This Moment is Born and Dead

A Bodhisattva is not afraid about things happening in this world because every moment is both born and dead at the same time. In fact, a careful observation is that every moment is not only born and dead (thus is empty in meaning) but also a karmic birth and death. Everything is just about karma, which is not empty, unlike this materialistic presence which is conjured by thoughts that realizes into a series of karmic birth and simultaneous death.

Hence, a Bodhisattva will not worry about the wealth of this world, because wealth enjoyed during this present existence is merely wealth from the karmic consequences of a past life or past action. A Bodhisattva will also easily let go of all materialistic presence in this existence, knowing that it is unreal and formed by the ignorance of thoughts. Then, what does a Bodhisattva do?

A Bodhisattva is here to help everyone and anyone, without discrimination. In shallow means, many people thought that help means giving charity. But a Bodhisattva is here to help people to be awakened and to gain true happiness. The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas work together just for this sole purpose of helping others to discover their true Buddha nature and then to be delivered to happiness.

Therefore, in all instances, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are never worried nor tired. There is no "me" or "I" in them, or rather the "I" in them is the real "I" or real "me" that enjoys ultimate freedom, unlike us in this mundane existence where we cannot even be ourselves in private.

These are the things that we, humans, are always afraid of. However, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are just not afraid of these ever:

a. birth and death

b. loss of loved ones

c. loss of wealth and properties

d. loss of ownership and control of inanimate concepts, such as career, time, space, physical health, etc.

These are the things that always makes us worried. When the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas appear in this world, we do not know who they are as they will take on our human form. They will teach us, in various ways through all kinds of act to bring us enlightenment.

If we are the type that will be enlightened upon seeing another person's over-reactions, they will display an over-reaction, for example the loud cry and show of extraordinary pain in light of the loss of a job, however, their heart is absolutely calm and peaceful as they do not cling to it (the job, the 'self' that lost the job, the whole concept of losing a job). When they loudly cry and show extraordinary pain, the target audience will actually be just looking at this display and suddenly think upon ourselves, "Why is there a need to be in such pain? It is just a job, if you lose it, it is not the end of the world, there are other means of earning an honest living." In turn, this is a small realisation which will lead to a small enlightenment, of letting go, of not being attached to the whole concept of job loss.

The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are the direct opposite of us humans. Everything that they do are for the benefit of others, never for their own selfishness. However, the benefits that they reap from this is much more than our human selfish guides by all those "gurus" who do not know the real reason of wealth and success. Yet, when they get any benefits from these help of others, they will return it back to the people because they know that we, the deluded people, need it more than them.