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Jizo Hodo Thompson

When will you start

  • A young man eagerly described what he dreamed of doing for the poor. Said the Master, when do you propose to make your dream come true? The young man answered, as soon as opportunity arrives. Opportunity never arrives, said the master. It's here.

    _Anthony de Mello-


     

     Many times we have a heart felt desire to help those in need. As humans we tent to get attached to a certain dream. We may have a picture in our minds of the building that we want to have to accomplish our dreams, or we may think that we need to first be someone or something in order to help. Then before we even have any of this we may start remodeling our imaginary building, or picturing how this person that we will become will dress and act. The more we dream about what we have to have in order to be effective in helping those in need the more attached we become to the illusion.

     Think for a moment, What exactly did Jesus have? What did the Buddha have? Nothing, as a matter of fact they gave up everything they had in order to help. So you have nothing, Thats good, because it's only in nothing that something can exist.

     Some may think " I may not change the world" but in fact if you help just one, You have changed the world.

    May you find peace in this moment

    Stephen

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