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M: But why?
P1: It’s like gambling. Basically, it’s just destiny.
M: You mean you can’t change your fate, because of destiny?
P1: You can change it. So if you picked green, then you could change it through your meditation.
M: No, I asked you why it is not always accurate. My brother, what is it? How come you men don’t listen well! (Master allows another person to speak) Tell me!
Practitioners 2: The karma’s always changing.
M: That’s possible.
Practitioner 3: You didn’t concentrate well enough when you meditated.
M: True, also!
Practitioner 4: Because of the mind.
M: Yes! Mind, meditation and karma..
Practitioner 5: There could be a few solutions to one situation.
M: Also, yes! You guys are good! (Master jokes) Good misunderstanding! There’s not always a definite ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to a solution. There’s always some string attached, so you choose whatever way you think is the best. And every time we choose something, there is something else to go with it, like an extra ‘gift.’ So unless you go really high and then you can see very well, you otherwise mostly have to rely on intuition and karmic destination.
And even then, if you go very high up
and you know the things well, sometimes you still cannot act according
to what you want, really. Because the karma from ‘behind,’
be it from the past lives, the present life and the other people involved
- the friends, the enemies, the ex-life relatives, the ex-life husband
or wife -- all these things can sometimes make our life difficult, colorful
and challenging. And that’s what we call life. C’est la vie!
(Such is life!)
Concentration
Can Be Affected
by Many Factors
Q: I have a little bit of difficulty with my concentration. There are times I can concentrate better than others, but sometimes my concentration is scattered. And I just wanted to know if You could help me find the best way to try and concentrate better so that my concentration is more strong and one-pointed. Because I find sometimes I have difficulty with that.
M:
I know, I know. They all do: Ask them! You are not the only one; you can
say “we.” You don’t have to say “I.” (Laughter)
Don’t worry. The concentration doesn’t always depend on you
alone. It can depend on what you have just eaten, or whom you have just
met, or which television show you’ve just seen or what magazine
you’ve just read. It’s very tricky. Or, wherever you’ve
just been, meaning the environment or the energy of that place. But it’s
always like that. So just try your best; that’s all I can say. Try
your best, and don’t worry.
Try Your
Best in Your Practice
and Leave the Rest to God’s Care
Q: I have a little bit of difficulty with my concentration. There are times I can concentrate better than others, but sometimes my concentration is scattered. And I just wanted to know if You could help me find the best way to try and concentrate better so that my concentration is more strong and one-pointed. Because I find sometimes I have difficulty with that.
M:
I know, I know. They all do: Ask them! You are not the only one;
you can say “we.” You don’t have to say “I.”
(Laughter) Don’t worry. The concentration doesn’t always depend
on you alone. It can depend on what you have just eaten, or whom you have
just met, or which television show you’ve just seen or what magazine
you’ve just read. It’s very tricky. Or, wherever you’ve
just been, meaning the environment or the energy of that place. But it’s
always like that. So just try your best; that’s all I can say. Try
your best, and don’t worry.
