Dear Patriots.

You will find this artical in somewhere else. But publishing on a new page is for you to be find it easy and quick.

My dear Ukmyaing,

My appology for being late again for my reply to your reply dated 18/02/08. Aa you already notice I was a little busy,
" Mayoung Yar Say Luu " Sorry.

To start with please accept the fact that if it is not me , there will be some body who will disgaree with you. If it is not you thare will be someone who will disagree with me.

No, Ukmyaing No , it is not OK. It is not that I did not like it , it is that I cannot agree with you on that. Because we Myanmars have been wasting too much time and too much money on this. We are becoming weaker and weaker economically, politically ans of course socially .

When the Pagodas and Kyaungs (monasteries) and this and that were built for Myanmars, that was the time Myanmars could afford. That was the time there was rulers with absolute powers . Only what they said is right, only what they did was right. That was the time there were rulers and the ruled.

Remember all the famous buildings in every country all over the world, including the Pyramids of Egypt Anka Wok of Cambodia , not to forget Shwedagon of Myanmar and unfinished Mingunn..

If I am not wrong that was the time Myanmrs was remembered as great. Like it or not all the energies and power and wealth went to these buildings and while the rulers were living in the fort like buildings the people were living in the huts in the fields. Their back were burning in the sun their feet were in the mud up to their knees.
Myanmr was rich with natural resources. The rulers were rich and the people are poor.

Adding to this, when the Buddhism came to Myammar, the teachings of Buddhist came. The version was different, some said Buddhism was brought to Pagan where Bamars were. Myanmar by King Anawrahta took initiation.
According to some experts, Buddhism is a reformed Hinduism. Buddhist Himself was a dissident of Hinduism. And he was in self exile.

Whatever the story was the teachings of Buddha is the way of life. Which is, a day to be born and a day to die. Between you will suffer. How to prepare your live for your living before you die How to live and how to fit in, in the society. That is the practical of living Ukmyaing. The logic, if you would like to say.

I don’t know for sure Christians, Jew, and Muslims, so I am not going to discuss them here.

And those who observed the Buddhism Buddhist Monks and clergies had be come professionals.

DANNA or charity, is nothing but to give away is a kind of blessing. SILA is another kind of blessings because you behaving well following the precepts. And BAWANA ,supposed to be accumulation.

I never reject the Buddhism , I only put the Buddhism into practice.

I don’t complain about me being poor. I am not jealous of somebody being rich or better than me. Sas you had said it, its all Karmma.

That word “ Karma ” the meaning of that word is still in dispute. For people like me
It is the “ effort ”. How much effort in what way I put it in in your life will decide my fate and my destiny.

NOBODY IS EQUAL ACCORDING TO BUDDHA.

Do we accept that or not.

I take it as I am because Buddha said , my fate and destiny is already there. If I have nothing to share, just enough to feed my family and my self there is nothing I can do about it. I can’t blame my poverty is because you are rich.

Buddha also said , He understands that life is so busy and complicated, if we have time we should meditate , discuss his teachings , if we have extras give away to others willingly ( because you are robbed or looted).

In English it is very clear, “ take what you need , and leave the rest ” Which controls your Lawba, which will produce Dawtha and in the end it will take you to somewhere else., to destroy you.

Here you go again UKmyaing, “ A prayer is a prayer and it cannot work unless the person who prays really believes.”

We pray for many things, we wish for many things. We don’t get nothing for praying, We must be very careful about what we are wishing. If we wish wrongly we can end up with nothing. At lease we will have only what we’ve got, like the man with three magic arrows. That is what I am talking about Ukmyaing.

The teaching of Buddha is not bringing us down . I agree with you totally . The misunderstanding of Buddha’s teachings, the misinterpretation of His teachings can definitely bring us down for sure. That is what happening.

Some of those who preached us Buddha’s teaching are those who are among rich and wealthy.

To give you my answer, Ukmyaing , only “ The ignorance of the people will bring them down“. Not the Buddha’s teachings, that is for sure.

Tibet has nothing to do with us, but we are Tibeto Burman, according to some records.
If you look at modern Tibet history, you will find Tibet was invaded by foreigners, the Lamas were slaughtered. It was looted. Now in the end Dsalai Lama is in exile and Tibet is govern by Communist China.

Once we Burmans ( Myanmars ) were heading to that direction . Pagan became a desert. Burmans( Myanmars ) were rich with all their Pagodas, Monasteries, Stuppas, and Graves with no name.

Some people may like to say, in the name of peace, in the name of humanity Dalai Lama went to exile. never raised an army to repel Chinese or other foreign invaders. That is all bull shits Ukmyaing excuse my language. United States of America has just honoured Dalai Lama with congressional medal of honour or Gold Medal, Ma Su Kyi is next in line. Why not United States went into Tibet and repel the Chinese to restored democracy and human right in Tibet, instead of praying? This is another story.

“ We do not have control over what we did in the past but we do have control over what we are doing in the present and what we will do in the future.”

You knock me on my head with that sentence Ukmyaing, really. If Myanmars don’t change their ways of thinking, their ways of believing , their ways of doing things eating, sleeping and shitting, they will not change Myanmar.

Saying Buddha said this, Buddha said that will not change Myanmar. Buddha lived over two thousand five hundred years ago. Burma may be behind as much as those years.

For your information, when Myanmar founded Pagan, say at Anawrahta’s time of AD 1044, United States of America was nowhere in the world Ukmyaing. Are you impressed by the American saying “ In God we Trust or God Bless America”. It has nothing to do with God everything is to do with the people. Rulers and rulers alike.

If I am not wrong when you said “ the resultant of actions done in the past will follow you like a shadow.” you may be referring to some people, I have nothing to give you a strong argument. Sr. Gen Than Shwe, or Ma Su Kyi , you and I, we are of no exception , do we? You can have a look from every angle.

Having said that what is happening to Myanmar and to the people of Myanmar can only be “ the resultant of actions done in the past will follow you like a shadow.” or is it something else?

“ Isn't it better to generate positive thoughts than to be consumed by harted and thoughts of revenge?” Tell that to the demo campers

When you said, “Myanmar has been blessed in the past but it still needs blessings in the present and in the future.” it would be very nice if you could elaborate on that, how it was blessed.

To male you happy I will agree with you to some point on “ There is no harm in getting as many blessings as possible.” The 38 Mingalos or the blessings are not enough for Myamars that‘s for sure.

My dear Ukmyaing please don’t forget that we are talking about politic for the future Myanmar. It depends who will give the needed blessings to Myanmar. What will be the cost . You cannot expect a Buddhist Monks to come to your door to give blessings free. it will cost you something.

United States of America, United Kingdom and EU or Russia or PR China, who will bless Myanmars ? Even they cannot agree each other.

Myanmar needs foreign investments, creation of jobs, higher standard of living, technology and Science, know how, that’s what Myanmars needs. These are the blessings what I am talking about. Is there anybody in your mind, who will and can bless Myanmars with these?

Nice talking to you Ukmyaing, like always.

Regards,

Thunderbolts.<br><br>Post edited by: thunderbolts, at: 2008/02/24 12:21