Dear Friends,

Dana - Generosity is a very important part of a healthy life. It is a good quality of mind and it can be developed through practice like any other qualities. If we cultivate generosity and develop it, our life can be changed for good, this has been proved scientifically recently. Please read the article and post your views and doubts if you want to discuss about it.


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Sincerely
Vishowntar

Ramesh Dai,

Interesting question :)! I don't see things from only one angle because partial vision is unable to give us a complete picture. Prachanda, will always be a controversial figure in Nepali History. He is the man who perturbed the peace and stability of the nation on the one hand, on the other hand he has shaken the foundation of highly accustomed regressive culture. On the one hand he seems to be a cause of social inharmony, on the other hand he seems to be the one who ignited revolution for the social justice.

I will never support him for his armed revolution, I have been repeatedly saying it. His armed revolution was untimely. Tomorrow if historian justify him objectively, he will be considered to be a lucky man who got his fortune form an idiot king.

His 10 years of long revolution made him a terrorist where as his few days long peaceful protest made him a hero. This could have made him to realize the strength of the piece and he would have vowed for peace in Lumbini. People learn from their experience, however, Prachanda's experience was very costly for the nation.

Regarding the vow he as taken in Lumbini, it doesn't count because he is free to leave that vow at any time. The vow was not taken from strong will, he will change with situation, so will his vows. Tomorrow, if his opponents trouble him, he will retaliate; there go his vows to fetch water :).

Buddha taught to take vows, and protect them. I don't think that Prachanda's vow for peace meant anything for him. He just said that because it was the right thing to say in Lumbini. I think Prachanda didn't say so because he is now completely started to believe in non-violence.

I have no doubt that he want to bring change, so does other parties. However, he is fail to realize that he is a patient of his violent vision.

No one can be completely bad and completely wrong. I believe he is a good man from many angle, as well as bad man from many angles.

He has some qualities same as Buddha, for example: no discrimination and change for good.
He has some qualities which are completely against Buddha: violence,  perhaps dishonesty, and cunningness.

There are many people in our country who silently suck the blood of weak people like leech. They think negative most of the time, and always look for the opportunity to do bad to satisfy their greed. These people never thinks for the welfare of anybody else other then them and their family. If Prachanda really things for the welfare of the oppressed people, he is better than these greedy leeches. If his so called revolution is just to get the power, he is worse than these leech.

After all Karma is mental intension.

I just made a small contribution to earth quake victims in china after reading your post.  i had made small contributions in the past to some needy hospitalized nepali students in the past, but the credit for the contribution that i made today goes to you Vishontar. 

Vishontar ji,
I throughly enjoyed your article. It is very inspiring, thoughtful, and timely in the occasion of 2552nd Buddha Jayanti. Happy Buddha Jayanti!

AAAA Ji,

Well done! Well done!! Well done!!!

don't think what good would a little wholesome deed bring!
as drop by drop a huge bucket gets filled, so does the merit!!

थोरै सत्कर्म गरेर  हुन्छ  के ?न सोच्नु कहिल्यै।
थोपा थोपा  गाग्री भर्छ, त्यसरी भरिन्छ पुण्य।।
                                                                 -बुद्ध

My dear friend fill the bucket of your merit drop by drop. Fragrance comes out of pious people, which entice everybody.
                                           
                                                                           Vishontar

Dear Mitra Ji,
Thank you so much for your wonderful words. As always your presence in Sajha fills me with happiness.

Happy Buddha Jayanti to you too! I am at home today trying to contemplate Buddha's teaching. Funny thing is we introduce ourself as from the country where Buddha was born, but we don't know what was his teaching.

Days are not far that the teaching of this great son of our soil will reach to every single Nepali.

                                                                                                    
                                                                                                Vishontar

I prefer to provide fund for endangered animals than to human beings. Human, even in disaster time, are in much better position than animal. 

I prefer to provide fund for endangered animals than to human beings. Human, even in disaster time, are in much better position than animal. 

Aman Ji,

Providing funds to endangered animals is a wonderful thing. Well done! Well done!! Well Done!!!

However, the superior donation will be to donate with compassion in order to save those poor endangered species instead of donating just to prevent their extinction in order to prevent the ecological damage.

Mental volition is very important!

Vishontar