On asking

 

 

All we need to do to receive direct help is to ask. Didn’t Christ also say: “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you. Everyone that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth”? And yet asking is what we find hardest. Many of us, I feel, hardly know how to ask. Sometimes it is because we are arrogant, sometimes because we are unwilling to seek help, sometimes because we are lazy, and sometimes because our minds are so busy with questions, distractions, and confusion that the simplicity of asking does not occur to us.

The turning point in any healing of alcoholics or drug addicts is when they admit their illness and ask for aid. In one way or another, we are all addicts of samsara; the moment when help can come for us is when we admit our addiction and simply ask.

Sogyal Rinpoche

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Permalink Reply by A. Mahachandra on July 19, 2012 at 11:01am

He will always be one of my favourite masters.

Permalink Reply by Jacqueline DM. (Jackie) on July 19, 2012 at 2:05pm

I love the way you all support each other and pitch in. Its heart warming.:-)

Permalink Reply by Kay Chong Tay on July 19, 2012 at 2:51pm

I ask Leo but he ignore! He don't give me Lamborghini, sail boat and new aerplane. So he very selfish!!!:):):)

Permalink Reply by Maya D' Auspicio on July 20, 2012 at 5:34am

He will give you boink on the head for free KC:):):)

Permalink Reply by Leo on July 20, 2012 at 11:56am

Problem is not whether I can boink KC on the head, the problem is KC can boink me back and is a lot faster.

Permalink Reply by Jacqueline DM. (Jackie) on July 21, 2012 at 6:17am

I have a 17th century body metal armour stand that I can lend you. That way you can boink him safely and if he boinks you back he will get a double whammy. Let me know.

Permalink Reply by Leo on July 21, 2012 at 5:17pm

Very tempting: only problem I see is that I would be clunking around barely able to see him, would not be able to lift an arm even if I could see him with the weight and lastly if I fell over I would never be able to get up again except with a tow truck. Are you doing an article on peaceful activism ?

Permalink Reply by Kay Chong Tay on July 22, 2012 at 3:50am

So I am OK, if you come with clunking I push you over with wood pole. Then I will sing you all karaoke songs until tow truck come to take you away.

Permalink Reply by A. Mahachandra on July 22, 2012 at 8:49am

I am not sure which is the worst of the two.

Permalink Reply by Leo on July 22, 2012 at 11:53am

I will take the tow truck anytime. I know you love to sing and you are uninhibited which is great. The only problem is that you are so off key only a whale would understand you and dolphins would run like hell.

Permalink Reply by Kay Chong Tay on July 22, 2012 at 2:07pm

My voice is very great but no one can understand where it is coming from it is very special. Next door neighbour dogs they dont like when I sing!

Permalink Reply by Leo on July 23, 2012 at 2:06am

The neighbors too, not just the dogs,

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