually led me to this dire conclusion.
Know that there are no accidents in Universe for she is perfect. Being a Buddhist does not mean I lay down and die, rather I surrender to her with wisdom and grace.
Today… I faced Death smiling.

Monk 63: hi
Monk 00: how many Rains sir?
Monk 63: 21
Monk 00: 21? wow you look only 30 of age! how? When did you start?
Monk 63: very young. My two other friends the same too. One is 23, the other is 29. Their parents very proud.
Monk 00: aahha… So none of you have lived nor experience life, you never had to pay bills, never been anyone’s boss, never learned to work under others, never experienced the pressures of employments and family, never been forced to perform, never slept with women, never explored your own desires nor gotten hurt by them, never seen how far your ego could rise, never known how low you could fall, never had it all and lost the lot and never EEE…EVER felt suffering of the living? How can you understand life the way others see it? How can you ever teach anyone?
Monk 63: I am Buddhist. I do not talk dirty things, sex like you!
Monk 00: were your mother & father Buddhists too?
Monk 63: yes
Monk 00: well they’ve had to screw to make YOU wouldn’t they? Being a Buddhist doesn’t mean you go on acting innocent…
Monk 63: …walk away and gossip about Monk 00 to his friends in their own language.
Monk00: proceeded to annoy his best friend Monk 66.

Note: What’s with all the numbers?
The number indicator indicates their level of annoyness.

When the student is ready… the teachers will always appear.

Ask yourself while having lived this life…

Of all the names of spiritual brand(s) you’ve been brought up with and become attached to, their believes and values, their various discussions of creator or none, their strict or unorthodoxical paths of practice, the money you’ve earned and spent within said organizations, etc..

- Did any of it have anything to do with the Truth?
- Has it instead of freedom, become a prison for your mind?
- Have they ever told you that Truth has no names and its fruits of Freedom is beyond any spiritual language of their organization?

My capacity to help others is limited… I am far from Buddhahood and merely one of his sons. I cannot comply with systems and boundaries. My broadcasting frequencies are quite different to the majority, and there are plenty of masters out there with capacities and frequencies to match everyone. With this knowledge I reserve the right to help only those who understand me and to annoy those who don’t as much as possible!

There was a time when peace reigned this world, when goddesses ruled, the land abundant & rich and far more of it than humans… when you could just sit on a piece of ground and called it your own without anyone to challenge you. And unlike the world today when it’s “Oh it’s another one of you again!”… We were happy to encounter another human being. There were no laws, as humans did not stack themselves on top of one another nor cheat one another. If there was this world… then the balance is our world today Universe is perfect.

Master1: Teaches wisdom to untangle concocting thoughts… leading to the end of suffering and rebirth. It works!
Master2: Teaches us to know what we’re thinking… leading to end of becoming, suffering and rebirth. It works good too!
Master3: Teaches the end of grasping and desire. It works really well.
Master4: Teaches the 5 Aggregates. It too works!.
Master5: Teaches about feelings.
Master6: etc… etc…

Arguments of contradicting teachings must be understood in order to gain compassion, wisdom and respect of others’ path of practice

In simple view point… Karma operates like a sock drawer. If you had 6 pairs of Black socks in the drawer, then you purchase 20 more White socks and add them to the collection. The next time you reach in with your eyes closed, you’re more likely to get White socks right? But it doesn’t necessary mean you won’t get a pair of Black ones either

The 12-Link of Dependant Origination shows that we do not have to study every chain in the link, we need only cut ONE chain to become free from rebirth. When two teachers point out contradicting paths, often they’re both right. This helps us keep an open mind and respect all paths of practice

Sometimes, people use a religion as a tool or a path to discover the Truth… leading them to a place beyond the religion itself.

Other times, it’s more attachment than acceptance and it isn’t about the truth at all. It is about what the people need.

“Non-Self” does not point to acts of selflessness… rather it means “Not Me”

Selflessness leads a person to be good… However, good isn’t that good, because it isn’t the middle. A good person loves himself/herself, doesn’t like to be called bad, s/he is unable to accept evil, let alone have compassion for it and above all, haven’t let go of self. In the eyes of good, there is evil. So it’s Star Wars all over again and guess what… it never ends. If you wish to walk the path to Buddhahood, selflessness is important, as well as selfishness. The Buddha did not only discover good, bad, black, white, right, wrong, male, female, etc… he found the middle path to them all.

As soon as this occurs, the authorities move in and immediately close off effected roads. Sometimes miles of it. Everything people took for granted will immediately be shut down. Electricity gets turned off due to danger of electrical shortages in homes and factories. Transportation is reduced to big/tall vehicles only, in some areas, they are reduced to none. The plentiful arrays of food stalls that one use to see in Asia all pack up and disappear, soon a radio message broadcasts informing people that their tap water is toxic and can’t be used for washing faces or brushing teeth. Boat services are closed as well, as water level in JaoPhraya River rose too high for them to cross under bridges.

At this point, no stocks are left in unaffected supermarkets, food supplies gone, drinking water is nil. In fact, bottled water and instant noodles disappeared from supermarket shelves a month ago. Those still unwilling to leave homes in effected areas are deemed “DEAD BUT DON’T YET REALIZE IT”. Not that they don’t wish to leave, some have no places to go, others have strong attachments to their possessions and many are worried about their pets.  There is no time to think or prepare, with services to no avail and no one around to lend a hand. The only thing on people’s minds is panic as the great arriving change feels too much for them to adapt.

Houses with two-stories and above may appear safer than others, however images on television showed water level covering twin-story house roofs and telegraph poles. Without surviving necessities to sustain the occupants, there is very little point of staying. Many times over, people left their homes too late. Several dogs hung themselves by their necks as they tried to follow their masters out the 2nd story window, only to find their ropes or chains were tied to an object. There have been reports of some children swimming and taken by crocodiles in JaoPhraya River, monks and novices have seen these visions either in their dreams or meditation. Snakes are of great concern as well in Bangkok as the city learns about its snake population prior to these disastrous events.

For many though, their areas aren’t effected yet and they still carry on with their lives as if nothing is happening. Lucky ones who may have come across several detailed prophecies may be able to estimate the levels of danger and prepare themselves in time, but karma has its own surprising ways as Universe throws a spanner into the spinning cogs of machines. Some may not be effected at all and some may not even grasp the situations of others to even care. Ironically, the governments aren’t telling people the truth about these situations, there had been plenty of “No flooding, you’re safe, don’t worry about it…” messages broadcasted in areas which are now totally lost with lives gone and occupants in great suffering. The media as usual, are of great help but at the same time of great concerns. Spins are put on stories to exaggerate the truth to fill up airtime and push those otherwise empty pages of newspaper. The danger is real and imminent, but scary thoughts won’t help people gather their mindfulness to combat disastrous situations or adapt to change.

The water will flow to the seas, diseases will come and go, but we will adapt, some will die and continue their journeys in various realms. But keep in minds that we are the owners of our karma. And this time, mother nature has spoken.

May all be well, happy and fill their wisdom with these invaluable experiences so that one day, we may all navigate towards the ultimate truth of Universe.

Phra Mick Ratanapanyo Bhikkhu

There are no Good or Evil, only those who know and those who do not.  Universe was not built for the mindful, rather its functions perpetuated by ignorance.  Realising so… one appreciates the blind and their tasks in keeping the whole system alive.  Compassion can hence arise by sheer wisdom rather than forced pretense

Complying to others’ culture isn’t about respect…
it is about understanding their group-collective karma.

After all, no place is perfect, and every place is.